2013-2014 NBA Season

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

You haven't watched Westbrook lately...he has a near triple double every night the last two weeks. He'll ever be a great shooter, but he does everything else.

Serious question....
If the finals is Miami vs OKC what will be different from a few years ago?
I mean even Beasley is producing now and rumor is Oden is healthy, but Riley insists on saving him for the playoff run. Clearly thats smart.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Serious question....
If the finals is Miami vs OKC what will be different from a few years ago?
I mean even Beasley is producing now and rumor is Oden is healthy, but Riley insists on saving him for the playoff run. Clearly thats smart.

I'll believe Oden when I see it.

I don't know if the Thunder can beat Miami, but they are clearly a better team now than two years ago. Remember, Harden pulled a vanishing act.

The defense is great, the bench is better, and the Big 3 are all clearly better players than they were two years ago. The Heat were also insanely hot from 3 that series. Battier, Miller and Chalmers were making everything. Other than the last game, they were all close.

Also, Dwayne Wade just isn't the same guy he was then. Some nights he is, but we'll see come playoff time what he can deliver. Like I said, I don't know if the Thunder would win, but I think they would give Miami all they wanted. The Thunder are better than the Spurs and were last year too, the Spurs were just some bad coaching decisions from beating the Heat.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I'll believe Oden when I see it.

I don't know if the Thunder can beat Miami, but they are clearly a better team now than two years ago. Remember, Harden pulled a vanishing act.

The defense is great, the bench is better, and the Big 3 are all clearly better players than they were two years ago. The Heat were also insanely hot from 3 that series. Battier, Miller and Chalmers were making everything. Other than the last game, they were all close.

Also, Dwayne Wade just isn't the same guy he was then. Some nights he is, but we'll see come playoff time what he can deliver. Like I said, I don't know if the Thunder would win, but I think they would give Miami all they wanted. The Thunder are better than the Spurs and were last year too, the Spurs were just some bad coaching decisions from beating the Heat.

D. Wade confuses me. There was talk last year about him going overseas and having the same procedure Kobe had. It just seems like instead of focusing on ball he is modeling and doing everything else. All that said he is still probably the 3rd best 2 guard of all time and a true warrior. But imagine if he was healthy the last few years, and the next few years?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

D. Wade confuses me. There was talk last year about him going overseas and having the same procedure Kobe had. It just seems like instead of focusing on ball he is modeling and doing everything else. All that said he is still probably the 3rd best 2 guard of all time and a true warrior. But imagine if he was healthy the last few years, and the next few years?

3rd best two guard? I'd have to think about that, but it seems like a stretch to me.

I can imagine a lot of things, but he wasn't healthy, isn't healthy, and most likely won't be healthy going forward.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

3rd best two guard? I'd have to think about that, but it seems like a stretch to me.

I can imagine a lot of things, but he wasn't healthy, isn't healthy, and most likely won't be healthy going forward.

COme on...

MJ, Kobe and him.
I mean if he rides Lebron to 1 or 2 more you can argue he is better then Kobe. In his prime I believe he was at least as good as Kobe.
D. Wades career stats are awfully impressive. He is 25-6-5. And he pretty much won an NBA championship by himself.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

COme on...

MJ, Kobe and him.
I mean if he rides Lebron to 1 or 2 more you can argue he is better then Kobe. In his prime I believe he was at least as good as Kobe.
D. Wades career stats are awfully impressive. He is 25-6-5. And he pretty much won an NBA championship by himself.

How does riding somebody else help? That is just silly.

I did a quick search and the first list I saw had him 6th, behind guys like Gervin, Drexler, and Jerry West.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

How does riding somebody else help? That is just silly.

I did a quick search and the first list I saw had him 6th, behind guys like Gervin, Drexler, and Jerry West.

Fair, but Kobe rode Shaq to at least 2. Plus Wade has been clearly the second best player on Miami in the 2 Finals. Its not like Ray Allen who is still very productive, but clearly not a top tier guy still, and he is riding D. Wade and Lebron to more rings. Making the resume look stronger.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

COme on...

MJ, Kobe and him.
I mean if he rides Lebron to 1 or 2 more you can argue he is better then Kobe. In his prime I believe he was at least as good as Kobe.
D. Wades career stats are awfully impressive. He is 25-6-5. And he pretty much won an NBA championship by himself.

Jerry West 27-6-6 without a three point line. All defensive team numerous times.

Miami winning more titles doesnt make Wade "better", just fortunate that James decided to take his talents to South beach.

[RockHardTen1985]

5 on 5 boys loving Houston....
I like the 5 on 5. Fun reads. Opinions?

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/...n-doubleheader

[Duvalier]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

5 on 5 boys loving Houston....
I like the 5 on 5. Fun reads. Opinions?

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/...n-doubleheader

**** Houston. I could never root for that whiney bitch Howard.

[RockHardTen1985]

Miami getting smacked around at home right now.