Sunday, July 14, 2013

Can Lebron James and the Heat bring Pat Riley his first three-peat?

   With teams such as Houston and the Nets bringing huge additions to their teams and teams like Chicago getting key players back, the NBA powerhouses are only getting stronger. That means more competition to dethrone the Heat as NBA champions. The Heat are looking to win their third straight title next year. If they succeed then the maker of the concept "three-peat", Pat Riley, will finally be able to say he has one, something he couldn't say when he was with Lakers and Magic Johnson. The road won't be easy as teams such as Chicago, Indiana, and Brooklyn are ready to compete for a chance to represent the East. Even with that being said, I believe the Heat can win for a third straight time with certain improvement
    Despite being the best team in the league, the Heat still need to improve to win next year. Chris Bosh needs to play like a true big men and leave the three point shooting to Ray Allen. He also needs to call up Hakeem Olajuwon to work on his big man skills such as rebounding. That will help the Heat win against bigger teams like the Nets and Pacers. Also, despite being the best player in the league, Lebron needs to continue the improvement he has made over the past few seasons and continue to improve his jump shooting. Yes, LeBron killed the Spurs in game 7 of the Finals but the Spurs won games 1,3, and 5 because of his poor shooting outside. Lebron, in those loses, averaged 19.3 points and shot 37.3 % from the field and 28.6 % from three. Lastly, D-Wade needs to gets what Kobe got in Germany. Flash, struggled throughout the playoffs while averaging 15.9 points. Wade's prime has passed him and is only getting older. He will be 32 in January. The time in Germany helped Kobe who at age 34 averaged 27.3 points, 6 assists, and 5.6 rebounds a game. The Heat might have been good enough to win last year but if they don't improve Pat Riley will surely not earn his first three-peat.

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