Finals thread.

#7
#7
Miami in 6. Lebron on Durant is big and think finals 1. Gets in head of Westbrook and 2. Makes OKC's shooting % go down.
 
#8
#8
Screw you guys.

Miami in six (I have no base for my prediction other than LeBron and Wade go off).
 
#9
#9
tvols75 said:
Miami in 6. Lebron on Durant is big and think finals 1. Gets in head of Westbrook and 2. Makes OKC's shooting % go down.
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You have to double Durant to think about stopping him. Lebron will not stop Durant 1v1.
 
#10
#10
_vol said:
You have to double Durant to think about stopping him. Lebron will not stop Durant 1v1.
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Two things:

1) Maybe not, but if there is no person who can, it's LeBron. He's the perfect athlete to stop Durant.

2) Durant isn't stopping LeBron.
 
#11
#11
zjcvols said:
Two things:

1) Maybe not, but if there is no person who can, it's LeBron. He's the perfect athlete to stop Durant.

2) Durant isn't stopping LeBron.
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Lebron is certainly a freak of nature, but Durant makes even Lebron look normal.
 
#16
#16
The thing that troubles me with Miami's chances, is that I don't see what they can do to keep OKC from scoring however many points they want to score for the most part
 
#17
#17
Ibaka and Perkins will make life hard on James and Wade, unless Bosh is hitting his shot.

I believe you can only contain Wade/James so much so it'll be up to Bosh and the shooters to keep the defense honest and keep the lane somewhat open for Wade/James.

How does Westbrook handle the stage, we've all seen him go into full hero ball, that can't happen for OKC.

In the end I think OKC has too much size and depth for Miami and they take it in 6.
 
#18
#18
milohimself said:
The thing that troubles me with Miami's chances, is that I don't see what they can do to keep OKC from scoring however many points they want to score for the most part
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Well, Miami is as good as any team at rotating and they are good enough collectively to put together stretches where I think they can shut down any team.

The effort has to be there though.
I'm hoping for an up and down series, just wide open madness.
 
#20
#20
GahLee said:
Well, Miami is as good as any team at rotating and they are good enough collectively to put together stretches where I think they can shut down any team.

The effort has to be there though.
I'm hoping for an up and down series, just wide open madness.
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The playoff refereeing will be a factor. It has been absolutely abysmal to date and they have been calling games so erratically that I am not sure a wide-open game is even possible. Ticky-tack fouls left and right will kill the flow of a wide-open game.
 
#21
#21
_vol said:
The playoff refereeing will be a factor. It has been absolutely abysmal to date and they have been calling games so erratically that I am not sure a wide-open game is even possible. Ticky-tack fouls left and right will kill the flow of a wide-open game.
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Very true.

If the game is called tight the advantage goes to OKC as they are easily a better free throw shooting team.
 
#22
#22
This seems like a no-brainer. LeBron and Durant are close enough to a push, so you're left with Westbrook/Harden vs Wade/Bosh. OKC in five or six.
 
#24
#24
One of the knocks on Durant is he isn't as good vs guys that are physical and athletic. If Lebron holds him to 40-45% shooting it's a big win. Durant cannot go around Lebron and will have to rely on jumpers with a hand in his face. It worked vs. Spurs, we will see if it works against the Heat. The finals usually exploit jump shooting teams and teams with zero experience. It will be intriguing to see if Thunder can defy what history has shown two straight series. Also, Battier did a great job in about 4 games on Durant last year with Memphis. When Harden is in game, Lebron on Westbrook, Battier on Durant, Wade on Harden.
 
#25
#25
I think OKC is clearly the better team, I just want to see how the nerves are those first two games. Westbrook is reason I'm going Heat in six.
 
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