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2025 Regular Season Thread Vol. 9

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Re: 2025 Regular Season Thread Vol. 9 

Post#1141 » by dshearn » Fri Apr 11, 2025 8:41 am

DayofMourning wrote:Fears, Fleming and KD looks like an exceptional offseason to me.



Had to go look up Flemmig after you mentioned him... not all highlight reels look like highlight reels...his does.

Dude looks big, powerful and quick, and tbh..kinda how we hoped JJJ would look.

If that set our big rotation to Bam, Anderson, Ware and Fleming by some point next season that would be solid.

With any luck they get to keep Jovic and it pushes him to a 3.
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Post#1142 » by DayofMourning » Fri Apr 11, 2025 12:14 pm

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DayofMourning wrote:Fears, Fleming and KD looks like an exceptional offseason to me.



Had to go look up Flemmig after you mentioned him... not all highlight reels look like highlight reels...his does.

Dude looks big, powerful and quick, and tbh..kinda how we hoped JJJ would look.

If that set our big rotation to Bam, Anderson, Ware and Fleming by some point next season that would be solid.

With any luck they get to keep Jovic and it pushes him to a 3.


Efficient and productive. 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 stocks per 40 on 53, 39, 74.

Only had a few games against high level programs this year but did well.

If hes there at GSW, Im taking him.
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Post#1143 » by dshearn » Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:27 pm

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dshearn wrote:
DayofMourning wrote:Fears, Fleming and KD looks like an exceptional offseason to me.



Had to go look up Flemmig after you mentioned him... not all highlight reels look like highlight reels...his does.

Dude looks big, powerful and quick, and tbh..kinda how we hoped JJJ would look.

If that set our big rotation to Bam, Anderson, Ware and Fleming by some point next season that would be solid.

With any luck they get to keep Jovic and it pushes him to a 3.


Efficient and productive. 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 stocks per 40 on 53, 39, 74.

Only had a few games against high level programs this year but did well.

If hes there at GSW, Im taking him.


hard to say when your looking at highlights what a guy's normal looks like, but he had so many catches right outside of the restricted zone, and spin in for two handed dunks. He comes off as explosive. It is not just his physical ability, it seems his spacial awareness in traffic, and his ability to make his mind up and attack are nearly instantaneous.

I kinda like the fit. Anderson is your thinker, and you have to defend him differently, Bam is an inside spacer, who can and will shoot over you or blow past you. Ware plays above the rim, and seems to be developing a really nice hook shot to play any space around the basket, and with Flemming you have an anti-Anderson that really seems to be attack orientated and provide rim pressure.

You never know with highlight reels, but Fleming had some dive cuts that he exploded to the rim like a SF. Hell it looked a bit like Lebron, he has that supersized normal man build. Dude looks really powerful...not like a Bosh.

I know some of y'all might be disappointed, but I would be quite happy with Flemming and Saraf, especially if we could keep Jovic and push him to 3.
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Post#1144 » by greg4012 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:51 pm

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Post#1145 » by DayofMourning » Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:02 pm

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Bam in a league of his own


Do you have the guards/wings?
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Post#1146 » by greg4012 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:08 pm

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Bam in a league of his own


Do you have the guards/wings?


I don't, but there's this:

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Post#1147 » by DayofMourning » Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:35 pm

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Post#1148 » by greg4012 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:10 pm

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Pivot from KD to Zion??


Zion has the most singular and rigid shot chart I've ever seen

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/zion-williamson-shot-chart
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Post#1149 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:32 pm

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Bam in a league of his own


Do you have the guards/wings?


I don't, but there's this:

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Best defender in the world per usual and despite this **** show of a season he has our defense sitting at 9th and for whatever reason I feel like he may not even make all defense this year.

Just more of a reason to add KD, the fix needed is clearly offense related. We need a true offensive engine that can score at will whenever he wants. His size and length next to bam and ware will help defensively as well.

Someone mentioned it the other day but we should look at signing old man CP0 this summer. Just to have a true floor general/playmaker out there who can knock down open 3s 18-20 minutes a night. With Fox there now and Castles emergence seems he doesn’t really have a place there anymore.
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Post#1150 » by DayofMourning » Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:37 pm

Butler shooting 100 pts less from FG and 3FG with GSW.

Heat elevate everyone, even Butler.
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Post#1151 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:37 pm

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Post#1152 » by wadenation305 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:10 pm

Barring any major injury. I just do not see a world where the Heat does worse next season. Ware and Jovic would have had one more year under their belt. Hopefully, Spo can help himself and not play Terry if he's around, and Duncan ends up being a cap casualty to avoid Spo spamming nothing but DHO's all game. Just with that alone, I think we do much better. Not the top 4 better, but at least 6-5 range. I am completely comfortable with sending the pick next year. I haven't heard anything or anyone from next year's draft. But I've been hearing about this one for at least 2-3 years. But Spo actively does everything he can to shoot us in the foot.
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Post#1153 » by heatwillbeback » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:31 pm

I always get uncomfortable with unprotected picks. If something goes wrong and Bam, Herro get hurt, it could be catastrophic.

I do think that in today’s league, some teams are just straight out tanking. So being better than tanking teams isn’t too difficult. So we should be fine, barring injuries.

