Game Thread: Miami Heat month of January Game Thread

[Paolo305613]

The Man With The Golden Arm delivers the dagger!

 

[bksballer89]

I forgive you Wayne

 

[bksballer89]

47 bench points for the Heat.

Pretty easy to understand why Hassan and Goran both did not return after coming out of the game in the 3rd

 

[bksballer89]

Why the hell did we just waste of the final games on the 2 way contract for Derrick Jones Jr? Should have been back in the G-league

 

[bksballer89]

2nd straight saturday where my boy @Andresrenee saved the day.

 

[Paolo305613]

They're not going to win this game if this is the lineup they're going with to end the game with. We need more offense out there. Dragic or TJ instead of Winslow

It wasnt entirely the same lineup but very few changes to it and they still got it done.

The Hassan-less Heat get it done down the stretch - and now the Hassan trade rumors re-ignite -- the cries for him to be traded because " Spo hates him" cries start...

 

[Paolo305613]

Maybe there IS a reason WE is our only ASW rep

 

[bksballer89]

It wasnt entirely the same lineup but very few changes to it and they still got it done.

The Hassan-less Heat get it done down the stretch - and now the Hassan trade rumors re-ignite -- the cries for him to be traded because " Spo hates him" cries start...

I have no issue with what Spo did tonight. The starters played like shit. Good job of benching them and going with the bench but this love affair with James Johnson really must end

 

[bksballer89]

Need to start playing better though. They played really poorly these last 2 games. Go on the road for 4 straight. Just go 2-2

 

[Andresrenee]

2nd straight saturday where my boy @Andresrenee saved the day.

All for you my brother. Thank goodness for Charlotte. Glad we did not blow this one.

 

[Paolo305613]

47 bench points for the Heat.

Pretty easy to understand why Hassan and Goran both did not return after coming out of the game in the 3rd

And yet I thought you were going to have a melt down for Hassan not being in game... I guess the win helped the cause

 

[Paolo305613]

I have no issue with what Spo did tonight. The starters played like shit. Good job of benching them and going with the bench but this love affair with James Johnson really must end

The unfortunate thing is that it wont if it hasnt by now. I am not rooting for it, but -- unfortunately, it seems only injuries would cause Spo to remove James Johnson from starting lineup. You would think considering the game he was having that his minutes down the stretch wouldve been reduced, the fact that it wasnt tells me his spot in the starting lineup/rotation is safe no matter what.

 

[bksballer89]

Not big on +/- but I think last night those numbers were telling.

Whiteside -15
Dragic -24
Winslow +25
Bam +13
Olynyk +18
Wayne +17

 

[Paolo305613]

+2 for Richardson who came on late but my problem with him was earlier in the game he looked disengaged and disinterested on both ends for some reason.

James Johnson was a -8 his 5 turnovers were a big reason behind it

TJ -8 surprised he didnt turn the ball over at all last night. He is usually good for about 2-3

Since we are talking +/-, Justise Winslow had the highest at +25 for what its worth.

 

[bksballer89]

+2 for Richardson who came on late but my problem with him was earlier in the game he looked disengaged and disinterested on both ends for some reason.

James Johnson was a -8 his 5 turnovers were a big reason behind it

TJ -8 surprised he didnt turn the ball over at all last night. He is usually good for about 2-3

Since we are talking +/-, Justise Winslow had the highest at +25 for what its worth.

Winslow was huge. Putting him on Kemba changed the game. Kemba was tearing Dragic up

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Paolo305613]

Beat me to it on the TJ news.

Derrick Jones Jr and Derrick Walton Jr sent back to D-League or G-League as its called now

 

[Paolo305613]

Dont want to jinx it, but we all know the drill, right?

TJ returns tonight -- so, the question becomes: Who goes down next?

 

[Paolo305613]

In unrelated news, Miami officially has an MLS team. Just another team to have a love-hate relationship with and rip my heart out on a game to game basis.

 

[Paolo305613]

Via Heat social media outlets:Rodney McGruder doing his rehab with the team on the road now -- progress being made