Good one. Ignore absolutely everything I write, and make a funny [not] statement.
You've got no response to it. You know what you're called? A hater.
if you insist...
I completely understand (and I agree) that LeBron is a gigantic egohead. I cant say the same about Wade. Wade for the most part keeps to himself. I dont like LeBron as a person (although I'm sure anybody would want his skills on their team).
agree to disagree about diane wade.
We will see about the defensive styles of teams. Boston is probably one of the very few teams that wouldn't have to run zone against Miami, but the point is during the playoffs the Heat had one man, Dwyane Wade. Who was essentially triple covered. And still produced. Boston cant do that anymore.
i ignored this because you're essentially wrong in your assessment about how boston guarded wade and lebron, because you believe that great defensive roations = triple teamed. a double (or triple) team involves players completely leaving their man to force the ball out of another player's hands. the celtics guarded lebron and wade straight up. their help defenders shaded them, as all help defenders would do against great player. the main difference is that the celtics had/have the best defensive rotations seen in the NBA since the mid 90's... likely a byproduct not just of having great defensive coaches, but also of having such a veteran team, as most of the new breed of NBA stars never even learn how to properly play man-to-man defense because nobody plays defense in AAU and they don't stay in college long enough to learn it.
if anything, the fact that lerbon and wade are inconsistent outside shooters plays into the hands of a team that rotates as well as boston does; as you need to be able to knock down the open jumper to beat them. mike miller will be key to being able to beat boston, probably more so than bosh.
the bulls are now coached by the guy who ran boston's defense, and they have a big, long, athletic team. it's yet to be seen if chicago's players will be willing to buy in to playing the same way, but i'm leaning to yes on that one.
I dont understand why Bosh being top 10 would exactly be 'comical' although I'd agree with you in saying he's not top 10. But in terms of positions... they have top 5 players in each of their respective positions. IMO though, Stoudemire > Bosh > Boozer.
stoudemire and boozer have both gone deep into the playoffs. bosh has been the focal point of a team that people thought were going to "take the next step" who never did. he's been a good player on a bad team. one could argue the exact same thing about pao gasol, but bosh doesn't have the kind of post repertoire that pao has, and isn't nearly as good a passer as pao is. frankly i don't know how bosh fits into a lineup that will more or less be a modified dribble drive.
Furthermore, this Miami team honestly looks like the equivalent of last years Cleveland Caviliers (+ Wade + Bosh). That's why it yells a potential dynasty. It depends on what you really call a dynasty though. Perhaps I'm using the word out of context... but if they are a top 3 team in the league for 6 years straight it might be different as opposed to winning 5 championships.
firstly, the past few years of cavs teams all were massive "disappointments" who were smoked out of the playoffs. secondly, those cavs teams had more depth than this heat team does, even though the heat certainly are more topheavy talent wise.
I really find it quite unfair to say they have 0 depth. Big Z, Joel Anthony (a defensive shutdown, that's who will be guarding Dwight Howard), Udonis Haslem, and Bosh can all serve at the center position. Furthermore, if I were Spoelstra (I hope he gets fired to be honest, he's horrible), it wouldnt take a genius to cycle these 3 players. If you keep one on the bench at most times, you have scoring threat constantly.
i don't. they're depth consists of mike miller, who frankly should be starting with lebron at the point instead of bronson arroyo and his wicked curveball, and i'll give you that udonis is a nice, serviceable big man who can play his role very well. after that their roster is an absolute joke. really... juwan howard? what, was tom gugliotta booked? joel anthony? really? you're going to argue the virtues of having joel anthony in the starting lineup? joel anthony blows.
And for the comment about Bosh carrying his team to a 40-42 record... to carry a team doesnt mean you need to carry them to the playoffs. Face it, without Bosh they were really, really bad. He carried them night in and night out. If Miami cycles those 3 players, Bosh can essentially make up for that proclaimed lack of depth on the bench.
as the saying goes... if the team can suck with the player, the team can suck without the player. bosh didn't carry shit. yes... to carry a team DOES mean that they actually have to bring them to some level of success. it may be semantics, but to say a guy "carried" a team to a below .500 record is pretty silly.
If you have any combination of the 3 out on the court at any single time, it's probably better than what the Raptors, Heat, or Cavs had all last season. Needless to say with the addition of Boozer, Chicago has almost created the same form of a triple threat.
I never said that the Heat are a dynasty in waiting. I said that if they can put it all together, they are. That's a fair statement. It's not guaranteed that they do, but if they can all work together and play as well cooperatively as they did individually last season (and play defense), 1+1+1=3. It adds up.
I guess only time will tell. But the potential is definitely there.
the thing is... when you put three guys together who are used to getting their touches, they can not possibly play as well cooperatively as they did individually. it's simply not possible. too many chiefs, not enough indians. somebody has to play a role. you can't have everyone getting the touches they've had in the past; there's only one ball. either all three have to sacrifice a lot and buy into a system, or one guy is going to be significantly left out. it's easy to say "oh he averaged 30, he averaged 28, he averaged 22... put 'em together and that's 80 points from three players!" reality is much, much different. boston had three guys towards the end of their careers who were willing to sacrifice individual glory for team glory. they are the exception to the rule. in most cases, when teams put stars together, the end result is not what was expected, because somebody isn't willing to play a lesser role. shaq and kobe only worked when shaq was the better player. once kobe became shaq's equal, they stopped winning.
as for dynasty? to say a team could become a dynasty before they've even played one game is just silly. shit happens. ego's explode, tendon's pop, ACL's blow; and that's not even to mention, oh, kobe bryant, kevin durant, carmelo anthony, dwight howard, etc. etc. etc.
again... would the heat winning the title this year shock me? not in the least... the only thing that would shock me is a team other than the lakers, the bulls, the heat, the celtics, the thunder and possibly random contender that manages to get carmelo without giving up significant parts winning the title.
in order? lakers, bulls, heat, celtics, thunder, random 'melo team.
