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You know Mario Chalmers has started like 18 Finals games right?
Those teams have LeBron and Durant. The Thunder and Heat's big 3 are far superior to the Rockets. Perkins will come in handy against Dwight. Teams without superstars need great supporting casts. Harden and Dwight are very good, but they aren't superstars by any means.
If you think the Spurs or Thunder are losing to the Rockets you are an idiot. Take all the screenshots you need. It's more likely the Rockets lose in the first round than make the Finals.
The thunder have two superstars (Westbrook is a superstar) and the spurs have the most depth in the league and it isn't close, and the best coach in the nba. The rockets don't stand a chance against either
Jones and Beverly are adequate last two starters on the right team.
A team can make the Finals with Dwight and Harden as their two best players, but that team needs a better supporting cast than the Rockets currently have.
In a year or two, with a few moves and if Jones develops into a legitimate starting PF, maybe the Rockets can make the Finals. If the season ended right now, they would play the Warriors, and could very possibly lose in the first round.
As for the Rockets, there's no guarantee that they get out of the first round. I like the Clippers to get the 3rd spot in the West and that will leave the Rockets in a 4-5 series against Portland. The winner of the West isn't going to be a 4-5 team because even if they get through the first 2 series, they will be destroyed by the West Finals after what most likely will be two 7 game series.
At this point, I'm liking the Spurs and Clippers to come out of the West.
Reggie Miller is a part of one of the most entertaining game that plays on NBA classic. I will agree that the Pacers were kind of boring with the Davis bros and Rik Smits, but I enjoyed Reggie Miller. He was clutch.
I agree with you about Jordan and Barkey (wiw), but the Bulls were kind of boring during their second three peat. They were a great defensive team that grinded it out in the halfcourt. The late 90's/early 2000's were boring years for the NBA. The Bulls-Jazz finals were a dreckfest and the only reason they get pumped up is because of the flu game and Jordan hitting the shot over Russell. Only one team scored over 100 points in 12 games. Surprisingly, that was the Jazz in 1997.
Sincerely, every SpadoFS moron who hasn't watched an NBA game in 20 years.
They can rest Wade and even minimize Lebron's minutes by his standards the first two rounds. They really only need Wade to be Wade for a 14 game stretch is all and he'll be tanned, rested and ready going into the ECF vs the Pacers.
Out west? Houston and the Clippers are nice but it's still coming down to Spurs-OKC don't out think this one.
Spurs have the coaching and depth advantage while OKC has the two best players on the court.
I still like the Heat to win the Finals as Lebron is still the best player in the game. I also think this is the Heat's deepest team they've had as for the first time in the big 3 era they are actually a plus when Lebron isn't on the court(+4) while in years past they were a -5 showing the roster depth has improved.
Michael Beasley was a sneaky good pick up in the offseason as he is a 4 who can actually score and isn't a liability like when they had to go with Haslem/Anthony the previous three years.
Beasley won't be counted on at all.
However, he's another bench option for them who is capable of carrying a game. LBJ was great last year vs the Pacers but Haslem in game 3 and 5 was huge.
So was Miller in game 7.