2025 Training Camp & Preseason Thread

[Crazy-Canuck]

Jak is already the best pg on this team.

I think were going to see Jak, powell, wiggs, bam, and ware at some point. Near perfect starting line up construction as far as 2 way ability and skill set.

[Diop]

If one or both of them can actually shoot at a high clip, it could be special.

just need to be ok from 3, take the open shot, but that's often easier said than done

2nd best defense in the league last season with both on the court, we just have to figure out the offense. Need a pkaymaker they can constantly feed off of, both can shoot the 3 and are continuing to develop it

makes sense. best of luck for the season.

[marson]

Kas and Ware are the future.

[Wiltside]

Tough move by Jaime. So good to see him playing free.

[twix2500]

Kas and Ware looking like Nash and Amare

[Wiltside]

Kas and Ware looking like Nash and Amare

Incredibly impressive debut by Jakucionis so far. Composed, fiesty defensively, creative with the roll man on offense and playing tough. I can see the Gogi comparisons. Once he learns how to use his frame to create space on the drive, he could be something.

[Bishop45]

Yak wants that double double

[twix2500]

Good showing by Kas, JJJ and Ware

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Kas might actually be ready to contribute?!

[Wiltside]

Damn, we're gonna let this one slip away.

[SerialChiller]

Damn sounds like I missed some good stuff by some of the young guys. As a Jays fan I wasn't able to watch this game.

[Bishop45]

Kas and Ware are the future.

These are the preseason takes I came for

[Bishop45]

oof

[Wiltside]

Well, on the Spo +/- meter, the bench guys sure outplayed the starters tonight.

[eddieheatfan]

Well, on the Spo +/- meter, the bench guys sure outplayed the starters tonight.

bam should be ashamed of himself, a ma player playing really worse than a high school player. i dont know whats going on with him

[Wiltside]

Hot take, but if Ware or Bam are able to shoot threes at a good clip, we may be better off running with:

Mitchell / Smith / Jakucionis
Powell / Larsson
Wiggins / Jaquez
Adebayo / Jovic
Ware

As a 9 man rotation. If we start Ware, we need Davion to start for the extra ball handling and creativity. If we start Niko, I'd go with Dru as the nominal starter and bring Davion in off the bench.

If starting Ware, Niko then can run the 2nd unit, with Dru/Pelle/Larsson as secondary ball handlers. Big man minutes get eaten up between Bam/Ware/Niko in totality.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Read on Twitter

Elite coaching and tonight was the response, idk why Spo is getting so much **** over this

[marson]

Well, on the Spo +/- meter, the bench guys sure outplayed the starters tonight.

bam should be ashamed of himself, a ma player playing really worse than a high school player. i dont know whats going on with him

Damn bro, it's the preseason.

[He2Fast]

I am enjoying Spo’s approach to coaching Ware, as well as Ware’s growing pattern of responding positively.

In a time when it can seem like absolutely no one can accept even reasonable criticism, it certainly looks like Ware is an exception.

He’s a very talented young man, and I think he understands that Spo isn’t hard on him simply for Spo’s sake. Spo is a made man.

Spo is hard on Ware because he believes in him. I could say many of the same things with Niko as well.

Also, hello Kasparas Jakucionis. Just one game, but promising indeed.

[HeatFanLifer]

“Just do what Coach Spo tells you to do” - Erik Spoelstra, Head Coach Miami Heat