AirP. wrote:greg4012 wrote:AirP. wrote:Nobody wants undersized players, the bigger the players with skill the better but Spoelstra's gone with undersized players to get the type of skill he wanted at those positions. My point is that Riley wouldn't have, he'd stay with size and toughness, one person believes in 3s are that important and the other probably doesn't value them as much as defense/rebounding. It's kinda hard to say everyone is on the same page when 2 of the 5 1st round draft picks have been used in the last 5 years were on centers, a position of strength for Miami while there were bigger holes to fill.
I see how you can have that perspective based on projecting those assumptions onto the situation.
I disagree and see it differently. The Heat have been drafting skillsets. The Heat—from Spo to FO to Scouting spoke a lot about Ware’s skillset in how he can fit with Bam and play to a style that they are pursuing. I think there’s more internal alignment between player acquisition, dev program, and coaching than the narrative being pushed.
So, you think Spoelstra is wanting to move Bam's offense to PF, go more towards drop coverage because of Ware at the 5 and utilize less of Bam's strengths which one would be his ability to switch and guard anyone on the court? I don't know why you'd give up trying to get a 37-40% 3pt volume shooter at a much lower price than the max then live with Bam playing that role at the max.
Whether intentional or not, you're trying really hard to conflate this. You ask me if I think Spoelstra is wanting Bam to "go more towards drop coverage because of Ware at the 5 and utilize less of Bam's stregths which one would be his ability to switch and guard anyone on the court". My answer to that is that you may need to pay better attention because that's something that has already happened independent of Ware.
The drop remains but one part of the package – 53.5 percent of his coverages have been drop, a career high and just three percentage points behind Gobert, where common comparison Draymond Green never topped 40 percent – and of the 33 players who have defended at least 1,000 screens in any coverage, Adebayo moves all the way up to No. 5 at 0.96 points allowed per action, his 0.83 mark when the ballhandler attacks in a dead heat with Gobert.
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https://www.nba.com/heat/news/bam-adebayo-plus-one-defensive-player-of-the-yearSpo ramped up drop coverage and blended coverages to a huge degree as of last season, and guess what, Bam proved to make it a strength, as well.
I think Bam--with Spo's support and guidance--is continually rounding out his game on both ends to be as multi-faceted as possible. That means being more comfortable playing on the perimeter and taking open 3s. That means more drop coverage and distinct defensive assignments. That means more multi-faceted in who he can complement on the court.
Yes, I'd rather have a DPOY on the floor that plays his game but can also space the floor in a pinch and accommodate his teammates rather than trot out a Davis Bertans for heavy minutes.
Any Bam-Ware fit dialogue is looking at the next chunk of years, not the next chunk of games this season. That's what Miami's operating lens should be in a post-Jimmy scenario.
Like I've said (and is common sense), if the other players on the floor are shooters, then it makes it easier to fit Bam's game with them rather than hope he turns into a volume 35%+ shooter from 3. If he can be an occasional 35% shooter from 3 (not unlike Jimmy's approach), then that's the win that I believe Miami and Bam are working towards.
