stfu bitch when anatta wants a comment outta u he give it to u

big laughs huh got ur big laughs right here...wait that doesnt make sense...man...stfu man

anatta, oh you.

see nobody can rebut anattas expert analysis and theory that rondo kicked ass cuz he slept well knowing mario sux and westie gonna do the same so they have to resort to personal attacks which anatta is used to being on the receiving end due to jealousy of lesser minds who seek to discredit him here in there public sphere or is it public square dunno man squared circle of the internet man u know anattas world

you got it right the first time...public sphere. (<33333333333333 anatta)

really want bron to get a ring this year. but okc in 6.

vs SA, yeah they used a small lineup because SA allowed them to get away with it because they were so worried about getting back on transition D that they gave away lots of offensive rebounding opportunities. If you're not going after rebounds, why play Blair at all? You're better off using Bonnar, Splitter who have more offensive weapons.

OKC's best lineup vs MIA wont be going small. It'll be going big and letting Miami play half court, and focusing on defensive rebounding and outlet passing to put pressure on Miami's transition defense.

BOS was most effective when they dribble drove. But they only have 1 guy who can do that effectively on their team. OKC has like 3 guys who can do it relentlessly.

Miami has no size and that's why OKC will demolish them. Turiaf is like 6'8. Anthony is like 6'8. Haslem is like 6'7. They are going to have legit issues rebounding the ball. If they can;t rebound, they cant get in transition. When Miami can't get into transition, they cant generate momentum because they are not a jumpshooting team-- they work inside out.

OKC is going to play big and let Miami play half court. They'll laugh em off when they see that Turiaf is their biggest guy on the court and Bosh is playing in the high elbow. How the **** are thye going to rebound vs Perk/Coll/Ibaka/Durant? i dont know.

aggo knows the game man. the bucket is 10 feet in the air. 6'11 is better than 6'8'' cuz ur closer. they will go big they will go small take u fast or in SLOW MOTION in How the **** are thye going to rebound vs Perk/Coll/Ibaka/Durant? i dont know

Thunder in 6

Silly 2-3-2 format

I really think that the Thunder will win pretty easily, but hard to pick them in 5 because that would mean they win 2 out of the 3 in Miami.

Thunder in 6 safe pick.

However, a Thunder sweep wouldn't blow my mind. I mean that sincerely.

Lebron better career it on both sides or this will be a blowout for OKC. They are bigger, faster, deeper and its not even close. Only way I can see anyone honestly thinking Miami will win this. Is them just like, Lebron is too good and won't except losing/falling short again!! He's going to will his way to victory!!

Doesn't exactly work like that. This is a very very hungry Thunder team too. Having said that, I do expect Lebron to play well and this end up being an exciting series. But there is just no way I could logically pick the Heat right now.

I'm sort of surprised at the poll results, and that this thread isn't filled with posts like the above. Is it genuinely recency bias or am I missing something? Even with Bosh at 100% (which we don't know with certainty)... the Heat have a lot of matchup/depth issues imo...

Somewhat related: I am looking through an analysis of game-by-game NBA ratings of the playoffs to date (all Networks so TNT, NBA TV, ESPN, ABC). In Total Households, Total Persons viewing, Male demos (18-34)... overall, ratings are down for the NBA playoffs through the 1st 3 rounds vs. last year!

I was really surprised, but when you look at the matchups, it sort of makes sense the way things broke out last year vs. this year. Just more instances of marquee teams (at least 1 superstar) vs. non-marquee teams. One of the better examples is last year we had Pacers/Bulls (so decent ratings cause of Rose), whereas this year we had Pacers/Magic, where legitimately no one gave a ****. Also 76ers national ratings are total AIDS anyway you slice it. Them advancing to the 2nd round this year (vs. last year) did not help the ratings cause.

My guess is the Finals will draw big numbers, but we'll see. Heat ratings have been really strong, and the KD/LBJ narrative is I think potenially compelling even for the casual fan. Only question mark in my mind is how much KD is really on the national radar - Thunder/Spurs did not have particularly good ratings at all.

This Finals should set ratings records.

The Heat can go big too. Sure they don't have a true center, but they have a lot of 6'8" dudes who can play D on smaller people.

Perkins 6'11" v 6'8" Haslem or 6'9" Anthony
Ibaka 6'10" v 6'11" Bosh
Durant 6'9" v 6'8" James
Sefolosha 6'7" or Harden 6'5" v 6'8" Battier
Westbrook 6'3" v 6'4" Wade

If the Thunder go with Thabo for the extra length/defense on Lebron they are going to have the same troubles in the half court as the Heat. If they go with Harden they will be better on offense, but aren't actually bigger out there and will have similar problems containing all 3 Miami scorers as the Heat will trying to take care of Harden, Westbrook, and Durant. I'm not sure the edge is as clear cut as you think it is. That's partially what makes this series so interesting is I'm not sure who has the edge when both teams go big, or when both teams go small.

anatta suprised at the poll results too not surprised there arent as many post as great as anatta thats for sure and aint recency bias anatta goat now and back then

last year 2nd demo chicago advanced to conference finals out in 6. and dallas > san antonio. boston games 4-7 were all time high.

I'm not sure why you'd say that. Recent Lakers/Celtics much more marquee imo - this is about getting the casual fan to tune in... feels like this is going to be KD's national coming out party...

Best thing for NBA imo is for Thunder to win, KD to win Finals MVP (cementing his national stature), and setting stage for epic Heat/Thunder re-match next season.