GT #66, Cavaliers @ Heat, 11 March 2022, 8:00 PM ET

ducler · Post #1 » by **ducler** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:01 pm

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Post #2 » by **jbk1234** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:32 am

Lowry is washed

Post #3 » by **jbk1234** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:01 am

Butler is a bit cashed too. The Heat better make some noise this year. There won't be many after it.

El Hespiritu · Post #4 » by **El Hespiritu** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:41 am

And still they are legit contenders.
We're trying yet to establish ourselves as a PO team.

That hierarchy difference was notorious today; more evident due to Afro JA's finger.

I like MIA game: they have tons of talent but they fight as mad underdogs. They hit you, punch you, shove you and body bang you with or without the ball, into the paint and in the perimeter, dealing screens or merely passing by near to you.

Their idea of defense is referees can't call it all so if we all do the same, the fouls will be fairly split between us... and when not, we send Dedmond to collect them all and make the rest of us to look nicer.

Besides, at times they call for an infernal uptempo streak of possessions making D'Antoni's Seven Seconds Or Less look like a walk of seniors around the geriatric residence gardens.

We need to be the very best version of ourselves to (hopefully) match them.

We weren't tonight.

Fair enough.

JonFromVA · Post #5 » by **JonFromVA** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:43 pm

jbk1234 wrote:Butler is a bit cashed too. The Heat better make some noise this year. There won't be many after it.

Butler closed the game without even trying all that hard ... a vet who can pick and choose his minutes to make an impact on the game is still very valuable as long as his teammates are getting it done.

Post #6 » by **jbk1234** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:20 pm

JonFromVA wrote:
jbk1234 wrote:Butler is a bit cashed too. The Heat better make some noise this year. There won't be many after it.

Butler closed the game without even trying all that hard ... a vet who can pick and choose his minutes to make an impact on the game is still very valuable as long as his teammates are getting it done.

Most of his scoring comes from those drawing contact drives and I just don't see him getting those calls in the playoffs.

The Heat remind me of those Lowry/DeRozan Raptors teams. You take away those trips to the line and they're going to really struggle to score.