Game 5: Heat @ Celtics 8:30pm, 5/25/23

[Shewasfly]

Are we back to blaming Spo?

Why does the bench look fine and the starters look like poo, if this is on him?

[Enso]

I hope some of Lowrys friends and ex teammates call him to give him a pep talk cause he needs it badly

[jele]

This is who we really are. We don't belong in the finals. It was a fluke, a mirage. We are doomed.

[Heat_Fan_87]

enough playing around, i need to see a kill mentality from our guys next game, we looked butter soft out there tonight

[powerball1373]

Spos gotta cook something up before game 6. His defense is giving up wide open 3 after wide open 3 against elite shooters and on the other end we can’t get quality possessions and are working way harder than them to get good shots.

Mazulla is coaching circles around him these last 2

We should be guarding White more but it helps that Mazulla has legit NBA talent while we thought we could run the same team back with the corpse of Lowry and our big addition being the corpse of Love. I don't think Spo can make Bam or Jimmy play better. They have to step up themselves. It's on them. Spo can only do so much. He's made some bad rotation mistakes but Bam is missing point blank shots. Jimmy looks uninterested. Strus isn't that good. This team just isn't very good. We can still win this series don't get me wrong. I just don't blame Spo as much. I said this since the summer. This FO failed this team after being 1 shot from the Finals. But that doesn't excuse Bam or Jimmy in this game.

Spo is the LAST person involved that deserves blame. This is a team full of nobodies, that was an 8 seed, and underdogs in every game this series except 1. He should get Coach of the Year next season just for getting them this far.

[Cmon_Son-_-]

16 turnovers 27 points off of them is crazy.

[Shewasfly]

This is who we really are. We don't belong in the finals. It was a fluke, a mirage. We are doomed.

Maybe we don't, but I'm not trying to be the first team that loses up 3-0. They can get swept in the finals for all I care, but they need to beat this **** Boston team.

[nma305]

Assuming Vincent is back, I assume We start Highsmith at the 4 next to bam and let love back up Bam… similar to what we did in 2H

I hope so, that seems like our best option.

That’s a terrible idea. Highsmith at the 4 and Bam at the 5 means we get killed on the boards.

Turnovers , rebounding, and getting them off the 3 is key.

[Enso]

Are we back to blaming Spo?

Why does the bench look fine and the starters look like poo, if this is on him?

Fans are gonna start pointing fingers somewhere

[SerialChiller]

Are we back to blaming Spo?

Why does the bench look fine and the starters look like poo, if this is on him?

Spo gets plenty of credit when we win, he can take SOME blame when we lose. I don't think that's crazy or anything. The zone got carved up to bits today and he didn't adjust, it is what it is. The players especially Lowry, Bam, and Jimmy need the lions share of the blame however.

[Kobewade11]

Spos gotta cook something up before game 6. His defense is giving up wide open 3 after wide open 3 against elite shooters and on the other end we can’t get quality possessions and are working way harder than them to get good shots.

Mazulla is coaching circles around him these last 2

We should be guarding White more but it helps that Mazulla has legit NBA talent while we thought we could run the same team back with the corpse of Lowry and our big addition being the corpse of Love. I don't think Spo can make Bam or Jimmy play better. They have to step up themselves. It's on them. Spo can only do so much. He's made some bad rotation mistakes but Bam is missing point blank shots. Jimmy looks uninterested. Strus isn't that good. This team just isn't very good. We can still win this series don't get me wrong. I just don't blame Spo as much. I said this since the summer. This FO failed this team after being 1 shot from the Finals. But that doesn't excuse Bam or Jimmy in this game.

We were up 3-0 running “the same team back”. They are failing themselves if they blow this.

[Lilseb93]

Spos gotta cook something up before game 6. His defense is giving up wide open 3 after wide open 3 against elite shooters and on the other end we can’t get quality possessions and are working way harder than them to get good shots.

