I saw the same thing tonight although definitely not complaing. He camped there at times.
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IWishIWasAPro
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It's such an awful match up for Miami. It sucks so much to see. I think we are looking at another sweep and maybe 4-1 if Denver is being generous.
Spolestra tried but I imagine even he knows there's absolutely nothing he can do. You're just sitting there hoping Miami catches fire from 3.
Spolestra tried but I imagine even he knows there's absolutely nothing he can do. You're just sitting there hoping Miami catches fire from 3.
Yeah the Nuggets didn't even play well and they won handily. The Heat actually shot it better from three than the Nuggets did.
The Heat blew their chance last night, no way Murray and MPJ go 4-18 from beyond the arc again.
jimmythegreek
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Great call on the total.
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I'm starting to like these :24 violations dribbling the ball out with more than a possession left.
jimmythegreek
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At least. Otherwise they might get 4.
You realize that the Nuggets are 4-3 on the road against superior talent?
Dell how do you like your eggs?
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That's what happens when a team comes out and plays one of their worst games of the playoffs and still wins by 11.
kane
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Superior talent yes, better teams, I don't think so. As I've said before, when judging the Heat you can't look at the names on the back of the jersey, the Heat might not have the talent level of Minnesota, but there's no question they're a better team, same with Phoenix and the Lakers, both of those teams have more star power, but I think the Heat are a better team than either of them
kane
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Okay, but I can say the same, Strus and Duncan won't go 1-14 from three again
congrats ruca...you said denver was going to win it all 3-4 months ago. Nice call
But the Nuggets won by 11...
Spo got outcoached.
kane
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Even great coaches lose the coaching battle. When Miami goes small and Denver goes big, Mia has no chance on both sides of the court. Denver is the bigger team all around and Spo has to figure out how to solve the problem.
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kane- you do a recap of a game before it's played. The only thing you wait for is the score. Many thought that Spo would be the better coach but that's not what happened.
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kane
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Unless he can figure a way for Jimmy, Martin, and Bam to grow three inches, there isn't much he can do to combat Denver's height advantage, the Heat are one of the smaller teams in the league, they don't have the size to match up with Denver, unless you want more of Zeller
kane
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Just because a team loses, that doesn't mean that team got out coached, not Spo's fault Strus shot 0/10 from three, not Spo's fault Caleb Martin was dealing with an illness and played poorly, you can only play the cards you're dealt, there's just so much a coach can do when out manned
When players blow the game it's not right to be a reactionary coach. This didn't happen since both team's players could improve. If Denver's offense is able to get all of the mismatches again, it's game over.
2 free throws all game ?????? Also, you can throw out all 4th quarter moves since game was over.
kane
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The Heat shot the fewest amount of FT's in playoff history, don't know how that's even possible, Bam was as aggressive on offense as I've ever seen him, he had a career high in shot attempts, but didn't get to the line once
kane
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Vincent 6'2
Murray 6'4
Strus 6'5
KCP 6'5
Jimmy 6'7
Gordon 6'8
Martin 6'5
Porter 6'10
Bam 6'9
Jokic 6'11
Please tell me how Spo combats the height disadvantage at every position
Did you even watch the first quarter? Gordon wasn't scoring on Butler. It was a total mismatch that Denver took advantage of and Miami had no answer. Denver ran plays for Gordon which isn't the norm. Great coaching job by Denver.
kane
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Who was he scoring on? 6'5 Caleb Martin, the Heat can't match Denver's size, and there isn't a whole lot Spo can do unless he finds a way to grow his players three inches. Like I said, just because a team loses, it doesn't mean they were outcoached
You are right, Mia can't match the size and Denver changed their game to take advantage of it. Phenominal coaching job.
They didn't lose, they were slaughtered.
and outcoached means that one coach was better. Not necessarily that the other coach was awful.
kane
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▪ Even on a night when Adebayo was impactful, Denver’s size was problematic early and the Heat was too often left at a size deficit on switches and in transition. The Nuggets have a size advantage at every frontcourt position, and 6-8 Gordon exposed that early.
But this wasn’t merely a case of Gordon scoring over 6-5 Martin. Gordon often found himself defended by guards or small forwards on cross-switches and repeatedly made Miami pay, forging his way into the paint and scoring 12 first quarter points on 6 for 8 shooting. Gordon finished with 16 points on 7 for 10 shooting.
Lack of size hasn’t hindered the Heat much in this playoff run, but it did in Game 1,
At small forward, the 6-10 Michael Porter Jr. has a three-inch height advantage over Butler and capitalized on that to pull down 12 rebounds. At center, the 6-11 Jokic has a two-inch height advantage over Adebayo.
But this wasn’t merely a case of Gordon scoring over 6-5 Martin. Gordon often found himself defended by guards or small forwards on cross-switches and repeatedly made Miami pay, forging his way into the paint and scoring 12 first quarter points on 6 for 8 shooting. Gordon finished with 16 points on 7 for 10 shooting.
Lack of size hasn’t hindered the Heat much in this playoff run, but it did in Game 1,
At small forward, the 6-10 Michael Porter Jr. has a three-inch height advantage over Butler and capitalized on that to pull down 12 rebounds. At center, the 6-11 Jokic has a two-inch height advantage over Adebayo.