Gilbert Arenas / Ray Allen - Art of shooting

Great video. Two of the best shooters in the game. Especially Ray Allen. Arguably the the best shooter ever. Great advice at 4:38. When he says the ball should feel like it is going right through you. From your toes to your release. So true. The trick is getting to that point when you are jumping your highest. Of course you can do that when you are not jumping but to get that feeling when you are going game speed and jumping hard is the key. Fluidity.

NBA FINALS GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

I WOULD RATHER HAVE BALL IN WESTBROOKS HANDS.

Game 1 goes to OKC. Durant sure has been getting a lot of praise for his game one performance. As he should. Russell Westbrook also had a great game. I love watching Westbrook play. Because of the position he plays and his understanding that it is best for the team, he distributes quite nicely. But I think he is such a threat. I feel like he can score whenever. When he is in attack mode he is scary. The little hesitation and pull up is there whenever he wants it and if they play up on him he can get to the rim with ease. I know Durant is the man and he is a way better shooter. I still believe Westbrook can create a shot better and is more unguardable. Heat are in trouble!

NBA on CBS 1970's FULL Theme Song

WOW. That's all I have to say about that. Wow!
The name of the game is action. Love it.

2012 NBA Finals TV Schedule

2012 NBA Finals

#2 Miami Heat vs. #2 Oklahoma City Thunder

Game 1 - Tuesday, June 12: Miami at Oklahoma City, 9:00 p.m.

Game 2 - Thursday, June 14: Miami at Oklahoma City, 9:00 p.m.

Game 3 - Sunday, June 17: Oklahoma City at Miami, 8:00 p.m.

Game 4 - Tuesday, June 19: Oklahoma City at Miami, 9:00 p.m.

Game 5* - Thursday, June 21: Oklahoma City at Miami, 9:00 p.m.

Game 6* - Sunday, June 24: Miami at Oklahoma City, 8:00 p.m.

Game 7* - Tuesday, June 26: Miami at Oklahoma City, 9:00 p.m.

Note: All times Eastern. All games can be seen on ABC. Home games at Miami will be played at the AmericanAirlines Arena while home games at Oklahoma City will be played at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. * indicates that game will only be played if necessary.

NBA: New territory for Oklahoma City Thunder

When the Oklahoma City Thunder signed five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher late in the season, it added a veteran guard with oodles more NBA finals experience than the rest of the roster he was joining.

Whether Fisher can prepare his Thunder teammates for what they are about to face is another matter.

While the Miami Heat is returning to the finals for the second consecutive season, it will be an eye-opening experience for most of the Thunder's youthful players when Game 1 tips off Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Only Fisher, starting center Kendrick Perkins and backup Nazr Mohammed have made it this far before -- all winning titles with other teams.

But for all the leadership Fisher has provided since joining the Thunder in late March, he doesn't plan any lectures for the team's younger set, which includes three-time scoring champion Kevin Durant and All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook.

"With my experience, I've found it better to on some level allow guys to experience things for themselves in its natural state," Fisher said. "You can't always tell someone what they should feel or what they should be thinking as they get ready to go into what may be the biggest moment of their life or their career.

"I think it's important to allow people to be who they are and experience it the way they naturally would."

Seeking redemption for last year's finals loss to Dallas, the Heat should be aware of what's to come. The lion's share of the team is back from last season, and Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem were on the 2006 squad that won it all. LeBron James will be making his third finals appearance, including one with Cleveland.

"It's been a long 12 months. But obviously when you lose in the finals, it hurts," Wade said. "And you have to come into the season, you have to forget it. But you can't forget in a sense. So you play and you try to get back to this moment again, so you can in a sense redeem yourself or in a sense put yourself in that position again to succeed."

NO MORE EXCUSES FOR HEAT AFTER THIS YEAR.

The past couple days I did not think there is any team that can stand in the way of the Oklahoma City Thunder from getting the trophy. But after watching game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, I am not so confident in that prediction. Just because of Lebron James and the look in his eye. If he can keep being that dominant it makes me wonder. I think he has to win it this year to not get a big load of criticism. Every year up until now you can kinda be like, Yeah I can see how you didn't win the title. All those years in Cleveland he always got close and you kinda felt like they achieved expectations with what was on the court. And then last year. OK. It was your first year with the big three and you got to the Finals. But the second year with that group and all the bragging and predicting multible championships. The heat have to get one this year. And I think lebron knows this. If they don't get one this year. It could be ugly. I don't think he deserves the criticism. But when you got inserted with the big three and you all were saying not 3, not 4, not 5 but 6 championships were coming you open yourself up to this criticism. Plus the one hour special on ESPN announcing your decision. You asked for it. They are still alive though and it could happen, but a young hungry OKS team is waiting in the Finals. It will be tough. And I think they can only do it if Lebron is like he was in Game 6 of Eastern Conference Finals. I just think that if the Heat don't win it this year Lebron needs to stop throwing the chalk up in the air by the scores table and be humble. Stop flexing after each dunk and acting erogant. Champions earn that right to act like that. If you don't have a title you come off as dork. We will see what happens.