Post#851 » by MiamiLoyal926 » Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:56 pm
There is a definite line in the sand that Miami will not cross, and I for one appreciate it. I will always be on board of proper asset management, and when it comes to metrics and advanced data, I believe the Heat thrive in that department. So if they are unwilling to cross a threshold on a trade, I bet you that threshold is data driven.
I get it though, sometimes using data in a predictive way can be wrong as there are human/natural factors at play that can’t always be predicted. Case and point, Harden and Kyrie are playing well and meshing with their current teams. With that being said, Heat also value their Culture and have certain expectations from their players. Harden/Kyrie had a history that did not align with the Heat way. Beal has an injury history and a no trade clause, Dame had a Cronnin problem, and we had a lack-of-assets problem the rest of the years which is why we couldn’t afford KD or DM several seasons ago. That lack-of-assets problem is also part of our data and likely a learning experience that has led to the Heat being more stringent with their asset management.
With that being said, I also get that some of us in here go full mega-fan mode and put emotion ahead of logic, and are also quick to spend somebody else’s money and ridicule how they choose to spend it. (In this case by “money”, I mean all forms of assets the Heat have to spend from players to picks to actual money). Reality is, the Heat FO have to think about how the Heat maneuver both today and tomorrow. We as fans only care about today’s product and leave tomorrow’s problems to the FO to figure out, and as a result, turn to ridicule when they don’t swing for the fences every time. Suns swung for the fences, and still got swept! Bucks swung for the fences, ignored data, and are about to get eliminated. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Celtics made calculated trades and it seems to be working… Hope this summer we make our share of calculated moves with some significance beyond “running it back”.