Anji wrote:Well seems like the Bulls had no answer against a team as good as them defensively because Rose being the best player on the court wasn't an option.

I kinda hope Dirk wins 1 but I feel like the Heat winning keeps Chris Paul focus. What's the point of making 15-16 million a year when you can't beat the super teams. Come to New York for 12 million and be happy....

I got 4 million reason per year why he wont come here.

ATrain wrote:Twice Rose has missed clutch free throws. Yes, he's a damn good player but **** he's gonna have to work on staying cool under pressure.

yea man he really crumbled here. you could tell after that second free throw he was thinking too much and really in his own head.

epic kurt thomas performance. he's a free agent. he's played in NY and he's played for d'antoni. he fits in so well as a backup because he can play good D and offensively he doesn't kill you b/c he can hit it out to 18'. great LLE candidate.

boozer is overrated. above average offensive player and absolutely inept defensively. he's like a poor man's STAT -- smaller, less efficient offensively, less athletic, way worse defender like a statute with guys coming at him.

noah also has to make huge strides. he has been mentioned in a bunch of trade talks including carmelo rumors a while back and they always held onto him. he's an excellent rebounder and plays with a good motor on D but he needs to have a growing role on the offensive end. he is an awesome ballhandler/passer for a guy who's 6'11, a few times this series he took guys off the dribble and smoothly got to the hoop. i hope both the bulls feature him more (bulls offensive sets/thibbodeau need to be worked on - props to martin on the unfairness of the MDA debate you were right on that one u need good offense and good defense

the debate is over -- lebron is unequivocally the best player in the world. absolutely no denying it. the heat have basically been saving him defensively until the 4th and then putting him on rose, the league MVP, who he's absolutely dominated. rose just can't get anything off on him. too big, just as fast, way way stronger.

really excited for the finals. think its a great matchup.

marion on lebron.
kidd on wade.
i bet the heat start out with anthony and bosh on dirk and then go to james in the 4th.

i like ty chandler and haywood on the mavs front line. they are both 7' so they have a big size advantage over bosh 6 10/haslem 6 7/anthony 6 9.

not to mention the hilarious deshawn stevenson/lebron james rivalry, which is great.

dirk's legacy is on the line. lebron trying to finally seize the crown.

ATrain wrote:Twice Rose has missed clutch free throws. Yes, he's a damn good player but **** he's gonna have to work on staying cool under pressure.

He's played bad the whole playoffs fans weren't paying close enough attention. You can't shoot well on the other side of 20FGA 70% of the series at 35%fg eventually it will catch up to a team. He needs to develop his game to make other players around him better otherwise his whole career will be an excuse he doesn't have enough help

BigSm00th wrote:rose in conf final 4th quarter/OT:

game 2: 2 points, 0/4
game 3: 2 points, 1/2
game 4: 6 points, 1/8
game 5: 6 points, 2/9

lebron won't let him do anything.

Rose needs a jumper plain and simple. That or he needs to get his PG skills together.

AnubisADL wrote:

BigSm00th wrote:rose in conf final 4th quarter/OT:

game 2: 2 points, 0/4
game 3: 2 points, 1/2
game 4: 6 points, 1/8
game 5: 6 points, 2/9

lebron won't let him do anything.

Rose needs a jumper plain and simple. That or he needs to get his PG skills together.

kenny the jet just said "the bulls don't have the personnel. that's why he's taking 29 shots a game."

the bulls won 60 games this year! noah and boozer missed significant time. this guy is in the conference finals at 22. he takes 1000 jumpers a day during season. he'll be fine.

CrushAlot wrote:GAmes 3, 4, 5 Heat get sent to the line 36 more times than the Bulls. That is an average of 12 more attempts a game. I don't see how a young team overcomes that.

Lebron James, Wade, and Bosh drove to the basket and got contact. Plus the Bulls were jumping out of their socks on every head fake.