Championship Thread: HEAT vs. Lakers (Part Two) LAL 2-0

hoosierdaddy34 · Post #61 » by **hoosierdaddy34** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:11 am

bellabiyel wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:With the injuries, its over. Sweep incoming. Ratings plunge.

Asterisk championship.

just like the 2019 finals

2019 was definitely an asterisk when the best team loses all their best players. And you just back into a title you otherwise had no other chance of winning without those injuries.

Dr Aki · Post #62 » by **Dr Aki** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:16 am

the lakers beat up denver in game 1 as well, they were up 27 points at one stage

the heat are definitely capable of coming back like denver

NPZ · Post #63 » by **NPZ** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:38 am

Dr Aki wrote:the lakers beat up denver in game 1 as well, they were up 27 points at one stage

the heat are definitely capable of coming back like denver

Yeah, but that game was the worst reffed game in basketball's entire history, remember? The 02 Kings fans need to stop whining and give the Nuggs that mantle.

C3H6N6O6 · Post #64 » by **C3H6N6O6** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:40 am

I didn't say this after game 1 Vs Nuggets but it seems like Lakers are on a whole another level above Heat.
Dragic before getting injured looked unplayable because of his defense. When your best scorer looks that bad on defense you are in deep trouble. It is not like Dragic was scoring well either.

How did Celtics with good offensive weapons lose to this Heat team?

Dupp · Post #65 » by **Dupp** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:43 am

bellabiyel wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:With the injuries, its over. Sweep incoming. Ratings plunge.

Asterisk championship.

just like the 2019 finals

Nothing like beating a team without their best player, A 2x fmvp and mvp. Talking about asterisks championships lol.

PlatinumState · Post #66 » by **PlatinumState** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:45 am

Series over. Might as well hand the trophy to Lebron now
I still want Miami to win but its gonna happen, why fool ourselves

xinxin · Post #67 » by **xinxin** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:49 am

like I said during the Denver series, this Lakers team reminds me of the 2001 team.

Dominant.

everyone knew their role. Opposing teams (Blazers, Spurs, Kings & Sixers) never had a chance.

WHITE_HOT_HEAT · Post #68 » by **WHITE_HOT_HEAT** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:52 am

F***... Disappointed...
Dragic, Bam and Jimmy... Talk about bad luck...
Hope we still make it a fight though. Spo was also very poor today. There was no plan whatsoever to make life uncomfortable for the Lakers.

Hopefully we make it a fight in the next game and this series..

Nobody endorses the 1-2 trash posts from a single fan. @Mods I've seen a lot of baiting of both fan bases and franchises by some utter GB trash who've barely been relevant and are out of the playoffs. F*** off.. stay in Cancun ..

Go HEAT!!!

Dupp · Post #69 » by **Dupp** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 9:42 am

What happened to bam and Jimmy? I only heard about goran

Torgeir Bryn · Post #70 » by **Torgeir Bryn** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 9:45 am

So this image from the broadcast is straight up bull, right? From what I have read, AD was was 6'8" when the 09-10 season started and 6'10" when it ended/the 10-11 season started. Seems like they are mixing up the facts to create a better story.

JoeyLightYears · Post #71 » by **JoeyLightYears** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 9:50 am

Dupp wrote:What happened to bam and Jimmy? I only heard about goran

Bam strained his feelings and Jimmy had to take a two minute timeout break to tighten his laces after the most minor sprained ankle in history.

TasteThePainbow · Post #72 » by **TasteThePainbow** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 9:59 am

I don't even think the injuries were the problem (although brutal for the rest of the series), but the defensive intensity was about zero. When Spo went to the zone it took all of one pass to break it. Nobody was flying around like methheads after a fix like they were in the Boston series. That's the main thing that has to change to make it a series.

Dupp · Post #73 » by **Dupp** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 10:02 am

No team has really attacked AD with aggressive double teams and it is a minor weakness of ADs.

Doug_12 · Post #74 » by **Doug_12** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 10:29 am

Dupp wrote:No team has really attacked AD with aggressive double teams and it is a minor weakness of ADs.

The problem is that if you want to double AD effectively you need Bam to be one of the players doing the double. (As the Heat has no other big capable to defend)

Then you have a Lebron led team go 4 vs 3 - where the 3 doesn't have a rim protector. There's a reason why Spo didn't choose this: that's suicide.

The best strategy for Heat is high intensity zone defense and hope shots are not falling for Green/KCP/Kuz and Morris. On offense small ball would be the best weapon, but you cannot effectively do it w/ Bam in the lineup... (Even the Rockets wasn't able to solve this entirely w/ 5 capable shooters)

Matchupwise this Lakers is bad for the Heat. They need to compensate it w/ toughness, effort and concentration. Jimmy is impersonating all of this, but it will be hard...

DanishLakerFan · Post #75 » by **DanishLakerFan** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 10:31 am

WHITE_HOT_HEAT wrote:F***... Disappointed...
Dragic, Bam and Jimmy... Talk about bad luck...
Hope we still make it a fight though. Spo was also very poor today. There was no plan whatsoever to make life uncomfortable for the Lakers.

Hopefully we make it a fight in the next game and this series..

Nobody endorses the 1-2 trash posts from a single fan. @Mods I've seen a lot of baiting of both fan bases and franchises by some utter GB trash who've barely been relevant and are out of the playoffs. F*** off.. stay in Cancun ..

Go HEAT!!!

Good post. I initially had LA in 4 due to their size, but after watching the first few minutes when they went up 13 i thought it might end up being a Heat title. Then the Lakers went on a run and it looked like it could be a fantastic series. Then the injuries happened and now it really could look like a sweep, which is too damn bad.

I really hope Dragic and Bam are able to play. Not too worried about Jimmy, though. He's wired like Kobe and could step on a **** landmine and still suit up the next day.

trueballer7 · Post #76 » by **trueballer7** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 10:42 am

Heat should forget about planning or adjusting or anything of that sort. Throw in the best shooters and let them shoot 3s from 30 ft on every single possession.If they get hot or lucky they'll win. Trying to match the Lakers in normal fashion is impossible for Davis is the best player in the league right now and cant be denied. And then you've got the best role player in the league, Lebron. Its just too much. Make in an artillery war and hope for the best.

Son Goku 25 · Post #77 » by **Son Goku 25** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 10:57 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:Just the insight I was looking for..

Read on Twitter

Liam_Gallagher · Post #78 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 11:08 am

The Lakers look like they’re in a different league. Even with their 3’s falling they still bullied Miami in the paint. I don’t expect a blowout every game but damn.

FinNasty · Post #79 » by **FinNasty** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 11:10 am

C3H6N6O6 wrote:I didn't say this after game 1 Vs Nuggets but it seems like Lakers are on a whole another level above Heat.
Dragic before getting injured looked unplayable because of his defense. When your best scorer looks that bad on defense you are in deep trouble. It is not like Dragic was scoring well either.

How did Celtics with good offensive weapons lose to this Heat team?

It was a close game when Dragic got hurt.

Though the real issue was Bam. He was playing well and we were winning when he picked up his 2nd foul in the 1st quarter. He was tentative after that and it went down hill. And then he got hurt....

Without Dragic though... we’re toast unless that flash we saw from Nunn was real and he’s ready to return to his pre-bubble self.

xb3at band1tx · Post #80 » by **xb3at band1tx** » Thu Oct 1, 2020 11:13 am

Nunn taking over Dragic duties is a hail mary at this point.

I personally don't trust him and I think when LA watches the tape they are going to eat him alive.

Who wins the Championship in 2020