Gamethread: Hawks @ Heat - Nov 19, 7:30 PM ET

King_John · Post #1 » by **King_John** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:23 pm

your Miami Heat: (7-3)

vs

Atlanta Hawks: (6-4)

good luck charm:

well just continue the winning streak
and don t suck

LETS GO HEAT

toneoz · Post #2 » by **toneoz** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:31 pm

Let's go Heat! Let's not Suck!

Sonny Carson · Post #3 » by **Sonny Carson** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:36 pm

HOpefully Haslem takes more time to heal up..

Gwynplaine · Post #4 » by **Gwynplaine** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:17 pm

Don't Suck. Just win please.

WD · Post #5 » by WD » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:51 pm

S Curry · Post #6 » by **S Curry** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:53 pm

Rebounds will be a big key in this game, also don't let Korver get hot, would be nice if we stop his streak of 83 games with 3 pointer...

Chaos Engine · Post #7 » by **Chaos Engine** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:58 pm

Posting in thread because of those beautiful twins. How in earth are they real people?

MisterHibachi · Post #8 » by **MisterHibachi** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:44 pm

The twins are godly.

Post #9 » by **DefenseWins** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:22 pm

Please don't let Korver get a million 3's. He's on some streak and he is going to get atleast 1, but we need to play some good defense.

Atlanta always plays us tough...

narmerguy · Post #10 » by **narmerguy** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:13 am

Let's see some thuggery 8-)

Js2k0516 · Post #11 » by **Js2k0516** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:14 am

More Beasley, less Lewis

MartyCONLONNN · Post #12 » by **MartyCONLONNN** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:38 am

Lewis has actually been playing very well.. so more both. Less Haslem, if he's finally active.

Heat fan06 · Post #13 » by **Heat fan06** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:28 am

More Beasley fun...

Tony15 · Post #14 » by **Tony15** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:14 pm

Amazed that we're 7-3....just crusing along. But Atlanta always plays us tough and they're a pretty decent team from what I've seen. Gotta take them seriously here.

Run DLC · Post #15 » by **Run DLC** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:19 pm

I hope Haslem take the whole month off.

Js2k0516 · Post #16 » by **Js2k0516** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:33 pm

Run DLC wrote:I hope Haslem take the whole month off.

I hope he stays in suit and becomes an assistant coach/enforcer.

When pple flagrant James wade etc, he takes of his suit and storms the court like wwe

SideshowBob · Post #17 » by **SideshowBob** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:34 pm

Haberstroh just posted this article:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9999490/nba-lebron-james-2013-14-season-most-efficient-start-ever

LeBron James has a higher shooting percentage when his shot is contested.

Just when we thought LeBron James couldn't possibly take his game to the next level, he raises the bar even higher. At the Miami Heat's media day before the season, James confidently declared that he improved his game during the offseason. This, after falling one vote shy of becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.

"I know you guys are tired of hearing me say this," James told the room of reporters, "but I got better."

Ten games in, it's hard to disagree.

After shooting a career-high 56.5 percent last season, James has toyed with opponents in the early going, making a ridiculous 62.2 percent of his shots from the floor. For someone who shoots as often as he does, his conversion rate is almost unfair. Consider this: Of the 18 players who have fired at least as many field goal attempts as James has this season, only one has even shot more than 50 percent (Blake Griffin, 57.2 percent).

Actually, James could go 0-for-40 against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, and he still would be shooting at least 50 percent. That's how efficient he has been. Which brings us to our next question: Is this the hottest shooting start we've ever seen?

I'm interested because the bolded means that he's got access to data that we don't have.

caliban · Post #18 » by **caliban** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:40 pm

SportVU data, interesting. No insider

RexBoyWonder · Post #19 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:41 pm

SideshowBob wrote:Anyone have ESPN insider? Haberstroh just posted this article:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9999490/nba-lebron-james-2013-14-season-most-efficient-start-ever

LeBron James has a higher shooting percentage when his shot is contested.

Just when we thought LeBron James couldn't possibly take his game to the next level, he raises the bar even higher. At the Miami Heat's media day before the season, James confidently declared that he improved his game during the offseason. This, after falling one vote shy of becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.

"I know you guys are tired of hearing me say this," James told the room of reporters, "but I got better."

Ten games in, it's hard to disagree.

After shooting a career-high 56.5 percent last season, James has toyed with opponents in the early going, making a ridiculous 62.2 percent of his shots from the floor. For someone who shoots as often as he does, his conversion rate is almost unfair. Consider this: Of the 18 players who have fired at least as many field goal attempts as James has this season, only one has even shot more than 50 percent (Blake Griffin, 57.2 percent).

Actually, James could go 0-for-40 against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, and he still would be shooting at least 50 percent. That's how efficient he has been. Which brings us to our next question: Is this the hottest shooting start we've ever seen?

I'm interested because the bolded means that he's got access to data that we don't have.

It's go to be from the SportVU software right?

SideshowBob · Post #20 » by **SideshowBob** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:42 pm

Yes it could be. But NBA.com has SportsVU data, and as far as I know, they don't offer it on there.