2011/2012 NBA Regular Season

[jdz101]

I was a little riled up last night after watching the Heat flop in the 4th quarter (don't remember who, but one was against Steamboat and one attempted on a Bass back-down).  Felt a little better though after watching this clip (and the W!).

Saw this on truehoop.  One of the worst calls i've seen all year.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw6-HGxCKSo&feature=youtu.be

That was the makeup call for this one they didn't give him here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJrxm-RfpAU

That was a flop aswell...Sniper in the building

[Who]

Miami look out of it. Not sure whether it's tiredness or if it's their focus.

Look like a boxer who has taken a few too many punches recently and is struggling to regain his edge.

[Who]

Chicago finished that first half poorly. Disappointing.

[mqtcelticsfan]

The Bobcats really need to start Kemba Walker over DJ Augustin. When he plays regular minutes, he really seems to score more efficiently. Why not play the rookie in their situation and see if he can keep up the scoring numbers he put up in the past 6 games?

[LooseCannon]

The Bobcats really need to start Kemba Walker over DJ Augustin. When he plays regular minutes, he really seems to score more efficiently. Why not play the rookie in their situation and see if he can keep up the scoring numbers he put up in the past 6 games?

Walker is usually getting 20+ minutes off the bench.  He had a run of starts earlier in the season and I think they decided he's not ready to be a point guard.  With a long-term rebuilding, it's probably more important for them to assess DJ Augustin and figure out how much he is worth as a restricted free agent.

[LB3533]

Bulls are the best team in the NBA and Thibs is the best coach in the NBA.

What team can bench 4 of their 5 starters and still win the game?

What team can win a game with their MVP player shooting 1-13 and scoring 2 points and barely getting off the bench in the 4th quarter + Overtime?

Heat are top heavy and do not have enough parts to spell team.

[CelticG1]

I'm probably one of the few people but I hate the way Thibs subs so many players. I just think that's gonna bite him in the playoffs.

Nobody knows how many minutes they are going to play night in and night out, nobody knows who is going to play crunch time minutes, nobody knows when or if he's going to be subbing offense for defense.

I just don't see it working. Nothing will convince me otherwise until they come out of the East. Kind of like the whole Poppovich resting players non-stop and pulling the plug early in games that they are going to lose. People gush over it but doesn't seem like it does anything come playoff time. Spurs get emabrrased last year and now this year if they don't make it to the conference finals it will be another embarrassment

[CelticSooner]

There is no clear cut favorite to win the title this season.

Miami has major problems right now though. They scored 2 points in overtime.

[CelticG1]

Miami is such a weird team. Closing in on their second year and they have a new center they just throw out on the court, who sucks by the way, and now they have Lebron playing the point 2 weeks before the playoffs? Does their coach think at all or is just plugging these players in fantasy style?

[CelticG1]

There is no clear cut favorite to win the title this season.

Miami has major problems right now though. They scored 2 points in overtime.

Yeah absolutely. I wouldn't bet on any team right now. Miami can be scary but they are just so mentally weak and confused it's pathetic. Other than that no team scares me at all

[SHAQATTACK]

Yep cheat fans are in a uproar ...well they spend ALL their money on  2 1/2 players ....so all they can aford for the next 12  are scrubs.

Pretty simple... 2 greatest players and 13 below average players can't better a team loaded with really good player like DA Bulls....

They SHOULD get rid of WADEs paycheck and get 4 better players to spread out over the course of a game.  LBJ played like 48 minutes tonight,  Rose had two points and Bull still won with their starters on the bench.

CHEAT is poorly put together player wise and very poorly coached.

Wade was only great when he had SHAQ..  Heat sucked without Shaq....couldn't get out of the first round with only Wade

[Celtics18]

That Heat team doesn't look like a champion to me.  I think they have the talent.  With the talent of James and Wade, that supporting cast should be plenty good enough.  They just look like they are missing something about being a team and enjoying the game and the competition.  I think they need a guy who can challenge the two superstars.  They need a tough guy.  Udonis Haslem ought to be that guy.  I'm sure they thought that Shane Battier could be that guy.  But, it just doesn't seem to be working.

Their talent still scares me, though.  Man, I really want to see them get knocked off, though.  If not us, then I'll take anybody beating them. 

[jdz101]

Wade was only great when he had SHAQ..  Heat sucked without Shaq....couldn't get out of the first round with only Wade.

I would say it was a lot more than just shaq aswell. That was a fairly talented team when they won the title that year.

D.Wade
Posey
Toine
Payton
Shaq
Haslem
Alonzo Mourning
Jason Williams

All of those guys were at the very least decent.

[KCattheStripe]

Pretty simple... 2 greatest players and 13 below average players can't better a team loaded with really good player like DA Bulls....

Didn't the Heat beat this same Bulls team in 5 games last year?

[Adelaide Celt]

Shane Battier a +/- minus 34 in the Heat v Bulls game. Wow.

Fair to say he's been pretty much horrendous for the Heat?