Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[denni5themenace]

Hibbert is not gonna be near the rim when we play them.. if Bosh gets going with his jumper, LeBron is gonna go off

I wouldn't be to sure about that, the short handed bulls gave the Heat trouble with their defense. I expect the Pacers to do the same. If the Heat start off the series against the pacers the same way as they did against bulls anything can happen.

Oh.. you mean the 7 days off? And we won 3 in a row.. Ok.. gotcha

you really have to give the bulls SOME credit for being competitive for 2/4 of the games. especially with that offensively anemic roster.

 

[youngtriz]

PG24, Lance, Hill all vastly improved.

Missing Granger a bit against a superstar laden team like Miami.

Paul George will draw first look at Bron.

What's your answer for Hibbert, West, and Mahimi inside?

You mean when Shane shut west down? Haslem ain't no slouch..
What are the pacers gonna do with
Cole
Wade
Ray
LeBron
Bosh?

 

[jj watt]

This Indiana squad can beat Miami, with team defense.

Will they? Probably not. Valiant effort in six or seven.

Pretty much.

Heat in 6.

 

[franco23x]

PG24, Lance, Hill all vastly improved.

Missing Granger a bit against a superstar laden team like Miami.

Paul George will draw first look at Bron.

What's your answer for Hibbert, West, and Mahimi inside?

You mean when Shane shut west down? Haslem ain't no slouch..
What are the pacers gonna do with
Cole
Wade
Ray
LeBron
Bosh?

Hope LBJ doesn't go insane like last year.

Lol Pacers will win one game.

That's about it!

 

[awwsome]

Melo heating up

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

Because Woodson is a stubborn moron who's showing why the 2nd Round was his ceiling when he coached the Hawks.

Also to be fair, Copeland is one of the worst defenders but he's very solid on the offensive end

That's also true but I don't wanna lose my focus slandering anyone other than Woody.

 

[acbboyz84]

The NBA: Where Knicks annual disappointment happen.

 

[mronegative]

Heat would win in 5.

 

[jj watt]

chandler

 

[champcruthik]

Don't lie, Indiana surprised and had Miami Heat fans shook through the first two or three games last year before Flash threw on the cape.

No one fears Haslem or Cole.

Wade reportedly is not close to 100%.

Like I said, Heat should win the series. But not without a fight. Pacers are scrappy and the team defense presents a tiring matchup.

Indiana's biggest downfall will be lack of a true #1 scorer. Paul George is on his way there but not quite yet.

 

[Peep Game]

PG24, Lance, Hill all vastly improved.

Missing Granger a bit against a superstar laden team like Miami.

Paul George will draw first look at Bron.

What's your answer for Hibbert, West, and Mahimi inside?

Anthony, Lewis, and Juwan

 

[Bert.]

This Indiana squad can beat Miami, with team defense.

Will they? Probably not. Valiant effort in six or seven.

Ain't it the exact same squad from last year? It went 6 games without Bosh.. bosh's jumper will open up the lanes.. west can't guard LeBron. Unless he is guarding Shane near the 3 point line

this years team is better on both ends

will they beat Miami? ehh probably not but they have a legit chance.

we will see what happens

 

[youngtriz]

Lol.. tyson missing the lob

 

[jj watt]

Pacers are better than the bulls both on defense and offense.

The series is going 6 games.

Just because a lot of people jumped on the Bulls bandwagon this series with that nonsense of them beating the heat doesn't mean they are better or as good than Indy

 

[champcruthik]

Paul George will limit/somewhat contain Bron, but the constant defensive effort will prove exhausting and take away from his offense.

Indiana will be helped if Wade is unhealthy and Bosh's perimeter shot somehow goes cold.

 

[00david00]

Miami didn't have Bosh for the beginning of that series last year, when he came back it made a world of difference

 

[al3xis]

You need offense to be at Miami four times. The idea that physical play gives them a 'tough' series is fun and all, but it'll never be enough. This goes for Chicago, Indiana or Memphis.

 

[champcruthik]

Oh, and Indy's other weakness is inconsistent road play. Stealing one in Miami going back home would be considered a success.

Hypothetically, 1-1 heading home. Split on Indiana's home court and you have a chance. Defend home court and win both? I'd be impressed.

 

[mronegative]

Pacers are not better than the Bulls on defense, and they're about the same on offense, unless you only remember games 2 & 4 and not games 1 & 3 or the Brooklyn series.

Pacers will lose in 5, maybe 4.

 

[nflowshoe]

Oh.. you mean the 7 days off? And we won 3 in a row.. Ok.. gotcha

Naw, I don't mean the bulls caught the Heat off of a weeks rest and stole a win. I mean they played them physical and hard and made the heat work. I expect the Pacers to do the same play them physical and make it hard for the Heat to score. I'm not saying the Pacers are going to win, I just think its not going to be as easy as people think. Good luck next round.

 

[champcruthik]

To beat a dead horse, Chicago had a legitimate chance to dethrone Miami if D. Rose somehow managed to be healthy and play. Think about it, Nate and Marco stole a game from a very sound Heat defense. Pooh would be a nightmare on the drive and dish to spot-up shooters.

 

[champcruthik]

Pacers and Bulls same on offense? I don't see it. Not even close.

 

[drewsone]

You need offense to be at Miami four times. The idea that physical play gives them a 'tough' series is fun and all, but it'll never be enough. This goes for Chicago, Indiana or Memphis.

We're stacked. Lol.

 

[champcruthik]

Memphis has the best chance in my eyes because of Allen's defense, Conley's growth as a PG, and Gasol/Z-Bo inside.

 

[dman14]

when jr is your second option on offense, youre team is pretty flawed