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I quoted you and posted I didn't read every single post that came after that but hey if you really believe that
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When I think of rim protection, I think of challenging shots at the rim, but also rebounding with limiting second chance opportunities. Having a big in the paint or a nice front line overall gives you a better chance of accomplishing that. What good is it not allowing them to get to the rim "without it being under heavy, dire duress," if you force a perimeter shot but cant grab the defensive rebound if they miss?
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Offensive players are way to good now especially with no hand checking, no perimtier d is perfect enough to suffer bad rim protection, you have to have some ability to protect the rim.
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Wall & beal>>>>> kyrie & ray/dion
Beal gonna make a case for best sg next season
Beal gonna make a case for best sg next season
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I quoted you and posted I didn't read every single post that came after that but hey if you really believe that
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I'm gonna have so much fun this season on here 
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Yep. Overwhelming talent almost always wins out. Sure you have a couple of outliers here and there, but generally speaking, the team with the best players win. Lebron, K love, and Kyrie on one team? = NBA finals.
There are teams that can box with them though, but they aren't in the east.
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You got the persona what u expect
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I disagreed with them having good rim protection. Of course I don't think they had elite rim protection.So hold up not only did Miami have rim protection which ppl were deputing but now they had elite rim protection
You don't think Miami had elite rim protection?
As I alluded to in my post, people get caught up in size = rim protection, which is why people were questioning Miami's ability to defend the rim. If you can't get to the rim, then that's rim protection too.
I aint basing it off of size necessarily but MIA's top 10 defense had more to do with hounding the ball handler and swarming than it did with elite rim protection or even the altering of shots in the paint. I'm sure there's stats keeping up with altered shots in the paint and a team's ranking.
If you want to count swarming as rim protection well then I'd disagree with your definition.
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lol
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I'm gonna have so much fun this season on here
I'm praying you slip up and somehow get banned from the thread.
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Whether I'm here or not y'all will be thinking of me
you can block me if you want to.
you can block me if you want to.
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rim protection doesn't necessitate blocking shots, you need a way to make it difficult for people to score when they get in the paint. Thats what I mean by rim protection.
The heat did that, in 10,11, with the speed of their back line rotations, and lebron, wades blocking, stripping, open bigs after the trap.
The heat did that, in 10,11, with the speed of their back line rotations, and lebron, wades blocking, stripping, open bigs after the trap.
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Go home Roger
shoeking2101
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Obviously if you can have big in the paint that can board or having a front line helps. I never said it didn't. I never said that I preferred perimeter oriented rim protection over a front line.
All I was saying was having bigs that can block isn't necessary to have elite rim protection.
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i understand all that... but who the hell in the east will beat them?
are people banking on rose having an MVP season or something? I don't get it
maybe..... the knicks are back?
after that it really just depends on the match up that comes out west and they will have alot of vets on that team anyway
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lol
shoeking2101
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Huh
?I'm not even debating about how important rim protection is. What I'm saying is it can be had without having a footer that can blocks shots, which is what most think elite rim protection is.
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Annoying cheerleaders...
A drake dies..another's born.
A drake dies..another's born.
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shoeking2101
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You edited your post, but like I said, history tells you that when you have that amount of talent, you at least go straight to the finals, unless there's a team who's more talented than you. The Cavs are more talented than the bulls. Barring injury, the bulls won't beat the cavs.
04' lakers got together went straight to the finals
04' T Wolves went straight to the WCF and lost to the Lakers who...had more talent.
08 celtics got together and went straight to the finals and won and then got back there in 2010
10' Miami heat got together and went straight to the finals and won and haven't left since. (Will probably not make it this year though)
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This guyAnnoying cheerleaders...
A drake dies..another's born.
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Melo and Bron got bout da same defensive stats last season but i'm sleep doe
shoeking2101
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Well Melo is an underrated defender and Bron took a step back defensively last year which would explain this.
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Precisely, and I like LeBron but to call Melo a defensive scrub is false, he plays little defense in a defensiveless league if we gon be honest
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