What do you mean we have no one to match up with Lebron and Wade? Check out Wade's numbers since Marion with us, also Lebron's. I'm pretty sure we had some success against them defensively in the last 2 years. Stevenson, and Marion, is as good of a defensive duo for that 2 guy as any you could find, barring Allen and Battier maybe.
Also, Miami as great defensive team as they are, has one weak point in their defense, they're not the best at guarding the 3 point line (9th in the regular season, and even the Bulls with non shooters could lit them up in game 1), on the other hand, the Mavs has the best 3 point shooting in the playoffs. If they would double Dirk (and they better...) our shooters will have open looks. Our frontcourt is vastly better than theirs, and Chandler can guard Bosh, and make his life harder.
Could Miami beat us? Of course, it could happen. Could we beat the Heat? Why not? Both teams would have clear matchup advantages in that series. Anyway, they have to make it to the finals first, neither of the series' are over.
Last edited by Budapest Maverick; 05-24-2011 at 12:47 PM.
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