Lol the Heat are first in the East

[jrong]

It feels like something truly ridiculous could happen this year.

The Warriors need somebody to sweep in the Finals. Why not?

[keep-itreal]

Lebron's gonna slit his wrists if the Heat come out of the East :lol
:roll:

[Legends66NBA7]

If they were healthy all year, I thought they would be a Top 3-4 seed. #1 right now for them is pretty cool.

[coin24]

Lebron's gonna slit his wrists if the Heat come out of the East :lol

:lol :lol :lol

[DoctorP]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-5662154b/turbine/sfl-miami-heat-lebon-james-s120415-001/650/650x366

kek

[Brokenbeat]

Lebron's gonna slit his wrists if the Heat come out of the East :lol

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/z%20Funny%20NBA%20Photos/Others%20Masterpiece/0%20queen%20lebron%20james/crying%20baby/wade-bosh-riley-lebron.gif

[JT123]

Beat a Cavs team missing 3 starters! How impressive :applause: :oldlol:

[GrapeApe]

They've had an unbalance home schedule so things will get tougher ahead, but it's obviously a very nice start. Dragic and Wade are starting to look like the back court the Heat envisioned. McRoberts has been coming on lately too.

[AirBonner]

Beat a Cavs team missing 3 starters! How impressive :applause: :oldlol:
Bron sat out just so he could use that excuse :lol

[DoctorP]

They've had an unbalance home schedule so things will get tougher ahead, but it's obviously a very nice start. Dragic and Wade are starting to look like the back court the Heat envisioned. McRoberts has been coming on lately too.

yeah, this needs to keep progressing for the Heat to have a shot.

[JT123]

Bron sat out just so he could use that excuse :lol
Bron already beat them without his starting backcourt while the Heat were at full strength. :lol

[AirBonner]

Bron already beat them without his starting backcourt while the Heat were at full strength. :lol
yeah cuz clearly they were all gelled and playing at their potential :lol

[GrapeApe]

Bron already beat them without his starting backcourt while the Heat were at full strength. :lol

Yeah, and the Heat beat the Cavs last year when the Cavs were at full strength and the Heat were without Bosh. Anyone can play that game.

[JT123]

Yeah, and the Heat beat the Cavs last year when the Cavs were at full strength and the Heat were without Bosh. Anyone can play that game.
So you're picking the Heat to beat the Cavs in the playoffs? :lebronamazed:

[AirBonner]

So you're picking the Heat to beat the Cavs in the playoffs? :lebronamazed:
if the cavs make it to the playoffs... remember LeBron plays with a team full of dleaguers

[GrapeApe]

So you're picking the Heat to beat the Cavs in the playoffs? :lebronamazed:

It's too early for that stuff, but they match up pretty well with the Cavs. Atlanta is the team that seems to give the Heat the most trouble match up wise.

[JT123]

if the cavs make it to the playoffs... remember LeBron plays with a team full of dleaguers
Kyrie isn't a dleaguer. :no: Love is decent at times, but extremely overrated. None of Lebron's other teammates are anything special though.

[Lebronxrings]

the heat are freaking loaded so they better be first.

[JT123]

It's too early for that stuff, but they match up pretty well with the Cavs. Atlanta is the team that seems to give the Heat the most trouble match up wise.
Too early my ass. :lol Quit hedging your bets and make a prediction!

[Alan Ogg]

13 home games and 5 away games

The HEAT will come down to earth soon. Nice to beat OKC and CLE though.

[Lebronxrings]

13 home games and 5 away games

The HEAT will come down to earth soon. Nice to beat OKC and CLE though.
they never were up. :oldlol:

cavs were without 3 starters and okc has been on the decline these past couple of games. Don't get cocky bro

[BasedTom]

:djparty :dancin :dancin :dancin :djparty

[Lebronxrings]

:djparty :dancin :dancin :dancin :djparty
bro u realize its like 20 games in right? :oldlol:


i swear these heat bandwagoners think they won the chip or something.

[JT123]

13 home games and 5 away games

The HEAT will come down to earth soon. Nice to beat OKC and CLE though.
So essentially Silver gave the Heat the easiest schedule in the league in order to let them try and "compete" with the Cavs :lol
Funniest thing is that even if the Heat go into the playoffs with the number 1 seed the Cavs will still be the favorites. Bron has made 5 straight finals, and has only had the number 1 seed in one of those years. He thrives when the odds are stacked against him :pimp:

[DoctorP]

The Heat need to be playing like the showtime Lakers by the end of the season and then they can kill the rest of the east and steal a title away from the Warriors...




