NBA thread

[Sparky]

Anderson was getting a lot of boards. Whatever happened to the oden experiment? I only tuned in recently

[Wpnfire]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Anderson was getting a lot of boards. Whatever happened to the oden experiment? I only tuned in recently

Oden is not even active and I agree I thought he was brought on specifically for bigger teams, but 1. Andersen has actually gotten better this year, and 2. Oden had a nightmare game last time he played against Roy Hibbert in the regular season. I think Hibbert scored 10 points with Oden on him during the regular season.

Oden had a stomach virus for the last series, but as far as I know he is healthy now...I think Spoelstra just wants him to be available in case Andersen goes down I assume.

[butthead aka 216]

anderson is hugely underrated. him and norris cole had great games and usually seem to have impact on games

its amazing to me how miami has different guys play every series and they are always ready. credit to them for bein pros and coach spo for having them ready. rashard lewis, battier, cole, etc


basically oden cant play defense the way he needs to. he was getting abused when he was actually playing. hes not quick on pick and rolls and cant really guard 1 on 1 as well as im sure they hoped. my opinion is that birdman is great, but old, and oden is a future plan for them in some regard. keep in mind hes coming abck after 4 years away so it will take time for him, but maybe they can sign him cheap for the future and he can develop into a more athletic version of anderson

[Wpnfire]

Isn't Oden the youngest guy on the team actually? Him and cole are no older than 26. Oden will for sure get better.

[butthead aka 216]

yep hes 26 which is... ridiculous lol. cause it seems like he should be 30. ive always felt bad for the dude cause hes worked incredibly hard to push thru freak injuries. luckily big men can adjust easier with age than guards, so i think if hes picking up pointers along the way and adjusting his game he can be a serviceable big man in the nba. block shots, set screens, grab boards, etc. just needs to improve his pick and roll defense a little bit. its all gonna depend on his knees

[Dr_Rez]

Those flopper chants while lebron shot free throws were pretty funny.

[butthead aka 216]

Originally Posted by Rezdaddy Longlegs

Those flopper chants while lebron shot free throws were pretty funny.

Very funny lol and it got in his head. He bricked both shots lol



Flopping is annoying and I'm glad when refs dont gice calls. In lebrons case he actually got fouled but there was a play where chalmers floppes out of bounds and the refs didn't but it which was great. Chalmers get hate but I think he's a near perfect fit for Miami btw

[debaserr]

I don't think people should be labeled as floppers unless it's the reason we know of them...

LeBron deserves some slack.

[Wpnfire]

Stephenson just got fined $5,000 for flopping in the game yesterday.

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

They can beat them. They can't win the series however.

We will see lol

The Heat barely beat Indiana last game.

Indiana playing around they should have closed out last game.

God have mercy on them if they play the Spurs.

The Heat will get slaughter.