Mazulla is coaching circles around him these last 2

We should be guarding White more but it helps that Mazulla has legit NBA talent while we thought we could run the same team back with the corpse of Lowry and our big addition being the corpse of Love. I don't think Spo can make Bam or Jimmy play better. They have to step up themselves. It's on them. Spo can only do so much. He's made some bad rotation mistakes but Bam is missing point blank shots. Jimmy looks uninterested. Strus isn't that good. This team just isn't very good. We can still win this series don't get me wrong. I just don't blame Spo as much. I said this since the summer. This FO failed this team after being 1 shot from the Finals. But that doesn't excuse Bam or Jimmy in this game.

Spo is the LAST person involved that deserves blame. This is a team full of nobodies, that was an 8 seed, and underdogs in every game this series except 1. He should get Coach of the Year next season just for getting them this far.

That's what I'm saying. Spo isn't perfect but it's not his fault his stars aren't showing up and the roster sucks.

[balla345]

Usually those sat night games at Miami are good. Crowd is loud as hell

[DayofMourning]

Miami now has a higher pressure percentage than Boston at 76%.

[Flash4thewin]

This is who we really are. We don't belong in the finals. It was a fluke, a mirage. We are doomed.

Maybe we don't, but I'm not trying to be the first team that loses up 3-0. They can get swept in the finals for all I care, but they need to beat this **** Boston team.

The scary thing is that with this team anything is possible. We can play with delusional confidence or we can play like a team full of undrafted players. If anyone remember game 6 of the NBA finals, Jimmy played the same way. Mentally defeated.

[Shewasfly]

Are we back to blaming Spo?

Why does the bench look fine and the starters look like poo, if this is on him?

Spo gets plenty of credit when we win, he can take SOME blame when we lose. I don't think that's crazy or anything. The zone got carved up to bits today and he didn't adjust, it is what it is. The players especially Lowry, Bam, and Jimmy need the lions share of the blame however.

The bold is fair, but I think he's the last one to blame. As far as the zone, maybe my eyes are tired from watching the doo doo that was this game, but the bigger problem in the zone was the rebounding to me, not the looks it gave up.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Spos gotta cook something up before game 6. His defense is giving up wide open 3 after wide open 3 against elite shooters and on the other end we can’t get quality possessions and are working way harder than them to get good shots.

Mazulla is coaching circles around him these last 2

We should be guarding White more but it helps that Mazulla has legit NBA talent while we thought we could run the same team back with the corpse of Lowry and our big addition being the corpse of Love. I don't think Spo can make Bam or Jimmy play better. They have to step up themselves. It's on them. Spo can only do so much. He's made some bad rotation mistakes but Bam is missing point blank shots. Jimmy looks uninterested. Strus isn't that good. This team just isn't very good. We can still win this series don't get me wrong. I just don't blame Spo as much. I said this since the summer. This FO failed this team after being 1 shot from the Finals. But that doesn't excuse Bam or Jimmy in this game.

Spo is the LAST person involved that deserves blame. This is a team full of nobodies, that was an 8 seed, and underdogs in every game this series except 1. He should get Coach of the Year next season just for getting them this far.

EVERYONE is to blame outside of maybe Caleb Gabe and Duncan lol. And Highsmith. They’re playing up to par or better. By this same stance then they need to hand Jimmy MVP and Bam DPOY next season too because we’re not here without them either.

Jimmy and Bam sucked tonight, Spos schemes are getting cooked now. They all have to figure it out

[balla345]

We need pissed off jimmy

[dshearn]

Assuming Vincent is back, I assume We start Highsmith at the 4 next to bam and let love back up Bam… similar to what we did in 2H

Highsmith at the 4 and Caleb on the bench? Jimmy and Caleb should be the starting forward.

If it was up to me, I would start Martin at the 2.


I think his game has grown enough the dude should be starting. He simply adds more then Strus. I would be all for giving Gabe-Caleb-Jimmy-Hightower-Bam lineup some burn.

We need to be working the ball in with Bam and Butler early anyways..... We need them to start aggressive and stay aggressive.


I don't know why we brought Joel Anthony out of retirement to fumble the ball under the basket for us this game, but we need to get him back off the roster.

[powerball1373]

Boston opens as a 3 point favorite in game 6. Got em right where we want em!