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[doctorfunk]

that's true button, it seems they didn't miss a beat and Lewis and Allen give them even more firepower
Bosh/Lewis will be deadly smallball linup - both of them can drain a three/midrange add Chalmers/Allen + either LBJ or Wade and well you gonna have hard time giving help on pnr and drives to the basket lol

[defqon]

Since when have the lakers needed a bench to win a championship? They have enough off the bench to win it all. The lineup last year for the heat that allowed them to play their best was Chalmers, Wade, Battier, Lebron and Bosh. That will never work against the Lakers. Rashard Lewis has been garbage for the last 3 years. Battier and Miller can hit the three better than him right now. Only upgrade is Ray allen. They upgraded places where, imo, they didn't need upgrades, unless injuries happened. They just don't matchup well against the Lakers. If lakers don't make it to the finals, heat win. If lakers do, lakers win.

[doctorfunk]

Rashard Lewis doesn't have to play good, he just has to make open shots- and he will get lots of looks playing with two of top5 NBA players, that's the problem. And if there's some mediocre offensively PF on the floor you can have Rashard playing just to stretch the floor for you.

[defqon]

Do you know what happened to Rashard when he went up against Pau in the finals? He got killed, and this was when Rashard lewis was "good". Rashard doesn't have to play good? Maybe during the season, but who cares about the season. They are going to make it to the finals guaranteed. Lebron is the best player in basketball. They doesn't mean he is going to win by himself. They won the finals this year because of Battier, Chalmers and Miller. All had atleast one big game. OKC didn't get those games from Harden and were missing maynor. And imo, dwade isnt top5 anymore.

Lakers have dwight howard. Who on the heat can guard him? No one. Drop step, dunk. Heat have a much better perimeter defense, lakers have much better interior defense. That means miami doesn't have to double kobe, unlike most teams. But, they do have to double dwight, unless they want to get raped. We all know what we are going to get out of nash. Lots on offense, nothing on defense. Howards presence of the defensive end is going to be big though. He's alot quicker than any other big man. I see gasol playing alot better in their princeton offense aswell. I don't think their bench is that much of a concern as others. Jamison could easily be a candidate for 6th man of the year. I would like to see a quicker, younger guy off the bench at PG. Goudelock would be nice but I doubt they play him. Ebanks is decent on defense and has been working a little on his shot. Jodie meeks, big time three point threat. And jordan hill is gonna work hard for those boards. Obviously these aren't big name guys but its definetly servicable for a bench and the Lakers in general have never had a good bench. Only lamar odom. But we got jamison and meeks. Lakers have never even been able to hit threes. Meeks is a great three point shooter and so is nash. And we still got kobe.

If the lakers offense clicks, I don't see the heat beating them, as good as lebron is.

[defqon]

So you think spoelstra is a stronger coach than brown? No way lol. Both these faggots got shoulder bumped by lebron. Did any team besides denver and lakers get better? Not really. If the lakers were third last year, but got better, why wouldn't they be 2nd? They were third last year with a new head coach. This is his 2nd year now. Lakers will be 2nd, while San Antonio will drop from 1st to third. Why can't kobe play 48 minutes? Since when did you see Kobe slowing down? 2nd in scoring last year. Dwade and Kobe averaged the same minutes per game last year. 39. I honestly haven't even watched a game where kobe was "tired" at the end of a game. No lockout year, much more time to rest. Kobe will be fresh come playoff time. Haslem, Anthony and Bosh can guard Pau, not dwight lol. That is just as ridiculous as you saying Bynum is shitty.

[defqon]

And your bias towards wiz and them making the playoffs is even more outrageous. Why would I even need to be bias towards the lakers when guys like Kevin Durant are saying the lakers have the best team on paper lol. Lakers have some of the best minds in the game in steve nash and kobe bryant. They have a true PG, top SG, defensive SF, top 5 PF, best center in the game. Why would I think mike brown as a coach would hold them back? And how can I be bias when I stated the numbers of mpg. I didn't just pull numbers out of my ass. Dwade isnt gonna change his playing style. He is gonna attack the basket. Kobe isn't. So why would kobe not be able to match wades minutes if he hasnt even show any sign of wear and tear and isn't even going to attack the basket fearless like wade does. Wade is 30. When Kobe was 30, he didn't even attack the basket like wade did. He changed his game into a midrange game. Thats why he is still lasting this long and playing at an elite level while being in the nba since he was 18. Its totally simple. I think Lakers will beat miami because of their height at PF and C and they have a true PG while having just enough on the bench. And artest is still good on defense but I bet you think hes garbage.

Edited by defqon, 25 October 2012 - 06:05 AM.

[doctorfunk]

So what. Wade is easily the better player since 2010 or even before that. Wade has at least 2-3 good seasons in him provided he won't get injured more than now. With Miami playing like they do, they don't need him to be the player he once was. If he can drop 15-20 every night it's really enough.

Do you know what happened to Rashard when he went up against Pau in the finals? He got killed, and this was when Rashard lewis was "good".

1. he was already bad then
2. ofc he was killed, like 99% of the league. He is not a good player to guard Pau.(i doubt he often guarded him, don't remember now)

I still think he can be useful in some lineups;
example LBJ + bosh.lewis.allen.chalmers - have fun trying to help on LeBron
He doesn't have to do anything else than to make shots when he's open, he can do that

I admit it will be hard for MIA to stop LAL.Bosh/Anthony/ could maybe guard Pau. But Anthony on the other hand is a liability
on offense. But remember to get there, LAL has to beat OKC. Thunder is much better suited to beat LA than MIA is.

[defqon]

I never said wade was done. I was trying to get the point across that Kobe isn't done. Wade better than kobe? Since 2010 or even before? That is so garbage lol. They won the title back to back in 2009 and 2010. Wade is more clutch than Kobe? Wade shoots better than Kobe? Wade shoots FT better than Kobe? Does wade's post game even compare to Kobe's? Defense is his only advantage, and that is since 2010.

[Mr. Mike]

Where can i online check all games? (doesn't have to be live)

[defqon]

True though that lakers gotta go through tougher teams. I could see another tight series against the nuggets if they play eachother. I still like the lakers though. Im not a fan of dwight howard, personally would have loved to keep bynum, but i dont understand how someome can see he doesn't dominate inside defensively and offensively

Edited by defqon, 25 October 2012 - 09:36 AM.

[Mr. Mike]

Where can i online check all games? (doesn't have to be live)

Us europe's are so fucked .

[Button]

Mike, i usually just use sites like rojadirecta or smth, when i get more sites i will let you know at the start of the season

[pummi]

If funk can use espn why can't the rest of you europeans just do the same?

Maybe because Europe isn't a country (shocker!) and TV companies have different broadcasting rights in different countries.

NBA League Pass is a bargain at ~170e really, the quality is absolutely top notch. Gonna get it for this season aswell.

[Mr. Mike]

Ye europe is basically a country.... With 23 different languages...

[Button]

for me i cant get league pass because i need credit card and i dont have one, else i would use that aswell