What are you talking about? The Heat are putting up almost 39 3s a game, that's over 5 more per game since last year and it's going to continue to go up which is why I think there's a 50/50 chance Bam is gone by the start of the 2026-2027 season if he doesn't get his 3ball going.
The new direction is a great move but it doesn't help Bam or Butler's games and not only did they know this, Spoelstra said as much in while training for the preseason. He said he expected Butler and Bam to be able to figure out how they could be effective in the new offense. From time-to-time Bam mentions this too when talking about Butler or his own game.
Seeing the offense in that long road trip, I saw the benefits of the offense, most games the lane was empty with usually 4 or 5 3pt shooters on the court. In the Denver game you get to see Jokic sitting in the middle of the lane making drives much more difficult to happen. It's the way the NBA is moving towards if they don't figure out how to slow down 3pt shots.
Can't quote this from the last thread but just want to address it: Getting up additional 3s does not correlate to the offense not being built for Butler to lead it and get his shots. This is especially so considering Butler was actually praising Tyler this season before it all went to ****.
The fact of the matter is, somebody has to shoot the ball if he doesn't. Same is the case for Bam. And Jimmy's decision to not shoot the ball and check out is his, not the coaching staff's or anyone else's. And the idea that the offense moving away from him is apart of his issue is nonsense, same as it is when you try to blame Bam's sucking on something/somebody else too.
Not sure why you want to treat these guys like grown men when it comes to criticizing them in the media, but want to treat them like babies when it comes to them being responsible for their own damn production on the court.
