seriously, is there any team in the East that can beat the Heat?

[swi7ch]

Anybody? :confusedshrug:

[Glide2keva]

Obviously not. :rolleyes:

[PJR]

Fck no. Only the Thunder can match up with them.

[Bladers]

lol remember dozens of this thread being made last year and look how hat turned out.. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[inclinerator]

the knicks when lin gets serious if not fast foward to a thunder heat finals

[TheStarting5ive]

Nope.

Not even Chicago has a chance.

[TheStarting5ive]

lol remember dozens of this thread being made last year and look how hat turned out.. :roll: :roll: :roll:

...didn't they make it out of the East last year?

[tikay0]

Bulls and thunder /thread. the knicks have talent, but are very flawed. the heat basically didnt have to tough it out in this game. the bulls are a different story. every posession counts 5x as much vs playing he knicks.

[Apogee]

Bulls are the only team that will put up a fight against us

[kkling]

lol remember dozens of this thread being made last year and look how hat turned out.. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Uh, he said in the East.

[G-train]

lol remember dozens of this thread being made last year and look how hat turned out.. :roll: :roll: :roll:

:facepalm

And all Heat fans heard last year was how Heat would lose in first or second round, if they even made the playoffs.

[DRose1899]

None.

revers jinx attempt

[pauk]

Bulls can match them best tho in East... but Miami would probably take them in a 7 game series..

[Shepseskaf]

No

[PP34Deuce]

They still have holes with the right personnel. Dantoni can't coach... Give Doc Rivers this Knicks team and watch them flourish.

[kingBynum]

Golden State > Miami and Bulls :roll:

[Tenchi Ryu]

Seriously
:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[Glide2keva]

Nope.

Not even Chicago has a chance.
Exactly. Everyone should just pack it in because no one has a chance to beat miami at all.

[Jasper]

fear the deer :rockon:

[toxicxr6]

bulls/indiana/magic all have a chance...

the grind of a tough playoff series is very different to playing a rubbish knicks squad in regular season.. team aint even .500

overreaction thread

in the west.. well there are a whole lot of problems in the west for miami.. if they make it...

[NJW1247]

The only team that can take them is OKC tbh

[fubu05]

Knicks at the end of the season will pose a challenge. Lin will be more and more comfortable, Melo and Amar'e will be better integrated. I don't think Lin will go 1-11 again -.-

[toxicxr6]

The only team that can take them is OKC tbh


they need to make it outta the west first.... which they seem to struggle to do..

[drizzy0503]

lol remember dozens of this thread being made last year and look how hat turned out.. :roll: :roll: :roll:
they won the ECF.... proving the point as far as the eastern conference.

[HighFlyer23]

no team for the next 6 years will even be a threat to the heat

[IamRAMBO24]

Bucks.

Miami has yet to beat them.

[drizzy0503]

Bucks.

Miami has yet to beat them.
beat them last time they played in Milwaukee by 14

[jrong]

Don't sleep on the Celtics. Or the Knicks. If Amare and Melo and J.R. put together complete games tonight, it's a different ballgame. Lin will have to adjust his game to become a play-starter/spot-up shooter.

[Lavachebeadsman]

I think the 76ers match up well. Throw Iggy on LeBron. At least a 6 game series.

[Lebron23]

I think the 76ers match up well. Throw Iggy on LeBron. At least a 6 game series.


I think the Heat are 2-0 or 3-0 againts the Sixers this season. Sixers are a good team, but this team needs a legit go to guy in the playoffs.

[poido123]

No one. Bulls are done, cant play any defense and they havent got any stars... Add to that, the bulls dont have a deep team to play the heat, they should just forget about it.

Might as well practice your trophy celebrations now Miami, your team has already won it half way through the season.

With exception to a few heat fans that i have discovered, there are some absolute ****head Heat "fans" in here, predictable threads coming off a good win.

[Yanch856]

What I want know is, does anyone still believe the Knicks can take Heat on in a 7 games series.

[FKAri]

no team for the next 6 years will even be a threat to the heat

A 36 year old Wade would get shut down by a staring NBA 2 guard.

[LakersReign]

Same sh*t....different day.:blah :blah :blah :blah

The Heat were supposed to be "unstoppable" last year, and still got stopped. Just like last year, the playoffs will tell the real story. We'll see how "unstoppable" they are then.:rolleyes:

[HylianNightmare]

probably not

[comerb]

Maybe Chicago if they're super healthy. But even then I don't really think so. OKC is the only team thats got a chance against Miami.

[miles berg]

Nobody will be able to beat them until Dirk, Dwight, Deron in Dallas next year.

