Playoffs - Game 2 - Hawks @ Heat - April 19 - Duncan God of Thunder rains Lightning upon the doubters!

[Wiltside]

Can we stop with the personal attacks please. Any more and warnings/time off the board will be coming.

You can have a difference of opinion without resorting to name calling and baiting.

I like how it's only now that you're even *thinking* about taking action only after I said I was going off on that little btch.

This guy's been riding my dck for a month now, you're more than aware of it, and you've done nothing about it, but the fcking minute I tell you that I'm gonna go off on him, you're gonna go after me?

How about you do your **** job instead of waiting for things to escalate.

My job is to give financial advice. I moderate the forum in my spare time when I can. Usually it’s a pretty easy job, as most posters have been here a long time and know the limits. It has become more time consuming of late. Sometimes that means I can’t be as quick as I’d like to address some of these issues. I’m human and I’m doing my best here.

My comment was directed to the person above. Meaning, not you, and was made as a result of the numerous reports you’ve alerted us to lately. I was attempting to address it and call out that further personal attacks in your direction will be dealt with accordingly.

If everyone could stop being dicks and just talk Heat basketball as per normal, that’d be great.

We’re up 2-0 ffs.

[3ballbomber]

lol @ this cat reporting me for what? for calling him out for his constant tiring whining about the coach? He can't man up & take it, snitches so now it's an issue? lol WTF is this kindy? I've been here for 11yrs w/ the same approach & not 1 time have I had a problem w/cats. This sh*ts mild compared. I've always been able to settle things w/ good old fashioned debates. I've backed everything w/ Basketball talk. This little cry baby can go suck his thumb.

I support our players, I support our coach. You got cats here posting about trading our players & whining about coaching constantly. You wanna warn me, put me in a naughty corner, ban me?

[3ballbomber]

I like how it's only now that you're even *thinking* about taking action only after I said I was going off on that little btch.

This guy's been riding my dck for a month now, you're more than aware of it, and you've done nothing about it, but the fcking minute I tell you that I'm gonna go off on him, you're gonna go after me?

How about you do your **** job instead of waiting for things to escalate.

[DayofMourning]

Many of you need to just be civil towards each other. Being an adult means showing some maturity and not getting unhinged and throwing a temper tantrum. I expect that you can talk to each other reasonably, and if there's someone on this board you can't stomach, block them via the foe feature.

[marson]

Let's just chill folks

We just meme here and a little bit of basketball talk lmao

[greg4012]

Bam is worrying me.

Game 1 he might not have done much in the scoring department but his D was impeccable and he was contributing so much to the offense with his screens and ball movement.

Game 2 he looked like the Monstars took his power. A step slow. Not establishing any position on either side of the ball. Getting outrebounded by smaller guys. Half-ass screens. Couldn't get anything into the basket. Fumbling the ball every time it came his way.

Bam entered the game in the 4th quarter with like 8 minutes left to go and we had a 14 point lead. In the blink of an eye that lead was down to 3-4 with a lot of the action on both sides permeating from Bam's lack of activity. Spo literally switched to a zone to close the game because our switch defense with Bam was a sieve.

I can't help but be concerned about his thigh contusion based off his performance last night. I REALLY hope 2 days between games gives him the treatment and practice time to get right. We need all that Bam has to offer for our playoff run.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Bam is worrying me.

Game 1 he might not have done much in the scoring department but his D was impeccable and he was contributing so much to the offense with his screens and ball movement.

Game 2 he looked like the Monstars took his power. A step slow. Not establishing any position on either side of the ball. Getting outrebounded by smaller guys. Half-ass screens. Couldn't get anything into the basket. Fumbling the ball every time it came his way.

Bam entered the game in the 4th quarter with like 8 minutes left to go and we had a 14 point lead. In the blink of an eye that lead was down to 3-4 with a lot of the action on both sides permeating from Bam's lack of activity. Spo literally switched to a zone to close the game because our switch defense with Bam was a sieve.

I can't help but be concerned about his thigh contusion based off his performance last night. I REALLY hope 2 days between games gives him the treatment and practice time to get right. We need all that Bam has to offer for our playoff run.

To go with the contusion let’s also not forget that he missed the entire week leading up to the playoffs with Covid. Just terrible timing. Let’s hope with these 2 days off he’s getting some rest and recovery mixed in with light on court work just getting up a lot to shots to find a rhythm. He’ll be fine

[greg4012]

Bam is worrying me.

