Who can we root for to beat the Heat in 2013??

[Bill Dozer]

I still think this series came down to a couple plays/calls early on and Durant and Westbrook will get better. But, James Harden is all but gone right? What will happen with Perkins and Ibaka? And as much as some think the Thunder got robbed, the Heat looked damn good when the shooters were finally making their long balls. On paper the Heat have the upper hand in a rematch.

Chicago is probably toast all year if not for many more. Boston, Dallas and San Antonio are building practice courts at Shady Pines. It really does seem like the Heat are set up for multiple championships. Maybe some free agents could join the Lakers? Are they about it for sign and trade options? It looks like smooth sailing for Miami right now.

[LostBankroll]

Washington Wiazards..... will trade John Wall to the Heat and Heat will win 6 more rings back to back to back to back to back to back

[Iwinyourmoney]

Only shot is Lakers to get a big free agent.

Okc to young/can't jive with this line up
Boston done
Chicago.....eh, just to fragile
Spurs done (maybe half ass run again like this last championship)

Lakers get Howard and it's going to be the best final matchup in history

[Bill Dozer]

OKC is still a team but they are going to lose one or more top players. LA makes sense if they can pull off another Chris Paul type trade.

[Goat Milk]

Took 99% of people to witness this championship to see what I saw 2 years ago: Heat are set up to win multiple rings or at least contend for them every year. This isn't the miami cavs. People are hesitant to realize greatness. Some people even saying Lebron James will never win a ring, Dwayne Wade is not a hall of famer, Westbrook is better than him. Those people embarrassed themselves and were silenced tonight.

Now everyone is gonna hop on the heat bandwagon after saying they would get knocked out by the celtics, the bulls (if healthy), then vegas disrespects by making them significant underdogs in a series that anyone that knows about NBA would tell you MIA clearly had matchup advantages.

This series didn't come down to 4 or 5 plays Dozer. MIA was always up going into the 4th of every game they won and they played the defense necessary to win a ring.

What most don't understand is how much better wade and lebron are defensively than durant and westbrook. now everyone thinks they're too young when you all were picking the thunder before.

dozer i told you not to bet "THE FIELD" to win the championship vs. miami before the year started, @-300 or whatever it was.

[jjgold]

Knicks
Lakers
City
Spurs???

Thats all

No one else close

[Chi_archie]

anyone and everyone...

Hornets?

[rm18]

Miami does not matchup well with Memphis, but I don't know if they can make the finals. It is too early to know the offseason moves so might change but as of right now still OKC they might be able to get production out of Aldrich next year and Eric Maynor will be back.

[hawley]

Raptors.

[PS3]

Nets.

[Ryeskernatorr]

The Bucks

[SportsPedagogy]

LOL @ Gotamilk trying to be sharp. You just ride the Heats coat tails. Nothing more, nothing less. You got burned when they played Dallas last year by guaranteeing they would comeback from 3-2 down. You act like you are some sort of NBA expert claiming that you saw all of these mismatches that vegas didnt. If the Miami role players did not go off from 3pt range and OKC did not have some rough free throw shooting (Both uncharacteristic ) then who knows what would have happened. I am sure you saw that coming though, huh buddy ?

[jjgold]

I guess we have to wait for free agency and trades to really say much

Howard could change things if with right team

[WvGambler]

Is goat milk trying to say he saw the Heat being good since day one and no one else did?

That's just a ridiculously dumb thought.

[Chi_archie]

Took 99% of people to witness this championship to see what I saw 2 years ago: Heat are set up to win multiple rings or at least contend for them every year. This isn't the miami cavs. People are hesitant to realize greatness. Some people even saying Lebron James will never win a ring, Dwayne Wade is not a hall of famer, Westbrook is better than him. Those people embarrassed themselves and were silenced tonight.

Now everyone is gonna hop on the heat bandwagon after saying they would get knocked out by the celtics, the bulls (if healthy), then vegas disrespects by making them significant underdogs in a series that anyone that knows about NBA would tell you MIA clearly had matchup advantages.

This series didn't come down to 4 or 5 plays Dozer. MIA was always up going into the 4th of every game they won and they played the defense necessary to win a ring.

What most don't understand is how much better wade and lebron are defensively than durant and westbrook. now everyone thinks they're too young when you all were picking the thunder before.

dozer i told you not to bet "THE FIELD" to win the championship vs. miami before the year started, @-300 or whatever it was.

Goat Milk, has watched more game film involving Wilt Chamberlain and tiny archibald and other former greats, than all other posters here combined.... Guy gives an opinion on NBA and I believe him..... he knows all the angles and strategy

[k13]

Heat were faves from the start of the season, books and no one else saw this coming.