_~

[AirBonner]

bro u realize its like 20 games in right? :oldlol:


i swear these heat bandwagoners think they won the chip or something.
you shouldn't be calling anyone a bandwagoner with a name like that :lol

[PJR]

Heat organization flourishing. Showing how easily replaceable Bran is, only needing one full off-season to get back to contender status. Bran has not, and will not win anything outside of Miami. :applause:

[JT123]

bro u realize its like 20 games in right? :oldlol:


i swear these heat bandwagoners think they won the chip or something.
:oldlol: Since Bron left their franchise beating his team is the closest they will get to winning a Championship. Doesn't matter that Lebron and 2 other starters didn't play :rockon:

[AirBonner]

Heat organization flourishing. Showing how easily replaceable Bran is, only needing one full off-season to get back to contender status. Bran has not, and will not win anything outside of Miami. :applause:
:cheers:

[PJR]

:oldlol: Since Bron left their franchise beating his team is the closest they will get to winning a Championship. Doesn't matter that Lebron and 2 other starters didn't play :rockon:

The Heat organization has already won a title without Bran.

How many has Bran won outside of Miami, again?

[GrapeApe]

:oldlol: Since Bron left their franchise beating his team is the closest they will get to winning a Championship. Doesn't matter that Lebron and 2 other starters didn't play :rockon:

The Heat already won a championship before Lebron came to Miami, and I'm quite comfortable with Riley running the show as opposed to Gilbert.

[Hotlantadude81]

Three of their starters are past their prime. Miami will not hold up.

[JT123]

The Heat already won a championship before Lebron came to Miami, and I'm quite comfortable with Riley running the show as opposed to Gilbert.
Riley has yet to put together a competitive Heat team without an all time dominant player (Shaq and Lebron)
If he was really that great Bron would never have felt the need to leave. Just sayin

[ballinhun8]

Riley has yet to put together a competitive Heat team without an all time dominant player (Shaq and Lebron)
If he was really that great Bron would never have felt the need to leave. Just sayin



That's cuz LeBron has no morals.

[JT123]

That's cuz LeBron has no morals.
A Kobe fan talking about another player's morals? :roll:

[GrapeApe]

Riley has yet to put together a competitive Heat team without an all time dominant player (Shaq and Lebron)
If he was really that great Bron would never have felt the need to leave. Just sayin

Are you suggesting Dan Gilbert is a better GM? From the minute Riley came to Miami, the Heat have been a competitive franchise. There have been some down years, but far more good years. Name a franchise that has won multiple titles without multiple all-time great players? A great GM acquires those players, either through a draft (Wade), a trade (Shaq), or free agent signings (Lebron and Bosh). You essentially just tried to criticize Riley for being great at his job.

Also, the Heat version of Shaq was not an "all-time dominant player". That would be like me saying Lebron won his titles with 2006 or 2009 Wade. Shaq was an 18/9/2 player in 2006. Very good, but far from his dominant prime-self.

[ballinhun8]

A Kobe fan talking about another player's morals? :roll:




Basketball morals......



There. Jeez.

[FreezingTsmoove]

Jameer is such a ****ing retard in the first page

[JT123]

Basketball morals......



There. Jeez.
Basketball morals? You mean like taking 20 shots per game while having historically HORRIBLE efficiency the last few seasons? :lol

[Donkey4trading]

so the guys who are leading the best team in the east were "terrible scrubs" 2 years ago

:oldlol: :oldlol:

[JT123]

so the guys who are leading the best team in the east were "terrible scrubs" 2 years ago

:oldlol: :oldlol:
Leading the East after 1 month while having the easiest schedule in the league. December accomplishments FTW! :applause:

[pastis]

its not that surprising honestly. dragic, bosh, green, whiteside, wade. thats a very solid lineup, probably the best overall lineup in the east and top 3-5 in the nba.

