We going to act like Wade didn't almost cost the Heat the game?

[Ne 1]

Kobe also limited Rondo big time that series. Everyone was proclaiming him the best PG in the game before that series. Other than one game, he never went off. The one game he did, Kobe was in foul trouble.


Kobe disrupted the most important player on the other team (Rondo). Rondo is the engine that made the Celtics run. Kobe turned him into the Little Engine that Couldn't.

The bottom line is that nobody shot well for their positions. Kobe's FG% in game 7 is the only reason this is a discussion. Regardless his overall stats are by far the best. I don't think most people realize how tough it is for a guard to get 15 rebounds. And I said before it's based purely on numbers without the biases and agendas found on ISH. I know Kobe detractors really wanted Gasol to win it, but his numbers although good for him, aren't Kobe's.

29 PTS 8.0 REBS 5 AST 2.14 STL

[mrhoopfan]

This sums up the heat 's spacing issues the best:
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/6/19/44...-finals-game-6

[Derka]

No one was worse than Manu Ginobili. That man is playing some historically bad ball right now.

[GrapeApe]

Both Wade and Lebron have had their best moments without the other on the court. I mentioned this earlier but Wade would have been deadly as the 6th man for the playoffs. He would have thrived in that role and probably put up better numbers in fewer minutes. He could come in fresh and ready to attack and have more energy late in games. It also would have made the LeBron/Wade lineup more of a change of pace and difficult to defend.

[dubeta]

Agreed.

[WayOfWade]

Not quite sure why this was bumped, but it's all good