Shane Battier was benched in Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers. Will he re-emerge as a key component for the Miami Heat, or will his minutes be handed over to Norris Cole — perhaps the only guard on the Miami roster who has the speed to defend Tony Parker end-to-end?
And for the San Antonio Spurs, there has been a lot of talk about championship experience. But when you look a little deeper, that argument doesn’t hold water.
Boris Diaw? Never been this far.
Kawhi Leonard, the guy who has to defend LeBron James? Nope.
Tiago Splitter, who could be as much of a factor in this series as Roy Hibbert was in the last series? No.
So which role players will have the biggest roles? And which of the two coaches will outsmart the other? Moke Hamilton of Sheridan Hoops and Noah Coslov of CineSport report from Miami.