Originally posted by RecSpecs110
Evo, even if Duncan does average a few more points, that does not translate into more wins. The Heat have Shaq as one of the biggest threats, and teams almost always double him, leaving sharp shooters like Posey and Williams from the outside. Otherwise, Shaq gets an easy deuce. And then, we also have Wade and you should know what he can do. The Lakers don't have that firepower. They can't dominate on the offensive end without Kobe shooting the lights out. They have Lamar, but if Kobe lays an egg in the game, that's it, it's over. That's what we mean about depth. Most of the Heat bench players would start in other teams. Their depth carried them to the championship last year. Dallas is another example of a deep team. Having guys like Sasha, Bynum, and Walton does not count as being deep, because compared to Walker, Payton, and Mourning, they lack in not only the stats, but also the experience. 3 young guys vs. 3 experienced and high IQ players. That's the difference in depth.Haslem and Mourning (minute per minute) average more blocks and rebounds than Kwame, and they are quicker. Therefore, they better suit defending Duncan.
Spurs have team speed which is something the Heat are lacking and the Lakers are not. = +1 Lakers. Just wanted to say that again.
Anyways you say that Haslem and Zo combined average more blocks and rebounds than Kwame, well that isn't against Duncan who we are talking about. I already know Kwame is a suck ass player, but if you compare Duncan's stats to when he plays the Lakers to when he plays the Heat you will see that he averages less in everything when he plays the Lakers. That is attributed to the fact that we have Kwame Browns body against Duncans body. And Shaq gets in foul trouble when he guards Duncan, which directly takes away the Heat's game plan when he is in foul trouble. If Kwame gets in foul trouble against Duncan, which he hardly does then we sit his ass down without having our entire game plan go to waste.
And you should know that we are 3-0 without Kobe this year, including a win against the Suns, so I seriously doubt we need him to shoot lights out on the offensive end to dominate a team.
Kobe and Lamar are not the only two players on this team. I will once again say that we have one of the best benches in the league and Luke Walton is a candidate for the most improved player of the year in the early going.
From your post about needing Kobe to shoot lights out and having no depth leads me to believe that you don't watch Laker games and you don't see all the other players contributing and the triangle looking really good, and Walker, Payton, and Mourning = old asses, once again the Spurs have team speed, these old players will not be able to keep up with them.
And it also looks like your not giving any respect to a team that is tops in the West, but you are saying a team that is 9-13 are headed to the championship.......
If they were so deep then how come they have a poor record without Shaq whereas we are 3-0 without Kobe. Where has that depth been all year long?