[WayOfWade]

I just kind of lol'd when I saw the Heat at #1, because (even though I love the Heat) I just know this won't last. My expectations are ECF and anything else would just be unrealistic (at this moment)

[BasedTom]

I just kind of lol'd when I saw the Heat at #1, because (even though I love the Heat) I just know this won't last. My expectations are ECF and anything else would just be unrealistic (at this moment)
Well they have a much better of making the ECF with a higher seed than if they were to fall off and drop games, especially home games. really this time last week I was worried about a potential losing streak and the flaws that drive us mad each gamethread.

but now I'm enjoying the moment. Hopefully it can last :cheers:

[Straight_Ballin]

The Heat organization has already won a title without Bran.

How many has Bran won outside of Miami, again?

That is some strong ether right here.

[plowking]

We won't hold up. Second round exit is a great result for this team.

We're really buoyed by our younger players. Hassan, TJ and Winslow.

[BasedTom]

We won't hold up. Second round exit is a great result for this team.

We're really buoyed by our younger players. Hassan, TJ and Winslow.
justise's ability to score has me slightly concerned for the long-term. I hope to see more of it come along by the end of this year.

[coin24]

Jameer is such a ****ing retard in the first page

In general really.. Dedicated life loser:oldlol:

[GrapeApe]

We won't hold up. Second round exit is a great result for this team.

We're really buoyed by our younger players. Hassan, TJ and Winslow.

I'm pretty sure if you asked anyone within the organization, they would strongly disagree that a second round exit is a "great result". I don't mean it like "every team's goal is to win a championship" or anything like that, I mean I think the Heat organization, coaches, players, etc... genuinely feel they can be a contender, at least in the eastern conference.

[pastis]

We won't hold up. Second round exit is a great result for this team.

We're really buoyed by our younger players. Hassan, TJ and Winslow.

cmon, a team consisting of deng, dragic, bosh, wade, whiteside, greene, winslow (and not to forget haslem and andersen) is def. for more than second round exist. thats the most talented team in the east, maybe, just maybe inferior only to the cavs if bron, irving and love are all on their best......

i have the heat in my top 5 teams in the nba. imo only inferior to spurs, gsw and maybe clippers, okc and cavs....

[Milbuck]

cmon, a team consisting of deng, dragic, bosh, wade, whiteside, greene, winslow (and not to forget haslem and andersen) is def. for more than second round exist. thats the most talented team in the east, maybe, just maybe inferior only to the cavs if bron, irving and love are all on their best......

i have the heat in my top 5 teams in the nba. imo only inferior to spurs, gsw and maybe clippers, okc and cavs....
I really like this Heat team and think they could give any team fits in a playoff series...but I think people are getting ahead of themselves here when we talk about them as a serious contender. They're a nice team, but a nice team like the current Pacers or last year's Hawks...very good overall roster, play quality ball together and they'll have their stretches where they look like contenders, but overall aren't on the level of true championship level teams and it will show in the playoffs IMO.

If Wade was in his prime they're up there with Golden State...but as of right now I just think Lebron, Kyrie, Love or whoever comes out of the West will just overpower them offensively in a series.

People forget how fierce a dump Cleveland took on the league after those trades once they started clicking. If they stayed healthy they probably sweep the whole conference and might even have the upper hand against GS in the finals. If/when that team gets healthy I don't think it'll be that close in the East playoffs tbh.

[Andrei89]

We won't hold up. Second round exit is a great result for this team.

We're really buoyed by our younger players. Hassan, TJ and Winslow.

Conference finals is how I see it. We are one of the best defensive teams in the league and have plenty of offensive options.

People are out of their mind if they think the warriors would actually sweep the Heat.

[ArbitraryWater]

Conference finals is how I see it. We are one of the best defensive teams in the league and have plenty of offensive options.

People are out of their mind if they think the warriors would actually sweep the Heat.

Huh? They could do that easily

[SyRyanYang]

Kyrie isn't a dleaguer. :no: Love is decent at times, but extremely overrated. None of Lebron's other teammates are anything special though.

Oh you think?

Wait until he plays and becomes the scapegoat.

[Andrei89]

Huh? They could do that easily

In a playoff series, the Heat take at least 1 game.A lot of you underestimate the post season level of defensive play too damn often.

[I<3NBA]

and people were crapping on Spoelstra for last season's showing. at least now they're relatively healthy and have a bit of chemistry, we're seeing Spo isn't really the problem. just health and chemistry.

