Lots of Heat brothers on this board with me (and some Lightning I know), but to my Panthers fans...I respect the Panthers. Hell I was living down there in the first cup run and went to some games. And this team is so talented. But you don't win 2 Cups in a row w/out having some serious compete level. And talent. So this was never going to be easy. But I'll say honestly I don't think we can win this series without Point. A game (any game), yes, but I don't know about the series. But this group has surprised me before, so who knows...stranger things have happened. But to steal a game is to buy us some time for Point to hopefully return. I know your offense is going to get untracked at some point.
And then the Heat.....wow. What a ridiculously good defensive team this is. They're better than I thought going into the playoffs honestly (not getting to watch them much in the regular season). They can be relentless. PJ Tucker and Oladipo are HUGE upgrades to the guys in the rotation they replaced from our Finals team 2 years ago. Not just the numbers, but the team AND individual defense, and just overall basketball IQ. Those guys are difference-makers and winners. And then Strus is just such a better athlete and overall b'ball player than Robinson, that's another position that has been a pretty significant upgrade from that team. And then Jimmy is just better. Bam too. Herro has returned to a version closer to what he burst on the scene with in those playoffs than what he was last year. And Vincent is another guy that has been so solid. I just enjoy watching this team man. Whatever happens from here, who knows. But I've enjoyed watching this b'ball team all 3 rounds of this playoffs.
And then the Heat.....wow. What a ridiculously good defensive team this is. They're better than I thought going into the playoffs honestly (not getting to watch them much in the regular season). They can be relentless. PJ Tucker and Oladipo are HUGE upgrades to the guys in the rotation they replaced from our Finals team 2 years ago. Not just the numbers, but the team AND individual defense, and just overall basketball IQ. Those guys are difference-makers and winners. And then Strus is just such a better athlete and overall b'ball player than Robinson, that's another position that has been a pretty significant upgrade from that team. And then Jimmy is just better. Bam too. Herro has returned to a version closer to what he burst on the scene with in those playoffs than what he was last year. And Vincent is another guy that has been so solid. I just enjoy watching this team man. Whatever happens from here, who knows. But I've enjoyed watching this b'ball team all 3 rounds of this playoffs.
