Heat vs Magic - 27th January 2025 @ 7:30PM

[3ballbomber]

Bam w/ the jabs & shimmies is lethal. Im tellin’ ya guy has skills, just needs to be willing to pull ‘em out. Teams are f*cked if this is the Bam they’re forced to guard.

The talent is already there; the real question is consistency. He needs to bring it every night.

Yup, mindset also. Look like playing w/ a legit C unlocks him mentally. Looking far more comfortable out there.

[Wiltside]

Really hope this is the game that gets Bam going. Great performance tonight.

[Bishop45]

Jovic going to be the next new addition to the starting lineup to keep him with Ware. Highsmith can’t be with that unit to start. It needs Jovic’s ball handling.

Trust him more with the ball than Herro, though Herro his career high in assists

[SerialChiller]

Nice win...BAM! Haha Jimmy Butler what a clown. I wonder what faterny has to say about this one?

[Aussie Heat Fan]

Went into a meeting when we got it back to 3. Crazy result

Mate, you’re always interrupted lol

Life always getting in the way of the finer things in life like AO Final & Heat ball

[SerialChiller]

Having a frontcourt of jovic, Bam & ware is crazy to see. Just stifled Orlando in the end.

I was screaming at the TV for Spo to try it against the Jazz when they had Markkanen, Collins, and Kessler out there killing us and he wouldn't. Glad to see he's finally come around to some sense.

[3ballbomber]

Went into a meeting when we got it back to 3. Crazy result

Mate, you’re always interrupted lol

Life always getting in the way of the finer things in life like AO Final & Heat ball

& naughty time w/ the misses

[MorbidHEAT]

6'6" Herro
6'8" Duncan
6'11" Jovic
6'9" Bam
7'0" Ware

Well that actually looks like a legit NBA lineup!

I thought I was having a stroke when I was watching the highlights and I notice that this was the lineup. That lineup has shooting, playmaking, rim protection, and defense with Bam as kind of a roamer. It's beautiful.

Ps...I like Ware a lot. I love it even more that Bam can go back to being a 4.

[BaffLer]

6'6" Herro
6'8" Duncan
6'11" Jovic
6'9" Bam
7'0" Ware

Well how about that. That's a nice looking lineup.

[caliban]

Positive signs! It's been awhile. Strong front court play and no JJ in the rotation. Let's build on this

[Aussie Heat Fan]

Mate, you’re always interrupted lol

Life always getting in the way of the finer things in life like AO Final & Heat ball

& naughty time w/ the misses

[Pokuokic]

Orlando is such a awkward team they have like 6-7 guys who are 6*9+ and none of them are weak and all posses above average athletic ability. Black was giving Herro fits as well crazy that the Heat won that. If Orlando were even a average shooting team they would be a nightmare for any elite team in a 7 game series.

Ware plays a lot like a bigger better defensive Christian Wood

[ZoStrong]

Awesome seeing Miami go jumbo and the blend of skillsets with Jovic-Bam-Ware and shooting. I hope it becomes a regular element into the future.

Orlando presented a unique opp for it to emerge bc they go jumbo themselves and don't really have a potent quick slashing threat. That negates the need for Miami to prioritize having a POA defender to stop teams from walking into the paint at will. Not that Miami has many of those POA defenders right now anyways.

Let's continue developing these future lineups and balance out the roster with all future transactions.

Time for Spo to go to a cabin in the off-season n come back w the big ball. I know the small ball made you but it's time to reinvent if u really wanna go down as a great coach in history.

[ZoStrong]

We need a bench tho.

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Those are coming from the Jimmy trade. Smart, Clarke, Kennard, and Wells incoming

Haha, I'd LOVE to see a Smart dagger 3 to beat Celtics in Boston in the playoff. Even just one game. Make it happen! Give Bill Simmon a heart attack!!

[twix2500]

I still wish Duncan finish that dunk attempt that would of won the game instead of going to overtime. But good to see Bam step up in OT

[Tony15]

I large number of us have been howling at the moon about this for years....Bam is a natural 4. It's not a coincidence that when Ware is out there at C with him, Bam's true abilities defensively are unleashed. Even better...Ware can stretch the floor so there's more room offensively for Bam to operate (dude was a beast tonight). If we can somehow get De'Aaron Fox....whoa boy!

[oreon]

6'6" Herro
6'8" Duncan
6'11" Jovic
6'9" Bam
7'0" Ware

Well that actually looks like a legit NBA lineup!

I thought I was having a stroke when I was watching the highlights and I notice that this was the lineup. That lineup has shooting, playmaking, rim protection, and defense with Bam as kind of a roamer. It's beautiful.

Ps...I like Ware a lot. I love it even more that Bam can go back to being a 4.

I'm not a 100 % sold on it. Magic as talented as they are, they lack perimeter speed to exploit this lineup. A real test would be on wed against Cavs. Its gonna be a challenge for Duncan, Herro, Jovic, Ware to keep Garland and Mitchell ahead of them. I think for this to work you would need a POA defender in place of Duncan. But Spo should continue with it for rest of the season. And let us see if over a larger sample size it works.

[dolphinatik]

Spo still need to learn to find ways to give guys rest. Playing the same unit 4th quarter and both OT's is not it. Worked out last night but usual they are gassed. Herro getting to the rack was a theme. Nice comeback win.

[greg4012]

Well that actually looks like a legit NBA lineup!

I thought I was having a stroke when I was watching the highlights and I notice that this was the lineup. That lineup has shooting, playmaking, rim protection, and defense with Bam as kind of a roamer. It's beautiful.

Ps...I like Ware a lot. I love it even more that Bam can go back to being a 4.

I'm not a 100 % sold on it. Magic as talented as they are, they lack perimeter speed to exploit this lineup. A real test would be on wed against Cavs. Its gonna be a challenge for Duncan, Herro, Jovic, Ware to keep Garland and Mitchell ahead of them. I think for this to work you would need a POA defender in place of Duncan. But Spo should continue with it for rest of the season. And let us see if over a larger sample size it works.

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Agreed that it is a limitation of Jovic SF minutes--POA defense against real slashers. Unfortunately, Miami's 1-3 rotation has basically only Highsmith that is a positive in that capacity (Pelle working his way there, too).

Hopefully Miami's roster is more balanced in the near future on that front.