IkeSouth wrote:
i dont know about all that don. i think today it was obvious the bulls played pretty damn good but still got killed. well, the refs seemed to have a bad game too, but even if every call went our way we still lose by 10.
The Bulls held the Heat under 50 percent shooting for the game and to 93 points. D.J. Augustine played his worst game of the season. He was 0 for 10 from the field. Dunleavy and Snell are not Deng and Butler. I think Butler gives them more than Snell in terms of points and defense.
The problem that the Bulls have is they couldn't handle it when Miami turned up the pressure. They were holding the ball too long and not getting good shots. The Bulls had 19 turnovers when you factor in those 24-second violations and the Heat got 22 points off of those. So that's your ball game right there.
The Bulls have the formula to beat the Heat defensively. Their offense just isn't good enough to beat them consistently. The Bulls' offense has to play at an exceptional level to make up for the Heat's shooting percentage and free throws when LeBron is in the game.
The Bulls can beat them when they have all their players or when Miami is not tuned in to the game. The Bulls cannot win a series because Miami has those three guys who can give them 60 to 80 points a game. The Bulls need a perfect game from their guys to make up for that.
If this game was in Chicago with Butler playing and no LeBron the Bulls probably win or only lose by 5.
The things that beat Miami's defensive pressure is ball movement and for the open guys to hit their shots. When the Heat guys feel like they can leave players and double team that's when those open guys have to make them pay. So much of what the Heat does is just the confidence that the other guys play with because of their Big 3. If Wade can't play at a top level every game the Pacers will go to the Finals.