1st, that Knicks game screamed outlier. They hit more 3's than 2's, and the Heat clearly didn't come to play. Not making excuses, just stating what everyone else who watched it also saw. They're playing great right now, though.
2nd, I hope you're joking on "winning a ring the right way." Would you have preferred if he closed out the Finals going 6-24 (a la Kobe) instead of a triple double? Did Magic win the wrong way? What's wrong with drawing the defense and kicking to a knock-down shooter? Not sure why I'm humoring your bait attempt. Never seen you post before, but by the evidence in front of me, your basketball knowledge is akin to Miley Cyrus'.
Mavs are looking great, but man, Lillard does some great things out there for a rook. He's going to be great in his prime.
Cousins was a beast in the middle of the game and Aaron Brooks got better when it mattered to allow Sactown to edge GState. I enjoyed Klay Thompson's game in this one.
Miami's having Ray come in and play the shooter role either off the bench or as the fourth option with the starters. He's going to rebound a little more and have an easier time at getting to the rim due to the decreased defensive attention and by virtue of playing against worse perimeter defenders. Let's not make the mistake of extrapolating him looking good in a reduced role into Ray being an all-star had only Boston guaranteed him 35 minutes a night.
I don't think its about PT. I think Marcus is getting at the fact that Spoelstra is letting him do more in the offense: run more PnR, post-up, handle in the open court, etc. The fact that its only his second 6rb/6ast game since joining Boston is an indication of him being able to handle more, as well as the Heat having to gang rebound due to lack of strong-rebounding bigs (our "centers" combined for 9 rbs in 44 mins). He's been saying since his introductory press conference that Pat and Erik sold him on being in a much freer and more open system, closer to the ones he played in at UConn, in Milwaukee, and in Seattle. I remember being impressed with his ability to handle backup PG duties during their title run in Boston, but seeing him still be able to run the PnR so effectively has been a pleasant surprise.
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