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LBJ gettin a little mad... 
THEE OFFICIAL MIAMI HEAT PLAYOFFS THREAD (4-3 THE FINALS Vs SAS) / NEXT: BACK2BACK HEATPEAT!!!!!!!!
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Funny how Allen is wearing the XIII's and your boy Rick Fox is commentating...
I see what they did there...
I see what they did there...
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With the threeeeeeee
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Bosh is so focused right now!!
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Good W! The streak continues
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18 IN A ROW!!!JUST BOUGHT 4 TIX FOR THE GAME ON TUESDAY VS ATL!!!!#CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL!!!!!!
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*yawns* good game for the heat 18 games in a row....I wonder what team will stop this run....
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no one
watch it end up being The pistons....smh
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lmao yeah. we have a bad tendency to play down and lose focus on weaker teams
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aw good win.. anyone worried about what the team will look like in 3 years?..
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I am.. Stupid CBA agreement and all of these rumors that LeBron will leave and go back to Cleveland or even LA. Lol. I'd kinda lose a lot of respect for him if he leaves Miami because I kind of felt like this is where he like, let everything come full circle and he just like improved his game tremendously. That and the possibility of Wade retiring.
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You guys would hate him I'm sure but I think the country would think it be pretty cool. I don't see him going back just because of Gilbert.
I think if he does leave why not LA? He still wants to be a million dollar athlete and I'm sure his "Brand" would see a big boost of money from shoes and etc...
I do think he stays. He sees how Wade trust the organization and Pat/Mickey. But I do wonder out of the 3 who would take the pay cut
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How the Heat used misdirection to confuse the Pacers' elite defense
By Mike Prada on Mar 11 2013, 1:06p @MikePradaSBN
How did the Heat score so easily against Indiana's vaunted defense? By using misdirection and timely cuts to confuse Indiana's help defenders.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/3/11/4089558/heat-vs-pacers-breakdown-nba-2013
By Mike Prada on Mar 11 2013, 1:06p @MikePradaSBN
How did the Heat score so easily against Indiana's vaunted defense? By using misdirection and timely cuts to confuse Indiana's help defenders.
Given the way the Miami Heat are playing right now, it wasn't surprising to see them dismantle the Indiana Pacers, 105-91, at home Sunday. It also wasn't surprising to see Miami's defense hold Indiana to 41-percent shooting while forcing 16 turnovers, most of which came in the first three quarters when the game was still in the balance.
What was surprising, though, was just how easily Miami scored. One could expect Miami to win a grind-it-out affair, but instead, their offense dropped 121.4 points per 100 possessions against the league's best defense. Miami is a high-powered offensive team, of course, but the Pacers have stymied them twice this year and done the same to countless other high-scoring clubs.
Why, then, did the Heat succeed so much this time?
Watching the game, three things stand out:
I want to focus on No. 3 specifically. I've written about how properly-used misdirection can be a deadly weapon for an offense against an elite defensive team that loves to key in on tendencies, but we don't usually think of the Heat as a team that employs these tactics. We usually think about the one-on-one brilliance of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade or even the deadly three-point shooting of Ray Allen, Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers.
But in this game at least, the Heat often went big and had to be more creative with their offensive sets.
Here's one beauty from the second quarter. The Pacers have made a run to cut the Heat lead to two, so Miami comes out in a HORNS set, used by many around the league. The two bigs stand at the elbow, while the two wings are in the corner. The point guard enters the ball to one of the bigs, and the action is triggered. (For more on HORNS sets, here's a great breakdown by Coach Nick).
But instead of standing in the corner, James (3) cuts towards the hoop. As this is happening, Battier (4) is going to set a backscreen for Chalmers (1).
Why is this brilliant? The Heat know that the Pacers sometimes struggle to communicate on backscreens (Exhibits A, B and C here), so they know that if they can distract the help defender (Paul George), they can get a layup. Therefore, they use LeBron, the very best threat in basketball, to do exactly that.
George, naturally, is reluctant to leave James, and that opens up the pass from Chris Bosh to Chalmers for the layup. If James stays in the corner, George likely sinks down into the lane and cuts off this pass. By having James cut to the hoop himself, the Heat have forced George to think about James instead of stopping the play they actually want to run.
Here's another example from the third quarter. The play begins with a double screen to get James going to the top of the key.
Ian Mahinmi, who is red arrow'd in this screenshot, is the Pacer tasked with protecting the rim. The Heat will engage him by having Battier roll to the rim off the screen.
