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3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
MiamiLoyal926 wrote:It occurred to me… getting Norman coming off of one of his best seasons for pennies is just weird. It makes no sense and should have not happened. So why did it?
My thought… the NBA made it so. It was their way of quietly penalizing the Clippers for the Kawhi stuff while throwing us a bone for the Rozier stuff.
greg4012 wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
Lowkey Bam has been a bit out of sync the past 3 games too. 3 ball hasn't dropped and he hasn't been as efficient. Still a lot more meat on the bones for this team. A lot more upside to unlock.
3 games in 4 nights and he's coming off a foot injury. THe best is yet to come.
batterybro42 wrote:heater4life wrote:batterybro42 wrote:Spoiler:
No doubt this is a phenomenal organization, but a team that has been a fringe playoff team for several years and has caught some bad breaks on aggressive (and expensive) trades definitely deserved criticism.
Deep playoff runs and this current iteration of a Spolestra offense definitely illustrate why he’s the best coach in the business.
Really sorry you had to go two full NBA seasons without going to a conference or NBA finals. What a travesty
greg4012 wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
Lowkey Bam has been a bit out of sync the past 3 games too. 3 ball hasn't dropped and he hasn't been as efficient. Still a lot more meat on the bones for this team. A lot more upside to unlock.
3 games in 4 nights and he's coming off a foot injury. THe best is yet to come.
shanedude wrote:greg4012 wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
Lowkey Bam has been a bit out of sync the past 3 games too. 3 ball hasn't dropped and he hasn't been as efficient. Still a lot more meat on the bones for this team. A lot more upside to unlock.
3 games in 4 nights and he's coming off a foot injury. THe best is yet to come.
Bam is a rhythm player. He needs 5+ games injury free in a row to get back in the flow. He'll work on it, and you'll see his FT% and 3s back online soon enough. His defense has been elite the whole time however. We're lucky to have him.
heater4life wrote:batterybro42 wrote:Spoiler:
No doubt this is a phenomenal organization, but a team that has been a fringe playoff team for several years and has caught some bad breaks on aggressive (and expensive) trades definitely deserved criticism.
Deep playoff runs and this current iteration of a Spolestra offense definitely illustrate why he’s the best coach in the business.
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ZoStrong wrote:heater4life wrote:batterybro42 wrote:Spoiler:
No doubt this is a phenomenal organization, but a team that has been a fringe playoff team for several years and has caught some bad breaks on aggressive (and expensive) trades definitely deserved criticism.
Deep playoff runs and this current iteration of a Spolestra offense definitely illustrate why he’s the best coach in the business.
90% of the league would die for the runs like what Heat had the last 6 years. A fringe playoff team or not, they provided a lot of exciting moments for the fans.
Sure, all teams deserve fair criticism. No team is perfect. But what I see from negative Nancys on this board is not criticism but just whining.
Nancys will be Nancys and Karens will be Karens again as soon as we run into some rough patches again, I'm sure of it, lol
Yup, I'm surprised by the 180 turn in the pace this year and Spo has done a great job.
Not to look too far ahead but this bucks game would be a great tune up game to have everyone in rhythm for Detroit.Starting with the basics, Miami is sitting pretty comfortably with the fastest pace of anyone at 106.1 possession a night with an Offensive Rating of 116.0, No. 12 in the league. That may not seem as impressive considering the team is averaging the most points per game at 123.9 – pace adjusting down for a HEAT team is still something we’ll all have to get used to – but it’s a significant upgrade for an offense that was producing 112.4 points per 100 possessions a year ago, No. 21 in the league that year and the year before.
The transition volume is real, up to 17.3 percent of their offensive possessions (No. 4) from 12.3 percent last year (No. 27), and there’s little reason to think it can’t sustain beyond the typical gradual slowing of pace that happens across the league after the first few weeks. Their actual efficiency in transition has dipped a bit, down from 128 points per 100 transition plays (No. 10) last year to 122.6 (No. 22 this year). Not a huge difference, and transition possessions remain widely more efficient than anything in the halfcourt. This remains one of the biggest, and most positive, changes to the offense when it comes to results.
In the halfcourt is where things get interesting.
According to CleaningTheGlass.com, Miami’s halfcourt offense currently ranks No. 6 in the league. According to Genius Sports player tracking data, their halfcourt offense is No. 7 in points per chance – the equivalent of per possession in their data, with actual points per possession factoring in offensive rebounds, which we’ll get to later – at 1.03. All good things. If that’s the range where they finish the season, they’re in good shape.
Shewasfly wrote:DayofMourning wrote:?s=20
What's fantastic about this is that you know that we are running actual plays in practice. Spo is a mastermind. Come playoff time he knows things will slow down and we will have to run sets. So we will be prepared and look like a whole new offense that other teams wouldn't have had 82 games to scout on.