Heat Experimenting With Playing Kelly Olynyk Beside Hassan Whiteside

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Heat Experimenting With Playing Kelly Olynyk Beside Hassan Whiteside 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Wed Oct 4, 2017 1:53 pm

The Miami Heat are interested in experimenting with playing Hassan Whiteside and Kelly Olynyk together during the preseason.


Olynyk signed a four-year, $50 million contract with the Heat in the offseason.


“They will have the ability to play together,” Erik Spoelstra said. “How much will depend. Their games are so different. Their skill sets complement each other.”


Whiteside is intrigued by the combination, saying Olynyk is “a really good passer. He can space the floor. He's physical. So it's going to be good.”

Via Barry Jackson/Miami Herald

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Re: Heat Experimenting With Playing Kelly Olynyk Beside Hassan Whiteside 

Post#2 » by draftnightsuit » Wed Oct 4, 2017 2:42 pm

This is a good idea. More teams should do this. Go big and punish all these small ball teams.
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Re: Heat Experimenting With Playing Kelly Olynyk Beside Hassan Whiteside 

Post#3 » by Elnegron » Wed Oct 4, 2017 4:33 pm

draftnightsuit wrote:This is a good idea. More teams should do this. Go big and punish all these small ball teams.

Yup u can't single cover whiteside and olynyk a good shooter
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Re: Heat Experimenting With Playing Kelly Olynyk Beside Hassan Whiteside 

Post#4 » by ChokeFasncists » Thu Oct 5, 2017 12:44 am

KO plays like a stretch four anyways, question is who starts otherwise? James Johnson? I think KO's better
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Re: Heat Experimenting With Playing Kelly Olynyk Beside Hassan Whiteside 

Post#5 » by haste10176 » Thu Oct 5, 2017 4:30 am

draftnightsuit wrote:This is a good idea. More teams should do this. Go big and punish all these small ball teams.


I agree to a point but NO has pretty much the best big guys in the game and can not make the playoffs..

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