The NBA Thread.

Stephen A. Smith said this was going to be the last run at a title for
Miami as presently constructed. I agree with that.

Wade was a shell of himself, now he's a shell of that shell and Bosh isn't worth half the money his soft ass is getting.

 

Apparently being delusional about the Houston-OKC trade is all he needs.

 

OKC was one injury away from being right back full strength with a shot to get back to the finals. Don't believe they missed Harden too much. He wasn't worth max money to them.

 

Who had the best record in the West this season?

 

Houston, obviously

 

Same team that has been watching the playoffs for a few weeks now?

They're still a good team but I fell very confident that they got the bad end of that trade.

 

I can't imagine losing an All Star point guard had anything to do with their elimination. I love it when people act like everyone in the NBA is immune from cap issues. James Harden, on his best day, isn't worth max money. OKC wisely chose not to be dumb enough to give it to him.

 

Replace Martin with Harden and they have a better shot of advancing with the Westbrook injury.

 

As well as no shot of adding any quality help to a so so post game and being without Serge Ibaka.

 

if the Heat had Antonio Barton they'd be right in this game

 

wtf was that? Wasn't that a block all the way on Hibbert?

 

looked like LeBron did the ol' Karl Malone lead with the shoe and elbow thing, but might it have been in the circle?

 

There might have never been as big a fraud in NBA history as Chris Bosh.

 

Analysts just talked about emotional leadership lacking with the Heat tonight.
A little ironic considering all the debate this week about intangibles and their importance or lack thereof.

 

Yeah, getting absolutely annihilated on the boards wasn't the problem. The Heat simply didn't watch enough Oprah to get their emotions right.

 

How was he not in the circle is what I was arguing.

 

Rebounding happens to be about effort. I wasn't restarting the debate. Just made a point. Several things hurt them tonight and effort/intensity is a big part of it. It always is.

 

Chris Bosh gets his ass kicked every time he sees Roy Hibbert and David West. He's a pampered coward. Always has been. It has nothing to do with intangibles. It's his essential nature.

 

Every time he looks at his ring, for the rest of his life, he needs to call LeBron and thank him.

 

Any one else catch Albert saying game 7 will be played Monday night during the first quarter?

Nothing about if the Pacers force a game 7.

#conspiracy