I won't be there, I have to be in Austin Sunday night. Sucks. Just doubled my money on resale though.
Spoelstra is not the problem, why does LeBron always need everything to be perfect to win? how about putting the team on your back when you are the best player in your sport?
Spoelstra is part of the problem. He is suppose to be an elite defensive coach. Man do I feel dumb to pick Miami in 7 LOL. I am glad the Spurs are winning though, particularly Duncan
This is it. He is really the best player but he doesn't havea winning character. I am afraid he will come to the Knicks to join forces with Melo and then maybe Kevin Love and I will be forced to support the guy.
are you trying to tell me LeBron hasn't been carrying that team for the better part of 3 seasons now?? What more does HE have to do? If needing everything to be perfect is just - not having bums out there with him and a coach that is getting severely out-coached that it is embarrassing - than yes, LeBron needs that. As does every basketball player that has walked this planet.
I'm holding out meager hope that Kevin Love ends up with the Spurs. He'd fit their offense perfectly.
Outside of Lebron this Miami Heat team has fallen off completely. It begins with Wade, he missed 30+ games this season and still looks done. Chalmers has become useless. Guys like Allen and Lewis offer some offense but their defense is horrendous. Battier offers defense but his offense sucks. Its only going to get worse though for the Heat, thats why they have to blow up the entire roster. If Pat Riley cant pull Carmelo Anthony in then im not sure what other major moves they can make. I think they might look to get someone like Kyle Lowry. If Bosh and Wade do opt back in then the Heat are locked up for another year.
I have a feeling Timmy will be retiring after this. They're going to need a big time replacement for him. If they do win, it might give them a prayer of landing him. They haven't exactly been a magnet for high profile FAs over the years.
he's the best player on the best team the last 3-4 seasons but he hasn't been carrying them. already the talk is they will go after 'Melo b/c he doesn't have enough to win now. it's ridiculous. there are always excuses for LeBron.
Holy shit Junc. You should stick to being wrong about NFL quarterbacks. Lebron has almost single-handedly brought this team to the finals. I don't even like him or his arrogance and I was rooting for the Spurs last night but good lord the criticism he gets is pathetic. Last night Wade had just as many turnovers as baskets. He's averaging close to four turnovers a game in the finals. He was a minus-9 in game 4, a minus 9 in game 3, a minus 8 in game 2, and a minus 18 in game 1. Sprolestra hasn't figured anything out. Popovich is toying with him. Lebron scored an efficient 28pts last night (more than twice the amount of points as anyone on his team) he has played literally everywhere on defense. That 3rd quarter last night he was practically un-stoppable and they lost ground because the Spurs played Sprolesta's lineup like a fiddle.
I don't hate Lebron, but I like the criticism he gets. If you nickname yourself KING James, showboat incessantly when you are winning, have The Decision, have your own fugging android App, and some of the other stuff that Beast Beach was talking about a few days ago, then you have invited just as much criticism when you lose as praise when you win.
stop it, you don't know anything about QB play so don't embarrass yourself again over that nonsense. LeBron has been the best player on a LOADED team, he has not carried anything. Lebron always need an excuse, I don't blame him for this series. Miami's team is being outplayed but I am sick of the excuses for the guy. he runs away to a ready made team to win titles and he has the best roster in the game and now he needs more. he needs 'Melo, it's a joke.
The Heat at this point have fallen off a lot and its not because of Lebron James. Lebron James has improved over the last couple years, his team has gotten worse, especially this year. With his criticism last night, im not confident anymore that he his in confident in Spoelstra and Riley. The roster flat out has done nothing to help him, Spoelstra's comment got ripped by Lebron last night to.
Your wrong, this team is not loaded, its probably not a playoff team without Lebron. Cant say that about other teams such as the Thunder. You take Durant off the Thunder, they probably are still making the playoffs.
that is as laughable as it gets to say they wouldn't be a playoff team. they'd be an eastern conference contender w/o him, they might not win but they'd be a top 4 seed.
