Miami Heat Confidence Meter: 9.8 (Handing out beatdowns) • The Miami Heat to start the game used a different “cover” on Carmelo Anthony, meaning that they decided to not really devote any energy at all at defending him. They guarded him straight up, foot on foot, not favoring either hand. This is just my theory, [...]
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Miami Heat Confidence Meter: 9.7 (You are gonna pay what you owe.) • So the New York Knicks idea of “physical” playoff play was to foul incessantly and be out of position throughout and clutch and grab at every opportunity. To be fair, the Miami Heat did got away with a lot when guarding Carmelo [...]
Western Conference San Antonio Spurs (1) vs. Utah Jazz (8) The Spurs once again, for the second year in a row, are tops in the Western Conference. This time they chased down the Oklahoma City Thunder, while resting key players throughout the season. Coach Popovich, has a deep and talented squad that boasts an MVP [...]
Miami Heat Confidence Meter: 9.7 (All-time High) • The Miami Heat attempted to win the game without the Big Three, and playing the rest of the reserves in limited minutes. That would have been an impressive feat had they pulled it off. They didn’t. Erik Spoelstra decided to not press with his most effective players [...]
Miami Heat Confidence Meter: 9.6 (On the Maintenance program) • This time, Mario Chalmers goes on the “Maintenance Program” (Flu) to join the suit brigade that includes, Chris Bosh, Ronny Turiaf, and Dwyane Wade. That meant that Norris Cole found himself in the starting lineup. Surprisingly, he played well. He had his regular aggressiveness, but [...]
Miami Heat Confidence Meter: 9.5 (They’re Confident, We’re confident) • I will pay as much attention to breaking down the game, as the Miami Heat coaching staff did to winning it. Dwyane Wade was the designated one man show, as Lebron James and Chris Bosh sat this one out. Less than 3 minutes in, Dwyane [...]
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