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illiniguy Knoxville Smokies

illiniguy

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Yeah, if you prefer Boston to Indiana, make it because of last year's playoff series, not how the Bulls/Celts played in the regular season.

We don't sweat either of you. To be honest.

bcl412 South Bend Cubs

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I'm picking Orlando vs Indiana anyways (if they play).

 

EDIT: I'm seeing that Howard won't play for Van Gundy anymore and they are preparing for him to miss the rest of the season and playoffs, so maybe not.

CubColtPacer South Bend Cubs

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FWIW, Miami was 3-1 vs Indiana during the regular season.

 

Miami blew them out badly the first two times, the 3rd one the Pacers had it won and then let it slip away in OT (James hit a 3 to force OT and then Wade hit a game winner with 0.1 left in OT). The 4th time was a blowout the Pacers way. The Pacers do have some matchups that can bother the Heat (they're one of the only teams in the NBA with enough good defenders at the wing positions to guard James/Wade, and their size inside could bother Miami) but they have to make shots. They've been doing that in the second half of the season (averaged 101.8 points over their last 19 games) while they were really struggling offensively to begin the year when they played the Heat the first 2 times.

 

As for the being physical point, Indiana's probably more physical than they were last year. It's a calling card of theirs. They talk about being smashmouth all the time, and they're among the league leaders in both free throws attempted and among the worst in giving up free throws. I'm not sure how much that will be a factor in tiring out Miami though. LeBron is so strong it almost doesn't matter, and it's not Bosh's game to be physical like that. So they would probably only tire out Wade.

bcl412 South Bend Cubs

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FWIW, Miami was 3-1 vs Indiana during the regular season.

 

Miami blew them out badly the first two times, the 3rd one the Pacers had it won and then let it slip away in OT (James hit a 3 to force OT and then Wade hit a game winner with 0.1 left in OT). The 4th time was a blowout the Pacers way. The Pacers do have some matchups that can bother the Heat (they're one of the only teams in the NBA with enough good defenders at the wing positions to guard James/Wade, and their size inside could bother Miami) but they have to make shots. They've been doing that in the second half of the season (averaged 101.8 points over their last 19 games) while they were really struggling offensively to begin the year when they played the Heat the first 2 times.

 

As for the being physical point, Indiana's probably more physical than they were last year. It's a calling card of theirs. They talk about being smashmouth all the time, and they're among the league leaders in both free throws attempted and among the worst in giving up free throws. I'm not sure how much that will be a factor in tiring out Miami though. LeBron is so strong it almost doesn't matter, and it's not Bosh's game to be physical like that. So they would probably only tire out Wade.

 

If only Bosh and LeBron were on their games against a Bulls team that is healthy, I'd take that. We're not going to get a healthy Bulls team but still.

Sosa21MVP ACL Cubs

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FWIW, Miami was 3-1 vs Indiana during the regular season.

 

Miami blew them out badly the first two times, the 3rd one the Pacers had it won and then let it slip away in OT (James hit a 3 to force OT and then Wade hit a game winner with 0.1 left in OT). The 4th time was a blowout the Pacers way. The Pacers do have some matchups that can bother the Heat (they're one of the only teams in the NBA with enough good defenders at the wing positions to guard James/Wade, and their size inside could bother Miami) but they have to make shots. They've been doing that in the second half of the season (averaged 101.8 points over their last 19 games) while they were really struggling offensively to begin the year when they played the Heat the first 2 times.

 

As for the being physical point, Indiana's probably more physical than they were last year. It's a calling card of theirs. They talk about being smashmouth all the time, and they're among the league leaders in both free throws attempted and among the worst in giving up free throws. I'm not sure how much that will be a factor in tiring out Miami though. LeBron is so strong it almost doesn't matter, and it's not Bosh's game to be physical like that. So they would probably only tire out Wade.

 

I think the Pacers can push Miami a bit. I wouldn't expect to win that series but I don't think it would be some big pushover. The Pacers had been kind of inconsistent up until the stretch run, now they seem to be playing their best basketball of the season. And really, when they added Barbosa is when they really seemed to start this last season surge. I think Barbosa provides a really nice spark off the bench.

Soul MVP

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I feel like I'm watching the TV Guide network half the time with these graphics. Whatever, this sucks. I'm done :)
Banedon GOAT

Banedon

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Wade will get suspended for that

You think? I'll be shocked if he does.

 

Yeah. Jones is more likely to get a suspension, and I doubt he'll get one either.

Banedon GOAT

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For all the media talk about how the #1 seed is in danger, the percentages are still greatly in the Bulls favor, though they've slipped a bit....

 

Team           AvgW    Play    Div     HCA       1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8
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Chicago        49.3   100.0   100.0   100.0    91.0     9.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
Miami          47.7   100.0   100.0   100.0     9.0    91.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
Indiana        43.1   100.0     0.0   100.0     0.0     0.0    99.3     0.0     0.7     0.0     0.0     0.0
Atlanta        39.6   100.0     0.0    72.2     0.0     0.0     0.7     0.0    94.2     4.7     0.4     0.0
Boston         38.7   100.0    98.3    25.1     0.0     0.0     0.0    98.3     0.0     0.5     1.2     0.0
Orlando        38.1   100.0     0.0     2.7     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     5.1    86.2     8.7     0.0
New York       36.0   100.0     1.7     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     1.7     0.0     8.6    87.4     2.3
Philadelphia   33.9    90.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     2.3    87.7
Milwaukee      31.6    10.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0    10.0
Detroit        24.2     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
Toronto        23.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
New Jersey     22.8     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
Cleveland      19.7     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
Washington     19.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
Charlotte       7.5     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

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