Lets be real: Only one team has the fortitude to beat the Miami Heat this year

[Anaximandro1]

But getting to the finals is the hard part lol

Yup.OKC is still the team to beat in the West

MEM/DEN/LAL/LAC are dangerous opponents.The West is wide open.

IMO a healthy Spurs team could easily knock off the Heat

Look,the Spurs have won 3 series in 4 years.The biggest problem when the going gets tough is the lack of star power,and the Heat have talent in spades.MIA is almost unbeatable in a 7 game series,especially after LeBron got the monkey off his back.

The Spurs can't win without resorting to the unsuccessful committee approach.The good news is that Green and Splitter have become solid players and Kawhi Leonard is growing up very fast and averaging 15/6 since Feb.If they can sustain the level of play and Manu steps up his game...who knows

[rmt]

From a Spurs fan perspective, OKC is still the team to beat in the West. Hopefully, losing Harden will change that. Spurs match up better than OKC vs MIA since they are a different type of team. SAS has more offensive minded bigs than OKC, and the only weakness MIA has are their big men.

Now that Lebron has the monkey off his back, his confidence and game are flowing. Wade is playing well. Their role players are veterans who have championship experience while Leonard, Green, Neal, Splitter are inexperienced and have never been to the Finals. Duncan and Manu are old and don't play well with little rest.

Heat in 5 - at most 6 - that's if (and a big if) Spurs reach the Finals.