2016 Eastern Conference Playoffs - 2nd Round Discussion Thread

[cima]

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Man **** Toronto for not putting a stranglehold on this series.


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[VDusen04]

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That stepped up a notch.

Could tell Ross was panicked when he couldn't get the rock in Joseph's hands. Wade took advantage.

[vtcha]

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Deee-Wayne Wade

Even the rim can't deny you this time!

[King_B_Mack]

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That couldn't have ended worse for the Raps.

[BleacherBum2310]

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this series is really bad.

[cima]

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Please T up Draymond


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[SPTO]

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this series is really bad.

I think it's a case of two teams who are very much equal and aren't playing their best basketball. That can often lead to some UGLY looking basketball.


All I have to say about this game are

1. DAMN Winslow came out to play defensively

and

2. If Lowry and DeRozan continue to be walking corpses out there on the court than the Raptors aren't winning another game.

[vtcha]

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Look at how much he's handling the ball during this play. Not possible with LeBron there as the primary ball handler. Combine that with Bosh needing his touches as well. There's your answer.

To add on, health was also a big factor. Aside from their first year together, Wade was kind of in and out of the lineup. This year was the most games he has played since 2009. But even when LeBron was the primary ball-handler, Wade still coexisted really well playing off-ball and became such a lethal cutter as the years went on.

[vtcha]

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Props to putting Winslow on Toronto's ball handler. Really made a huge impact.

Nonetheless Miami need better offensive output from everyone else not named Wade if they wanna win Game 5.

[ojandpizza]

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To add on, health was also a big factor. Aside from their first year together, Wade was kind of in and out of the lineup. This year was the most games he has played since 2009. But even when LeBron was the primary ball-handler, Wade still coexisted really well playing off-ball and became such a lethal cutter as the years went on.

And still handled the ball a ton when they used LeBron as a post up or roll man... Not too much went trough Rio lol

[SPTO]

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Nonetheless Miami need better offensive output from everyone else not named Wade if they wanna win Game 5.

This is just so indicative of this series that you, a Heat fan and me being a Raptors fan are basically asking for something that's not been around all series long or else our team is going to lose the next game.

[vtcha]

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This is just so indicative of this series that you, a Heat fan and me being a Raptors fan are basically asking for something that's not been around all series long or else our team is going to lose the next game.

Hehe I guess they both cancel each other out.

More or less, if nothing changes then expect another stressful OT next game lol

[DIESEL]

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This series is taking years off my life. For the old heads it has a little of the vibe from the 90's Heat vs Knicks matchups.

Not the prettiest ball but exciting nonetheless.

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[redsox4evur]

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[wco81]

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Tim Legler diagrammed a couple of plays where Love got wide open looks from 3.

Basically Milsap who was guarding Love showed aggressively on Lebron dribbling on a screen.

Love drifts to a spot and Milsap can't get back in time to contest the 3s.

But it wasn't just a couple of Hawks overreacting to the threat of Lebron penetrating. Other Hawks wouldn't rotate over to Love either from the weak side.

Why show aggressively on Lebron when he has the ball outside the arc? Go under the pick and make him shoot 3s.