SportsMemo.com
Username:
Password:
HOMERECAPRADIOFORUMBLOGSODDSBESTBETSHANDICAPPERSTWITTERRSS FEEDFACEBOOKEMAIL & CONTACTS

Pat Rileys Coaching Moves Propel The Miami Heat to NBA Title

06.21.2006     12:00 AM     Alatex Sports     Printer Friendly


The NBA Finals are finished and the Heat are the champs. I didn’t expect Miami to be able to walk in to Dallas and get the victory in Game 6, but it was able to do just that, once again holding a huge edge in free-throw attempts, 37-23. The Heat wound up being the better team with the best player and, more importantly, the better coach.

In my perspective, Pat Riley and his staff made the difference in this series. Dallas had gotten to the finals by beating San Antonio and Phoenix because of matchups. The Mavericks were simply too quick for the Spurs and too big and deep for the Suns. They figured to have both edges against the Heat, but the Heat coaches figured out a way to neutralize those supposed edges.

Dirk Nowitzki stepped up tonight for the Mavericks, scoring 29 points and grabbing 15 boards, but he got little help form his teammates. Jason Terry was really the only other consistent threat in the series for the Mavericks. No one else was able to hurt the Heat. This was unlike the previous two Dallas series in which Devin Harris and Josh Howard were big factors and other players like Keith Van Horn and Jerry Stackhouse made significant contributions.

The Heat did a great job in controlling the tempo of the series, never letting Dallas get on a roll and get easy buckets or open looks. This was definitely Eastern Conference basketball, and as much as the Mavericks liked to think that they could win a series playing this way, they were not capable. Yes, the Mavericks improved defensively under Avery Johnson, but even in their last two series they had to outscore the Spurs and Suns, something they were not able to do against the Heat. Miami was successful in turning this series into a half-court game.

I thought the Heat made more and better adjustments as the series went on, while Dallas never really varied from its offensive plan.

The Heat also had the best player on the court in Dwyane Wade. Wade was able to bail out the Heat time after time on offensive possessions. He got to the bucket or foul line anytime he wanted in the final few games, especially in crunch time.

As good as Nowitzki is, he was not able to do the same against the Heat double teams. Nowitzki had been able to use his quickness against bigger players or his size against quicker players against the Spurs and Suns, but Riley knew that he couldn’t hurt them if he had to give up the ball. Terry was treated the same way and once the ball left his or Nowitzki’s hands, no one else was able to step up for the Mavericks.  

The thing about this series is that even though Wade was brilliant, it was Riley who made the right adjustments to give his team a chance. Dallas had a 2-0 lead and a big lead in the fourth quarter of Game 3 before blowing it down the stretch. Had Dallas won and gone up 3-0, it would have been lights out. The Mavericks also had a great chance to win Game 5 in Miami and go up 3-2, but the questionable calls and decisions down the stretch cost them that game as well. I am sure that it will be a long summer for Johnson and his troops playing the “what if” game. 







Alatex NFLX Preseason
Alatex NFLX Preseason
17 Year Career 1993-2009
150-102 60% lifetime record

NFLX Preseason $149
Alatex CBB Tops The Charts
10 years, 2100 plays, over 54% in CBB. He had his biggest year ever in 2009 +34.0 units of profit going 196-149 57%. Early bird 2010 Season $1299.
Top Plays = Big Results
Brent Crow's MLB Superplays have been in awesome form. Ride this hot streak with a daily play purchase for as low as $20 or a full week of service for $99.
VIP CLUB EMAIL
Email
Current Blog Topics
Current Blog Topics
SportsMemo Ads
Handicapping Experts
-------------------------------------

  Brent Crow’s Handicapping Experience and Achievements: Brent Crow of Alatex Sports has been producing winners since 1991.  When Brent’s knack for picking the right side in college basketball and football started producing large profits, Brent Crow decided to go pro with his handicapping selections. Since establishing Alatex Sports, Brent Crow has had numerous No. 1 finishes at The Sports Monitor in Oklahoma City in all sports.  Brent Crow also won the 2002 Station’s Casino Handicapping Invitational and beat professional bettor Alan Boston in the first ever Beat Boston $50k NCAA Men's basketball handicapping contest. Brent Crow can be heard on various radio stations throughout the United States and weekdays on the Sports Memo Radio Show.   Brent is also a regular contributor to both the Las Vegas Review Journal and the Las Vegas Sun. Brent Crow’s Favorite Sports... Continue Reading.

-------------------------------------
Discussion Forum
-------------------------------------
Post Subject
Date
09.02 11:11
08.15 14:34
08.13 19:19

-------------------------------------
Radio Segments
-------------------------------------
 
09.03.2010
09.02.2010
08.31.2010
08.30.2010
08.27.2010

-------------------------------------
Current Blog
-------------------------------------
Brent Crow     09.01.2010 12:05 PM
Brent Crow     08.12.2010 8:43 AM
Brent Crow     07.30.2010 9:55 AM

More Blog Entries Submitted by Brent Crow

-------------------------------------
-----------SportsMemo-----------





Copyright © 2007 SPORTSMEMO, INC, 1-800-575-3069. Sportsmemo.com is the nation’s premier resource for sports betting and handicapping information. Get free football picks, free NFL picks, free college football picks, free baseball picks, free NBA picks, free college basketball picks, free hockey picks, free golf picks, and free soccer picks from the nation’s top handicappers. Sportsmemo's sports betting insight and analysis comes from some of the most respected sports handicappers in the sports gambling industry including Tim Trushel, Ted Sevransky (Teddy Covers), Brent Crow of Alatex Sports, Rob Veno, Fairway Jay, Donnie Black, Erin Rynning, Marty Otto, Andrew Lange and Rick Starks of Helmut Sports. Listen to these handicapping experts daily on the Sportsmemo Radio Show from Noon-2 pm PST on Fox Sports 920AM in Las Vegas and the web at Sportsmemo.com.  Missed the Sportsmemo Radio Show?  Past shows are available on Sportsmemo.com's radio archive page. Looking for daily sports betting tips and sports betting advice on the MLB, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, AFL, and PGA? Check out the interactive sports betting posting forum, matchup statistics, power ratings, expert handicapping blogs, and original sports betting articles from the Sportsmemo team that specializes in sports information from a pointspread perspective at Sportsmemo.com.