Game 1 he might not have done much in the scoring department but his D was impeccable and he was contributing so much to the offense with his screens and ball movement.

Game 2 he looked like the Monstars took his power. A step slow. Not establishing any position on either side of the ball. Getting outrebounded by smaller guys. Half-ass screens. Couldn't get anything into the basket. Fumbling the ball every time it came his way.

Bam entered the game in the 4th quarter with like 8 minutes left to go and we had a 14 point lead. In the blink of an eye that lead was down to 3-4 with a lot of the action on both sides permeating from Bam's lack of activity. Spo literally switched to a zone to close the game because our switch defense with Bam was a sieve.

I can't help but be concerned about his thigh contusion based off his performance last night. I REALLY hope 2 days between games gives him the treatment and practice time to get right. We need all that Bam has to offer for our playoff run.

To go with the contusion let’s also not forget that he missed the entire week leading up to the playoffs with Covid. Just terrible timing. Let’s hope with these 2 days off he’s getting some rest and recovery mixed in with light on court work just getting up a lot to shots to find a rhythm. He’ll be fine

Agreed--I think it's a combination of things. I'm confident he'll find his footing. Kind of an interesting parallel with Bam getting COVID right before the bubble. Considering he was asymptomatic this time, it should be a much quicker ramp up. Just gotta manage that thigh contusion, which should just be pain tolerance and shouldn't linger too long

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Bam is worrying me.

Game 1 he might not have done much in the scoring department but his D was impeccable and he was contributing so much to the offense with his screens and ball movement.

Game 2 he looked like the Monstars took his power. A step slow. Not establishing any position on either side of the ball. Getting outrebounded by smaller guys. Half-ass screens. Couldn't get anything into the basket. Fumbling the ball every time it came his way.

Bam entered the game in the 4th quarter with like 8 minutes left to go and we had a 14 point lead. In the blink of an eye that lead was down to 3-4 with a lot of the action on both sides permeating from Bam's lack of activity. Spo literally switched to a zone to close the game because our switch defense with Bam was a sieve.

I can't help but be concerned about his thigh contusion based off his performance last night. I REALLY hope 2 days between games gives him the treatment and practice time to get right. We need all that Bam has to offer for our playoff run.

To go with the contusion let’s also not forget that he missed the entire week leading up to the playoffs with Covid. Just terrible timing. Let’s hope with these 2 days off he’s getting some rest and recovery mixed in with light on court work just getting up a lot to shots to find a rhythm. He’ll be fine

Agreed--I think it's a combination of things. I'm confident he'll find his footing. Kind of an interesting parallel with Bam getting COVID right before the bubble. Considering he was asymptomatic this time, it should be a much quicker ramp up. Just gotta manage that thigh contusion, which should just be pain tolerance and shouldn't linger too long

Yessir! Thank god Covid didn’t hit him like last time. Then I’d definitely be worried. Going to need our usual Bam and Herro to take these games in Atlanta. We’ll see what happens

[Beenie]

Not worried about Bam because don't expect him to be impactful on offense.

If he is, it's a bonus.

Like Draymond.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Not worried about Bam because don't expect him to be impactful on offense.

If he is, it's a bonus.

Like Draymond.

I just expect him and Herro to hit their averages, which would be a major upgrade over the first 2 games.

[MHeat0279]

Many of you need to just be civil towards each other. Being an adult means showing some maturity and not getting unhinged and throwing a temper tantrum. I expect that you can talk to each other reasonably, and if there's someone on this board you can't stomach, block them via the foe feature.

You know, i really never understood why people needs to resort to name calling or whatnot, i mean its perfectly normal to not agree with certain things, its perfectly normal, people does not have to think like you, the world usually is not how you think it is, its part of life. Agree to disagree and we can all move and get along. People doesnt stop supporting our team just because they dont agree with some rotations or Spo's critical thinking, besides whats the point of a message board if we do not disagree and debate about it, and at the end of the day if certain people still do not agree with your point of view, then thats fine too, egos dont need to be hurt because of it.

[MHeat0279]

Bam is worrying me.

Game 1 he might not have done much in the scoring department but his D was impeccable and he was contributing so much to the offense with his screens and ball movement.

Game 2 he looked like the Monstars took his power. A step slow. Not establishing any position on either side of the ball. Getting outrebounded by smaller guys. Half-ass screens. Couldn't get anything into the basket. Fumbling the ball every time it came his way.

