Skyhook79;765188 wrote:"Joel Anthony is a stud"
There needs to be no counter point to that. Nothing needs to be said.
"the Heat have the best defense in the league"
Not if you look at the stats for points against and opposing team FG%, its Chicago.
"but don't tell me the Heat need help from the officials"
Lebron and wade have shot 163 FT's between them in the Playoffs...almost as many as the entire Celtic team in the Playoffs.
Joel Anthony is a stud, he does his job VERY well--you don't have to be a future HOF to be a stud. He does just what they need him to do and comes up BIG in big time situations. If you disagree then the simple argument against you is that you haven't watched the Heat much, if at all. Which I'm sure is the case. There is a reason they chant MVP for him.
Stats are nice, but ranking defenses is hard to do with stats--much harder than offenses. Match ups, key players at different positions, there are too many variables. Bottom line is, the Heat have two guys underneath who can hold their own (Anthony and Bosh) and two of the best/most versatile perimeter defenders in the league. AND they play great team defense. They're right up there in the stats too, splitting hairs almost. Chicago is most definitely a good defensive team. There are quite a few good defensive teams.
LeBron and Wade are two of the most productive guys in the league when it comes to getting to the line, the foul count shouldn't surprise anyone. They drive the lane hard and the only thing you can do a lot of times is foul them. The Celtics are not nearly as aggressive on offense. I can't believe you would ever question my basketball IQ and make a statement like that as if it shows that the officials are in the Heat corner.
BR1986FB;765192 wrote:Let's say, for arguments sake, I DID say something to that effect. If I did, I'll STILL stand behind my comments knowing what we know about this clown NOW. He handcuffed the franchise with his expected diva treatment for him and his "entourage" and he made NO attempt to bring anyone (recruit) of value here. The moment he hits Miami he's suddenly on the recruiting trail? Guy is a POS.
At least NOW, with him gone, Gilbert & Grant can do things the "Cavalier way", not the "Lebron way." It won't come quickly but at least they will be able to BUILD, not panick and try to turn over the roster 3x's in FIVE years to get LBJ his ring. The clown held this team hostage. Good riddance to bad garbage.
And don't take this in a way that I don't think he's an uber talented athlete, because he is but he's a POS person.
That's fine you can have your opinion, but you're wrong. LeBron leaving Cleveland did not help that franchise in ANY WAY. You can say that all you want, fact is the only people who will agree are other Cleveland fans. And LeBron DID try to get people to come play with him in Cleveland, problem is they didn't want to play there. Bosh refused to go to Cleveland. Just admit it, you hate him for how he left but you hate him BECAUSE he left too. It's stupid to say, "I don't hate that he left, I just hate how he did it"--you're only kidding yourself, you hate that he left too.
SportsAndLady;765195 wrote:It's actually the exact opposite for me...I probably won't even visit this thread anymore because i'm not a big fan of jizz and you've left so much of lebron's jizz that didn't fully enter your mouth around here that it's making me sick.
That's fine, you've rarely ever contributed much to a discussion anyways. I'd be willing to bet that the Pro Sports forum has gotten a lot less attention when I'm not here as compared to when I'm here. ESPECIALLY NBA threads.
