Conference Finals Predictions thread- (1) Miami Heat vs (3) Indiana Pacers

[kaiteng]

Heat sweeps.

[SewerUrchin]

The things I'm curious to see are:

1) How much will Wade's injury keep him away from the interior?
2) Will the Birdman/Cole bench minutes have the same effectiveness against Indy's size?
3) Will the Heat 3-point shooting (Battier and Allen) remain as cold as they were against the Bulls?

If Wade can't penetrate, Birdman's hustle is neutralized, and the Heat can't score from range, the Pacers have an excellent chance of surprising everyone.

[Kingwillball]

Pacers in 6. Wade has been ****ing terrible all Playoffs and the Pacers win the PG, PF, and C match ups. Lebron will have to carry the Heat to the Finals by himself and I don't see it happening against Indiana's defense.

Um yeah dont think so Bosh has edge in his matchup and Cole/Chalmers is a push against Hill.

[DuMa]

Haslem will be useless i think. even if he did play center against the Pacers last year and helped them in crucial wins, but he was the only decent big they had because Bosh was out. This time around They have Bosh and Birdman. I dont really think Haslem is gonna outplay Bosh nor Bird while the Heat run small with Battier.

[305Baller]

Pacers showed a lot of toughness in that series with New York. Miami will have it's hands full, better prepare. I don't think Wade has 30 point games in him this post season. Miami's bench better bring the arsenal.

[TMT]

Pacers shock the world by beating the Miami Heat in 6 games and advancing to the NBA Finals!

[albas89]

Heat in 5.

[Trollsmasher]

Haslem will be useless i think. even if he did play center against the Pacers last year and helped them in crucial wins, but he was the only decent big they had because Bosh was out. This time around They have Bosh and Birdman. I dont really think Haslem is gonna outplay Bosh nor Bird while the Heat run small with Battier.

Haslem is going to be out there for some elbows to Stephenson and Hansborough.

[toxicxr6]

Indiana is the only east team that can beat Miami... Idk but to me Miami hasn't looked as good as they should this post season..they had to play hard to beat the bulls most games.. Indiana is a far superior team to the bulls..

Something tells me this is gonna be a massive shock.. I can just feel it.. Miami the massive favourites...

Guts telling me Indiana in 6.. Idk just got a bad feeling in this series

[unbreakable]

This time we have a healthy Bosh, an actually healthier Wade,

[DaSeba5]

Yah believe it or not, Wade was more hurt last year. He literally played on one leg.

[Kurosawa0]

Indy will be a challenge for them, but i'm saying Miami in 6.

[che guevara]

Yah believe it or not, Wade was more hurt last year. He literally played on one leg.

Wade might be "healthier" this year, but he was playing far better in the playoffs last year. Wade's been awful so far this postseason, far worse than he was in any 8 game stretch during last year's playoffs. Wade averaged 26/6/3 on 47% in last year's Pacers series, and that includes his awful 5 point game 3. Do you actually think there's any chance he does that this year? I mean, he's only scored 20+ in one game so far this postseason.

Luckily for the Heat, they have Bosh this year so they won't need Wade to do that again, but it will still be a damn tough series for them. They'll almost certainly need Lebron to produce more than he has so far in these playoffs.

And by the way, I don't buy for a second that Wade's health is better this year than last year. That knee is much worse than Miami's letting on.

[305Baller]

Wade might be "healthier" this year, but he was playing far better in the playoffs last year. Wade's been awful so far this postseason, far worse than he was in any 8 game stretch during last year's playoffs. Wade averaged 26/6/3 on 47% in last year's Pacers series, and that includes his awful 5 point game 3. Do you actually think there's any chance he does that this year? I mean, he's only scored 20+ in one game so far this postseason.

Luckily for the Heat, they have Bosh this year so they won't need Wade to do that again, but it will still be a damn tough series for them. They'll almost certainly need Lebron to produce more than he has so far in these playoffs.

The Heat also have Cole and Allen....

[tikay0]

Pacers gonna beat the Heat.