[comerb]

Same sh*t....different day.:blah :blah :blah :blah

The Heat were supposed to be "unstoppable" last year, and still got stopped. Just like last year, the playoffs will tell the real story. We'll see how "unstoppable" they are then.:rolleyes:

Miami is a pretty different team this year. Haslem and Miller are healthy and putting up the numbers they are expected to put up (ie Miller isn't shooting like shit this year). Chalmers is playing the best season of his career. Norris Cole gives them a spark off the bench for the stretches that they normally would go cold during last year. Battier is a guy that lets James/Wade focus their energy on offense.

Their last 8 games have been the best stretch of basketball I've seen from a team since the 95 bulls.

[LakersReign]

Miami is a pretty different team this year. Haslem and Miller are healthy and putting up the numbers they are expected to put up (ie Miller isn't shooting like shit this year). Chalmers is playing the best season of his career. Norris Cole gives them a spark off the bench for the stretches that they normally would go cold during last year. Battier is a guy that lets James/Wade focus their energy on offense.

Their last 8 games have been the best stretch of basketball I've seen from a team since the 95 bulls.


My point is, according to the Lebronytes, with all the hype and what not, the Heat was supposed to steamroll their way to a title last year. Same expectations, same hype, different year. Nothing's really changed. Like I said, playoffs will tell the real story.

[CavaliersFTW]

It isn't rocket science people...


http://boringpittsburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lavender-lemonade-beat-the-heat.jpg

If you drink lemonade, you WILL BEAT THE HEAT.

:bowdown:

[junkifunki]

lol remember dozens of this thread being made last year and look how hat turned out.. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Do people have short memories or what? This time last year everyone was writing the Heat off because of their poor record against good teams. "Celtics and Bulls own the Heat" was the popular Heat-hater theory.

[All Net]

The only team who could beat Miami is themselves...Bulls/Thunder would give them a damn good series though.

[Pointguard]

If Chicago was healthy they would be ahead of the Heat by about three games along with their easier schedule after the Allstar game. The Heat get a lot of their points on fast breaks. If they run, they will beat you. If you get them to play a half court game it takes away their easy baskets and they don't play as aggressively.

Chicago lost last year because they couldn't beat the trap. This year that's not the case. With RIP they can really score. The offense actually has a role for that player where as last year they didn't. Last year it was totally up to Noah to break the trap. This year Noah is getting triple doubles, RIP or Brewer will make the key shot. Of course, Deng can too. Last year they flat out sucked at this. Even Boozer is contributing to busting up overplays on Rose. Their offense is soo much better this year.

I knew Miami would get to Lin because of the way they got to Rose last year. Unless you used to their speed and aggressiveness you can't adjust on the fly. Chicago plays now the way they will in the playoffs. Miami will be adjusting. That's their weakness. But Chicago in the playoffs will be much better this year than last. Miami will kill the Western teams this year - except SA. The rest of them are getting swept or close to it. You can only beat Miami with great team ball and playing a slowed down, controlled game. To me, its only Chicago that can do that. But a couple of guys will have to step up for Chicago to do it.

[Yanch856]

It isn't rocket science people...


http://boringpittsburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lavender-lemonade-beat-the-heat.jpg

If you drink lemonade, you WILL BEAT THE HEAT.

:bowdown:

:lol :lol

[All Net]

If Chicago was healthy they would be ahead of the Heat by about three games along with their easier schedule after the Allstar game. The Heat get a lot of their points on fast breaks. If they run, they will beat you. If you get them to play a half court game it takes away their easy baskets and they don't play as aggressively.

Chicago lost last year because they couldn't beat the trap. This year that's not the case. With RIP they can really score. The offense actually has a role for that player where as last year they didn't. Last year it was totally up to Noah to break the trap. This year Noah is getting triple doubles, RIP or Brewer will make the key shot. Of course, Deng can too. Last year they flat out sucked at this. Even Boozer is contributing to busting up overplays on Rose. Their offense is soo much better this year.
.

I guess the only true truth of that will be in the playoffs...They need Rip healthy otherwise it will be the same result.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Fck no.
Hopefully still lose

[StateOfMind12]

I'm curious to know when people will understand the difference between can and will.


If Chicago was healthy they would be ahead of the Heat by about three games along with their easier schedule after the Allstar game. The Heat get a lot of their points on fast breaks. If they run, they will beat you. If you get them to play a half court game it takes away their easy baskets and they don't play as aggressively.