[Wade's Rings]

cmon, a team consisting of deng, dragic, bosh, wade, whiteside, greene, winslow (and not to forget haslem and andersen) is def. for more than second round exist. thats the most talented team in the east, maybe, just maybe inferior only to the cavs if bron, irving and love are all on their best......

i have the heat in my top 5 teams in the nba. imo only inferior to spurs, gsw and maybe clippers, okc and cavs....

How far do you seem them going?

[FreezingTsmoove]

Wade bumps Tim Duncan out my top 10 if he makes the finals (win or lose)

[Wade's Rings]

I really like this Heat team and think they could give any team fits in a playoff series...but I think people are getting ahead of themselves here when we talk about them as a serious contender. They're a nice team, but a nice team like the current Pacers or last year's Hawks...very good overall roster, play quality ball together and they'll have their stretches where they look like contenders, but overall aren't on the level of true championship level teams and it will show in the playoffs IMO.

If Wade was in his prime they're up there with Golden State...but as of right now I just think Lebron, Kyrie, Love or whoever comes out of the West will just overpower them offensively in a series.

People forget how fierce a dump Cleveland took on the league after those trades once they started clicking. If they stayed healthy they probably sweep the whole conference and might even have the upper hand against GS in the finals. If/when that team gets healthy I don't think it'll be that close in the East playoffs tbh.

So far they've looked like a great team. Still a bit short of being a Contender IMO but if they start playing Overall Great Ball against the good teams and close games right they'll be Legit Contenders IMO.

Whiteside needs to get some more Offensive moves and learn to pass out of the post. Winslow needs to work some more on his Offensive Game, and the 3 point shot has to start falling in for us.

[Wade's Rings]

Wade bumps Tim Duncan out my top 10 if he makes the finals (win or lose)

:biggums:

[FreezingTsmoove]

:biggums:

My top 10 is a combination of accolades, skill, and defense

MJ
Kareem
Bill Russ
Wilt
Hakeem
Shaq
Kobe
Magic
Bird
Duncan

[sportjames23]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/z%20Funny%20NBA%20Photos/Others%20Masterpiece/0%20queen%20lebron%20james/crying%20baby/wade-bosh-riley-lebron.gif


:lol :lol :lol

[All Net]

It's not unreasonable to think heat could make conference finals

[HiphopRelated]

We won't hold up. Second round exit is a great result for this team.

We're really buoyed by our younger players. Hassan, TJ and Winslow.
I doubt this team views anything short of ECF as a success

[pastis]

How far do you seem them going?

well regarding the composition of the team (deng, dragic, bosh, wade, whiteside, green, winslow, haslem,andersen) i see a wonderfull mix of offensive threat and defensive power. they also have a nice mix of veterans and young guys, exactly what you need for a deep run. the season is still young and the longer the season the more the teamplay will develop. once the playoffs are going to start., everything is possible for the heat. i personally see them in the ECF.....who will stop them on their way to the conference finals? only team who could are the bulls....but nah, i think bulls are overrated. so you have heat and cavs in the ECF....and there you cant make any safe prediction. so i can see the heat reaching the finals.....

the most important thing is to have an healthy wade throughout the playoffs

[Smoke117]

They've had an unbalance home schedule so things will get tougher ahead, but it's obviously a very nice start. Dragic and Wade are starting to look like the back court the Heat envisioned. McRoberts has been coming on lately too.

Yup...but we needed the schedule...it's given guys time to gel. Hopefully when the schedule gets tough they will be firing on all cylinders.

[Megabox!]

I honestly don't think this Heat team can beat a healthy Cavs squad at all, the series would be fairly entertaining but it'll most likely be a Cavs vs Warriors rematch. Hopefully everyone is healthy and clicking on both sides

[Spurs m8]

LOL the Heat ARE NOT a championship team, da fuq did this come from?

Both Warriors and Spurs would sweep or do it in 5.

[Megabox!]

My top 10 is a combination of accolades, skill, and defense

MJ
Kareem
Bill Russ
Wilt
Hakeem
Shaq
Kobe
Magic
Bird
Duncan
So just making the Finals is a personal accolade for a player now?

[brownboyfly]

In a playoff series, the Heat take at least 1 game.A lot of you underestimate the post season level of defensive play too damn often.

Acting like the Warriors don't have amazing team defense. Nah bruh. Wade FG% going all the way down. Sweep city.

