Game Thread: Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals Thread

[Paolo305613]

Will post opponent and schedule once we have one. Will start posting stuff related to this series starting tomorrow or we can now

 

[Paolo305613]

In fact - lets go ahead - who do you want in the ECF

 

[Paolo305613]

If the East Finals start Tuesday, they play every other day until end.If they start Sunday,they would play Tuesday,then skip until Saturday.

According to Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat 13-0 in playoffs when Big 3 all play & combine for 70 or more points. Combined for 73 in win tonight”

According to ESPN Stats and Info

This run started and will finish without any significant contributions from scrub battier

 

[Paolo305613]

Extremely small sample size, but in the only eight minutes of clutch time in this series, the Heat were +11.
via Couper Moorhead, on twitter - I believe he is from NBA.com

Again a stat the Heat accomplished without the scrub battier, of course

 

[bksballer89]

Udonis will be back in the starting lineup for the rest of the playoffs as there is no more teams with a 6'7 PF

 

[Paolo305613]

Teams who faced an opponent in the playoffs that had previously swept them in the regular season were 0-25 in best of 7... Until tonight , of course

 

[avalon2423]

Haslem and Beasley need to be worked into the rotation. Cole, Lewis need to sit and Chalmers could use a significant amount of bench time. We dont need a true PG in the game when LBJ and WAde and Allen are in there. Id like to see Oden get some good minutes too.

 

[bksballer89]

Possible that oden play also. Whoever we play are big at the 4 and 5 as indy have west and hibbert while wizards have nene & gortac

 

[Paolo305613]

Have East finals become taken for granted with Miami Heat? - Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

UD needs to be back in the starting lineup - there was no reason for him to be out of it to begin with. We need to see more of Beasley and Oden and have scrub battier be in the inactive list where he belongs

 

[Paolo305613]

Looks like its gonna be Heat v Pacers for the ECF

 

[Paolo305613]

Game 1 for Heat-Pacers Sunday at 3:30 on ABC

Full schedule coming soon

 

[Paolo305613]

Miami Heat NBA playoffs Eastern Conference finals schedule - Sun Sentinel

 

[avalon2423]

Clippers keep getting hosed by the refs. Just awful.

 

[Paolo305613]

Glad the Clippers are gone. Glad another former Celtic is gone in Doc Rivers.

 

[Paolo305613]

Is Udonis Haslem back as Miami Heat starter vs. Indiana Pacers? - Sun Sentinel

Is UD back as a starter vs Pacers?

You have to wonder if this question is serious or if it is meant as a joke. Of course UD should be back as the starter against the Pacers - There wasnt, there was never, there will never be a reason to ever start scrub battier in an NBA game especially in the playoffs - much less this late in the process.

In fact, keys to this series are as follows:
bench scrub battier; better yet put him on the inactive list where he belongs - or even better leave him back in Miami for an early retirement since this could be the last round for Miami if they dont get their act together.

Next is, get Oden active even if he doesnt play, to have him available as a choice will be good - Get Michael Beasley active and make him apart of your rotation. I said this all season, our strength is our depth, expand upon your rotation - dont give me none of this crap that because its the playoffs you need to shrink your rotation that is giant BS - expand your rotation and use your depth.

Another thing, PLAY TO YOUR FUCKING STRENGTHS - this means ATTACK THE BASKET IT ALL TIMES. Any shot taken by this team outside of the paint or that doesnt come in the form of attacking should be considered SETTLING. Dont waste possessions shooting 3’s unless maybe you are Ray Allen or James Jones or even Chalmers.

If we have as many or more 3pt attempts as we do FTs, that will be a HUGE problem. We need to have far more FT attempts than 3pt attempts.

Lastly, the main key might be the toughest for the Heat as it has been all season long - They need to play with effort all through the game and give effort on each and every play - Especially our two divas, James and Wade. If a call does not go in your favor, move on. And take your shots with conviction, dont put up weak shots looking for fouls - that hasnt worked all playoff and season long and it certainly wont work in the ECF or beyond.

Only because Miami failed to get HCA advantage of this series it wont be a sweep, but should go no further than 5 games at most if the Heat play their game

 

[Paolo305613]

BREAKING: Serge Ibaka suffered left calf injury during last night's game. Expected to miss remainder of the postseason.

Big deal moving forward for Thunder if they get to the finals. His injury didnt look good to begin with

 

[Andresrenee]

Heat 13-0 in playoffs when Big 3 all play & combine for 70 or more points. Combined for 73 in win tonight”

According to ESPN Stats and Info

This run started and will finish without any significant contributions from scrub battier

Big 3 Championships pre Shane equals 0, post Shane equals 2! Just sayin....

 

[Andresrenee]

Is Udonis Haslem back as Miami Heat starter vs. Indiana Pacers? - Sun Sentinel

Is UD back as a starter vs Pacers?

You have to wonder if this question is serious or if it is meant as a joke. Of course UD should be back as the starter against the Pacers - There wasnt, there was never, there will never be a reason to ever start scrub battier in an NBA game especially in the playoffs - much less this late in the process.

In fact, keys to this series are as follows:
bench scrub battier; better yet put him on the inactive list where he belongs - or even better leave him back in Miami for an early retirement since this could be the last round for Miami if they dont get their act together.

Next is, get Oden active even if he doesnt play, to have him available as a choice will be good - Get Michael Beasley active and make him apart of your rotation. I said this all season, our strength is our depth, expand upon your rotation - dont give me none of this crap that because its the playoffs you need to shrink your rotation that is giant BS - expand your rotation and use your depth.

Another thing, PLAY TO YOUR FUCKING STRENGTHS - this means ATTACK THE BASKET IT ALL TIMES. Any shot taken by this team outside of the paint or that doesnt come in the form of attacking should be considered SETTLING. Dont waste possessions shooting 3’s unless maybe you are Ray Allen or James Jones or even Chalmers.

If we have as many or more 3pt attempts as we do FTs, that will be a HUGE problem. We need to have far more FT attempts than 3pt attempts.

Lastly, the main key might be the toughest for the Heat as it has been all season long - They need to play with effort all through the game and give effort on each and every play - Especially our two divas, James and Wade. If a call does not go in your favor, move on. And take your shots with conviction, dont put up weak shots looking for fouls - that hasnt worked all playoff and season long and it certainly wont work in the ECF or beyond.

Only because Miami failed to get HCA advantage of this series it wont be a sweep, but should go no further than 5 games at most if the Heat play their game

UD is the right match up in this series. He needs to hit his shot and play some tough D. West will be a bear to guard. Not sure who we put on him. The Heat will need to play their game. Take the open 3s that will be present. if we hit, then make them pay. if not, then we take it to the basket. Will be a fun series. I see it going 6 or 7...