Chicago lost last year because they couldn't beat the trap. This year that's not the case. With RIP they can really score. The offense actually has a role for that player where as last year they didn't. Last year it was totally up to Noah to break the trap. This year Noah is getting triple doubles, RIP or Brewer will make the key shot. Of course, Deng can too. Last year they flat out sucked at this. Even Boozer is contributing to busting up overplays on Rose. Their offense is soo much better this year.

I knew Miami would get to Lin because of the way they got to Rose last year. Unless you used to their speed and aggressiveness you can't adjust on the fly. Chicago plays now the way they will in the playoffs. Miami will be adjusting. That's their weakness. But Chicago in the playoffs will be much better this year than last. Miami will kill the Western teams this year - except SA. The rest of them are getting swept or close to it. You can only beat Miami with great team ball and playing a slowed down, controlled game. To me, its only Chicago that can do that. But a couple of guys will have to step up for Chicago to do it.Sorry, but there is too much logic and truth to your post. You'll have to edit that for Heat fans to be happy.

[comerb]

Do people have short memories or what? This time last year everyone was writing the Heat off because of their poor record against good teams. "Celtics and Bulls own the Heat" was the popular Heat-hater theory.

seems that way; this time last year people weren't even picking the Heat to make it to the Finals. The Celtics were heavily favored.

[comerb]

I think the 76ers match up well. Throw Iggy on LeBron. At least a 6 game series.

I really don't think so, in fact I think Miami is the worst team in the league for the 76ers. The problem with the 76ers is that they are basically just a less athletic and less talented Miami team. They play the same type of game, and Miami does it better.

[Clutch]

I think that only 2 teams have a chance of beating them in the East.

Those two teams are the Bulls and Knicks.

Why ?
You need to have a very talented team to beat the Heat. Those are the only teams that can at least compare talent wise with the Heat.
Celtics too but they are too old so I don't think they have a chance.
Sixers,Pacers and Hawks just don't have enough talent while the Magic rely too much on the three-point shooting. It can win you a game or two but it's unrealistic to expect they'll be hot from three for the whole series.

Heat are obviously the favorites but I really think the Bulls and Knicks can knock them off.
They will need to play at 110% of their capabilities and have a little luck but it's possible.

[All Net]

seems that way; this time last year people weren't even picking the Heat to make it to the Finals. The Celtics were heavily favored.

Yep

All people were pointing to this time last year was the fact Boston were 3-0 vs Miami at the allstar break. I remember James jones celebrating winning the three contest by saying we finally beat Boston when he beat pierce.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Only the Heat can beat themselves.

[Tmuston Beltics]

It isn't rocket science people...


http://boringpittsburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lavender-lemonade-beat-the-heat.jpg

If you drink lemonade, you WILL BEAT THE HEAT.

:bowdown:


Hmm so instead of drinking Gatorade or what ever they drink during the game, they now have to drink lemonade! Wow!:applause:

[Doctor Rivers]

It's pretty much guaranteed that the Heat will win the championship.

[Glide2keva]

It's pretty much guaranteed that the Heat will win the championship.
Why even play? :rolleyes:

[Yung D-Will]

Okc and Chicago can both take Miami to 6. But that's probally the limit to what teams will do to Miami this year.

[Doctor Rivers]

Okc and Chicago can both take Miami to 6. But that's probally the limit to what teams will do to Miami this year.

I'll go with this.

[Pharcyde]

Bulls in 6. Improved offense, same defense and a better starting line up.

[Glide2keva]

Bulls in 6. Improved offense, same defense and a better starting line up.
When healthy.

[icewill36]

cant believe bulls fans are putting all their hope in old man hamilton that their offense will be good enough to beat miami. :facepalm

not even the bulls stand a chance against the heat. i think OKC is the only team that has enough speed throughout their lineup to match up with miami. but bron/wade >> KD/westbrook

you can probably count on bron and wade to be more consistent than them in a 7 game series. damn it would be fun to watch though, all those athletic freaks on the court, and both teams like to push the tempo

god please let this happen!!!

[NumberSix]

I think that only 2 teams have a chance of beating them in the East.

Those two teams are the Bulls and Knicks.
http://www.whatdafaqshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lmao.jpeg

[Apogee]

As a heat fan you have to watch the enemy and I don't know if you've been watching bulls games but Rip does help them.. Its stupid to think that only the heat have evolved since last season. Other teams want to get to the finals and I'm sure are working just as hard.

That being said I think the bulls if they give it their all can stretch the series out.

[drizzy0503]

It isn't rocket science people...


http://boringpittsburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lavender-lemonade-beat-the-heat.jpg

If you drink lemonade, you WILL BEAT THE HEAT.

