Believe it or not, I do have other things to do, but to check the forum each second to see reactions...
I honestly don't remember Nash getting fouled or not playing for the Suns against the Lakers. I doubt you do as well, but honestly don't know.
People keep pointing out Lakers problems - all of them are known and not new.
Lakers have some pluses and some minuses.
If Heat exploit every Lakers weakness, but Lakers aren't allowed by refs to play their strong plays, I do blame the refs.
The fact that Lakers are poor on defense and Dwight is a poor shooter and all that, won't change.
Maybe they can improve a bit, but no more than that.
But, to give Heat 4 - 5 calls + not call fouls on Heat players fouling Nash trying to get the ball - impacts the game.
Nash was brought to run Lakers offense. If Lakers wanted Artest and Kobe to run the point, they wouldn't have signed Nash.
When Lakers try to exploit their size, but Heat foul and travel, trying to get the boards and refs don't call it, it's a foul.
I wonder, how many people would have said that the losing team got bad treatment from the refs, if that team wasn't named Lakers...