Batman and Robin move over , there are a new pair of caped crime fighters in town , namely The King and D-Wade
As the Miami Heat slowly progress towards eking out, their own little place in history, this season . It should be noted as the team looks to surpass the 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers’ impressive 33 game consecutive win streak . The fact of the matter is , that Lakers’ team had its fair share of stars, as well an explosive pairing , made up of Gail Goodrich and Jerry West , and need we forget , there just happened to be a center by the name of Wilt Chamberlain ?
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Bill Sharman , the Lakers’ head coach , in that historic season was blessed with a team , resplendent with stars and role players . Needless, to say their march to the NBA title , was something of a stroll as they marched the postseason with a great deal of ease , without ever being truly tested . Say what you will , good teams , come and go , but the great ones live on in our memories , are immortalized and eulogized, as part of the NBA folklore .
Fast forward , four decades later , and the Miami Heat , coached by Erik Spoelstra , under the watchful eye of the Heat President , Pat Riley , now seem to be intent , on rewriting the annals of NBA history. This Heat team hasn’t so much been cobbled together , more of an exercise of building around , not one but four superstars . Well of course , at first it was the “ Big Three” , but this offseason with the acquisition of Ray Allen , they essentially became , the “ Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” . However , this season , it has literally been about the combined play of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade . And granted , Chris Bosh and Ray Allen have contributed greatly in the Heat’s fifty two game win total. And at this juncture about the only thing that can make serious make dent in the hopes , are the team’s own complacency. I certainly don’t believe that Heat owner , Micky Arison , Pat Riley and the executives are likely to have that scenario visit the organization!
Now for all of these pious holier than thou fans of the New York Knicks, selling that franchise , as if it were a “ hot stock tip”, without ever being able to show any evidence , that this team was simply good enough to be even in with a remote chance of somehow derailing the Heat’s postseason overtures . I would like to ask you all , what the hell happened concerning the New York Knicks , a team of underachievers ? And please don’t lament, and plead the fact, of injuries have caused this latest malaise concerning this franchise . Last I looked , several of the Heat’s victories over this current run , they have played at times, without Bosh , Allen and Wade . You now, seemed to have all crawled off into a darkened room, ceasing to even have the gravitas to be intelligent enough, to answer a question, as to what went wrong. So typical of the New York fan, when it comes to their professional sports’ franchise , forever obnoxious and simply clueless! How quickly, one forgets and then seeks to make excuses . Docile and stupid!
If there has been one thing that has been abundantly clear this season within the NBA , it is the mere fact that the quality of the play at times has bordered on being absolutely diabolical on both ends of the floor . I have read a number of articles within this forum by avowed NBA fans, simply showing their bias , without divulging anything of genuine interest or being remotely informative, as it relates to basketball at the professional level and the play we have all witnessed. And with due respect , the stories we are meant to be impressed with as such , have been hardly dramatic or really that thrilling . Plainly put , we may well yearn for something exciting to be happening within the NBA at present , but in reality, there are only two stories that matter most or simply draws our undivided attention . Those are for the moment , who among the Heat’s remaining schedule will be the first to take them down ? And secondly , when the “soap opera “ that happens to be the Los Angeles Lakers , come to a fitting end , with either Mitch Kupchak seeing the light or Jim Buss finally admitting that his sister and late father , have more of a basketball acumen than he will attain or secure over the course of his life ?
The Los Angeles Lakers (36-33) are at present in something of a dogfight , with their position within the Western Conference , by no means secure or even a guarantee . As the incumbent seated in the eighth and final playoff position within the conference , the team finds itself a mere combined 3 ½ games ahead of the ninth and tenth placed Utah Jazz (34-34) and Dallas Mavericks (32-36). And with both of those teams in question having a far more favorable remaining schedule than the Lakers . It simply shows us that the for all of the prognosis made by Kobe Bryant as to the team making the postseason . The All Star guard must know and better be sure , that his teammates are prepared “to have his back” , rather than his claims , simply coming across as sheer naïveté’ . As to whether or not the Los Angeles Lakers can overcome their immediate rivals within the conference for that eighth and final conference playoff berth remains to be seen .
The paring of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, as dynamic as they have been this season , I for one don’t believe that the duo have reached their peak , and realize how good they could become ! Certainly , they could rival such famed duos , as Jordan and Pippen , Stockton and Malone , Magic and Kareem , Bird and McHale, , to name but a few of those historic and famed combinations from the NBA’s “ glorious past” .
With fifteen games to go in their regular season schedule , at 53-14 , as of the 20th March , the record that the Miami Heat would no doubt like to surpass, is that of the franchise’s best record in its history , which came during the 1996-97 season , where they were able to go an astonishing 61-21 over an eighty-two game schedule. Leading the way that season were Tim Hardaway , Alonzo Mourning , Jamaal Mashburn and Voshon Leonard , as the team played their way to what was then , their best standing in franchise history . The team would go on to the postseason , where they would ultimately end up losing to the Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals .
