Im not saying the bulls will win the series, i doubt they will, but im pretty sure they will not get swept. Im predicting the bulls forcing a game 6. You cannot completely neglect that the Bulls have been playing amazingly well this past month, they have the best fg percentage defense in the league, and say that the Heat will run over the Bulls without a fight.every1 always says their team will raise their level of play in the playoffs, why cant the Bulls do that too, its like they arent allowed to raise their level of play cuz they have no established superstar.
i'm kinda hoping upset here, but i doubt it, i say the heat win in 7, might be sooner but shaq is old and looking washed up more and more. if they don't win it all this year the window will be nailed down and boarded up
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SerbBojo @ Apr 20 2006, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>hey i got most of my facts from the espn analysts who even said they expect this to be a tight series. dont count the Bulls out becuz they dont have "superstars". Wade got shut down by the bulls this entire season</div>i was gonna say that. Cause we got no superstars dont count us out.I put money up on the Bulls :rock:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SerbBojo @ Apr 20 2006, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Im not saying the bulls will win the series, i doubt they will, but im pretty sure they will not get swept. Im predicting the bulls forcing a game 6. You cannot completely neglect that the Bulls have been playing amazingly well this past month, they have the best fg percentage defense in the league, and say that the Heat will run over the Bulls without a fight.every1 always says their team will raise their level of play in the playoffs, why cant the Bulls do that too, its like they arent allowed to raise their level of play cuz they have no established superstar.</div>You sound like a Net fan from a year ago. A hot team heading into the postseason, only to get manhandled by the Heat. I expect the same for the Bulls.
Heat in 5 or 6. No way it goes to 7 if the Heat are healthy. The Heat usually take care of weaker teams pretty well.
Wow, what a game. I caught the second half where the bulls turned it on.I just remembered what an asset shaq is, he makes it soooooooo much easier for his teamates. Chandler just could not stop him and ended up getting fouled out.Hinrich had a good, Gordon also. Gordon did not get a shot in the clutch which sucks.Wade is injured yet again :no1:
Great game. I really hope they get Shaq the ball more than they have in season, and more than the 16FGA's like he got tonight. At the end of the day, Wade showed up again down the stretch. I predict Heat in 6. Bulls are a much better team that most give them credit for.
The Heat showed how vulnerable they were tonight with barely beating a 7th seeded team at home. But I think theyll get stronger as the series goes on since there was no Haslem in 2 1/2 quarters and Mourning.
Miami is getting their first taste of what it feels like to have a Healthy Shaq in Playoff mode.27 Points16 Rebounds5 Blocks (his presence contested at least 5 more)Wade quietly got his 30 points, but I still say Shaq was the main attraction tonight. He was consistant all game giving Miami the upper hand all game.When Haslem threw his mouth piece at Joey Crawford I was lmao. :HAHAHA: He better not get a suspension though....
Shaq was abusing Chandler, that won't happen when he meets up with the wallace boys again.Wade was limping bad, hopefully he's fine
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clutch_Melo_061 @ Apr 22 2006, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Shaq was abusing Chandler, that won't happen when he meets up with the wallace boys again.Wade was limping bad, hopefully he's fine </div>He abuses Ben Wallace more than anyone else in the league just because Ben Wallace thinks that he can actually single cover Shaq. Noone can single cover Shaq in the entire league. Even at age 34 the Diesel is still running.
Good game, good game. Shaq was huge, if he can continue playing like that we should be in great shape throughout the playoffs, just a real difference maker tonight. And of course Wade came through in the fourth as usual to put us over the top, but wow Nochiono had an incredible game too even though he pretty much lost the game for them when he chucked that three ball behind three. Oh well, now we just got to hope Wade is okay and Zo comes back soon.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clutch_Melo_061 @ Apr 22 2006, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Shaq was abusing Chandler, that won't happen when he meets up with the wallace boys again.Wade was limping bad, hopefully he's fine </div>Shaq will do it to the Wallace's as they are undersized and guard one on one. Their philosophy is let Shaq beat you and cover everyone else. It worked in the Finals against the Lakers, but would have failed last year had Wade not gone down due to injury.
Kwame brown can single cover Shaq and he did in both games and did one heck of a job.BTW Miami is not a championship team.
Last year they were. This year they won't get past Nets (IMO, Nets have 2nd best chance in league to take down the Pistons, they match up beautifully with them).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nitro1118 @ Apr 22 2006, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Last year they were. This year they won't get past Nets (IMO, Nets have 2nd best chance in league to take down the Pistons, they match up beautifully with them).</div>If the Heat lose in the 2nd or 1st round I would wear a sig of rainbows and butterflys for the rest of my time at this site. That's how confident I am in them.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Diesel @ Apr 23 2006, 12:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If the Heat lose in the 2nd or 1st round I would wear a sig of rainbows and butterflys for the rest of my time at this site. That's how confident I am in them.</div>Ditto.
Shaq does not abuse Ben Wallace. Ben Wallace matches up well to Shaq because of his strength and quickness. Ben Wallace can use this strength to first put weight on Shaq and than take it off to force Shaq to travel. Ben can go for the steal on Shaq or deflect the ball. Also having Ben single team Shaq avoids everyone else on the Heat from getting consistent open shots.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 23 2006, 12:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Shaq does not abuse Ben Wallace. Ben Wallace matches up well to Shaq because of his strength and quickness. Ben Wallace can use this strength to first put weight on Shaq and than take it off to force Shaq to travel. Ben can go for the steal on Shaq or deflect the ball. Also having Ben single team Shaq avoids everyone else on the Heat from getting consistent open shots.</div>Once again, ben is way too undersized to guard Shaq. Ben is strong, but Shgaq just throws him around down low. I will say it again, Detroit uses the mentality in which they want Shaq to try and beat them (he always get his #'s) and to stop the rest of the team. Sometimes it works, other times it fails miserably.
