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Title: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Lightskinsmurf on February 14, 2013, 03:30:29 PM
This is my opinion feel free to disagree. *I'm sure you will* Miami is just flat out better than everybody in the eastern conference. They're the only team in the east that I would be shocked by if they lost. Anybody else i could easily see losing.

I think if miami gets beaten It will be by someone in the western conference. As a celtics fan this makes me so sick but I live in the real world. Miami will rule the east for years to come and I think we better get used to it.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Roy H. on February 14, 2013, 03:32:36 PM
This isn't anything new. ;)
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Who on February 14, 2013, 03:38:11 PM
Yeah, I think that is a big reason why some still have confidence in Boston making a run without Rondo. Outside of Miami, there are no top quality teams in the East.

If something goes wrong with the Heat, the East would suddenly be wide open.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: fairweatherfan on February 14, 2013, 03:42:11 PM
Is it possible to have two teams in the same conference that you'd be shocked to see lose?  :P


Miami is the clear favorite and have been all year.  They're the champs til somebody beats em 4 out of 7.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: gpap on February 14, 2013, 03:55:56 PM
No disagreement from me.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: CelticConcourse on February 14, 2013, 03:57:56 PM
Yeah, I think that is a big reason why some still have confidence in Boston making a run without Rondo. Outside of Miami, there are no top quality teams in the East.

If something goes wrong with the Heat, the East would suddenly be wide open.

Yea... If we were in the west
, I see five teams that would need to go wrong for us to advance
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Lightskinsmurf on February 14, 2013, 04:33:01 PM
Is it possible to have two teams in the same conference that you'd be shocked to see lose?  :P


Miami is the clear favorite and have been all year.  They're the champs til somebody beats em 4 out of 7.

I didn't mean to use the word favorite. I meant to say miami has a clear cut path to the finals. Meaning they are head and shoulders above everyone in the east and are not being stopped. Something very unfortunate would have to happen to them like a injury to lebron.

Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: WeMadeIt17 on February 14, 2013, 04:46:06 PM
Good thing I read this.. Thought the Bobcats were. Whew.. Thanks. Just teasing ya. It's worse when like me you live here in Palm beach Florida where everyone is a heat fan now. Of course before Lebron they took some years off after Shaq was gone.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: ACF on February 14, 2013, 04:50:30 PM
Agreed. Which means... We have everything to win! Bring them on, I'm not scared of them. They play the games for a reason and when the playoffs begin, every team, seeds 1 through 8 in each conference, is 0-0. Bring them on.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Mr October on February 14, 2013, 04:50:50 PM
Yeah, I think that is a big reason why some still have confidence in Boston making a run without Rondo. Outside of Miami, there are no top quality teams in the East.

If something goes wrong with the Heat, the East would suddenly be wide open.

yeah. With or without Rondo this has always been the plan. If the Heat loose a key player, the East is wide open.

Granted the Celtics are in desperate need of a guard and a big man now that Rondo, Sully and Barbosa are out.  :(
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: GreenFaith1819 on February 14, 2013, 05:31:27 PM
And, oddly enough - the same three players that we believed would've made a difference last May-June are Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, and to some extent Chris Wilcox.

AB and Jeff Green are playing rather well right now, and Wilcox has been solid, too.

Even without Rondo, I still LOVE our opportunity.

Since Rondo went down, we've beaten the Lakers (probable playoff team, maybe more), Clips (playoff team even without CP3), TOR (IN TOR, and improved), CHI (A probable 2nd round team even without Rose), DEN (probable 2nd round team in the West), and MIA.....

Yep...I absolutely LOVE our chances, here. I was sad to see Barbosa go down, but even with THAT here is (IMO) our probable playoff rotation:

C - KG/Wilcox/Collins/Free Agent Big
PF - Bass/Wilcox/Green
SF - Pierce/Green
SG - Lee/Jet
PG - AB-Jet

I believe MIA does NOT have a clear path...if anything, I'm betting that they hope they don't meet us until the ECFs...for me, I'd rather get them EARLY...

Imagine that...an 8th seed beating a 1 seed....it has happened before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGt25SRmdg

Anything's possible, right?

DEN had a tough, defensive-minded Center back then....we have that, too.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: GreenFaith1819 on February 14, 2013, 05:43:15 PM
Off-Topic, but why in the WORLD isn't Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo in the HOF, yet?

One of the best defensive centers ever..played in the finals...several playoff appearances...HUGE community service participant.