But if the Heat do nothing else on this play, the Pacers will shut it off. Mahinmi will only need to take one step over to be in position to pick off a pass from James to Battier, and that's a natural decision to make because Mahinmi's man, Udonis Haslem, is not much of a threat from his current spot.
That's what makes what follows so brilliant. Instead of standing uselessly on the weakside, Haslem sets a backpick for Allen to flare into the weakside corner.
The threat of Allen makes Mahinmi pause for a second. It's a tough delivery for anyone to get Allen the ball, even a passer as brilliant as James, but the Heat just need to distract Mahinmi for a split second. By giving him something else to think about, they open up the James-to-Battier pass they wanted all long
That's the genius of misdirection. The more action you run, the more you give defenders to think about. When they have so many things to think about, they'll make mistakes like Mahinmi just did.
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Misdirection doesn't always have to be scripted either. On this play in the second quarter, Joel Anthony, a virtual non-threat, uses his cutting ability to open up a three for Allen.
As the play begins, Anthony is standing on the left side of the rim
Watch, though, as he sneaks to the right side as everyone else is watching Wade make his move.
That may not seem like much of a cut, but watch how young Orlando Johnson reacts. The Pacers rookie is guarding Allen, and he surely receives instructions not to leave him open for any reason. But Johnson is human, and when he sees Anthony make his cut, his natural inclination is to protect the paint.
And, well, look what that opens up
That turned out as you probably expected.
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Finally, you even saw several instances where the Heat made cuts to get the ball off the initial action. Watch how Wade sneaks behind George Hill here as everyone else is watching Chalmers draw a critical foul on Hibbert.
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As noted before, this was just one way the Heat poked holes in the Pacers' normally tight defense, but it was an especially smart way to do it. Great defenses are great because all five of their defenders move in harmony with the ball. They are specifically designed to cut off isolation and pick and roll plays that rely on one or two players while the others turn into statues.
Therefore, the only way to beat them in a half-court setting is to ensure those other three or four players aren't statues. Miami did this perfectly on Sunday and got the statement win they were seeking.
What was surprising, though, was just how easily Miami scored. One could expect Miami to win a grind-it-out affair, but instead, their offense dropped 121.4 points per 100 possessions against the league's best defense. Miami is a high-powered offensive team, of course, but the Pacers have stymied them twice this year and done the same to countless other high-scoring clubs.
Why, then, did the Heat succeed so much this time?
Watching the game, three things stand out:
- They pushed the ball off missed shots and got points before the Pacers' defense was set.
- They took advantage of Frank Vogel's curious decision to have Roy Hibbert guard Chris Bosh in the first half, involving Hibbert in several pick and rolls and letting Bosh rain jumpers when Hibbert didn't contest him.
- They used misdirection and/or weakside cuts to confuse Indiana's defense and generate easy hoops or fouls.
I want to focus on No. 3 specifically. I've written about how properly-used misdirection can be a deadly weapon for an offense against an elite defensive team that loves to key in on tendencies, but we don't usually think of the Heat as a team that employs these tactics. We usually think about the one-on-one brilliance of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade or even the deadly three-point shooting of Ray Allen, Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers.
But in this game at least, the Heat often went big and had to be more creative with their offensive sets.
Here's one beauty from the second quarter. The Pacers have made a run to cut the Heat lead to two, so Miami comes out in a HORNS set, used by many around the league. The two bigs stand at the elbow, while the two wings are in the corner. The point guard enters the ball to one of the bigs, and the action is triggered. (For more on HORNS sets, here's a great breakdown by Coach Nick).
But instead of standing in the corner, James (3) cuts towards the hoop. As this is happening, Battier (4) is going to set a backscreen for Chalmers (1).
Why is this brilliant? The Heat know that the Pacers sometimes struggle to communicate on backscreens (Exhibits A, B and C here), so they know that if they can distract the help defender (Paul George), they can get a layup. Therefore, they use LeBron, the very best threat in basketball, to do exactly that.
George, naturally, is reluctant to leave James, and that opens up the pass from Chris Bosh to Chalmers for the layup. If James stays in the corner, George likely sinks down into the lane and cuts off this pass. By having James cut to the hoop himself, the Heat have forced George to think about James instead of stopping the play they actually want to run.
Here's another example from the third quarter. The play begins with a double screen to get James going to the top of the key.
Ian Mahinmi, who is red arrow'd in this screenshot, is the Pacer tasked with protecting the rim. The Heat will engage him by having Battier roll to the rim off the screen.
