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Oppressive Heat
Published: 6/11/2012 4:15 PM
Last Modified: 6/11/2012 4:15 PM

The Thunder and Heat are opposites when it comes to demeanor.

The Thunder shows off in the spirit of youthful exuberance, in the pure joy of having fun, grinning, spinning, laughing.

The Heat shows off as revenge against all doubters. Its players make a shot and pose in scowling arrogance.

There's no doubt who should win. The good guys. The fun guys.

Here's the problem. Miami is really, really good. LeBron has figured out a way to avoid choking or deferring under pressure: Build a huge lead in the fourth quarter. His strength in close is somewhat terrifying. Wade has turned into more of a brat under LeBron's influence. But he can dominate a game and has won a championship. Bosh appears fit and can make shots. The "others" are nowhere as lousy as some imagine. The guard from KU and Battier can make threes. Sluggers are available off the bench.

Here's how the Thunder can win: keep making all those jump shots.

It has made how many so far in the playoffs, a million?

Here's a serious problem. The yahoos in OKC are already talking about a parade!

Dallas, old.
Lakers, old.
San Antonio, old.
Miami, young and tough.

The pick is Miami to win the title in six games.

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Danomite Dandy Dan (8 months ago)

Thunder would be better off if Lebron had already won his championship.

Blue Max (8 months ago)

Pick, if your prediction does for Miami what it did for San Antonio, then Thunder will do okay.

Glenn616 (8 months ago)

Before the season started, I (along with a bunch of other individuals) picked the Heat to beat the Thunder in the NBA Finals. I'm not gonna change my pick now. With a healthy Chris Bosh, Miami will be tough to beat. The youth of the Heat compared to the Thunder's other 3 opponents is obvious. I'll go with the Heat in Seven.

Glenn616 (8 months ago)

Going with the James Harden beard for your new look (upper right hand corner of the web page), Pick? I like it.

241362 (8 months ago)

Talking about a parade in OKC before the series starts is nuts.

colhi64 (8 months ago)

A little less nuts today. Pick still staying with Heat in 6?

Blue Max (8 months ago)

Pick's not saying.

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