LOVED his play in that upset clip vs SEA.

BOS can do that to MIA if we get the 8th seed.

They don't want to meet us that early, trust me.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: j804 on February 14, 2013, 05:48:58 PM
And, oddly enough - the same three players that we believed would've made a difference last May-June are Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, and to some extent Chris Wilcox.

AB and Jeff Green are playing rather well right now, and Wilcox has been solid, too.

Even without Rondo, I still LOVE our opportunity.

Since Rondo went down, we've beaten the Lakers (probable playoff team, maybe more), Clips (playoff team even without CP3), TOR (IN TOR, and improved), CHI (A probable 2nd round team even without Rose), DEN (probable 2nd round team in the West), and MIA.....

Yep...I absolutely LOVE our chances, here. I was sad to see Barbosa go down, but even with THAT here is (IMO) our probable playoff rotation:

C - KG/Wilcox/Collins/Free Agent Big
PF - Bass/Wilcox/Green
SF - Pierce/Green
SG - Lee/Jet
PG - AB-Jet

I believe MIA does NOT have a clear path...if anything, I'm betting that they hope they don't meet us until the ECFs...for me, I'd rather get them EARLY...

Imagine that...an 8th seed beating a 1 seed....it has happened before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGt25SRmdg

Anything's possible, right?

DEN had a tough, defensive-minded Center back then....we have that, too.
I agree liked our chances a lot more before all the injuries but still think we can upset somebody (Knicks/Heat) and who knows what happens.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: fairweatherfan on February 14, 2013, 05:56:57 PM
Off-Topic, but why in the WORLD isn't Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo in the HOF, yet?

One of the best defensive centers ever..played in the finals...several playoff appearances...HUGE community service participant.

He's not eligible yet - his last year was 08-09.

My guess is they'll lock him out of being 1st ballot but he'll get in shortly thereafter.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: GreenFaith1819 on February 14, 2013, 06:03:03 PM
Off-Topic, but why in the WORLD isn't Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo in the HOF, yet?

One of the best defensive centers ever..played in the finals...several playoff appearances...HUGE community service participant.

He's not eligible yet - his last year was 08-09.

My guess is they'll lock him out of being 1st ballot but he'll get in shortly thereafter.

Hope so.

He was the 2nd best player on that PHI team that met LA in the finals.

He's due.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: scaryjerry on February 14, 2013, 06:16:57 PM
Agreed...unless you're buying the fraudulent Indiana crap
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: CelticSooner on February 14, 2013, 11:22:31 PM
The worst thing that could've happened was for LeBron to get the monkey off his back. It's gonna take one hell of a series for anyone to beat Miami the next few years.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Lightskinsmurf on February 14, 2013, 11:23:39 PM
And, oddly enough - the same three players that we believed would've made a difference last May-June are Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, and to some extent Chris Wilcox.

AB and Jeff Green are playing rather well right now, and Wilcox has been solid, too.

Even without Rondo, I still LOVE our opportunity.

Since Rondo went down, we've beaten the Lakers (probable playoff team, maybe more), Clips (playoff team even without CP3), TOR (IN TOR, and improved), CHI (A probable 2nd round team even without Rose), DEN (probable 2nd round team in the West), and MIA.....

Yep...I absolutely LOVE our chances, here. I was sad to see Barbosa go down, but even with THAT here is (IMO) our probable playoff rotation:

C - KG/Wilcox/Collins/Free Agent Big
PF - Bass/Wilcox/Green
SF - Pierce/Green
SG - Lee/Jet
PG - AB-Jet

I believe MIA does NOT have a clear path...if anything, I'm betting that they hope they don't meet us until the ECFs...for me, I'd rather get them EARLY...

Imagine that...an 8th seed beating a 1 seed....it has happened before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGt25SRmdg

Anything's possible, right?

DEN had a tough, defensive-minded Center back then....we have that, too.

Respect your opinion but beating teams in the regular season means absolutely nothing when it comes to beating them 4 times in a playoff series. Look at some of the teams miami lost to this year. wizards, detriot, bucks, utah. Do you think any of these teams beat the heat 4 times in a 7 game series tho?

You can't just say oh, we beat that team once or twice in the regular season so that means we have a shot at them in the playoffs! That's a very casual way to look at it and its not even close to being true. Plus beating the lakers was not impressive, not the way they're playing right now. Beating the clips without cp3, not impressive. Most impressive win was probably denver.