:bowdown:


http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS2oK7R6Z_bnD2RxpbItQmwjXib7qSKY mFx71xri5zN3PwyGnaCLA

[Pointguard]

cant believe bulls fans are putting all their hope in old man hamilton that their offense will be good enough to beat miami. :facepalm

not even the bulls stand a chance against the heat. i think OKC is the only team that has enough speed throughout their lineup to match up with miami. but bron/wade >> KD/westbrook

you can probably count on bron and wade to be more consistent than them in a 7 game series. damn it would be fun to watch though, all those athletic freaks on the court, and both teams like to push the tempo

god please let this happen!!!Who is putting all their hope in Hamilton??? Without Hamilton the Bulls would have a better record than the Heat if Rose played more. Hamilton is great as a trap beater but to be honest the team, offensively, has been great all season and he's played very little. Watch a game.

[PJR]

Rip played like 10 games. His impact has been minimal at best.

[Mr. Incredible]

The only thing that can stop the HEAT from raising another championship banner is LeBron James himself. He cost them one last year. I doubt he does this year. Sad story for the Heat haters. They know deep down that no team can beat this team 4x when they are hungry and want it.

[CavaliersFTW]

The only thing that can stop the HEAT from raising another championship banner is LeBron James himself. He cost them one last year. I doubt he does this year. Sad story for the Heat haters. They know deep down that no team can beat this team 4x when they are hungry and want it.

:bowdown: Lebron's so good he can shut down anyone in the league... including himself. :lol

[pegasus]

The only thing that can stop the HEAT from raising another championship banner is LeBron James himself. He cost them one last year. I doubt he does this year. Sad story for the Heat haters. They know deep down that no team can beat this team 4x when they are hungry and want it.

With the way they are playing, I can see Wade leading the FMVP race should they make the finals. How will Lebron respond to that? He cannot score like Wade, especially when it matters. I can seriously see Lebron check out again.

[LakersReign]

No one. Bulls are done, cant play any defense and they havent got any stars... Add to that, the bulls dont have a deep team to play the heat, they should just forget about it.

Might as well practice your trophy celebrations now Miami, your team has already won it half way through the season.

With exception to a few heat fans that i have discovered, there are some absolute ****head Heat "fans" in here, predictable threads coming off a good win.

Let them all talk. They talked all that crap last year, and when their so clalled predictions didn't pan out, then did 1 of 2 things: either they hauled a** never to be seen or heard from again, except under a new account, or haul a** for a few months, then come back when the new season starts, with a case of amnesia, not remembering ANYTHING they said about the Cavs/Heat championship dynasty. So let them talk, we'll see who has the balls to hang around if the Heat don't win again this year.

[JMT]

I really don't think so, in fact I think Miami is the worst team in the league for the 76ers. The problem with the 76ers is that they are basically just a less athletic and less talented Miami team. They play the same type of game, and Miami does it better.

Exactly. Sometimes I wonder if people actually watch the games.

The Sixers were able to give Miami some trouble last year simply be keeping things frenetic. Scramble, scramble and scramble some more. Miami struggled to make on-court adjustments last season for several reasons, most notably unfamiliarity between the players/coach. That's a perfect scenario for a guy like Collins, who is a master at X&O.

This year's Miami team is a whole different beast. With James making more effort moving the ball from the post, it directly attacks the Sixers weakness in interior defense. That prevents Philly from trying to out-athlete the Heat on the wings.

Sixers pose real matchup problems for Chicago, who can't capitalize on low post scoring and rely on points from Rose. Philly has a group of long, quick guys to put in front of him.

Philly fan for 40+ years. Have been a decided anti-LeBron guy. But he and the Heat are playing at a different level this year than last. The cohesiveness they've shown is going to be hell to play against in the post season.

[JohnnySic]

I really hope that the Celtics get the 8th seed and the Heat in the first round. If nothing else, it will be lots of fun, for the first time in 5 years the Celtics will have "nothing to lose"...

[JMT]

I really hope that the Celtics get the 8th seed and the Heat in the first round. If nothing else, it will be lots of fun, for the first time in 5 years the Celtics will have "nothing to lose"...

They may have nothing to lose, but I bet they'll do it quickly.

[Lebron23]

Chicago Bulls

If they build a time machine, and let Prime Jordan and Pippen play for the Chicago Bulls.

[Lebron23]

I really hope that the Celtics get the 8th seed and the Heat in the first round. If nothing else, it will be lots of fun, for the first time in 5 years the Celtics will have "nothing to lose"...


Miami in 5 games. You guys started the Super teams era in the 2000's. Miami are going to give the Celtics the @$$ kicking of a lifetime.

