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We'll see, don't be surprised if the Heat wins it all.
I for one will be shocked if the Heat make the playoffs let alone win the ship :chuckles:
If Dwight learns anything of value from Hakeem Olajuwon, I don't see the Heat making it out of the East. I'm sure Bron will finally start playing in the post to draw fouls (and stop taking possession and momentum killing 3s) but I think when games slow down in the playoffs you still win games on the boards and in the paint. At the same time I won't be shocked if the Heat can somehow get a quality big handed to them before the playoffs start.
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Is he also working with Hakeem to become mentally tougher and not get into foul trouble in big games?
I think the Heat will probably put Lebron or Wade on Nelson in the fourth quarter of games, which should lock him up. Though they also have Chalmers and Arroyo who aren't slouches at point guard.
And how did Lebron do guarding Rafer Alston and Rondo in the playoffs? Granted Rondo is better than Nelson but for whatever stupid reason he was guarding Alston in the Magic series and did a lousy job of closing out and made it much more difficult for the rest of the team because Delonte had to guard Hedo and we eventually ran Sasha at him too with no luck. Lebron has potential to be a good defensive player but he still freelances at times.
Perkins shut Howard down. I'm fairly certain Dexter Pittman would at least be able to contain him.
So he still put up decent numbers against one of the best post defenders in the league who was surrounded by other decent to good post defenders but you think a rookie playing behind a paper thin frontline can contain him?
I think the plan will be to let him get his so it will be up to the other players on the Magic to play like they're playing against us in 2009 and hit their shots.