Awesome.

Bosh is clearly the weakest link mentally and LeBron isn't too far behind. Wade looks like he is really annoyed to dealing with both of them.

Well, Bosh just got done saying that he is "more comfortable" in the low-post and that he should/will begin to "demand" the ball more. I'm sure D-Wade will love to have bitch ass Bosh screaming for the ball now. This is getting fun.

Awesome.

Bosh is clearly the weakest link mentally and LeBron isn't too far behind. Wade looks like he is really annoyed to dealing with both of them.

Awesome.

I know what you're thinking: The Chicago Bulls swept the season series against the Miami Heat, forget being hopeless against the Heat, how on Earth can you suggest they'd even lose?

Convincingly.

Save for extremely rare occasions, the best team wins over a seven game series in basketball. And, even though recent struggles have led to the Heat falling below the Bulls in the league standings, the Miami Heat clearly have a more talented team than the Chicago Bulls.

Now, you're going to hear people talking about how the Heat can't win in close games or beat good teams. They're going to tell you the Heat aren't deep enough to win and that LeBron James(notes) isn't as good as everyone thinks he is.

They're wrong on all accounts.

The fact is, the sample size of games isn't large enough yet on close games to mean anything and comparing results against good teams in the regular season isn't at all representative of the playoffs. It's a deceptive use of statistics. In the playoffs you play the same team consecutively and dissect all of their problems on a nightly basis and in the video room. This presents a lot more problems for the less talented team than it does the less "harmonious" team. You might take solace in the three regular season wins against the Heat now Bulls fans, but know that the Heat (and countless other title winning teams) have beaten teams they haven't done well against in the regular season.

Crushed them, in fact.

Remember 2006? Everyone said that the Heat couldn't win. They were too old, too slow and too selfish. It was practically given that the Heat would lose to the New Jersey Nets who had Jason Kidd(notes), Vince Carter(notes), Richard Jefferson(notes) and played an uptempo style of team basketball that troubled the Heat in the regular season. They were the "better team" because they were younger and played together. Remember what happened there? The Heat lost the regular season series 1-3 to the Nets, then beat them 4-1 in the playoffs.

The Heat dominated because their superior talent allowed them to exploit weaknesses.

But aren't the Bulls better than the Heat? Absolutely not. They're not even as deep as everyone makes them out to be. The Bulls are essentially four players deep before there is a significant drop off in production. After you get passed Rose, Boozer, Noah and Deng the next best players are Kyle Korver(notes), Taj Gibson(notes) and Ronnie Brewer(notes) all of whom average six to seven points and don't intimidate anyone. After that, Gibson, Brewer and Korver, the list of players just gets more embarrassing if you believe that's possible. Unfortunately for the Bulls, they are in no position to dismiss a bench of Eddie House(notes), James Jomes, Mike Bibby(notes), Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes) and Mike Miller(notes).

You want to talk about deep teams? The Los Angeles Lakers can bring Lamar Odom(notes), Shannon Brown(notes) and Steve Blake(notes) off their bench. The Celtics boast Shaq, Jeff Green(notes), Glen Davis(notes) and Troy Murphy(notes). These are actually productive benches. Great benches have players on them that would start on other teams. Neither the Heat or Bulls can claim to have that.

Once Udonis Haslem(notes) comes back, the Heat's brusier and a poor man's Joakim Noah(notes), the Miami Heat will have an even clearer advantage over the Bulls. The Bulls can boast to have a better defense than the Heat, although no by much, but the Heat simply have better players top to bottom. LeBron and Wade have enough of an advantage over Luol Deng(notes) and Derrick Rose(notes) to compensate for the advantage the Bulls have in the front court once Haslem comes back.

Chicago fans are praying that magic and chemistry matter more than talent so that the team players of Chicago can beat the more talented players of Miami.

I can't wait to see how the Heat perform against the intangiBulls in a playoff series.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

Miami Heat Supporting Cast Worst In NBA ... By Far
by Tom Ziller • Mar 28, 2011 2:41 PM EDT

The Miami Heat's three All-Stars each ticked off 30 points and 10 rebounds in Sunday's uptempo win over the Houston Rockets; it was the first such occurence of the feat in a regulation game in 50 years. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh: it turns out they're pretty super!

But the Heat only won by six, leading ESPN's master metrician John Hollinger to assess the league's supporting casts to determine just how awful Miami's No. 4 through No. 12 players are compared to say, the Minnesota Timberwolves' No. 4-12 players. Behold! Miami's are the worst, and by no small margin.

Hollinger took teams' PER average weighted by minutes for all but the three players with the most playing time on each squad. For Miami, that's everyone but LeBron, Wade and Bosh. For the Wolves, that removes Kevin Love, Michael Beasley and Luke Ridnour from the equation. And sure enough: the Heat's supporting cast comes in at an average PER of 10.45, the equivalent of nine Bill Walkers. The Wolves come in at 10.93, or nine Nikola Pekovics. (Sadly, the Wolves have just one Nikola Pekovic.)

There's an unmentioned caveat: PER is a bit more dependent on shot creation and scoring than many individual bucket metrics; LeBron, Wade and Bosh not only play more minutes than any teammate, but they collectively soak up a ridiculous share of the offense. Other top-threes usually include at least one non-scorer (a defender or distributor), meaning at least one or two members of the supporting cast will be a featured scorer. That's not the case in Miami, and that may skew the results some.

But there's no denying the conclusion: Miami's supporting cast is awful.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Miami currently the number 2 seed.

Awesome.

If I take off my "meatball" hat for a min I'm not so confidant that the Bulls can get by Orlando in a 7 game series. That probably won't be a cakewalk. Also I think the best thing to hope for is that Wade and LeQueen stay healthy. I believe Miami is a better "team" without Wade or LeQueen on the court.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

Miami currently the number 2 seed.

Weird, I see Dolphin looking in my asshole

The signing of Eddy Curry seems like a desperate move, but it's really not. He'll see maybe 10-15 minutes/game at the most. Probably Riley wanting a veteran big at the end of the bench instead of Dexter Pittman.

At 28 he should, in theory, be hitting his offensive skill peak. Maybe the Heat caught lightning in a bottle, but if Eddy was anywhere north of 360lbs it's a long stretch.

:lol:

Veteran?? Ok maybe based on pure years in the league but that's worth a shit when it comes to Curry. I'd rather have OKC's son at the end of the bench than Curry.

Weird, I see Dolphin looking in my asshole

I'd agree with you about Orlando if they had any size coming off the bench.

As far as Miami, do you mean they're better without either James or Wade on the floor or without both on the floor?

Awesome.

Fatty on the move?
Report: Heat could sign ex-Bull Curry for playoff run
Yahoo! Sports reports: The Miami Heat are progressing toward signing center Eddy Curry for the playoffs.

After Heat president Pat Riley watched the ex-Bull work out in Chicago in recent days, he's made plans to bring the 7-footer to Miami early next week for another workout and a medical physical with the ultimate objective to sign him, sources said.

After the Timberwolves bought out Curry's contract in February following the three-way Carmelo Anthony trade with the Knicks and Nuggets, Curry started to work again with trainer Tim Grover in Chicago. It's unclear how much weight Curry lost, but NBA executives say he hovered around 375 pounds when he arrived in Chicago several weeks ago.

Awesome.