Bam entered the game in the 4th quarter with like 8 minutes left to go and we had a 14 point lead. In the blink of an eye that lead was down to 3-4 with a lot of the action on both sides permeating from Bam's lack of activity. Spo literally switched to a zone to close the game because our switch defense with Bam was a sieve.

I can't help but be concerned about his thigh contusion based off his performance last night. I REALLY hope 2 days between games gives him the treatment and practice time to get right. We need all that Bam has to offer for our playoff run.

i think he is hurt somehow, not because he was not scoring, his physical abilities were really diminshed, very slow and could not even jump the way he is used to.

[Beenie]

Not worried about Bam because don't expect him to be impactful on offense.

If he is, it's a bonus.

Like Draymond.

I just expect him and Herro to hit their averages, which would be a major upgrade over the first 2 games.

I'm with you on Herro.

I expect more output from him in general and for him to even take the offensive reins of the team at times if Mia is to make a deep playoff run.

[AirP.]

Not worried about Bam because don't expect him to be impactful on offense.

If he is, it's a bonus.

Like Draymond.

I just expect him and Herro to hit their averages, which would be a major upgrade over the first 2 games.

I'm not worried about Bam, he's not a main option, he's facilitator that also can finish plays, he'll be fine. Although Herro could have a few big games, don't expect his averages in the playoffs, he's not only seeing better defenders the teams are now having time to study, scheme and practice those schemes to use against him. If Herro continues to have issues I could see Spoelstra moving Herro to a finisher role(spacer) vs being a playmaker and hand that role over to Oladipo.

Luckily Spoelstra has a 3 level scorer in his back pocket if he needs him.

[oreon]

Not worried about Bam because don't expect him to be impactful on offense.

If he is, it's a bonus.

Like Draymond.

I just expect him and Herro to hit their averages, which would be a major upgrade over the first 2 games.

I'm with you on Herro.

I expect more output from him in general and for him to even take the offensive reins of the team at times if Mia is to make a deep playoff run.

He's the X-factor. There's no better chance for this core to win a ring. The Suns were favorite but with Booker compromised its wide open. We need that 2nd guy that can carry the offense for a quarter and score 20 +. Suns lost the finals in games 4 & 5 where Booker had 40 but no other player stepped up. As great as Jimmy is, he needs a Robin and at the present Herro is best equipped to be that guy.
I know some guys had hopes for Dipo but he won't have a major role if any this playoffs. There's a difference between dropping 40 against Orlando in a meaningless game and the playoffs. He just not ready this season to be that guy and Spo thinks the same. Its pretty clear Spo rotation is pretty much set unless there's an injury somewhere

[harlem_ball]

Herro made some sick shots this game, especially on the baseline. He didn't put up a lot of shots but his shots were quality.

I think the Hawks might want Butler to beat em and are stopping everything else. Let's see if Butler remains able to do the deed.

Hawks may make even more adjustments in G3, we will see.

Let the truth be told on the court

[Chalm Down]

Duncan didn't make much sense. He must have a strict quota to shoot at least ONE 3 pointer in 5 mins or be benched for good.

Bam has thigh contusion so hopefully he'll be ready for game 3. If Capela comes back it also changes things

Duncan is turning into mike miller with a good back, play him when he's going off for 5+ threes. Sometimes it's just hard to find minutes for bench players when starters often play 40 mpg in playoffs

Heat already have a sixth man in Herro, who they are going to have to pay very well. They need a starter, something drob seems to be incapable of being at this point.

Are you not happy with Mcbob doppelganger Max Strus?

[gom]

Bam is worrying me.

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I can't help but be concerned about his thigh contusion based off his performance last night. I REALLY hope 2 days between games gives him the treatment and practice time to get right. We need all that Bam has to offer for our playoff run.

Yes, he looks injured. Nobody wants to see the same situation as against the Lakers, so I hope he gets a chance to rest, but the 76ers look like they are sweeping the Raptors, so that's not going to happen. At least not now.

[HeatFanLifer]

Duncan is turning into mike miller with a good back, play him when he's going off for 5+ threes. Sometimes it's just hard to find minutes for bench players when starters often play 40 mpg in playoffs

Heat already have a sixth man in Herro, who they are going to have to pay very well. They need a starter, something drob seems to be incapable of being at this point.

Are you not happy with Mcbob doppelganger Max Strus?

Where are my banners? Yes plural. Don’t give Iggie any tho. They are illegitimate.