Teen's Eye View on The NBA Finals

So now after two hard fought games, the 2013 NBA Finals is split 1-1, with the series heading to San Antonio for games 3, 4, and 5. Game 2 was no surprise to me. When you look back at The Heat during the Lebron era in the playoffs, you can see if the Heat lose one game, they come back strong in the next game, and usually win big. They beat the Bulls by a large margin in the Eastern Conference Semifinals after losing game one. The Heat played good team basketball yesterday, by summoning every weapon in their arsenal outside of their big 3 to pull out a 19 point victory. Ray Allen had 13 points, scoring more than both Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. Chalmers pulled out 19 points, playing more like he did last finals against the Thunder. Ray Allen scored 13, and Mike Miller as well as Chris Andersen both scored 9. This was a great victory for the Heat, but it won't be easy winning in San Antonio. Here are my keys to victory for both teams.

San Antonio Spurs- Take Lebron out. Lebron is the ignition to the flame that is the Miami Heat offense. When he gets hot, the other role players like Miller, Battier, Allen and Cole shoot 50% from beyond the arc, which generates lots of offense for the Heat. When Lebron is cold, and is being taken out of the game, the bench and role players are shooting 30% from beyond the arc. If Kawhi Leonard can play some shut down defense, and cause Lebron to take some bad shots and pass the ball more than he wants to, then the Spurs can pull out at least two wins at home.

Miami Heat- Take out Tony Parker. Parker is the key to ball movement for the Spurs offense. He is a key distributor, and makes the passes to Duncan and Splitter down low, and kicks it out to Green and Leonard on the perimeter. If you take out the source for all success for the Spurs, you are in good shape. Also, they need to limit the amount of touches Tim Duncan gets. No matter what, Greg Popovich wants the ball inside to "The Big Funamental." In this series, he has had a two rough first quarters of shooting, put they keep giving him the ball, and he will get into the zone. He may be 37, but he still has the ability to drop 20 on you with at least 10 boards. He did it in game one.

As game three approaches, it will be interesting to see how the Heat try to get after the Spurs. To win, both of these teams need to jump on a lead early, as well as rely on their bench players to succeed. That's the Teen's Eye View on the 2013 NBA Finals.

Teen's Eye View on The New York Yankees

So far this MLB Season, I have been fairly impressed with the entire league. From veterans like Mariano Rivera playing like they did when they were in their prime, to young guns like Trout, Harper and Posey who are ready to become the faces of their franchises, this has been a season to love. But to me, the New York Yankees have impressed me the most. The success the Yankees have had with the lineup they have been using came out of no where. The Yankees have been using this lineup for the most part. Brett Gardner CF, Robinson Cano 2B, Vernon Wells LF, Travis Hafner DH, Lyle Overbay 1B, Brennan Boesch or Ichiro Suzuki RF, David Adams 3B, Reid Brignac or Jayson Nix SS, and Austin Romine Catcher. When you break down this lineup, you come up with four players who were on the Yankees roster last year, with only Robinson Cano playing more than 100 games with the Yankees. Three of the players are Rookies, with the rest of the team as once big name players a few years out of their prime. But, the Yankee magic has touched all of them, and the Yankees have managed to win 30 games, and stay close to first in the AL East, arguably one of the toughest divisions to play in with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Rays, and Orioles. To be honest, as a Yankee fan, I wasn't expecting this kind of season out of this lineup. I was expecting maybe 20 wins, and hoping for the regulars in Jeter, Texeira, Granderson and Rodriguez to heat up fast and bring the Yankees back into the pennant hunt. But it is obvious that this success wouldn't be possible without Robinson Cano, who in my mind, should win MLB MVP for the way he has carried this team. He leads the team in every single offensive statistic there is for this team, and is dancing around the .300 BA with a .292. If the Yankees keep things going the way they are, I easily predict a division title. I also predict the regulars to come back, and put up big numbers, especially Texeira. I just hope the rag tag team doesn't start to run out of gas, and lose the success that that they have created. That's the Teen's Eye View on the Yankees.

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This is my blog. Here, I will provide a different angle on the sports world then most people. The world of sports, through the eyes of a 14 year old. I will try to be consistent in when I post, and I will try to do one or two posts per week. Be prepared for some sports from a whole different perspective.