Let's be Honest the Mavericks Have No Chance

[ProfessorMurder]

Wow man this post is just so retarded. "Coulda, shoulda, woulda" don't fit in sports. The same retarded logic that you just used says the Blazers and Thunder could've very well beat the Mavericks.

It was to show that the Heat are not world beaters you dipshit.

[Foster5k]

The Heat scored 92 ppg against Boston and Chicago and under 90 ppg against Chicago alone, not exactly dominate offense.

Boston has an elite defense. Chicago had the number one defense in the NBA. Heat destroyed both teams. Imagine how many points the Heat will score vs Dallas. Heat's offense will be unstoppable.

[BarberSchool]

Heat have yet to play a team as good offensively as the Mavericks. Let's face it, every team the Heat have played this post season is offensively challenged.

My prerogative exactly.

[Foster5k]

It was to show that the Heat are not world beaters

Yet to be proven. Heat destroyed two of the best defensive teams in the league. Bulls had number one defense.

[ThaSwagg3r]

True.

Then again, I think the Heat are just fine playing in a more offensive oriented series. I think they'd prefer that to the grind-it-out Celtics/Bulls series'.

Mavericks can score in the half court and in transition. Something that neither Philadelphia, Chicago or Boston were capable of doing. Not sure which type the Heat are better at defending at, but they better work on both in practice.

[BarberSchool]

Boston has an elite defense. Chicago had the number one defense in the NBA. Heat destroyed both teams. Imagine how many points the Heat will score vs Dallas. Heat's offense will be unstoppable.

Remains to be seen how much tightly packed zone Carlisle plays, and what the Heat choose to attempt against it.

[gengiskhan]

Miami dont have a true gritty PG like Jason Kidd!!

If Kidd can pull of 2008 Rondo in this finals

If tough gritty Chandler can get inside the head of soft Bosh.

If Dallas 3 pt shooter go on scoring spruee & Wade continues his piss poor shooting form & performance.

Dallas could win it in 6 or 7. There is a good chance.

[BarberSchool]

Yet to be proven. Heat destroyed two of the best defensive teams in the league. Bulls had number one defense.

Only because the Bulls and old, decrepit Celtics couldn't score, AT ALL. Scoring will not be anywhere near as challenging for this Mavericks team.

[BarberSchool]

never underestimate the brittleness of a 38 yr old's knees

*Kicks chips93 HAM in his d@mn knees*

[Foster5k]

Mavericks can score in the half court and in transition. Something that neither Philadelphia, Chicago or Boston were capable of doing

The Heat's superior team defense is good versus half court or transition offenses.

The real question is will the Mavericks non-elite defense be able to stop Miami's transition offense. Miami has the best transition offense in the NBA.

[BarberSchool]

Miami has the best transition offense in the NBA.

They do. Mavericks will give up as many or more transition points to the Heat as Boston, Philly, and Chicago did. Difference is Dallas will score quite a few more times themselves in transition and the half court, than Philly, Boston, and Chicago did.

[LurkingFanboy]

If there's such a thing as sports karma then the Heat and some of their fans are loading up the bad karma pickup truck something heavy. Yikes really hope y'alls team aren't rubber stamping their championship cruise tickets already.

lol I can't believe a dude just admitted that this unstoppable focused juggernaut takes games off.....in the POST season! I kind of actually feel bad for the real Heat fans that aren't running their traps because if they lose the amount of nutkicking they are going to receive will be epic.

[Foster5k]

If there's such a thing as sports karma

There's not. There is such a thing as elite defenses which the Heat have and have destroyed throughout the playoffs. There is also such a thing as super stars which the heat have two including an above average All-Star.

[LurkingFanboy]

BTW on this elite defense thing...

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/te...PointsOpponent

Chicago and Miami tied at 2 at 88.3 per game

Dallas is #5 at 92.5

Offense per game

Dallas is #2 99.57

Miami is #8 92.9

Can we tone the down the rhetoric a bit. Just a tad.

[LurkingFanboy]

There's not. There is such a thing as elite defenses which the Heat have and have destroyed throughout the playoffs. There is also such a thing as super stars which the heat have two including an above average All-Star.

Miami is number 8 in scoring. Those elite defenses they "destroyed" are PPG tied with the Mavs worse or just a bit a head. None of them had offenses as good as Dallas'

But yep Dallas honestly has no shot.