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As to what the immediate future now holds for two of the NBA’s brightest and most accomplished superstars , now becomes a matter conjecture and speculation. Clearly , the likes of present day pairings Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant , Chris Paul and Blake Griffin , and the litany of other aspirants of this season would like nothing better than to make that premise James and Wade being the best pairing in the NBA , seem nothing more than an aberration . The question that has to be asked , is can any of the other duos in question, become the equal of the Heat’s pairing ? Your thoughts on this , and anything else you believe pertinent to subject matter ? Chime in with a comment, as you see fit .
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(1)Dylan Karlovic, 11, holds up a sign before the Cleveland Cavaliers play the Miami Heat in an NBA basketball game , Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Cleveland. Miami won 98-95 . AP Photo/Tony Dejak …
(2) Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) celebrates with guard Dwyane Wade after scoring against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The Heat won 86-67 . AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh …
(3) ” The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ” , from left to right Dwyane Wade , Chris Bosh LeBron James and Ray Allen . The quartet account for an astonishing 73 % of the Heat’s offensive output , with James and Wade being the team’s leading scorer this season and also during 2011 . It should come as no surprise also that the duo led the team in scoring in their postseason triumph of winning the franchise’s second NBA title in 2012. AP Photo/ Marc Hall …
(4) Kareem Abdul Jabbar , left and Magic Johnson , amongst one the celebrated and famed duos to have played for the Los Angeles Lakers . At the height of their prowess the pairing might well be adjudged to be “perhaps the greatest ” in NBA history ” . Then again, beauty as they say ….. ” is in the eye of the beholder ” . AP/REUTERS/Thomas Carter …
(5) Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen , two of the most celebrated and beloved players in the Chicago Bulls’ rich history . Multiple titles , and accolades have been bestowed upon this historic pairing . AP Photo / Nicholas Hastings ….
(6) Bill Sharman receives a handshake from Gail Goodrich in front of Jerry West and Pat Riley as the 1972 NBA Championship team is honored at halftime during the game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on April 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images North America / Harry How ….
(7) Bill Russell and Bob Cousy , one of the great pairings in Celtics’ History , that was in many ways viewed as the precursor to the Bird McHale partnership . AP/ REUTERS/ Atlantic Associates / Miles Middlecomb ….
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By Tophatal
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NBA schedule 21st March 2013 and results for 20th March
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Miami Heat profile and team news
Miami Heat schedule and an in depth schedule proviso
Miami Heat roster and assistant coaching staff Head coach Erik Spoelstra
Miami Heat team payroll and yearly salaries
Miami Heat team valuation along with revenues
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Hot chic pic of the day Cali Lynn
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Wale ……. feat’g Tiara Thomas ………………… “”Bad ”
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This is and will be as good as it gets , with regard to the pairing of James and Wade as it relates to the NBA in its present format . Now whether or not , they can be placed alongside among some of the all-time great pairings in NBA history , becomes a matter of time and speculations. Their said careers are perhaps now at or closing in , or at their peaks. So, let’s see what the future holds for both , as well as the Miami Heat .
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Now this is why I like to keep up on my reading of King Magazine . Kara Allison simply leaves you drooling and wanting more ! Please may I have some more ?
She’s not into what ? That’s fine by me ! LOL,LOL !!
Tophatal …………
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Wilt also played on the other greatest NBA team in History 67-68 when they beat Boston in East and San Francisco Warriors led by Rick Barry to win the title. Philly also had the worst record in the when Chamberlain trade himself to the Lakers for Darrell Imhoff. Philly won nine games the same year the Lakers set the record. Go figure. what about UNM losing to Harvard. James and Wade have a good shot at winning some more titles.
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bobby gee
Granted , Wilt played on some great teams during his career and he was in fact an extraordinary athlete and NBA player and specimen . That’s what tends to happen when you have managers and owners making some really dumb decisions concerning player personnel and trades !
UNM —- losing to Harvard ? Was it a chemistry test or a test in their knowledge of the law or basketball that was meant to be part of that competition ? LOL,LOL,LOL !!!
Tophatal …………
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bobby gee
How do you feel that Philly team would have done against the Bulls’ team featuring Jordan and Pippen in 95-96 that went 72-10 and along the way their swept through the opposition with ease on their way to the championship that year ?
The only challenge to the Heat over the remainder of their schedule is sheer complacency , because they have not truly been challenged during this unbeaten streak . And in spite of the margin of victory in several of those games . You simply knew that James and Wade would and lead and will this team to victory . That is now the difference between the Heat and the rest of the Eastern Conference . As to how they might fare against an improved Thunder team as well as the Spurs remains to be seen . And we may well get the answer to that question during this postseason .