But if the Heat do nothing else on this play, the Pacers will shut it off. Mahinmi will only need to take one step over to be in position to pick off a pass from James to Battier, and that's a natural decision to make because Mahinmi's man, Udonis Haslem, is not much of a threat from his current spot.
That's what makes what follows so brilliant. Instead of standing uselessly on the weakside, Haslem sets a backpick for Allen to flare into the weakside corner.
The threat of Allen makes Mahinmi pause for a second. It's a tough delivery for anyone to get Allen the ball, even a passer as brilliant as James, but the Heat just need to distract Mahinmi for a split second. By giving him something else to think about, they open up the James-to-Battier pass they wanted all long
That's the genius of misdirection. The more action you run, the more you give defenders to think about. When they have so many things to think about, they'll make mistakes like Mahinmi just did.
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Misdirection doesn't always have to be scripted either. On this play in the second quarter, Joel Anthony, a virtual non-threat, uses his cutting ability to open up a three for Allen.
As the play begins, Anthony is standing on the left side of the rim
Watch, though, as he sneaks to the right side as everyone else is watching Wade make his move.
That may not seem like much of a cut, but watch how young Orlando Johnson reacts. The Pacers rookie is guarding Allen, and he surely receives instructions not to leave him open for any reason. But Johnson is human, and when he sees Anthony make his cut, his natural inclination is to protect the paint.
And, well, look what that opens up
That turned out as you probably expected.
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Finally, you even saw several instances where the Heat made cuts to get the ball off the initial action. Watch how Wade sneaks behind George Hill here as everyone else is watching Chalmers draw a critical foul on Hibbert.
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As noted before, this was just one way the Heat poked holes in the Pacers' normally tight defense, but it was an especially smart way to do it. Great defenses are great because all five of their defenders move in harmony with the ball. They are specifically designed to cut off isolation and pick and roll plays that rely on one or two players while the others turn into statues.
Therefore, the only way to beat them in a half-court setting is to ensure those other three or four players aren't statues. Miami did this perfectly on Sunday and got the statement win they were seeking.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/3/11/4089558/heat-vs-pacers-breakdown-nba-2013
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I'm not worried at all. LeBron is a grown man and he has to do whats best for his business. He's already provided the Miami Heat fan base with so much. I'll support LeBron James wherever he goes.
With that said, I'm a Miami Heat fan first. Even if the team breaks up the organizational foundation is still in tact. Mickey Arison and Pat Riley's DNA is so embedded in the team's culture I'm sure they will continue to be competitive. Pat Riley, Coach Spo, and the Heat coaching staff aren't going anywhere.
Heat fans shouldn't even worry about about the future. Embrace NOW, savor THIS moment because team like this don't come around very often.
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Dope read up there
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I'd hate it if he went to LA. Lol. Cleveland.. not as much. But I feel like he made his "All Time Great" transformation in Miami.
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i dont think i would hate him... he has done a lot for my heat team... i think gilbert is a snake and lebron new that, all the **** talking gilbert did after lebron left shows what type of person he is... i dont ever see the heat doing that... i hope he stays and finishes his career as a heat.. i dont think he will leave for the money, remember what everyone was saying how much money he can make if he went to NY?
who would take a paycut? i hope all 3 again... but most likely it would be wade... look at wade and the heat , like i do brady and the pats
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Yeah it'll probably be Wade. I love that guy man. He sees the bigger picture and he really is the soul of the Heat. I hope LeBron stays in Miami too.
The new CBA is gonna cause a lot of issues though.
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How the Heat used misdirection to confuse the Pacers' elite defense
By Mike Prada on Mar 11 2013, 1:06p @MikePradaSBN
How did the Heat score so easily against Indiana's vaunted defense? By using misdirection and timely cuts to confuse Indiana's help defenders.
Given the way the Miami Heat are playing right now, it wasn't surprising to see them dismantle the Indiana Pacers, 105-91, at home Sunday. It also wasn't surprising to see Miami's defense hold Indiana to 41-percent shooting while forcing 16 turnovers, most of which came in the first three quarters when the game was still in the balance.
What was surprising, though, was just how easily Miami scored. One could expect Miami to win a grind-it-out affair, but instead, their offense dropped 121.4 points per 100 possessions against the league's best defense. Miami is a high-powered offensive team, of course, but the Pacers have stymied them twice this year and done the same to countless other high-scoring clubs.
Why, then, did the Heat succeed so much this time?
Watching the game, three things stand out:
- They pushed the ball off missed shots and got points before the Pacers' defense was set.
