Game 6 tonight

[Osceana]

Kazaam and the Heat will take it down. I mean, when you have a genie on your team that comes out of a magic boom box accompanied by Wade- it's over. A shame really, i used to like Stackhouse. But he's been a bully lately. :no:

[Narcissistic Nihilist]

From the little i know (or even care) about basketball, the Mavs seem the better team, they and the Spurs were so dominant in regular season. All games have gone with home advantage so far and with the last two at Dallas, I still reckon the Mavs will get it.

Sure Wade is good, but then the Heat have to put up with Shaq.

[Drunkenmaster]

Put up with Shaq?

[Narcissistic Nihilist]

Put up with Shaq?
Yeah, as people were saying, his stats ahve been awful and he hasnt played well in years. A liability.

[Drunkenmaster]

Since I'm an LSU homer and Shaq played there I'll have to defend him. While he may not be the scorer he once was or be quite as dominant a player, he still commands a tremendous amount of respect on the floor drawing double and even triple-team match-ups freeing up other players to get good looks at the basket. While his scoring has fallen off recently (likely due to the fact that he continues to play out-of-shape) he has greatly improved his passing ability. Defensively he is still very feared and opposing players have to respect his presence in the paint when they drive to the basket. He may not be the dominant force that he was over the past 14 years or so but I think he automatically makes any team that he plays on better. He is more of a role player for the Heat and that has allowed Wade to be the amazing player that he is.

[Osceana]

Since I'm an LSU homer and Shaq played there I'll have to defend him. While he may not be the scorer he once was or be quite as dominant a player, he still commands a tremendous amount of respect on the floor drawing double and even triple-team match-ups freeing up other players to get good looks at the basket. While his scoring has fallen off recently (likely due to the fact that he continues to play out-of-shape) he has greatly improved his passing ability. Defensively he is still very feared and opposing players have to respect his presence in the paint when they drive to the basket. He may not be the dominant force that he was over the past 14 years or so but I think he automatically makes any team that he plays on better. He is more of a role player for the Heat and that has allowed Wade to be the amazing player that he is.

Wow, i've never even thought of it that way, but i actually agree, especially on the Wade account. But even so, i don't think that says that much about him personally as it does the team.

One big flaw he has though is that (correct me if i'm wrong here) he has one of the highest, if not the highest, foul counts in the league. This can be particuarly bad because in close games it can really give the other team a chance to put it away. The way Stackhouse and Shaq were going at it over game 3 (i think) and 5 is insane. It was like a boxing match.