Does this team respond well to adversity?

cb1 · Post #1 » by **cb1** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:52 am

Every team that ever won an NBA championship had to go through some adversity where their backs were against the wall and instead of folding tent, they would respond and find a way to win. An example would be the 2000 lakers being down 15 in the fourth in game 7 to the blazers and coming back to win. If our team was ever in that position in the ECF game 7 how do you think we would've responded? Another example would be the mavs from last year and i hate to use them but i will. They had games against us where they could've folded and given us the championship but they didn't. The reason i bring this topic up is because this team still hasn't fully proven to me that they can have their backs against the wall and come out swinging. Like the game against Boston this year in boston when they were blowing us out, we looked like we wanted to quit even Jeff Van Gundy noticed that. Game 6 of the finals was like that too, we didn't even wonna play the foul game when we had the chance. So, bottomline, where do you gauge the team's mental toughness in adverse situations and how do you think we would respond to adversity?

FlashKing · Post #2 » by **FlashKing** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:56 am

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cb1 · Post #3 » by **cb1** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:05 am

FlashKing wrote:CB1, if you want that Chris Bosh gif to appear on your sig, type:

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RhapidKid · Post #4 » by **RhapidKid** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:50 am

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Post #8 » by **DefenseWins** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:58 pm

They didn't last year in the FInals... yeah they won the next game but then lost 3 consecutive straight.

We'll see how it is this year. This year they responded a bit longer than usual when they had problems and that concerned me. Right now they look like the regular Heat team I know, but before it was terrible.

Like when they had that stretch where they couldn't get stops and kept getting blown out and trying to grovel to get back into the game and never would. This happened for a whole month....

If they win the title this year, yup they are great against adversity lol. Last year if you think about it in the playoffs, I mean they beat everyone in 5 games. Besides game 1 against Chicago, not much was adverse. Then the Finals hit...

Pimpwerx · Post #9 » by **Pimpwerx** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:55 pm

By this way of thinking, no team responds well to adversity unless they win the championship. I mean, everyone runs into adversity in games they lose, so unless you win out, you didn't overcome adversity. The Heat overcame the combined suck of Z and Bibby against the Sixers, the Boston shooters and the Chicago dominance on the glass. The team responds well to adversity, as they were the most-scrutinized and criticized team the last two seasons, and they've been successful in the face of it. Losing in the Finals means nothing. PEACE.

DWadeno3 · Post #10 » by **DWadeno3** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:13 pm

Is this a serious question? Surviving a 9-8 start, eliminating teams in the playoffs that kicked your ass in the regular season, playing against virtually the entire basketball world, overcoming severe injuries and now bouncing back after a tough Finals loss? What else do you need? Maybe our comeback win to close out the series against Chicago in game 5, when they were kicking our ass and we could've easily mailed it in but instead turned it around and closed it out? Do you seriously question our mental stability? Seems like people seriously suffer from short-term memory loss and/or love ignorance.

cb1 · Post #11 » by **cb1** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:18 am

DefenseWins wrote:They didn't last year in the FInals... yeah they won the next game but then lost 3 consecutive straight.

We'll see how it is this year. This year they responded a bit longer than usual when they had problems and that concerned me. Right now they look like the regular Heat team I know, but before it was terrible.

Like when they had that stretch where they couldn't get stops and kept getting blown out and trying to grovel to get back into the game and never would. This happened for a whole month....

If they win the title this year, yup they are great against adversity lol. Last year if you think about it in the playoffs, I mean they beat everyone in 5 games. Besides game 1 against Chicago, not much was adverse. Then the Finals hit...

+1000.That's my point not much was adverse we beat everybody in 5 but to our credit we did respond after losing game 1 in chicago. Game 5 to me was a no pressure game we were up 3-1 so we felt no pressure. I would love to see how this team plays in a game 7 where they trail most of the game.

cb1 · Post #12 » by **cb1** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:22 am

DWadeno3 wrote:Is this a serious question? Surviving a 9-8 start, eliminating teams in the playoffs that kicked your ass in the regular season, playing against virtually the entire basketball world, overcoming severe injuries and now bouncing back after a tough Finals loss? What else do you need? Maybe our comeback win to close out the series against Chicago in game 5, when they were kicking our ass and we could've easily mailed it in but instead turned it around and closed it out? Do you seriously question our mental stability? Seems like people seriously suffer from short-term memory loss and/or love ignorance.

We were up 3-1 and we knew that even if we lost we could come back home and finish em off. The things you mentioned are great qualities in our team and shows very good mental toughness i don't question that about the team but we have yet to see them in crucial elimination games where they must win or go home. Last time we faced such a situation we crumbled against Dallas.Even Chris Bosh admitted that the team is trying to better themselves in adverse situations.

cb1 · Post #13 » by **cb1** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:28 am

Pimpwerx wrote:By this way of thinking, no team responds well to adversity unless they win the championship. I mean, everyone runs into adversity in games they lose, so unless you win out, you didn't overcome adversity. The Heat overcame the combined suck of Z and Bibby against the Sixers, the Boston shooters and the Chicago dominance on the glass. The team responds well to adversity, as they were the most-scrutinized and criticized team the last two seasons, and they've been successful in the face of it. Losing in the Finals means nothing. PEACE.

It's more about how we looked when we faced what i thought was our most adverse moment of the season against Dallas in game 6. The loss didn't mean as much to me as the way we looked like we had given up when they pulled away in the 4th. You don't have to win the championship to show that you respond well to adversity. Perfect example is Boston against the lakers in game 7. Even though they didn't have perkins and all the odds were against them in that game they found ways to keep fighting. They never looked like they had given up right till the very end.

GreenHat · Post #14 » by **GreenHat** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:24 am

cb1 wrote:Every team that ever won an NBA championship had to go through some adversity where their backs were against the wall and instead of folding tent, they would respond and find a way to win. An example would be the 2000 lakers being down 15 in the fourth in game 7 to the blazers and coming back to win. If our team was ever in that position in the ECF game 7 how do you think we would've responded? Another example would be the mavs from last year and i hate to use them but i will. They had games against us where they could've folded and given us the championship but they didn't. The reason i bring this topic up is because this team still hasn't fully proven to me that they can have their backs against the wall and come out swinging. Like the game against Boston this year in boston when they were blowing us out, we looked like we wanted to quit even Jeff Van Gundy noticed that. Game 6 of the finals was like that too, we didn't even wonna play the foul game when we had the chance. So, bottomline, where do you gauge the team's mental toughness in adverse situations and how do you think we would respond to adversity?

You mentioned the 2000 Lakers but what about the 2001 Lakers? They completely blew through the playoffs. What about the 72 win Bulls?

Teams don't need to face adversity.

JesusHCoxMd · Post #15 » by **JesusHCoxMd** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:44 am

Let our team's game this playoffs talk, when it comes to playoffs Heat has another gear, to be honest towards end of season we weren't playing up to full potential with all those injuries and stuff. But playoffs are gonna be a whole new story, watch out league, the HEAT is on!