- They took advantage of Frank Vogel's curious decision to have Roy Hibbert guard Chris Bosh in the first half, involving Hibbert in several pick and rolls and letting Bosh rain jumpers when Hibbert didn't contest him.
- They used misdirection and/or weakside cuts to confuse Indiana's defense and generate easy hoops or fouls.
I want to focus on No. 3 specifically. I've written about how properly-used misdirection can be a deadly weapon for an offense against an elite defensive team that loves to key in on tendencies, but we don't usually think of the Heat as a team that employs these tactics. We usually think about the one-on-one brilliance of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade or even the deadly three-point shooting of Ray Allen, Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers.
But in this game at least, the Heat often went big and had to be more creative with their offensive sets.
Here's one beauty from the second quarter. The Pacers have made a run to cut the Heat lead to two, so Miami comes out in a HORNS set, used by many around the league. The two bigs stand at the elbow, while the two wings are in the corner. The point guard enters the ball to one of the bigs, and the action is triggered. (For more on HORNS sets, here's a great breakdown by Coach Nick).
But instead of standing in the corner, James (3) cuts towards the hoop. As this is happening, Battier (4) is going to set a backscreen for Chalmers (1).
Why is this brilliant? The Heat know that the Pacers sometimes struggle to communicate on backscreens (Exhibits A, B and C here), so they know that if they can distract the help defender (Paul George), they can get a layup. Therefore, they use LeBron, the very best threat in basketball, to do exactly that.
George, naturally, is reluctant to leave James, and that opens up the pass from Chris Bosh to Chalmers for the layup. If James stays in the corner, George likely sinks down into the lane and cuts off this pass. By having James cut to the hoop himself, the Heat have forced George to think about James instead of stopping the play they actually want to run.
Here's another example from the third quarter. The play begins with a double screen to get James going to the top of the key.
Ian Mahinmi, who is red arrow'd in this screenshot, is the Pacer tasked with protecting the rim. The Heat will engage him by having Battier roll to the rim off the screen.
But if the Heat do nothing else on this play, the Pacers will shut it off. Mahinmi will only need to take one step over to be in position to pick off a pass from James to Battier, and that's a natural decision to make because Mahinmi's man, Udonis Haslem, is not much of a threat from his current spot.
That's what makes what follows so brilliant. Instead of standing uselessly on the weakside, Haslem sets a backpick for Allen to flare into the weakside corner.
The threat of Allen makes Mahinmi pause for a second. It's a tough delivery for anyone to get Allen the ball, even a passer as brilliant as James, but the Heat just need to distract Mahinmi for a split second. By giving him something else to think about, they open up the James-to-Battier pass they wanted all long
That's the genius of misdirection. The more action you run, the more you give defenders to think about. When they have so many things to think about, they'll make mistakes like Mahinmi just did.
****
Misdirection doesn't always have to be scripted either. On this play in the second quarter, Joel Anthony, a virtual non-threat, uses his cutting ability to open up a three for Allen.
As the play begins, Anthony is standing on the left side of the rim
Watch, though, as he sneaks to the right side as everyone else is watching Wade make his move.
That may not seem like much of a cut, but watch how young Orlando Johnson reacts. The Pacers rookie is guarding Allen, and he surely receives instructions not to leave him open for any reason. But Johnson is human, and when he sees Anthony make his cut, his natural inclination is to protect the paint.
And, well, look what that opens up
That turned out as you probably expected.
****
Finally, you even saw several instances where the Heat made cuts to get the ball off the initial action. Watch how Wade sneaks behind George Hill here as everyone else is watching Chalmers draw a critical foul on Hibbert.
****
As noted before, this was just one way the Heat poked holes in the Pacers' normally tight defense, but it was an especially smart way to do it. Great defenses are great because all five of their defenders move in harmony with the ball. They are specifically designed to cut off isolation and pick and roll plays that rely on one or two players while the others turn into statues.
Therefore, the only way to beat them in a half-court setting is to ensure those other three or four players aren't statues. Miami did this perfectly on Sunday and got the statement win they were seeking.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/3/11/4089558/heat-vs-pacers-breakdown-nba-2013
Awesome read!!
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That was a pretty cool read, thanks for posting it up
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yeah i read that on twitter.. spottie tweeted it.. anyone else in here on twitter?
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THIS
and even if Lebron decides to leave, we got to see potentially one of the the best players in the history of the league operate in his prime in a Miami Heat jersey. I'm good with embracing that.
