Comments on: Mark Cuban says Dallas outcoached Miami in finals

By: bj1980

bj1980 — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:38:52 +0000

He’s right. I didn’t see a word about coaching or lack thereof.

And people who know more about basketball than even Mr. Cuban have been saying the same thing.

By: jjared1101

jjared1101 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:48:45 +0000

Ummm… i’m sorry…where was the part where Cuban says Dallas out coached them?

“Erik Spoelstra didn’t make the same adjustments — but he also had a lot fewer tools in the toolbox.”

He finally started Chalmers in the last game. He never played James Jones. He never played Erik Dampier (who may know a tad about Dallas’ style). Played Eddie house 22 minutes in the last game but hardly any the first 5. Never adjusted against the zone. LeBron didn’t play well, but that was due in large to Dallas turning him in to an outside shooter with the zone. So he had plenty of tools.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:29:58 +0000

(and I still would have liked to see more Wade/James pick and roll)

Yeah, nobody would be expecting Wade or leb to get the ball. Maybe they should’ve looked at Bosh a little more often. You know, because Wade/leb obviously wasn’t enough.

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:49:59 +0000

Slick Rick is the man he definitly out coach them. And i dont care what you say by the finals you are suppose to know your team.

By: passerby23

passerby23 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:20:55 +0000

Coaching isn’t just about what personnel you put out on the floor, it’s about strategy and exploiting matchups. Using Lebron/Wade pick ‘n rolls is precisely a strategy you employ, which would’ve spread the floor for other less effective players like Bibby and Miller.

It’s true Dallas had more working parts, but they had far better chemistry and chemistry is built by coaching, at least to some degree.