Comments on: Baseline to Baseline recaps: Pacers defense shuts down Heat http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/09/baseline-to-baseline-recaps-pacers-defense-shuts-down-heat/ Basketball - NBC Sports Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cantonbound13 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/09/baseline-to-baseline-recaps-pacers-defense-shuts-down-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-154857 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:23:35 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=297865#comment-154857 Bosh spice only grabs 5 rebounds! He’s barely averaging 8 rebounds per game as a “big man”. Talk about soft! Yet Kurt thinks he should be an all star starter. What a homer!

]]> By: progress2011 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/09/baseline-to-baseline-recaps-pacers-defense-shuts-down-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-154817 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:01:51 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=297865#comment-154817 The Heat WILL NOT make it out of the East, if they do not trade for an Athletic, 6’11/ 7’0″ guy that can clog up the middle and get 10-12 boards per game!

“Positionless” ball sounds cute-catchy and cool…for four the other 4 positions. The one position you better have is somebody that can defend the paint and get some boards !

Hibbert and Indiana’s other big men looked like All Star MVP’s playing against Bosh/ aka – the SOFTEST 6’11″ dude to EVER lace up a pair of sneaks !

If Bosh is too soft to
1. Get on the floor to dig out some possessions,
2. Bang with other big men to get position
3. Clog up the paint to prevent guys from just running in the paint
4. Be an enforcer

Then Bosh has GOTTA GO ! The Heat don’t need another 15″ jump shot specialist. They have enough perimeter shooters ! If you think about his game, that’s all he is bringing to the table now !

Trade Bosh to get one of these guys:
1. Joakim Noah
2. Varejao
3. Pau Gasol (or his brother, if Memphis puts him on the block) since the lakers have thrown Gasol so far under the bus. This might be the best trade because in D’Antoni’s system, they need a 15″ jump shot shooter. That’s what they are trying to get Gasol to do. Bosh can do that.

]]> By: davidly http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/09/baseline-to-baseline-recaps-pacers-defense-shuts-down-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-154813 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:43:08 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=297865#comment-154813 As a born and bred Pacers’ fan, I know what it is like to have to appreciate the game per se, as opposed to having to rely on winning–let alone, championships–for enjoyment. Indiana has had a steadier mix of talent over the decades, but will rarely, if ever, get the benefit of the whistle come playoff time.

Fans of teams with huge stars take note: Don’t take the beauty of the game for granted. It could always be worse.

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