The setting is February 2008. The Memphis Grizzlies have reached their peak with Pau Gasol. At their best, they are a middle of the pack team in a dominant Western Conference. At their norm, they are a surefire lottery mainstay. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Ira Winderman
Miami Sun Sentinel beat writer, Ira Winderman, gets the nod for Tweet of the Day for this clever quip about the Heat’s 2013 NBA Playoffs run.
In '06, the Heat collected 15-Strong cards Last year, check marks on a trophy. In this title run, the Heat clearly are collecting testicles.
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Ira Winderman
SH Blog: Carlesimo says Nets have unrealistic expectations, LeBron disagrees with MJ’s scouting report
It’s always interesting to hear candid thoughts from former players or coaches about the situations of the teams they used to play for or coached. P.J. Carlesimo, the former interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, is now an ESPN analyst. Able to share all his thoughts in an objective matter, Carlesimo had plenty to say about what level of talent the Nets really have, why it’s bad for the league to be a players league, and what it really means
StatBox Playoff Breakdown: Some alarming Pacers stats from a game they should have won
For the Indiana Pacers, the game was theirs for the taking. Dwyane Wade fouled out. They won the free throw and rebounding battles while forcing 21 Miami Heat turnovers. Yet when the final buzzer sounded and LeBron James’ layup gave the Heat a 103-102 overtime win in Wednesday night’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Indiana was left sulking and stunned while asking themselves “what the hell happened?” “It just felt like everything was in our favor,” Pacers forward Paul
Perkins: LeBron James is the best, and he keeps getting better
MIAMI – This was the best player of his generation doing what he now does best – win. When Heat superstar LeBron James drove the lane against Indiana and made a game-winning layup with no time left to give Miami a 103-102 Game 1 Eastern Conference finals victory in overtime, he sent the crowd at AmericanAirlines Arena into a frenzy and the Pacers into a stunned funk. “He continues to amaze, I think, the game of basketball, the world of basketball,” guard
Tweet of the Night: Jermaine O’Neal and Bill Simmons question Vogel’s decision to bench Hibbert in final seconds of Game 1
Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers was full of heroic acts from various players. Chris “Birdman Birdman” Anderson was hitting clutch free throws, shot seven-of-seven from the field and came up with key defensive plays. Dwyane Wade was, at times, incredible on finishing plays at the rim. Chris Bosh, who was visibly absent on the glass throughout the game, grabbed a crucial offensive rebound in overtime (only his second rebound of the game) and converted on a
Abrams: Eastern Conference Finals Betting Preview
LeBron James and the Miami Heat are now closing in on not their first, not their second, but their third consecutive NBA Finals appearance, where they will be looking for their second ring with “The Big Three.” But before we can punch Miami’s ticket to the Finals, the Heat still have four games left to win against an Indiana Pacers team they’ve lost 2 out of 3 against this season. [Read more…]
Heat-Pacers Preview: Five Key Factors
With defensive tenacity and a punishing, menacing front line, the Indiana Pacers have reached the Eastern Conference finals. But if vanquishing the New York Knicks in six games seemed like a tall task, their path to the NBA Finals seems preposterously gargantuan in comparison. To defeat LeBron James in his prime and the Miami Heat in a best-of-seven series is akin to defeating a Michael Jordan-led Bulls team in his prime. James is the best player in the world. He has several
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