ESPN seems to think 2 stars can beat the Celtics

[hpantazo]

LOL keep the Battier insults coming.

Dude will flat out shut Paul Pierce out, when he's guarding him. LeBron wont even have to waste energy.

I don't understand why fans are such homers. Miami is the favorites, flat out. We have absolutely nothing off the bench. At least they have potential. We having Dooling and Hollins? ****.

Shane Battier? Is that you? Glad you didn't sign with us this past summer, you suck.

[Boris Badenov]

Miami Heat bench:
Norris Cole, Shane Battier, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, James Jones

Celtics bench:
Pietrus, Dooling, Stiemsma, Daniels, Pavlovic, Hollins, Moore


Celtics do have a bench that can contribute. Doc just needs to play them

Serious question: have there ever been two conference finalists (in the same year) with worse benches?

[hpantazo]

Miami Heat bench:
Norris Cole, Shane Battier, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, James Jones

Celtics bench:
Pietrus, Dooling, Stiemsma, Daniels, Pavlovic, Hollins, Moore


Celtics do have a bench that can contribute. Doc just needs to play them

Serious question: have there ever been two conference finalists (in the same year) with worse benches?

I don't even think the 2002 celtics-nets ECF's had worse benches

[Boris Badenov]

Miami Heat bench:
Norris Cole, Shane Battier, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, James Jones

Celtics bench:
Pietrus, Dooling, Stiemsma, Daniels, Pavlovic, Hollins, Moore


Celtics do have a bench that can contribute. Doc just needs to play them

Serious question: have there ever been two conference finalists (in the same year) with worse benches?

To add on to my point: DaJuan Blair would start at PF and play 30 MPG for either MIA or Boston.

He was a DNP-CD for the Spurs in Game 1 against OKC.

By my count, the Spurs have 4 players (Manu, Splitter, Blair, SJax) better than any player on the bench of either BOS or MIA.

And I'm not even counting Neal, who is solid, or the mighty Matt Bonner!

[tyrone biggums]

If Bosh doesn't come back I don't see how Miami wins this thing in a sweep. They could win in 6 but who knows.

[Moranis]

LOL

Miami's role players are head and shoulders above us.

We have way more injuries than Miami. They don't miss Bosh that much.

Yes, Wade and James are good enough to beat us.

Miami's role players are head and shoulders above us.

No disrespect, but you've clearly not watch the Heat play this season. That comment u made doesn't deserve a response, but I couldn't help myself. That is so false!

If anything both Celtics and Heat benches are bad. But to suggest that Miami's is superior, c'mon.

Battier is better than any 2/3 we have. Miller has actually shot the 3 ball well in the playoffs.

Who do we have off the bench that does ANYTHING...?

Miami Heat bench:
Norris Cole, Shane Battier, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, James Jones

Celtics bench:
Pietrus, Dooling, Stiemsma, Daniels, Pavlovic, Hollins, Moore


Celtics do have a bench that can contribute. Doc just needs to play them

Since Bosh went down the Heat are essentially playing an 8 man rotation with Haslem, Anthony, and Miller comprising the bench joining Turiaf, Battier, James, Wade, and Chalmers.  Cole and Jones play some time, but not enough to really count for anything.  Haslem, Anthony, and Miller while not deep, is still pretty good off the bench. 

Boston has essentially been playing a 6 man rotation without Bradley.  Now sure Greg, Keyon, and Ryan are getting minutes, but again nothing worth much of anything. 

I'd say the bench clearly favors Miami in this one and they have the two best players in the series.  They should be and are heavy favorites, even without Bosh.

[lightspeed5]

Against the celtics, the heat were outscored by an average of 35  points when bosh was benched.

[OsirusCeltics]

In game 5 the Heat played like 2 stars trying to outdo each other. While Celtics played like a team