San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat Monday NBA Free Pick

San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat Monday NBA Free Pick: After their win over the Lakers earlier in the week, and a straight beatdown of the Memphis Grizzlies yesterday, Monday’s rematch with a Spurs team that embarrassed the Heat just a week ago should be awesome. The Heat are still good, folks, don’t get it twisted. They just need to remember what they’re good at… This week, they have.

I know it’s easy to say it now, but through all of the Heat’s struggles with end-game situations, I’ve been begging them to give Wade the ball and send LeBron in for a pick and role – a win/win situation because you have to pick a very poisonous poison, and even if Wade misses, Lebron headed to the hoop for a putback is a good thing. They did that against L.A. when they were up 2 with less than a minute to go, it worked like a charm. Those people that I talk to on a normal basis know I was demanding the Heat do that. Those that don’t know, well, you’re just going to have to trust me or write me off as some clown that claims he said something noteworthy when he really didn’t – so you’d just have to put me in the category of most sportswriters – ha, either way, I’m telling the truth!

Sunday’s rematch with the Spurs is still big, and I don’t know how great the Heat have played in BIG games this year. Wait, I do know, and it hasn’t been very impressive.

The Spurs are also a tough match-up for the Heat. They have a TEAM – which means, they have a bunch of pieces that fit nicely together that can attack you from a lot of different spots. They have a few offensive bigs, Duncan, Blair, and McDyess, all guys that will be nearly impossible for the Heat’s bigs to stop. They have an offensive point guard with the ability to drive and finish, something the Heat really struggle with (and that the Lakers don’t have). Then they have Manu and Richard Jefferson, a couple guys LeBron and Wade will have to pay attention to. Gary Neal hits 3s off the bench and does little things. George Hill is a very tough PG that will give the Heat trouble again. It won’t be like last time, but I still think the smart play is San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat (ESPN) (3/14)