Game 3 was an anomaly of sorts. The combination of the spurs having the collective best game of their careers in congruent with an inability for Miami to maintain possession of the ball was a recipe for a 20 point blowout. Miami played one hell of a game, the spurts just played well above expectancy. if the spurs decide to stay perimeter they lose the one advantage they had when they played traditional sets: rebounding. i cant imagine that both san anton shoots for 60 percent again while miami fumbles the ball repeatedly. this series isnt over yet.
why would melo not leave? he is in that point in his career where he has made plenty of money for lifetimes and will continue to do so for what could be another 8 years if so he chooses. things have not worked in new york and now he will have to wait another year in the exile of an eastern conference with amar'e's corpse and jr smiths bottle service tab clogging up cap space. if this whole miami story is real and the heat are trying to pursue melo and create a 4 headed monster than good luck to any other suitor. it just seems unreasonable to say, "okay ill punt my 12th season because i have an unlimited amount of these in my career, kick back in NY, go to a few yankee games, and contend for the scoring title while i pray that phil jackson still has some fairy dust left in that souix warrior buffalo ball sack pouch he keeps tied around his waist." then there is the whole derek fisher thing. i got a headache just typing that out.