Mik317 wrote:we almost came back despite that terrible second quarter and a gdlk hold off in the third. Miami did their damn thing for sure. But I am not in panic mode yet as we won't shoot this poorly often and started to figure out how to beat their press as the night went on. Its going to come down to whoever is unable to adjust to the adjustments lol. I do like (well not like...but rather respect) the way they have defended our shooters tho; Its pretty great to watch from a pure basketball fan standpoint (I am majorly butthurt from a Sixers fan standpoint btw), so that is going to be a secondary storyline going forward, Marco will hit his bull but the others will need to find some counters. Embiid's iso game and the pure pressure he brings will help in that regard. I just hope he doesn't come back trying to do too much tho...especially against Whiteside. I rather he not get in a 1 on 1 with him and wake him up. Embiid will however help with our pace game more than people realize. Amir, bless his heart, isn't a threat from 3 nor on the break...Embiid as huge and lumbering as he is....IS. That trail 3 is going to be a nice bailout for when the first yolo shot isn't there for example (**** is hax in 2k btw)
Embiid’s presence is a pure plus on defense and the glass. On offense, he may have to ramp back up into proficiency.
There were stretches last night where the Heat were bottling up our three point shooters, and Simmons was in foul trouble, where having the option to throw it into Joel would have saved us.
We will have to strike that balance, but I think a full force Embiid in the game last night would have won us the game. Would a 75% Embiid have won it? Maybe not.
What will we get in game 3?
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