*Edit* Now I'm not saying that's what you meant when you named off the teams we beat I was just saying it means nothing. Every team in the league beats teams they should or shouldn't beat all the time during the regular season.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: GreenEnvy on February 14, 2013, 11:39:42 PM
And, oddly enough - the same three players that we believed would've made a difference last May-June are Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, and to some extent Chris Wilcox.

AB and Jeff Green are playing rather well right now, and Wilcox has been solid, too.

Even without Rondo, I still LOVE our opportunity.

Since Rondo went down, we've beaten the Lakers (probable playoff team, maybe more), Clips (playoff team even without CP3), TOR (IN TOR, and improved), CHI (A probable 2nd round team even without Rose), DEN (probable 2nd round team in the West), and MIA.....

Yep...I absolutely LOVE our chances, here. I was sad to see Barbosa go down, but even with THAT here is (IMO) our probable playoff rotation:

C - KG/Wilcox/Collins/Free Agent Big
PF - Bass/Wilcox/Green
SF - Pierce/Green
SG - Lee/Jet
PG - AB-Jet

I believe MIA does NOT have a clear path...if anything, I'm betting that they hope they don't meet us until the ECFs...for me, I'd rather get them EARLY...

Imagine that...an 8th seed beating a 1 seed....it has happened before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGt25SRmdg

Anything's possible, right?

DEN had a tough, defensive-minded Center back then....we have that, too.

Respect your opinion but beating teams in the regular season means absolutely nothing when it comes to beating them 4 times in a playoff series. Look at some of the teams miami lost to this year. wizards, detriot, bucks, utah. Do you think any of these teams beat the heat 4 times in a 7 game series tho?

You can't just say oh, we beat that team once or twice in the regular season so that means we have a shot at them in the playoffs! That's a very casual way to look at it and its not even close to being true. Plus beating the lakers was not impressive, not the way they're playing right now. Beating the clips without cp3, not impressive. Most impressive win was probably denver.

*Edit* Now I'm not saying that's what you meant when you named off the teams we beat I was just saying it means nothing. Every team in the league beats teams they should or shouldn't beat all the time during the regular season.

It's all about matchups.

We have Bradley and Lee for Wade, Pierce/Green for LeBron, and KG for Bosh. I actually still liked our chances without Rondo, but now without LB also, I'd have to see how Ainge fills out our roster.

Even as currently constructed, I'd go out on a limb and say Miami would least want to play the Boston Celtics of any Eastern Conference team.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Lightskinsmurf on February 14, 2013, 11:41:59 PM
And, oddly enough - the same three players that we believed would've made a difference last May-June are Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, and to some extent Chris Wilcox.

AB and Jeff Green are playing rather well right now, and Wilcox has been solid, too.

Even without Rondo, I still LOVE our opportunity.

Since Rondo went down, we've beaten the Lakers (probable playoff team, maybe more), Clips (playoff team even without CP3), TOR (IN TOR, and improved), CHI (A probable 2nd round team even without Rose), DEN (probable 2nd round team in the West), and MIA.....

Yep...I absolutely LOVE our chances, here. I was sad to see Barbosa go down, but even with THAT here is (IMO) our probable playoff rotation:

C - KG/Wilcox/Collins/Free Agent Big
PF - Bass/Wilcox/Green
SF - Pierce/Green
SG - Lee/Jet
PG - AB-Jet

I believe MIA does NOT have a clear path...if anything, I'm betting that they hope they don't meet us until the ECFs...for me, I'd rather get them EARLY...

Imagine that...an 8th seed beating a 1 seed....it has happened before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGt25SRmdg

Anything's possible, right?

DEN had a tough, defensive-minded Center back then....we have that, too.

Respect your opinion but beating teams in the regular season means absolutely nothing when it comes to beating them 4 times in a playoff series. Look at some of the teams miami lost to this year. wizards, detriot, bucks, utah. Do you think any of these teams beat the heat 4 times in a 7 game series tho?

You can't just say oh, we beat that team once or twice in the regular season so that means we have a shot at them in the playoffs! That's a very casual way to look at it and its not even close to being true. Plus beating the lakers was not impressive, not the way they're playing right now. Beating the clips without cp3, not impressive. Most impressive win was probably denver.

*Edit* Now I'm not saying that's what you meant when you named off the teams we beat I was just saying it means nothing. Every team in the league beats teams they should or shouldn't beat all the time during the regular season.

