Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
The 2012 Miami Heat is probably the best team in recent history to combat Golden State's small ball lineup.
Mario Chalmers on Harrison Barnes
Dwyane Wade on Stephen Curry
Lebron James on Andre Iguodala/Klay Thompson
Shane Battier on Klay Thompson/Andre Igudala
Chris Bosh on Draymond Green
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
The Heat are the closest thing to the MJ Bulls in terms of how they won. Athleticism at the 2, 3 and 4. In other words, the bodies that cover the floor the most were athletic as hell. Both teams could suffocate you defensively in stretches.
Peak Bron, slightly past prime Wade and Bosh is an all time great team.
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
Yeah 2012 Heat would match up quite well. LeBron was soooooo much better in 2012. Plus Wade was still a superstar, albeit injury plagued which often hampered him. Then you had Bosh a fantastic 3rd option who was a mobile defender and a great jump shooter. Then you had Chalmers, who had a career year and averaged ~11-12 PPG in the playoffs, doing an admirable job when Bosh was injured. Finally, Miller and Battier were dangerous, if erratic 3PT shooters. Not to mention Udonis Haslem was still a good role player at this point in time.
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
No clue, but it'd be a good ****ing series
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
[QUOTE=tomtucker]Heat...............13
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
[quote=Inferno]No clue, but it'd be a good ****ing series[/quote]
:biggums: Doubt it. '12 Heat played the small ball to counter GS. Plus you have Wade and Labron capitalizing on BMC's turnovers.
It would be a massacre actually. Dat perimeter D would suffocate the wings just as Rose got shut down all those years.
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
The Heat version that won that 2nd all time win streak was beast. Would murder GSW. I mean if that Cavs version took 2 games off GSW...
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
Heat in 4, maybe 5, depending on if they eek out a close one like OKC did in 2012.
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
Lol @ retroactively giving Lebron and the heat credit for a series that didn't happen. Lol. Kinda desperate.
Serious note, Wade would murk Klay Thompson. I think that's the only clear mismatch.
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
2012 Lebron and a top 10 player still in Wade.... Heat in 6.
2012 Lebron was able to play defensive at high level due to not having to dominate scoring.
Bosh forces Green out the paint which leaves penetration.
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
Wouldve been just as lopsided as 2012 vs thunder, if not worse. Unless of course Bosh/Wade are out with injuries. Then Warriors in 6.
Re: 2012 Miami Heat vs. 2015 Golden State Warriors
This isn't even a discussion Heat would destroy them.
A better one would be 2012 OKC vs 2015 Warriors. Even then I'd pick OKC, who's stopping KD? And Westbrook makes Steph look like Riley Curry.