I think you were the only one who thought that Miami doesn't need a halfcourt offense. They have one. There's 3 guys who can create off the dribble and when Z's in the game everyone on the team can shoot jumpshots.
Are you saying Garnett and Rondo take Boston from worse than Detroit to a championship contender? Please. There's no reason Doc has to play Shaq only 15 minutes a game. There's no reason he can't ask Pierce to be more selfish out there.
As a side note, our transition game will get better in the playoffs because older teams will get tired before we do.
They are much suited to run and gun in the regular season, but if you look at history (Phoenix, Golden State, and everything before that), up tempo teams have never won a championship, or at least none I can think of.
Teams like Boston and Dallas have proved you can rarely drive on them, and they are gonna make you beat you from the perimeter. With that being said, can you expect a team to constantly shoot 50% of their jump shots? As the game wears on, those jumpshots become slightly harder.
Lol, Boston would beat Drtroit in a 7 game series right now, but teams in the regular seasons go through funks and good spells. I don't think you've seen Shaq play. The guy gasses out rather quickly. Pierce is 33 years old. If Kobe can't put a team on his back these days, what makes you think Pierce can? Doc is a good coach, and every team will have their struggles. Without a true PG, and their two defensive anchors (Perkins and KG), no bench playmaker (Delonte), they are really stagnant right now. There is only so much good defense you can play. If you have no good offensive flow, nothing is gonna work. These injuries are bigger then you think. Doc is still a good coach, and it's more impressive to see them have won so many games with Rondo missing 10 games, Shaq and Jermaine have been in and out, Delonte has barely played, and Perkins hasn't played at all.
I'm sure Miami's transition game will be better, but there is no transition game if teams get back. Vouching on teams being too old to keep up is a joke. That was the line I heard last year for Boston. Look at the Spurs. I dunno how old that team is, but they get after it. Dallas has Kidd at 36, and Dirk at 32. JET is at 33 I believe. Fast teams doesn't warrant a championship. Spurs shut down Phoenix when they were in their prime, and Golden State lost to Utah for the same reasons. New Jersey Nets got ***** by the Lakers in the finals, because Kidd could barely get anything going on the open court. Miami will have no problem in the first round, but vs Orlando or Boston, it will be a doozy.
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