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There’s plenty of Heat in Kara Allison. Now that’s my kinda babe. No skimming on the ‘beef’.
btw, the duo of Durant and Westbrook ain’t too shabby. Younger and plenty of ‘fire’ in Westy.
Question for you Tophat. Do you think Jerry West went to the same plastic surgeon and the other Jerry from Dallas? These young chicks spur on male vanity.
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Ronbets
Kara Allison can slop and suck on my joystick , anytime she wants ! That statement in the picture about her not being into the masturbation thing , goddamn !
Kara needs to have some of her plumbing “snaked ” . And I would gladly oblige , by snaking all of her orifices !
Durant and Westbrook
“We’re gonna win five ? No ni##a we’re gonna win six ” !
James and Wade
Durant and Westbrook as a duo , are as good as they come in the West , and they are far superior to any of the other duos there ! That being said, beyond their postseason forays they haven’t a real body of work that can match that of LBJ and D Wade .
Heat vs Thunder regular season game match-ups and during the postseason .
Best duos in the Eastern Conference , West and the NBA overall .
Tophatal 03/22/2013 2:05 PM EST
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Ronbets
I believe that Jerry West , Jerry Jones , Donald Trump and Joan Rivers are a set of quadruplets who were separated at birth and handed over to a number of needy families in search of a child . LOL,LOL,LOL !!!
Simply look at the facial similarities and hair styles as proof of that .
West
Jerry Jones
Donald Trump . Up yours as well Donald !
“My idea of an entertaining evening , would be to give Donald Trump , Jerry Jones and Jerry West each a b##w job ” !
Joan Rivers
Scary thought isn’t it ?
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My only concern with the Heat, Al, is whether they can do both, break the streak and win a title.
Or should I even be concerned at all? They are playing friggin’ lights out!
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Chris Humpherys
I sincerely doubt that the Heat front office much less the coaching staff will allow the players to let their guards slip down . Eyes on the prize as they say and that is to successfully defend their title and thereby winning the franchise’s third NBA title in the last seven years .
The remaining 15 games on the Heat’s schedule are not that tough and I can see them winning the nine games necessary to surpass the Lakers’ figure and the NBA record .
Tophatal ………………….
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I’m sorry but ” Haaarvard” …. beat New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA Tournament . What , Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were on the roster of Harvard ? WTF !!!
How’d you like them apples, ” Lobos” ? LOL,LOL,LOL !!!
“You don’t know how to suck a d#ck and you want to suck mine ? How bout that ” ?
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Where the Heat could come unstuck , is on 31st of this month when they face the Spurs in an away game at the American Airlines Arena , in San Antonio , Tx. That match-up will be the make or break , as far as this unbeaten streak goes .
The last meeting between the two teams came by way of a narrow 5 point victory by the Heat defeating the Spurs 105-100 on November 29th , 2012 .
San Antonio Spurs , team news and stats
Miami Heat , team stats and news .
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The Heat are just strolling along and I’ve yet to read a succinct article within this forum explaining how and or when this team could be derailed .
Sunday’s results within the NBA
NBA standings by division and by conference
Playoff picture
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I’m just so impressed with the fact that the Heat aren’t taking games off like most NBA teams do. For some reason most teams think that just because you go on the road or have a back to back, that it’s OK to concede a loss, and give half effort because they are “tired” from being on the road. I detest that mentality.
But the Heat are giving maximum effort every game, and LeBron is not only playing better, but also harder than anybody in the entire NBA. And what he’s doing now is putting to shame the lackadaisical effort that most so-called superstars bring on a game in – game out basis. The fact that the record has stood for 40 years shows how historic it would be if the Heat record surpass it.
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Maurice Barksdale
Well so much for the streak as it now ends at a run of 27 consecutive wins for the Miami Heat . Someone should be asking the overpaid , Chris Bosh , why turn up to play , and then dump on your team with a 3/17 performance during the game ? God damn ! What the $$ck was that about, in terms of Bosh’s insipid performance against the Bulls ? It should be noted that Thibodeau as the Bulls’ coach did not have the availability of Joakim Noah or Derrick Rose and that should really tell us how embarrassing this loss just happened to be for the Heat .
Pat Riley at this moment in time , should take his power forward outside the AA Arena and be kicking his ass up and down Ocean Drive on South Beach !
Tophatal …………….
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I’m still impressed particularly with LeBron. His play has been stellar during the streak, and the Heat would have had no streak without him. The rest of the team took the night off against the Bulls. 27 straight is still a tremendous achievement though.
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Maurice Barksdale
LBJ has been playing lights out ball , all season long . Simply look at the Heat’s schedule and you can count the number of games on one hand , where he hasn’t been the team’s top scorer in many of those games . It would be criminal , if he were not to win the League MVP this season ,as he has been standout candidate amongst Tony Parker , Kevin Durant , Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony .
Tophatal ……….
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