Who Can Beat the Heat?

[PosImpos]

 Watching the Heat in this postseason, it's difficult to see how anyone could defeat them in a 7 game series anytime soon.  Having the two best players in the league on the same team is just an unbelievable advantage. As long as they are surrounded by serviceable roleplayers, they can dominate.  I think it's going to take some other team with an amazing collection of stars -- specifically one with tough, quick wing defenders and scorers at pg, pf, and c. 

I think the knicks might have the best chance if they get cp3, or maybe the thunder if they continue to develop. The bulls could compete if they get a scorer at sg and boozer can actually play at a high level in the playoffs.  I really don't know though.  The combination of Lebron and Wade just seems plain unfair.

[mc34]

Apparently, Dirk can.

[PosImpos]

Well for now it looks like I may have pulled off a successful reverse jinx here.  Still, I think it's a worthy question -- who will challenge the Heat moving forward, and how?

[mgent]

Why don't you watch them lose the series before you start talking?  Who can beat the heat?  Who's had the chance?  This is their first playoff run, what are you bragging about?

[cman88]

Well for now it looks like I may have pulled off a successful reverse jinx here.  Still, I think it's a worthy question -- who will challenge the Heat moving forward, and how?

Thunder, Knicks, Bulls in the next 5-10years should give the heat some trouble...and hopefully the Celtics can stay a contending team

[StartOrien]

MATRIX!

[BballTim]

Well for now it looks like I may have pulled off a successful reverse jinx here.  Still, I think it's a worthy question -- who will challenge the Heat moving forward, and how?

  If Rondo had been healthy we'd probably have beat them. If JO hadn't had the broken wrist they'd have gone down convincingly.

[CelticG1]

I think the Heat played absurdly well against us and the Bulls. Some of the shots Wade and James made in both those series were just ridiculous. It's easy to look back and say we both lost in 5 games but when you dig deeper and remember some of those shots that Wade and James made along with the partial collapse of leads us and the Bulls have I think that has part to do with it.

The Heat were/are peaking and playing incredibly hot at the right moments so far. They weren't like this all season and you can't just necessarily pencil them in to steam role the next few seasons.

[PosImpos]

Why don't you watch them lose the series before you start talking?  Who can beat the heat?  Who's had the chance?  This is their first playoff run, what are you bragging about?

that's a good question -- i'm confused.  what AM i bragging about?  i wasn't aware that i was bragging about anything.

[kgistheticket5]

Who can beat the heat ummmm we did 4 time mavs beat them 3 times so on and so on but they are going to 3 peat maybe even quadpeat

[Lucky17]

Ray Allen beats the heat with an ice-cold iced coffee from Dunkin' Donuts.

[BballTim]

Why don't you watch them lose the series before you start talking?  Who can beat the heat?  Who's had the chance?  This is their first playoff run, what are you bragging about?

that's a good question -- i'm confused.  what AM i bragging about?  i wasn't aware that i was bragging about anything.

  What would you call it? Hand-wringing?

[mgent]

Watching the Heat in this postseason, it's difficult to see how anyone could defeat them in a 7 game series anytime soon.  Having the two best players in the league on the same team is just an unbelievable advantage. As long as they are surrounded by serviceable roleplayers, they can dominate.  I think it's going to take some other team with an amazing collection of stars -- specifically one with tough, quick wing defenders and scorers at pg, pf, and c. 

I think the knicks might have the best chance if they get cp3, or maybe the thunder if they continue to develop. The bulls could compete if they get a scorer at sg and boozer can actually play at a high level in the playoffs.  I really don't know though.  The combination of Lebron and Wade just seems plain unfair.

Um hello...  Every sentence is about how unbeatable the Heat are.  How can you say no one can beat the Heat when no one's played the Heat?

[GreenFaith1819]

In answer to the thread - hopefully the Mavs can, for 3 more games.

Close em' out in Big D, Mavs!!!

[Bankshot]

MATRIX!

He was awesome!  Didn't we have a chance to get him?