It's all about matchups.

We have Bradley and Lee for Wade, Pierce/Green for LeBron, and KG for Bosh. I actually still liked our chances without Rondo, but now without LB also, I'd have to see how Ainge fills out our roster.

Even as currently constructed, I'd go out on a limb and say Miami would least want to play the Boston Celtics of any Eastern Conference team.

You're right its all about matchups but sometimes when a team is just flat out better than yours then matchups don't mean so much now. I agree with boston giving miami the most trouble. That being said miami will be in the finals again
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: PhoSita on February 14, 2013, 11:52:18 PM
Agreed, nobody is stopping the Heat in the East this season.

Not saying Miami is gonna go 12-0 going to the Finals, but there aren't any teams in the East that have what it takes to beat the Heat in a 7 game series.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: D.o.s. on February 14, 2013, 11:59:51 PM
They're definitely the favorites to come out of the east, but we won't know 'til the dust has settled.

I hate the March/April waiting for the playoffs game.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: CelticSooner on February 15, 2013, 12:04:31 AM
Agreed, nobody is stopping the Heat in the East this season.

Not saying Miami is gonna go 12-0 going to the Finals, but there aren't any teams in the East that have what it takes to beat the Heat in a 7 game series.

I actually think Miami will get some better series against the East then they would in the Finals. Spurs are the only team in the West I could see with the style to get it to at least six.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: CelticConcourse on February 15, 2013, 12:05:49 AM
Agreed...unless you're buying the fraudulent Indiana crap

That is a little ignorant.. Top 3 team in the East and their second best player hasn't played... Also their best offensive player
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Onslaught on February 15, 2013, 12:26:45 AM
So the defending champions who got better in the off season and have the best player in the world on their team is the favorite? Well don't that beat all!

Even if this Boston team had worked out like most of use wanted before the season started I'd still have to pick the Heat if you'd put a gun to my head.  The only way the Heat go down in the east is if LBJ gets hurt. I'm not trying to wish ill on anyone, it's just the way I see it.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: bfrombleacher on February 15, 2013, 01:01:11 AM
Doesn't mean I need to root for the Heat, though.

Doesn't mean I can't root for my own [dang] team. Doesn't make it wrong to root for this roster.

Chances are slim but things happen. I would certainly hope that the Heat would raise some eyebrows this year...by being upset...especially by the C's.

At the end of the day, I'd rather watch this group of players who have been through so much (even in this season alone), achieved and overachieved.

I feel like this group has become more than a basketball team. They've embodied the heart of an underdog, camaraderie, hard work...so much more. And I was with them all the way...

Screw the Heat, go C's.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: D Dub on February 15, 2013, 01:39:36 AM
I kinda want MIA in the first round.   Have this funny feeling LBJ's obsession with FG% will eventually have to bounce back.  Law of averages right?   Shooting 60% can only last so long, figure he's got a 30% playoff series coming his way, and Green/Pierce are just the defenders to encourage it out of him.   

So the Heat are favorites?   I say bring em on
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: syfy9 on February 15, 2013, 01:47:03 AM
Yeah, if I could choose, I'd rather play the Heat early. Pierce and KG's legs would be fresh.

Then again, another eastern conference finals appearance would be nice.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: indeedproceed on February 15, 2013, 01:54:29 AM
Off-Topic, but why in the WORLD isn't Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo in the HOF, yet?

One of the best defensive centers ever..played in the finals...several playoff appearances...HUGE community service participant.

He's not eligible yet - his last year was 08-09.

My guess is they'll lock him out of being 1st ballot but he'll get in shortly thereafter.

I think his work as a basketball ambassador to Africa and the overall awesomeness and good vibes about the guy will get him 1st ballot.

WHO WANTS TO SEX MUTOMBO???
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: PhoSita on February 15, 2013, 02:16:49 AM
Agreed, nobody is stopping the Heat in the East this season.

Not saying Miami is gonna go 12-0 going to the Finals, but there aren't any teams in the East that have what it takes to beat the Heat in a 7 game series.

I actually think Miami will get some better series against the East then they would in the Finals. Spurs are the only team in the West I could see with the style to get it to at least six.

The problem for the league is that the Thunder are the only team with enough superstar talent to really match the Heat, but they don't seem to match up particularly well with the Heat.

I'd love to see a series between San Antonio and Miami.  But I'm not sure the Spurs can overcome the Thunder. 

