The Official 2013 NBA Finals Thread: San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat

Who takes home the Larry O'Brien trophy?


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  • Also staying with Green, how does he keep getting looks, how have the Heat not figured that out. For me, he is the Finals MVP if the Spurs win Game 6 and he plays well. Duncan close second then Parker
Read the above post ;)
The chief reasons being laziness, going under screens, losing him on the baseline, lack of secondary help
 

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Read the above post ;)
The chief reasons being laziness, going under screens, losing him on the baseline, lack of secondary help
Oh yeah I know that, but what im saying is that it's the NBA Finals, the bloke is freaking unconscious from deep and the effort the Heat have been putting into guarding him is woeful.

If I was Spo I would make whoever is guarding him not worry about anything else apart from staying in Green's pocket. Parker open layup, dont leave Green to contest. Duncan mismatch in the post on Chalmers. Dont leave Green to double.

Your child wins the nobel peace prize and gets married all at the same time. Dont leave Green open.

It's as simple as that.
 

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Here's my take:

- Diaw stepping up. With patty out of the finals with an "infected toe", it was diaws chance to shine. Everyone is aware of his awesome all round game. Remember he was a trip doub machine at PHX. Diaw is getting minutes now as a point forward. Doesnt need to complete with patty for mins now.
- expect miami to win game 6. game 7 will go the same way.
- game 5 was emotional for the spurs club. i think they have spent their petrol/gas tickets.
 

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Here's my take:

- Diaw stepping up. With patty out of the finals with an "infected toe", it was diaws chance to shine. Everyone is aware of his awesome all round game. Remember he was a trip doub machine at PHX. Diaw is getting minutes now as a point forward. Doesnt need to complete with patty for mins now.
- expect miami to win game 6. game 7 will go the same way.
- game 5 was emotional for the spurs club. i think they have spent their petrol/gas tickets.

I'd love to see what Diaw could do if he was in decent shape, tremendous passer and played solid, smart defense on LeBrone.
 

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If I was Spo I would make whoever is guarding him not worry about anything else apart from staying in Green's pocket. Parker open layup, dont leave Green to contest. Duncan mismatch in the post on Chalmers. Dont leave Green to double.
Thing is you can't do that, the Spurs can just expose the space. You can't leave Green in the corner, thats fair enough, but on the rest of the line you can, the other defenders have to read it and cover your back tho. That and you can't gamble on steals... I'm looking at you Dwyane. It's surprising that he can turn a baseline cut into so much space tho. Miami just aren't keeping eyes on him when sagging off, then bang he's open in the other corner. Thats just laziness pure and simple.

Tbh I think Miami should return to Battier starting and bring Wolfman off the bench again. Sure he can hit three's but the Spurs starters can key in on his defensive weaknesses, much like Miami do to Bonner.

Miami will probs win game 6, but SA are gonna come out hard
 

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Danny Green's 3pt numbers:

Total: 25-38 (65.8%)
Catch-and-shoot: 23-35 (65.7%)
Open: 18-24 (75%)
Contested: 7-14 (50%)

That's 10.8ppg on open threes.
 

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A short clip below that I took near 3Q time. Quite crappy, but if anyone cares it gives a brief perspective from sitting with the common folk. Where the Manu love was strong.


Did they show the giant fathead cutouts of LeBron crying on TV? They were plentiful in the crowd, very funny.
 

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A short clip below that I took near 3Q time. Quite crappy, but if anyone cares it gives a brief perspective from sitting with the common folk. Where the Manu love was strong.


Did they show the giant fathead cutouts of LeBron crying on TV? They were plentiful in the crowd, very funny.
were there many sloots in the crowd?
 

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...done-in-game-six/story-fni2u98u-1226665636337

this article has assploded my mind

PATTY Mills may not be playing tomorrow in Game Six of the NBA Championship for San Antonio against Miami but the Boomers' point guard has no doubt about its importance.
"This is the one," he said, the Spurs leading 3-2 in the best-of-seven championship series against the might of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the reigning champion Heat.
"I think if we want to win it, it has to be this one.
o rly?
 

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Here's my take:

- Diaw stepping up. With patty out of the finals with an "infected toe", it was diaws chance to shine. Everyone is aware of his awesome all round game. Remember he was a trip doub machine at PHX. Diaw is getting minutes now as a point forward. Doesnt need to complete with patty for mins now.
- expect miami to win game 6. game 7 will go the same way.
- game 5 was emotional for the spurs club. i think they have spent their petrol/gas tickets.
What does Mills have to do with Diaw? Diaw was ahead of Mills in the rotation...Patty was on towel swinging duty. Diaw isn't even playing as a point forward, there is no such position as a point forward anyway. D
 

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What does Mills have to do with Diaw? Diaw was ahead of Mills in the rotation...Patty was on towel swinging duty. Diaw isn't even playing as a point forward, there is no such position as a point forward anyway. D
yeah but diaw has given them a legitimate guard option that has extinguished mills chances (even if he wasnt injured)
 

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I was under the impression once Parker strained the hamstring Patty's chances were done due to Pop wanting extra cover on defense with DeColo. This Patty injury has muddied the waters a bit in this regard.
 

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yeah but diaw has given them a legitimate guard option that has extinguished mills chances (even if he wasnt injured)
What the hell are you talking about? lol when has Diaw played the guard spot in the playoffs? Do you even watch the games? Diaw has been playing the 4 and 5 spot, he HAS NOT played as a guard...at all.
 

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What the hell are you talking about? lol when has Diaw played the guard spot in the playoffs? Do you even watch the games? Diaw has been playing the 4 and 5 spot, he HAS NOT played as a guard...at all.

sorry i shouldnt have said guard before. more like guard duties.

he can take over ball handling duties at any time. it gives pop the luxury of playing spot up shooters around him. say

splitter
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manu
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sorry i shouldnt have said guard before. more like guard duties.

he can take over ball handling duties at any time. it gives pop the luxury of playing spot up shooters around him. say

splitter
diaw
manu
green
neal
Guard duties? Dude, I am not going to even bother with you anymore...
 
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