men that fluctuate between extremes cannot be trusted,

this team goes from hot balls streak, then the death of the world, then back on top of the golden ball,

they do not understand the value of the middle ground, they are unable to work in a balanced state,

and in the playoffs, in the quest for the championship, it's the works you create from your balance that translate to the big prize,

without a middle, this team will face a difficult challenge and they will fall to an extreme; keep in mind that the bottom of the barrel is more realistic than to catch the fire balls again.

As for ebbs and flows, every team goes through them on their way to a title...unless you were the 72 win Bulls. In each of the last 2 season on their way to the Finals, the Heat showed signs of being wildly inconsistent.

Not saying that I'm totally sold that we're going all the way, but we've got 51 wins with 5 to play. We've won our division. We will have home court. These are things to be happy about for the next week or so. The only goal is a title, but that doesn't mean we can't reflect back on the last 12 years and be happy with where we were then and where we are now.

and this thread would not exist if we were experiencing regular ebbs and flows, as any teams experiences,

the nature of our moons and tides, this is the question, because they are so extreme,

think of an out of control car on the highway, he will maybe go into the shoulder a little, then he will straighten out and move quickly in a lane, then he will maybe go to another lane and eventually hit the divider, then everyone is injured

Still not watching full games and just follow via UK and stats.

I hope things will change in the playoffs for me.

IronWillGiroud wrote:It is the same with people,

men that fluctuate between extremes cannot be trusted,

this team goes from hot balls streak, then the death of the world, then back on top of the golden ball,

they do not understand the value of the middle ground, they are unable to work in a balanced state,

and in the playoffs, in the quest for the championship, it's the works you create from your balance that translate to the big prize,

without a middle, this team will face a difficult challenge and they will fall to an extreme; keep in mind that the bottom of the barrel is more realistic than to catch the fire balls again.

Can't Trust It

IronWillGiroud - Why even bother putting your self through the trauma of any less than a championship season?

There are many other ways to be entertained that are much more predictable. Trusting a team to win a championship, or win every game, smack of entitlement. There are no guarantees. Carmelo could catch a finger on his shooting hand while closing his car door. All you can do is take one day at a time.

men that fluctuate between extremes cannot be trusted,

Does that mean that winning 51 games and the 13 game streak is gold for fools?

Cool. Sign me up.

IronWillGiroud wrote:It is the same with people,

men that fluctuate between extremes cannot be trusted,

this team goes from hot balls streak, then the death of the world, then back on top of the golden ball,

they do not understand the value of the middle ground, they are unable to work in a balanced state,

and in the playoffs, in the quest for the championship, it's the works you create from your balance that translate to the big prize,

without a middle, this team will face a difficult challenge and they will fall to an extreme; keep in mind that the bottom of the barrel is more realistic than to catch the fire balls again.

Whats the risk here? They might let you down?

Insert an EMOTIONAL TAMPON and enjoy the ride.

If they fall apart and Denver advances then attack the homers, do the "phuch Dolan" thing, call out "I demand a rebuild" and wait for the summer league heroes to get jacked up on.

the one thing I can say that gives us a lot of credibility is the fact that we have 2 scorers that can create at will, we have the talent to play anyway you want..

Were winning games cause we are playing so unselfish. Every opposing coach says the same thing, we move the ball so well and sustain our spacing no matter what. All we need is for our 4 bigs to get healthy and a title shouldnt be that hard..

Knixkik wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:It is the same with people,

men that fluctuate between extremes cannot be trusted,

this team goes from hot balls streak, then the death of the world, then back on top of the golden ball,

they do not understand the value of the middle ground, they are unable to work in a balanced state,

and in the playoffs, in the quest for the championship, it's the works you create from your balance that translate to the big prize,

without a middle, this team will face a difficult challenge and they will fall to an extreme; keep in mind that the bottom of the barrel is more realistic than to catch the fire balls again.

This team was hot, then worked to adjust by incorporating Amare, then after he was lost again, got hot again. What happened when Amare returned? The ball movement and hot shooting died. This was no longer that same successful system. It had to change for the sake of fitting Amare into the fold. He tried, and did his part to fit, but you could see the whole style to this team change. What is the Knicks record this year when they are without Amare? That is the real team, the guard oriented, space oriented team that has been successful.

it's ironic: we traded for carmelo anthony and he ends up being an "upgrade" at the power forward position over stoudemire.