somerandomdude wrote:Imagine if the coaches for the Sixers/Nuggets/Timberwolves viewed Embiid/Jokic/KAT as nothing more than a facilitator and offensive rebounder on offense and stuck them on that role their whole career.
Would you still think as highly of those guys the same way you do today?
Since it's understandable that people don't follow another team closely - as a Heat fan, take it from me:
Spo doesn't see Bam as a scorer and doesn't run plays for him on offense.
In fact, Spo views Bam as a PG for Duncan Robinson
Spo encourages Duncan Robinson to shoot, will pull Duncan out of the game if he doesn't shoot, but has never encouraged Bam like that or held Bam to that same standard
Compare that to when Bam had the gall to come out aggressive in the 3rd qtr against the Wiz, Spo shot down any praise and said, "(It's not about) putting up a certain amount of shots or numbers."
Or against the Spurs the first time we played them, when Bam scored the Heat's first 3 baskets, and was mysteriously pulled out of the game earlier than when he normally goes to the bench.
When Bam had a season high 36pts the other day, Spo went back to comparing him to a PG
The disconnect that Spo has in how he views Duncan Robinson compared to how he views Bam is absurd and would not be tolerated anywhere else. Imagine Jokic/Embiid/KAT having to play second fiddle to Duncan Robinson.
On any other team, Bam would have a far bigger role on offense (and from the start of his career) than he does with the Heat, and people's opinions of him would be much higher considering he's already great defensively and can do other things like run his own fast break or create offense for others.
