QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Feb 3, 2013 -> 02:56 PM)
I like the fact that we won with "small" ball last night, which gives some hope that we could play small with the Heat in a playoff series as well, which will take Boozer out of the picture. Take the Heat's small ball lineup:
Bosh/Haslem
Battier/Lewis
Lebron
Wade
Allen/Chalmers
If we can counter with
Noah/Boozer
Deng/Gibson
Butler
Robinson/Bellineli
Rose
Where Deng will check Lebron and Butler will check Wade. Nate and Rose will take turns checking Battier and Allen. Nate Robinson, while diminutive and has some shot selection issues, has proven that he can be effective running the offense, hitting the long ball, and being an instant source of offense. He and Deng can be the second and third options behind Rose.
This is a bit premature given Rose hasn't played a minute this season yet, but I think we can match up great in the playoffs.
I thought Heat is struggling vs. teams playing with 'big' guys up front or something like that?