Watched the Miami/L.A. game today and have to say the Heat look MUCH better with Marion and without Shaq. They were running like the Suns, except they couldn't hit as many shots. Marion will be a huge help.Gasol fits in perfectly with the Lakers. They will be a title contender when Bynum returns.
miami had a lot of fight in them, But Dwayne wade leads the league in Turnovers, he had 9 today, he needs to pace himself, i can guarantee the more they try a run and gun offense the more turnovers he will get, anyway i give the heat 5 more games before i make my GETBIG NBA analyst Report card....Oh yeah the lakers are looking good beachbum
Wade definitely needs to do a better job of protecting the ball, but he's still one of the best players in the league. I know it's too soon to say that Marion will absolutely be a great addition, but they sure looked like a different team today. I say the Lakers make it out of the first round this year.
Marion grabbed many boards today, great talent, if alonzo was still available the heat would be a force, but he aint there, haslem is out, there's not frontcourt, i really hope for wades sake they tank some games and get that 1st pick in the draft.
Remember the team with the worst record doesn't always win the lottery.
So Bynum and Gasol will be on the floor at the same time?
Suns just lost to the Sixers in Phoenix. Gave up 119 points. Now 2 and 4 since the Snack trade. Six points, five rebounds, and a block in this game.
DAMN, steve kerr must have his phone off at the moment, its not Shaq's fault though, Hill, barbosa have been shooting poorly, and nash, hill and barbosa's defense is disgustingly weak, there 5th in the west at the moment, looks like a 1st round exit.
I'd partly blame Shaq for this. He's less productive than Marion. They made a huge miscalculation. They brought Shaq in to play defense, even though he was never a good defender and quit playing defense altogether about 2 or 3 years ago. He doesn't command the double team anymore either.Also, Nash, Barbosa, and Stoudemire didn't play D before Shaq arrived. Marion was a good defender, along with Bell. They're in real trouble.
Shaq is grabbing garbage defensive rebounds. His offensive rebound numbers are pretty low. He's not playing good defense and the rest of the Suns team doesn't play D (except for Bell). They were better off with Marion.
Have to admit Shaq looked good today against the Spurs. He could only play about 5 or 6 minutes at a time though.The Suns do not look like a championship team.