[rm18]

LOL @ Gotamilk trying to be sharp. You just ride the Heats coat tails. Nothing more, nothing less. You got burned when they played Dallas last year by guaranteeing they would comeback from 3-2 down. You act like you are some sort of NBA expert claiming that you saw all of these mismatches that vegas didnt. If the Miami role players did not go off from 3pt range and OKC did not have some rough free throw shooting (Both uncharacteristic ) then who knows what would have happened. I am sure you saw that coming though, huh buddy ?

Miami had the best ft% defense in the league pal

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/freeThrowPctOpponent/seasontype/2

[lakerboy]

Yup Battier /miller and cole will always hit like they did this series. It was a coming together one off.

[Carseller4]

anyone and everyone...

Hornets?

Hopefully Anthony Davis is the real deal!

[SportsPedagogy]

Miami had the best ft% defense in the league pal
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/te...t/seasontype/2

[Ralphie1412]

Took 99% of people to witness this championship to see what I saw 2 years ago: Heat are set up to win multiple rings or at least contend for them every year. This isn't the miami cavs. People are hesitant to realize greatness. Some people even saying Lebron James will never win a ring, Dwayne Wade is not a hall of famer, Westbrook is better than him. Those people embarrassed themselves and were silenced tonight.

Now everyone is gonna hop on the heat bandwagon after saying they would get knocked out by the celtics, the bulls (if healthy), then vegas disrespects by making them significant underdogs in a series that anyone that knows about NBA would tell you MIA clearly had matchup advantages.

This series didn't come down to 4 or 5 plays Dozer. MIA was always up going into the 4th of every game they won and they played the defense necessary to win a ring.

What most don't understand is how much better wade and lebron are defensively than durant and westbrook. now everyone thinks they're too young when you all were picking the thunder before.

dozer i told you not to bet "THE FIELD" to win the championship vs. miami before the year started, @-300 or whatever it was.

[seaborneq]

Okc is the main challenger. Durant has to get stronger, Westbrook has to play smarter, and harden has to learn to play physical defense. Mavericks have the most potential to rebuild after dirk leaves.

[will2survive]

New York Knicks- I was too young to actually watch them win a championship and then they were up 3-2 on Houston and O.J. Simpson driving away from the police was interfering with the game when they should've won

[upscope]

Took 99% of people to witness this championship to see what I saw 2 years ago: Heat are set up to win multiple rings or at least contend for them every year. This isn't the miami cavs. People are hesitant to realize greatness. Some people even saying Lebron James will never win a ring, Dwayne Wade is not a hall of famer, Westbrook is better than him. Those people embarrassed themselves and were silenced tonight.

Now everyone is gonna hop on the heat bandwagon after saying they would get knocked out by the celtics, the bulls (if healthy), then vegas disrespects by making them significant underdogs in a series that anyone that knows about NBA would tell you MIA clearly had matchup advantages.

This series didn't come down to 4 or 5 plays Dozer. MIA was always up going into the 4th of every game they won and they played the defense necessary to win a ring.

What most don't understand is how much better wade and leron are defensively than durant and westbrook. Now everyone thinks they're too young when you all were picking the thunder before.

dozer i told you not to bet "THE FIELD" to win the championship vs. miami before the year started, @-300 or whatever it was.

That is no secret, 100% of this board understands that Wade & LeBron are much better defensively than Durant & Westbrook. You act as if you are the only person in the world that picked the Cheat pre-season. They were heavy chalk ya know?? You pick nothing but chalk & then act as if you are a genius. Do you really think you are fooling anybody.

[wrongturn]

Only OKC has realistic chance to beat Heat next year. Funny that OKC played Star War's music when introducing Heat. I recommend all teams should use that music when Heat visits.

[DemoralizdDreamr]

Knicks, Hornets and Lakers are prime contenders. With the pacers sticking around as well depending upon what they do in the offseason and of course the thunder will be back.

[thetrinity]

okc the only real chance to beat heat next year barring injury.

[Bill Dozer]

uh oh. We are looking at lottery teams to dethrone Miami? It's going to be a long 2012 season if Williams and Howard don't team up.

[CanuckG]

OKC-Miami rematch

[big0mar]

Only hope is if Dwight Howard goes to the Lakers.

Heat most likely about to go on a tear.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

OKC-Miami rematch

yeah most likely, okc's only gonna get better.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

Only hope is if Dwight Howard goes to the Lakers.

Heat most likely about to go on a tear.

he's not gonna come to the lakers.

[BigDofBA]

OKC should trade Harden, Ibaka, and Perkins for Howard.

[big0mar]

yeah most likely, okc's only gonna get better.

OKC is going to lose one of their major players. Cant afford them all.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

who are the free agents for okc next year?