Just looking at the box score for the Pacers/Heat game and noticed two things:
1. Chris Bosh played 32 minutes and got three rebounds. Miami didn't play Haslem or Anthony, which means the only other big men Miami played were Chris Andersen and Rashard Lewis. Lebron grabbed 14 rebounds, but I feel that is more out of nobody else competing with him for rebounds. I know we always talk about Joe Johnson and Gay as being overpaid, but Bosh has one of the worst contracts in the league. No way he is a max player after his deal runs out. He is only averaging 5.8 boards a game.
2. Miami only lost by 6, but Wade finished with a +/- of -18. -18!!! No one else on Miami finished with a +/- of lower then -6. Wade makes his fair share of brilliant defensive plays, but I find him to ruin those by constantly slacking back on defense to complain to the referee about a foul. He always has pretty decent defensive metric stats, but he never seems to pass the eye test for me. I think he could be so much better on the defensive end if he hustled and stopped with the bullshit.
1. Chris Bosh played 32 minutes and got three rebounds. Miami didn't play Haslem or Anthony, which means the only other big men Miami played were Chris Andersen and Rashard Lewis. Lebron grabbed 14 rebounds, but I feel that is more out of nobody else competing with him for rebounds. I know we always talk about Joe Johnson and Gay as being overpaid, but Bosh has one of the worst contracts in the league. No way he is a max player after his deal runs out. He is only averaging 5.8 boards a game.
2. Miami only lost by 6, but Wade finished with a +/- of -18. -18!!! No one else on Miami finished with a +/- of lower then -6. Wade makes his fair share of brilliant defensive plays, but I find him to ruin those by constantly slacking back on defense to complain to the referee about a foul. He always has pretty decent defensive metric stats, but he never seems to pass the eye test for me. I think he could be so much better on the defensive end if he hustled and stopped with the bullshit.