GT January 1st: Dallas Mavericks (19-13) @ Miami Heat (18-13) 7:30 EST

[BasedTom]

happy new year everyone

let's go heat

[masonanddixon]

Dirk vs Dragic, the two best players in this matchup.

[DoctorP]

I don't know what it was but I feel like I haven't seen a Heat game in ages.

[BasedTom]

I don't know what it was but I feel like I haven't seen a Heat game in ages.
christmas was only a week ago :D

but to be fair there have been some rather forgettable performances as of late

[DoctorP]

christmas was only a week ago :D

but to be fair there have been some rather forgettable performances as of late

They have been inconsistent as a team but I felt the games have been decent, really.

[Segatti]

JJ will lead us to victory :banana:

[BasedTom]

tyler johnson starting ahead of D Wade

:biggums:

[dubeta]

Finals rematch


Hopefully Wade doesn't choke this one

[DoctorP]

Dragic's court-vision is not that strong, he has ignored some wide open teammates under the basket. :/

[derb2k2]

anyone here showered yet?

[DoctorP]

anyone here showered yet?

:wtf:

[DoctorP]

I also have "flu-like symptoms" today.

[derb2k2]

oh sorry, wrong forum. Damn what a mix up!!

Go HEAT! :applause:

[BasedTom]

I also have "flu-like symptoms" today.
lmao

[BasedTom]

Hassan TimDuncanside

[r0drig0lac]

Whiteside http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/biggums.png

[DoctorP]

Whiteside's jumper is what separates him from a Deandre Jordan. The league is going to be salivating this summer to get this dude.

[WadeStan]

Whiteside's jumper is what separates him from a Deandre Jordan. The league is going to be salivating this summer to get this dude.

Whiteside actually has an offensive game. Deandre can just dunk

[DoctorP]

Whiteside actually has an offensive game. Deandre can just dunk

yeah

[BasedTom]

feels like the heat allow a ton of second chance opportunities. not sure if that's just me

[DoctorP]

Heat looking good. :applause:

[zizozain]

Dirk leads the league with airball shots this season.

[Akhenaten]

I also have "flu-like symptoms" today.

:roll:

[WadeStan]

Whiteside with one of his best offensive halfs

[DoctorP]

Heat are rolling along and clicking on all cylinders right now.

[DoctorP]

Whiteside on pace for Wilt Chamberlain numbers.

[Human Error]

Whiteside with one of his best offensive halfs
Yet Spo thinks Whitside is not good enough play in the 4th quarter and play Haslem instead. :facepalm

[BasedTom]

PLEASE no collapse in the 2nd half

PLEASE

[r0drig0lac]

Whiteside it's very good

[zizozain]

Hassan :applause: :applause:

[ArbitraryWater]

just bet on a second half collapse

[Magic 32]

18/13 at the half.

:eek:

30/20 game?

[BasedTom]

just bet on a second half collapse
http://i.imgur.com/6ay5Lxp.gif

[DoctorP]

http://i.imgur.com/6ay5Lxp.gif

:wtf:

[BasedTom]

:wtf:
it's already happening :facepalm

[WadeStan]

Here it comes :banghead:

[masonanddixon]

Wade is destroying Miami's offensive flow.

[BasedTom]

what happened to parsons there :lol

whiteside beasting tonight. all that's missing is a few blocks

[DoctorP]

Dallas is playing zero defense tonight. I can't believe they beat the Ws just a few nights ago. They are probably all playing with flu-like symptoms.

[ArbitraryWater]

http://i.imgur.com/6ay5Lxp.gif

mmmm very nice..

but what is happening out there on the court my brother :facepalm

[DoctorP]

This is a fun one.

[r0drig0lac]

Wade :bowdown:

[WadeStan]

McGee :oldlol: :roll: :oldlol:

[VengefulAngel]

Dirk playing like a pile of s

[WayOfWade]

Wade with 10 points, 5-6 and 7 assists in 18 minutes, pretty good

[masonanddixon]

Wade should come off the bench from now on.

[WayOfWade]

Wade should come off the bench from now on.
Wouldn't be a bad idea, I've been thinking about this since the 13' finals, but Spoelstra probably won't let that happen

[masonanddixon]

Wouldn't be a bad idea, I've been thinking about this since the 13' finals, but Spoelstra probably won't let that happen

He's better on that unit and it would save him some mileage on the knees...

[BasedTom]

Good win :applause: :applause: :applause:

feels good to blow out a team start to finish...instead of the usual emotional rollercoaster ride

[WayOfWade]

^
Definitely, a good quality win even with Wade sick. We'll see though if they can keep it up, the story of the year so far for the Heat is inconsistency, which I'll take over the injuries last year any day

[Nuff Said]

^
Definitely, a good quality win even with Wade sick. We'll see though if they can keep it up, the story of the year so far for the Heat is inconsistency, which I'll take over the injuries last year any day
Preach.

[GrapeApe]

He's better on that unit and it would save him some mileage on the knees...

He's playing under 30 mpg as is. Even if he came off the bench his minutes would be roughly the same, and he'd still be the closer in the 4th quarter. The main advantage, as you alluded to, is he would bolster the second unit. I've been saying all season that his minutes should be more staggered. He should come out at about the 6-7 minute mark, start the 2nd quarter, and have a brief rest in the middle of quarter. That way he could run with the second unit early in the second quarter.