Boston can beat them cuz of the experience but they lost their banger..
Chicago has the size and physicality it takes to beat a team like the Heat...
Lakers can play any style of ball so they can beat them as well...
Celtics will not beat the HEAT. Before the Perkins trade absolutely but not now. The Bulls and HEAT will face off in the ECF. Miami will win. Bulls match up well with them.. but the HEAT have 2 players that elevate their play greatly in the playoffs and the Bulls aren't going to be able to stop Wade and Bron getting to the line 10-15+ times each every game. That's like 20+ points from the line just from those two players which means Bulls bigs in foul trouble as well. Take away Noah and Boozer with foul trouble= Miami win.
Celtics will not beat the HEAT. Before the Perkins trade absolutely but not now. The Bulls and HEAT will face off in the ECF. Miami will win. Bulls match up well with them.. but the HEAT have 2 players that elevate their play greatly in the playoffs and the Bulls aren't going to be able to stop Wade and Bron getting to the line 10-15+ times each every game. That's like 20-30 points from the line just from those two players which means Bulls bigs in foul trouble as well. Take away Noah and Boozer with foul trouble= Miami win.
If the Heat have to go thru the Bulls to get to the finals they won't win the finals.. The bulls will leave them hurting... But Orlando can beat Chicago in my opinion..
That would be better for the not so tough Heat... And then they wouldn't be all banged up for the finals... The Bulls are going to hurt any team they play..
Boston can beat them cuz of the experience but they lost their banger..
Chicago has the size and physicality it takes to beat a team like the Heat...
Lakers can play any style of ball so they can beat them as well...
Well the Celtics have no advantage inside anymore and there experience might steal them a couple games in the series but the HEat are just the Younger, BETTER, Fresher team.
Bulls are offensively challenged and much Like the Celtics are Very Lucky to be up in there series. In fact I cant remember the last time a team was up 3-0 on another team that very easily can be down 0-3.
Lakers are the best of the 3 but Heat have shown they match up well but are also a little more dynamic than the Lakers.
If the Heat have to go thru the Bulls to get to the finals they won't win the finals.. The bulls will leave them hurting... But Orlando can beat Chicago in my opinion..
That would be better for the not so tough Heat... And then they wouldn't be all banged up for the finals... The Bulls are going to hurt any team they play..
Orlando?? The same team that live or die from three? Maybe if they get hot but can they keep it up in a best of 7 especially against chicago?
Celtics will not beat the HEAT. Before the Perkins trade absolutely but not now. The Bulls and HEAT will face off in the ECF. Miami will win. Bulls match up well with them.. but the HEAT have 2 players that elevate their play greatly in the playoffs and the Bulls aren't going to be able to stop Wade and Bron getting to the line 10-15+ times each every game. That's like 20+ points from the line just from those two players which means Bulls bigs in foul trouble as well. Take away Noah and Boozer with foul trouble= Miami win.
Heat have two Superstars Bulls have one.. Plus there 3rd option is better than the Bulls 2nd option. If they can figure out how to close against Bulls they will win. The Bulls kind of remind me of the Cavs of the past couple yrs..Rose does everything but I don't think it will be enough when they face a Better Team.
Heat have two Superstars Bulls have one.. Plus there 3rd option is better than the Bulls 2nd option. If they can figure out how to close against Bulls they will win. The Bulls kind of remind me of the Cavs of the past couple yrs..Rose does everything but I don't think it will be enough when they face a Better Team.
It's one of those things where Lebron and Wade both go into God mode in the playoffs. If anyone thinks Deng or Watson or whoever else can keep these highly motivated guys in check they are mistaken big time. Lebron by himself was ripping the league new ones in the playoffs the 5 years before this season with an average supporting cast and now he has 2 all stars including an MVP candidate next to him. Ripping through teams like Jordan at times (like the 29 or 30 straight points to end the game vs Detroit etc). Wade also is a great playoff performer who cashed in one of the best finals series performances of all time.. refs or not.
Like you said.. Rose alone will not be enough to overcome Miami. People can rag on Lebron all they want for regular season blown game winners etc... but I'll tell you right now.. You DO NOT want your team to see Lebron in the playoffs. The Celtics with Perkins did great with him... but in his defense the Cavs had a lot of chokes at the time like Mo Williams and Jamison who vanished in the playoffs. I'm really not going to be surprised if Miami wins it all. Who can guard 3 guys who drop 80+ on you every night? I remember one game this year those 3 combined for freaking 96 or 97 points. That's absurd....
Last edited by Clippersfan86 : 04-21-2011 at 11:15 PM.
The sad thing is Miami is playing poorly overall and cruising by the Sixers with little effort. If they get more complete team efforts.. they will crush anyone including the Bulls and Lakers. They need to get on the same page.
The sad thing is Miami is playing poorly overall and cruising by the Sixers with little effort. If they get more complete team efforts.. they will crush anyone including the Bulls and Lakers. They need to get on the same page.
It's really a marker of how stacked, and favored by the refs, they are.
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