2008 Celtics Vs 2012 Heat (both fully healthy)

[Rose'sACL]

Who wins in a 7 game series?

I am taking 2012 heat based on talent if bosh is healthy.

[ArbitraryWater]

You will hear alot of "if the Heat needed 7 against the 2012 Celtics, they will definitely not beat the 2008 Celtics" here.

[Droid101]

You will hear alot of "if the Heat needed 7 against the 2012 Celtics, they will definitely not beat the 2008 Celtics" here.

Which is absolutely true. 2008 Celtics easily.

[Rose'sACL]

Which is absolutely true. 2008 Celtics easily.

Heat were actually missing bosh unlike 2008 celtics who were not missing kg, allen or pierce when they got taken to 7 games against hawks and cavs.

[Ne 1]

Heat were actually missing bosh unlike 2008 celtics who were not missing kg, allen or pierce when they got taken to 7 games against hawks and cavs.

Just because a veteran, older team coasted on away games doesnt mean they wouldn't beat the Heat. Sure, they should have swept the Hawks and beaten the Cavs in 5-6 but they didnt, they dominated the regular season and looked more dominant in the ECFs and the Finlas but coasted, especially in the early rounds of the playoffs, they didn't show up in away games like they did at home because they knew they had the HCA. The '08 team had elite rebounding, 3pt shooting and major post presence in KG. None of that was the case in 2011 or 2012. Not to mention the bench, Cassell, House, Tony Allen, Posey, PJ Brown and Leon Powe... that's a nasty bench. One of the greatest defensive teams in the history of the league.

[Prime_Shaq]

2008 Celtics.

[Rose'sACL]

Just because a veteran, older team coasted on away games doesnt mean they wouldn't beat the Heat. Sure, they should have swept the Hawks and beaten the Cavs in 5-6 but they didnt, they dominated the regular season and looked more dominant in the ECFs and the Finlas but coasted, especially in the early rounds of the playoffs, they didn't show up in away games like they did at home because they knew they had the HCA. The '08 team had elite rebounding, 3pt shooting and major post presence in KG. None of that was the case in 2011 or 2012. Not to mention the bench, Cassell, House, Tony Allen, Posey, PJ Brown and Leon Powe... that's a nasty bench. One of the greatest defensive teams in the history of the league.

And what about 2012 heat?
LeBron>>pierce
Wade>Allen
Bosh<KG

Their defense was great but heat's defense wasn't too far behind while being better offensively.
I think the series would go to 7 games and 2012 heat would win.

[dubeta]

Well, LeBron took the 2008 Celtics to 7 games with a bunch of scrubs back then ....


I'd assume LeBron with Wade and Bosh would be enough to take them out



Just cause Kobe choked against them in the finals, doesnt make them invincible

[livinglegend]

Well, LeBron took the 2008 Celtics to 7 games with a bunch of scrubs back then ....


I'd assume LeBron with Wade and Bosh would be enough to take them out



Just cause Kobe choked against them in the finals, doesnt make them invincible

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[ArbitraryWater]

Well, LeBron took the 2008 Celtics to 7 games with a bunch of scrubs back then ....


I'd assume LeBron with Wade and Bosh would be enough to take them out

oh shit, totally forgot that angle

[LikeABosh]

Which is absolutely true. 2008 Celtics easily.

"(both fully healthy)"

[SouBeachTalents]

The 2011 Heat are the most dangerous version of them imo. You had a more flawed LeBron sure, but still had peak Wade with Bosh having big playoff series

[TheMarkMadsen]

oh shit, totally forgot that angle

yeah probrably because that "cast of scrubs" somehow managed to overcome lebron shooting 8 for 42 through the first two games.. didn't have a game above 35% shooting until game 5.. shot 35% for the series with 5 turnovers per game and yet the CAVS still took the series to 7

[Black and White]

Celtics would win, it would be a great series though, I think our post presence is where we would win the series, truth and lbj would go at it, I just think our defence would hold fort against the Heat offense

[livinglegend]

yeah probrably because that "cast of scrubs" somehow managed to overcome lebron shooting 8 for 42 through the first two games.. didn't have a game above 35% shooting until game 5.. shot 35% for the series with 5 turnovers per game and yet the CAVS still took the series to 7

just shows how overrated those celtics were.
Healthy 2012 Heat shit on them.