[fsvr54]

Hawks

come on, what am i supposed to say?

[RJChPD]

Exactly. Sometimes I wonder if people actually watch the games.

The Sixers were able to give Miami some trouble last year simply be keeping things frenetic. Scramble, scramble and scramble some more. Miami struggled to make on-court adjustments last season for several reasons, most notably unfamiliarity between the players/coach. That's a perfect scenario for a guy like Collins, who is a master at X&O.

This year's Miami team is a whole different beast. With James making more effort moving the ball from the post, it directly attacks the Sixers weakness in interior defense. That prevents Philly from trying to out-athlete the Heat on the wings.

Sixers pose real matchup problems for Chicago, who can't capitalize on low post scoring and rely on points from Rose. Philly has a group of long, quick guys to put in front of him.

Philly fan for 40+ years. Have been a decided anti-LeBron guy. But he and the Heat are playing at a different level this year than last. The cohesiveness they've shown is going to be hell to play against in the post season.
very good post

[Pharcyde]

cant believe bulls fans are putting all their hope in old man hamilton that their offense will be good enough to beat miami. :facepalm

not even the bulls stand a chance against the heat. i think OKC is the only team that has enough speed throughout their lineup to match up with miami. but bron/wade >> KD/westbrook

you can probably count on bron and wade to be more consistent than them in a 7 game series. damn it would be fun to watch though, all those athletic freaks on the court, and both teams like to push the tempo

god please let this happen!!!

Their offensive rating is 3rd and they are 9th in points per game this year compared to 11th and 20th last year. They are also rated as one of the best passing teams in the league. The Bulls offense has clearly improved which was honestly the only reason they lost to the Heat last year. Better offense, same defense. I see no reason why that wouldn't give them an even better chance to win this year.

[poido123]

Exactly. Sometimes I wonder if people actually watch the games.

The Sixers were able to give Miami some trouble last year simply be keeping things frenetic. Scramble, scramble and scramble some more. Miami struggled to make on-court adjustments last season for several reasons, most notably unfamiliarity between the players/coach. That's a perfect scenario for a guy like Collins, who is a master at X&O.

This year's Miami team is a whole different beast. With James making more effort moving the ball from the post, it directly attacks the Sixers weakness in interior defense. That prevents Philly from trying to out-athlete the Heat on the wings.

Sixers pose real matchup problems for Chicago, who can't capitalize on low post scoring and rely on points from Rose. Philly has a group of long, quick guys to put in front of him.

Philly fan for 40+ years. Have been a decided anti-LeBron guy. But he and the Heat are playing at a different level this year than last. The cohesiveness they've shown is going to be hell to play against in the post season.

Philly are not a threat to chicago, even less so with Hawes banged up.

As far as Miami are concerned, all this Heat have improved and are unbeatable crap that has been circulating, different ballgame come the playoffs. Miami playing chicago will be more halfcourt offense, where structured play will be rewarded, I really do think the improvement of chicago on offense will be of bigger benifit than what i see with miami, simply because that was the difference last year, all games were close but Bulls didnt have a offensive game plan to execute when it came down to the crunch, outside of give the ball to rose and hope for the best(injuries had something to do with that too).

But im kinda happy the heat are getting all the hype and attention, labeled unbeatable etc, come playoff time the bulls will be ready. Book it.

[Deuce Bigalow]

The only thing that can beat the heat is H2O, sunblock, and some shade.

[blablabla]

any team that can play zone

[Kujo]

Unfortunately, not. Chicago will put up a good fight. I'd give them a real chance if they acquire Gasol.

[swi7ch]

any team that can play zone
You have not been watching Heat games. They've figured it out this year and they no longer try to beat it by shooting from the outside.

[FatComputerNerd]

I think Boston could surprise people, if they get into the playoffs.

They are old but I could see them switching into high gear in the playoffs, and having some success.

[D-Wade316]

I think Boston could surprise people, if they get into the playoffs.

They are old but I could see them switching into high gear in the playoffs, and having some success.
I have this feeling too, unless they face the Heat in the first round.

[hkfosho]

The only thing that can beat the heat is H2O, sunblock, and some shade.

sadly, that wasnt funny. nice try though

[hkfosho]

You have not been watching Heat games. They've figured it out this year and they no longer try to beat it by shooting from the outside.

the heat seemed to struggle when the bulls played zone for the first time. Only reason why the heat won that game was due to fastbreak points from turnovers and Rose choking in the end :(

[FKAri]

Chicago would beat Miami....if they had prime Ray Allen.