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| 04 Jun 2013 05:24 PM |
Because I am sick of morons who don't watch the games and base all their reasons off of boxscores and false broken records.
I am just going to go through and address all of the false "reasons".
1. "Heat are dominating their opponents" *Yes, they had that huge winning streak, but a lot of those games didn't come easy (see Celtics, Cavaliers, etc).*
First, I believe the Spurs have a very good shot at beating them and am giving this series the "coinflip" label. Because that is what it is.
Secondly, while the series record may not say so, the Heat have been involved in some very competitive series (excluding the first round opener against the under .500 Bucks ).
While they beat the Bulls 4-1 they had been challenged more than expected by the injury-riddled Bulls (emphasis on injury-riddled). Who predicted the Bulls to beat the Heat in the series opener @Miami? Very few did. While Miami did go on to win the next 4 games and the series they were challenged (even though the box scores don't say so). And to be honest, I forgot they won the series in 5 games and put down that they won this series in 6 games. It was more competitive than you'd think.
They then needed all 7 games to beat the Pacers, and if Game 7 had been @Pacers, I am 100% confident that it would be a Pacers-Spurs Finals instead. And if Game 7 had ended after the 1st Quarter that scenario would have happened. I distinctly remember many of the "experts" had the Heat in 5. Boy were they wrong.
2. "It is always the same teams in the Finals" Yes, since 1999 either the Lakers, Celtics, Heat, or Spurs have been in the NBA Finals, with this year being no different. But take a look at the teams that have been in the Finals since then (# of times in Parenthesis, record after): Spurs (5) 4-0 Knicks (1) 0-1 Lakers (7) 5-2 Pacers (1) 0-1 76ers (1) 0-1 Nets (2) 0-2 Pistons (2) 1-1 Heat (3) 2-1 Mavs (2) 1-1 Cavs (1) 0-1 Celtics (2) 1-1 Magic (1) 0-1 Supersonics/Thunder (1) 0-1
That is 13 of the 30 NBA Teams, which is 43% of the league. Look at who has sniffed the Finals and the number gets bigger (excluding the teams listed above unless one of those teams lost in a WCF/ECF): Trail Blazers (2) Pacers (3) Knicks (1) Bucks (1) Spurs (3) Celtics (2) Kings (1) Pistons (4) Mavs (1) Timberwolves (1) Heat (1) Suns (3) Jazz (1) Cavs (1) Nuggets (1) Magic (1) Bulls (1) Thunder (1) Grizzlies (1)
That adds on 10 teams. Meaning that 76% of all NBA teams have either been to or sniffed the NBA Finals since 1999.
Now let's break down the Finals and how many games they've gone to: 4: 2 5: 5 6: 5 7: 2
That means that 50% of the Finals have gone to Game 6 or Game 7 and expect this year's finals to add one into that category.
I would add on more but I aint got enough time. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:26 PM |
Cool story bro.
~When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw Them At Life's Face! |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:27 PM |
@Devon You must be new here, please get out. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:30 PM |
| muffin but you have to admit, baseball is more unpredictable in the postseason. literally, anyone can easily just explode. Wild Card teams win it all, all the time. where in NBA, I think i twas expected that the Heat made the championship game last year, they did, And this year they were also favorites, and their in. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:31 PM |
@Alex Baseball is irrelevant to this. I am only explaining why it is unpredictable. And while the Heat have made the predictable appearance to the NBA Finals, that doesn't mean that the rest of the league hasn't been giving us surprises. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:34 PM |
| why even bother making this muffin, you know by now no one is going to read it and give you something to actually talk about without their biased remarks. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:35 PM |
@Mjo Because I needed to vent. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:37 PM |
| While you've probably spent almost an hour compiling all these stats, you have to realize they're just that. Stats. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:38 PM |
@Rune But they help to prove my point. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:40 PM |
yeah lol I just read the title xD
@muffin oh okay gotcya
BUT, I think you have to look at the NBA season as 1 thing and that 1 thing is the finals. Obviously, there will be many upsets out side of the finals. but the thing that matter most is the finals. And the Heat were expected to be there both of the last 2 seasons and win it. They won it last year and they are there again this year. In my opinion, it's not as unpredictable as I think you're making it out to be. |
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| 04 Jun 2013 05:48 PM |
It's less competitive and MUCH more predictable than other major North American leagues.
I will use the Finals appearances since 1999 for MLB, NFL, and NHL as well.
Yankees: 3-2 Braves: 0-1 Mets: 0-1 Diamondbacks: 1-0 Angels: 1-0 Giants: 2-1 Marlins: 1-0 Red Sox: 2-0 Cardinals: 2-1 White Sox: 1-0 Astros: 0-1 Tigers: 0-2 Rockies: 0-1 Phillies: 1-1 Rays: 0-1 Rangers: 0-2
16 of the 30 teams in the MLB have made the World Series since 1999.
Broncos: 1-0 Falcons: 0-1 Rams: 1-1 Titans: 0-1 Ravens: 2-0 Giants: 2-1 Patriots: 3-2 Buccaneers: 1-0 Raiders: 0-1 Panthers: 0-1 Eagles: 0-1 Steelers: 2-1 Seahawks: 0-1 Colts: 1-1 Bears: 0-1 Cardinals: 0-1 Saints: 1-0 Packers: 1-0 49ers: 0-1
19 of the 32 teams in the NFL have made the Super Bowl since 1999.
Stars: 1-1 Sabres: 0-1 Devils: 3-2 Avalanche: 1-0 Red Wings: 2-1 Hurricanes: 1-1 Ducks: 1-1 Lightning: 1-0 Flames: 0-1 Oilers: 0-1 Senators: 0-1 Penguins: 1-1 Blackhawks: 1-0 Flyers: 0-1 Bruins: 1-0 Canucks: 0-1 Kings: 1-0
17 of the 30 NHL teams have gotten to the Stanley Cup since 1999. That also includes the 2005 Stanley Cup.
The NBA is the only league out of the big 4 without more than 50% of tams that have reached the final since 1999. |
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