Heat at hornets - Friday March 26th 8pm

[al bondiga]

If you polled the NBA community outside of South Florida you'll find that you're the one with the yikes take.

okay I agree that bam doesn't have great chances to be a Charles Barkley...but he has big chances to be better than Green, whom is not just a role player
And believe me if you polled the NBA fans and players and coaches or anybody who has ever played basketball... they would know that bam is a star in the making

Again, Green can never be the best player on a contending team, much less a playoff team.

Either can Bam.

We've seen how Mia plays when Jimmy is out and Bam is the so-called man.

Regarding the hierarchy of which of the 2 is better, whatever. I'll take Draymond (particularly prime Draymond) but I do concede that it's not by a large margin. My central point isn't even to make a whose better comparison.

I'm more/less referencing Green because of the role he plays in respect to his team and how it compares to Bam's role.

Maybe he will never be the best player on a team (that is still many years from being decided) but at least he can be second or third wheel for sure ...in today's game usually a small forward or a big guard is the main player on the team

[dolphinatik]

Nunn is like Rozier needs time Herro Duncan these are basically 2nd year players with no real traditional rookie experience. Give them time. Butler Dragic were no where near polished at similar development stages.

[MHeat0279]

The thing about Bam is you guys expect him to have the same trajectory as other superstars in the league. Bam came into the league raw as hell on the offensive end. I am more than happy with where he's at for his 2nd year as a starter with starter mins. People are just way too impatient when it comes to some players.

Do I wish he was further along? Sure, but to throw in the towel and say he's never going to be anything is just way over the top.

Saying someone isnt a star ≠ saying they arent going to ever be anything. We can have honest critique without the melodramatic hyperbole.

Funny, this is what I was thinking.

Beenie and others were saying Bam's just a role player. There's a pretty big gap between being a role player and being a star. Robinson is a role player. His role is to shoot and that's all he does. Nunn is a role player, his role is to score and he doesn't do much more than that. 3 and D guys are role players.

Bam doesn't just do one thing. Bam doesn't just rebound, he doesn't just defend the paint or just perimeter players, or just set up guys and run the offense or just score buckets he does all those things. Just because he doesn't score 20+pts every single game doesn't mean he's a role player and that he's not going to continue growing and become more than he is.

Bam is not a star until he shows more consistency, up until now, he is a very good multi role player. I seriously doubt our players will grow with Spo at the helm.

[MHeat0279]

What’s disappointing about Bam is that when his performances are underwhelming, it’s almost always due to his mental approach, and not his skill set. I don’t mind if the skills aren’t there yet since he’s young, but his passiveness is concerning.

He is still developing it seems, his jumper is getting better, but he still does not have a low post game, none. That should be his next learning goal.

[MHeat0279]

Just want to point out to the Ariza haters here that he gave us 14pts, 9rebs, 5ast, 2stls, 2blks in his 4th game back since more than a year ago. Give him time and he will be a valued contributor here.

The Ariza haters don't know anything about basketball. Ariza by the time the playoffs come, will be a key player for us. Similar to what Crowder was but with championship type experience.

Sorry if we seem too ignorant to think he looks very slow out there. And for not having a crystal ball telling us he will be better than Jae in the playoffs.

[MHeat0279]

Nunn is like Rozier needs time Herro Duncan these are basically 2nd year players with no real traditional rookie experience. Give them time. Butler Dragic were no where near polished at similar development stages.

Where they really this bad at defense in their first two years?