[Sportal]

Miami #1 in the Beastern conference!!

:djparty :djparty :djparty

But nah... I don't think we beat the Cavs in a series, Cavs in 7?

[Wade's Rings]

My top 10 is a combination of accolades, skill, and defense

MJ
Kareem
Bill Russ
Wilt
Hakeem
Shaq
Kobe
Magic
Bird
Duncan

So you have Wade 11th All-Time? If you're serious that's dope although I think he should be ranked lower.

[Wade's Rings]

So just making the Finals is a personal accolade for a player now?

Don't people say it's better to make the Finals than to miss it?

[Rocketswin2013]

They don't have enough offense to seriously contend. You look at this team they're like the 2014 Pacers.

[Sportal]

They don't have enough offense to seriously contend. You look at this team they're like the 2014 Pacers.

I don't recall the Pacers having 5 guys, maybe 6 at a push.. That could score 20 in any game..?

Dragic
Wade
Deng
Green
Bosh
Whiteside

[BasedTom]

3pt shooting (which we knew would be a weakness) needs to step up a bit. too much pointless chucking.

Wade's efficiency needs to come back to standard form, but IMO the main thing with that will be the other guys picking it up so that Wade isn't forced to do everything.

[BasedTom]

well regarding the composition of the team (deng, dragic, bosh, wade, whiteside, green, winslow, haslem,andersen) i see a wonderfull mix of offensive threat and defensive power. they also have a nice mix of veterans and young guys, exactly what you need for a deep run. the season is still young and the longer the season the more the teamplay will develop. once the playoffs are going to start., everything is possible for the heat. i personally see them in the ECF.....who will stop them on their way to the conference finals? only team who could are the bulls....but nah, i think bulls are overrated. so you have heat and cavs in the ECF....and there you cant make any safe prediction. so i can see the heat reaching the finals.....

the most important thing is to have an healthy wade throughout the playoffs
haslem and birdman aren't getting many minutes at all at this stage (same deal with amare too) but that's just Spo being Spo I guess. Also Deng has missed some time with injury as well.

assuming the heat defense remains somewhere near the top of the league and we can get more consistency and contributions from the other guys...that's when we can talk about being a contender.

[f0und]

If the heat can stay healthy its not a stretch at all to say they could win the east. But the chances of them staying healthy is pretty small. They havent hit the injury bug yet, but its only a matter of time

[Smoke117]

I don't recall the Pacers having 5 guys, maybe 6 at a push.. That could score 20 in any game..?

Dragic
Wade
Deng
Green
Bosh
Whiteside

Eh...Dragic and Green are just as likely to lay an egg as they are as likely to drop 20. I only don't even get what people see in Green...he plays like an idiot and is always stupid shots. Whiteside just isn't that kind of guy, period.

[DoctorP]

I don't recall the Pacers having 5 guys, maybe 6 at a push.. That could score 20 in any game..?

Dragic
Wade
Deng
Green
Bosh
Whiteside

Don't forget Johnson and Winslow.

[Velocirap31]

They've only played 5 road games so far this season. Easy schedule much.

[BasedTom]

Don't forget Johnson and Winslow.
johnson yes, winslow no way unless it's garbage time

[poido123]

Cavs had Lebron and Kyrie missing, but Heat definitely showed their own firepower out there.

Green could be really important off the bench for this team. Just needs to know his role and play with lots of energy and keep posterising fools.


That defense is good enough to trouble any team. A fully healthy matchup between these two teams would be the most entertaining series to watch in the playoffs IMO.


I thought Tyler Johnson was impressive too.

[WayOfWade]

Cavs had Lebron and Kyrie missing, but Heat definitely showed their own firepower out there.

Green could be really important off the bench for this team. Just needs to know his role and play with lots of energy and keep posterising fools.


That defense is good enough to trouble any team. A fully healthy matchup between these two teams would be the most entertaining series to watch in the playoffs IMO.


I thought Tyler Johnson was impressive too.
Great post :applause:
And I really agree with what you said about Green. To me though, he'll either kill the Heat or the other team, there isn't much middle ground, he's kind of the x-factor for this team. And a series between the 2 would by far be the most entertaining, hopefully we as fans don't get robbed this post season

[Wally450]

Lebron's gonna slit his wrists if the Heat come out of the East :lol

Wait, there was a Smook C,D & E?