Make or Miss Podcasts #21 and #23

Tomorrow, the Finals start. Spurs-Heat. And if you don't like that, you don't like NBA Basketball. I celebration, Rob and I recorded not one but TWO podcasts. In the first one we wrap up the Conference Finals, while in the 2nd when talk about Los Finals.

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- Five Finals Rematch Facts.
- Looking at the rosters, hard not to conclude that San Antonio is a little better replacing Gary Neal with Patty Mills and Marco Belinelli, whereas Miami is a little worse after losing Mike Miller.
- Finally, I looked at how all things considered, voters for the All-Defensive teams did pretty well in picking the right teams, if not the right players.
And over at Hickory High
- Examined how Miami modulated their defensive pressure to great effect against Indy. Switching defensive gears like this might be important versus the Spurs.
- Ray Allen's ability to affect the game without the ball.
- Matt Bonner, Gregg Popovich and situationally useful players.
- And in non-finals related stuff, the dangers exceptional draft comparisons.
Also have another podcast in the can which I'll post in the next few days and have more stuff coming soon including a look at the Kings stadium financing and a look at the perception of coaching in the NBA.