My preference overall would be making the playoffs and giving up that 15th pick. We should get around pick 20 re the Warriors and then have safety next year.
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Post#1154 » by DayofMourning » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:36 pm

wadenation305 wrote:Barring any major injury. I just do not see a world where the Heat does worse next season. Ware and Jovic would have had one more year under their belt. Hopefully, Spo can help himself and not play Terry if he's around, and Duncan ends up being a cap casualty to avoid Spo spamming nothing but DHO's all game. Just with that alone, I think we do much better. Not the top 4 better, but at least 6-5 range. I am completely comfortable with sending the pick next year. I haven't heard anything or anyone from next year's draft. But I've been hearing about this one for at least 2-3 years. But Spo actively does everything he can to shoot us in the foot.


We good imo. This is the offseason to make waves. Youve got 2 draft picks and a KD trade to revisit.

Max out this attempt at a window and see what happens. A miracle year maybe?!
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Post#1155 » by Vertical Limit » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:46 pm

The Suns arent just going to take in salary just because. There has to be an incentive for them to deal with us so while they may not get a haul, theyll still have leverage.

What does that mean… It means with the exception of Herro and Bam, all the players are on the table. Including Ware and Pelle..

Im sure the Heat prefer to keep both and theyll do their best to get away with something like selling jovic and jjj as young promising talent.. but them two, filler contracts and 2 firsts and swaps… is that really good enough lol
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Post#1156 » by greg4012 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:53 pm

Vertical Limit wrote:The Suns arent just going to take in salary just because. There has to be an incentive for them to deal with us so while they may not get a haul, theyll still have leverage.

What does that mean… It means with the exception of Herro and Bam, all the players are on the table. Including Ware and Pelle..

Im sure the Heat prefer to keep both and theyll do their best to get away with something like selling jovic and jjj as young promising talent.. but them two, filler contracts and 2 firsts and swaps… is that really good enough lol


Andrew Wiggins is nothing more than filler contract now?
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Post#1157 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:56 pm

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Vertical Limit wrote:The Suns arent just going to take in salary just because. There has to be an incentive for them to deal with us so while they may not get a haul, theyll still have leverage.

What does that mean… It means with the exception of Herro and Bam, all the players are on the table. Including Ware and Pelle..

Im sure the Heat prefer to keep both and theyll do their best to get away with something like selling jovic and jjj as young promising talent.. but them two, filler contracts and 2 firsts and swaps… is that really good enough lol


Andrew Wiggins is nothing more than filler contract now?


Recency bias rules the world. He’s a good player, just not the right player for us. At least in the role we’re trying to use him in for whatever reason
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Post#1158 » by greg4012 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:58 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
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Vertical Limit wrote:The Suns arent just going to take in salary just because. There has to be an incentive for them to deal with us so while they may not get a haul, theyll still have leverage.

What does that mean… It means with the exception of Herro and Bam, all the players are on the table. Including Ware and Pelle..

Im sure the Heat prefer to keep both and theyll do their best to get away with something like selling jovic and jjj as young promising talent.. but them two, filler contracts and 2 firsts and swaps… is that really good enough lol


Andrew Wiggins is nothing more than filler contract now?


Recency bias rules the world. He’s a good player, just not the right player for us. At least in the role we’re trying to use him in for whatever reason


As soon as we get players, our fans want to deem them valueless.

All the while, Mikal Bridges was just traded for 5 FRPs (yikes); DFS was traded for D'Angelo Russell and 3 SRPs (after DFS was traded with Dinwiddie for Kyrie Irving); Royce O'Neale was traded for a FRP swap and 3 SRPs; Kyle Kuzma was traded for MIL's 2024 first round selection, Middleton, and a FRP swap; Deni Avdija is traded for Brogdon and 2 FRPs; Daniel Gafford is worth a FRP; PJ Washington warrants a FRP; Terry Rozier was traded for a FRP (ouch); Cam Johnson has been floated as a guy who can net multiple FRPs in trade market, etc.

C'mon now
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Post#1159 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:21 pm

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Re: 2025 Regular Season Thread Vol. 9 

Post#1160 » by wadenation305 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:31 pm

greg4012 wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
greg4012 wrote:
Andrew Wiggins is nothing more than filler contract now?


Recency bias rules the world. He’s a good player, just not the right player for us. At least in the role we’re trying to use him in for whatever reason


As soon as we get players, our fans want to deem them valueless.

All the while, Mikal Bridges was just traded for 5 FRPs (yikes); DFS was traded for D'Angelo Russell and 3 SRPs (after DFS was traded with Dinwiddie for Kyrie Irving); Royce O'Neale was traded for a FRP swap and 3 SRPs; Kyle Kuzma was traded for MIL's 2024 first round selection, Middleton, and a FRP swap; Deni Avdija is traded for Brogdon and 2 FRPs; Daniel Gafford is worth a FRP; PJ Washington warrants a FRP; Terry Rozier was traded for a FRP (ouch); Cam Johnson has been floated as a guy who can net multiple FRPs in trade market, etc.

C'mon now


At least from my part, I think our players (some) get hugely disrespected by the other fan bases around the league and media. For some reason, when they are our player, it's "They are all trash," and when they sign them, it's "OMG, THE HEAT ARE SO DUMB! How could they let us get this guy?". It's funny how that happens.

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