I'm not sure what to make of the Clippers.  I'm inclined to think they're still one serious piece away.  If they traded for KG I think they might be the favorite.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: CroCorvus on February 15, 2013, 03:10:47 AM
Unfortunately, kinda makes you to forget about this and concentrate on the next seasonone...
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Mazingerz on February 15, 2013, 04:06:08 AM
why don't we just roll over and die then.

I say we kick the collective as$ of the cHeat and win this season.

Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Lightskinsmurf on February 15, 2013, 04:11:58 AM
why don't we just roll over and die then.

I say we kick the collective as$ of the cHeat and win this season.

Lol, if only it were that simple.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: BballTim on February 15, 2013, 06:25:46 AM
This is my opinion feel free to disagree. *I'm sure you will* Miami is just flat out better than everybody in the eastern conference. They're the only team in the east that I would be shocked by if they lost. Anybody else i could easily see losing.

I think if miami gets beaten It will be by someone in the western conference. As a celtics fan this makes me so sick but I live in the real world. Miami will rule the east for years to come and I think we better get used to it.

  Not sure I see the point in this thread. The Heat are good, not invincible. Even if you think the Heat will win this year I don't see the value in declaring their future dominance against teams with yet to be determined rosters.

  Somewhat related, but I kind of felt like if we'd been able to get by the Heat last year they'd have probably lost patience and made some major changes. We might have knocked them off of their "future perch".
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: ronaldo943 on February 15, 2013, 07:59:38 AM
Pacers can beat the heat in a 7 game series. They have too much size on the Heat
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Favorites For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: pearljammer10 on February 15, 2013, 08:17:46 AM
This isn't anything new. ;)

Yeah we've known this since last year. Just because they are the best doesnt mean they cant be beat however.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Moranis on February 15, 2013, 08:24:48 AM
And, oddly enough - the same three players that we believed would've made a difference last May-June are Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, and to some extent Chris Wilcox.

AB and Jeff Green are playing rather well right now, and Wilcox has been solid, too.

Even without Rondo, I still LOVE our opportunity.

Since Rondo went down, we've beaten the Lakers (probable playoff team, maybe more), Clips (playoff team even without CP3), TOR (IN TOR, and improved), CHI (A probable 2nd round team even without Rose), DEN (probable 2nd round team in the West), and MIA.....

Yep...I absolutely LOVE our chances, here. I was sad to see Barbosa go down, but even with THAT here is (IMO) our probable playoff rotation:

C - KG/Wilcox/Collins/Free Agent Big
PF - Bass/Wilcox/Green
SF - Pierce/Green
SG - Lee/Jet
PG - AB-Jet

I believe MIA does NOT have a clear path...if anything, I'm betting that they hope they don't meet us until the ECFs...for me, I'd rather get them EARLY...

Imagine that...an 8th seed beating a 1 seed....it has happened before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGt25SRmdg

Anything's possible, right?

DEN had a tough, defensive-minded Center back then....we have that, too.

Respect your opinion but beating teams in the regular season means absolutely nothing when it comes to beating them 4 times in a playoff series. Look at some of the teams miami lost to this year. wizards, detriot, bucks, utah. Do you think any of these teams beat the heat 4 times in a 7 game series tho?

You can't just say oh, we beat that team once or twice in the regular season so that means we have a shot at them in the playoffs! That's a very casual way to look at it and its not even close to being true. Plus beating the lakers was not impressive, not the way they're playing right now. Beating the clips without cp3, not impressive. Most impressive win was probably denver.

*Edit* Now I'm not saying that's what you meant when you named off the teams we beat I was just saying it means nothing. Every team in the league beats teams they should or shouldn't beat all the time during the regular season.

It's all about matchups.

We have Bradley and Lee for Wade, Pierce/Green for LeBron, and KG for Bosh. I actually still liked our chances without Rondo, but now without LB also, I'd have to see how Ainge fills out our roster.

Even as currently constructed, I'd go out on a limb and say Miami would least want to play the Boston Celtics of any Eastern Conference team.
It is and Miami wins at least the first 2 of those match-ups and could easily win the Bosh/KG match-up.

Miami is a far superior team to Boston.  I would be surprised if the series went past 5 games if Lebron is healthy.
Title: Re: Miami Heat Clear Cut Path For Yet Another Finals Appearance
Post by: Q_FBE on February 15, 2013, 08:58:14 AM
Maybe Lebron James, Udonis Haslem, and Ray Allen will tear their ACLs.