Wiggy where you at bro?

[WiggyRuss]

everyone knew the HEat would be an awful rebounding team....which they are--- but I think they have over achieved fairly substantially from behind the 3 pt line- I mean Wade is shooting amazingfrom behind the line thus far....and Shawne Williams is most definitely playing way over his head shooting 43%- Bosh at 39% is also way over his head in that category as well....

those numbers are not sustainable - or at least very likely not to be sustainable for the year- we will have to take a look at themat the end of January.....

if not for that hot shooting from behind the line to start the year I dont think Miami would even be close to 500 rightnow

 

[WiggyRuss]

Where do you get your false numbers from? Wade & Bosh only started in 16 games together. In the other games that they started, the other was out.

read carefully- I said one has started 22 games and the other has started 23 games- i did not say they started a certain amount of games together

I have to believe if you would have said that Wade would start 75% of the teams games you would be overjoyed with that number-----

and as for Bosh- especiallywhen Wade is out- the guy has to carry the whole team- and where he is at- that is not likely to add up to a full season of health- that is for sure.....


In the big picture- things have actually gone well for the Heat thus far and they are under .500

 

[WiggyRuss]

honestly

if you would have told me that Wade would have played in about 75% of the teams games, was shooting over 50% from the field, a career high 39% from 3 and 23 points a game, and Bosh was at 22 and 8 and shooting 48% and 39% from 3 and played in 23/30 games, and Luol Deng would behealthy the whole year and shooting 50% and 37% from 3...there is noway i would have thought they would be under .500

 

[bksballer89]

everyone knew the HEat would be an awful rebounding team....which they are--- but I think they have over achieved fairly substantially from behind the 3 pt line- I mean Wade is shooting amazingfrom behind the line thus far....and Shawne Williams is most definitely playing way over his head shooting 43%- Bosh at 39% is also way over his head in that category as well....

those numbers are not sustainable - or at least very likely not to be sustainable for the year- we will have to take a look at themat the end of January.....

if not for that hot shooting from behind the line to start the year I dont think Miami would even be close to 500 rightnow

You're only looking at one side of the ball....

And also players aren't sitting on their ass in the offseason. Most players try to improve something in the offseason. Wade know he can no longer attack like he used to 5 or 6 years ago so he improved his jumpshot, Williams know the only way he can stay in this league is by becoming a 3 pt specialist so he worked on that, and Bosh continued to improved his range.

 

[bksballer89]

honestly

if you would have told me that Wade would have played in about 75% of the teams games, was shooting over 50% from the field, a career high 39% from 3 and 23 points a game, and Bosh was at 22 and 8 and shooting 48% and 39% from 3 and played in 23/30 games, and Luol Deng would behealthy the whole year and shooting 50% and 37% from 3...there is noway i would have thought they would be under .500

You're a clown. Miami need both in the lineup TOGETHER to be successful.

If you told me that 30 games into the season that Miami would have already played 14 games with either Wade, Bosh, or both out of the lineup I would not have them only 2 games under .500 especially when you consider the brutal schedule so far

 

[WiggyRuss]

as for the Cavs- after they were sitting at 5-7 I was fairly worried- no doubt about it.

Ever since then they are 13-4

this with Love shooting a horrific 43% from the field and at 17pts and 10 boards

with LeBron's shooting percentage down big time from 57% to 50%- (surpisingly his TO's are only up from 3.5 to 3.7- i thought that wouldve beenbigger)- in his defense his assists have gone from 6.4 to 7.6 which isa career high

Kyrie- to no ones surprise has shot better from the field, and 3, and played better defense....you can just tell he is ina muchbetter place mentally and has really started to mature now that he is 22 years old and has some experience under his belt....

but- with how shaky Dion was in November, how Blatt was playing Joe Harris and Delledova over Waiters and Miller early on....how Blatt has taken some time tofigure out the NBA game.....

considering all of that....at 5-7 i was fairly worried...

going 13-4 in the next 17 games despite not playing great definitely makes you feel good about the Cavs- especially when there is not one eastern conference team out there who has played the Cavs and looks better than them head to head

 

[WiggyRuss]

You're a clown. Miami need both in the lineup TOGETHER to be successful.

If you told me that 30 games into the season that Miami would have already played 14 games with either Wade, Bosh, or both out of the lineup I would not have them only 2 games under .500 especially when you consider the brutal schedule so far

if you really think that Wade and Bosh are going to be in the starting lineup together for huge percentage of their games you are simply living in a fantasy world. If Wade plays in two-thirds ofthe teams games you should count yourself very lucky-

 

[WiggyRuss]

You're only looking at one side of the ball....

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do you have reason to believe the Heat will get better at D as the marathon season continues on a team that is constituted mostly with guys over the age of 30?

Anderson 36
bosh 30
Granger 31
Haslem 34
Wade 32
Deng 29

how long is McRoberts out for? is it the season or just a month or two?

you think that this roster will have substantially improve defensively as the year goes on? I dont know howthat makes any sense

 

[bksballer89]

do you have reason to believe the Heat will get better at D as the marathon season continues on a team that is constituted mostly with guys over the age of 30?

Anderson 36
bosh 30
Granger 31
Haslem 34
Wade 32
Deng 29

how long is McRoberts out for? is it the season or just a month or two?

you think that this roster will have substantially improve defensively as the year goes on? I dont know howthat makes any sense

He's out for the season. The guys you listed are actually decent defenders....

It's not a player issue when it comes to the defense. It is more of an issue with the defensive system we are using which doesn't play to our strengths

 

[WiggyRuss]

If you guys keep up shooting the 3 pointer as well as you have I think youll have a solid shot at the playoffs in the East....

I really thought the HEat were probably the worst rebounding and outside shooting team in the league- and would get next to no easy baskets in pushing the ball.....

There defense has actually been better than expected according to PPG- (all though that can be tied to pace- as I dont think there offense is the 5th worst in the league- they just play slow).....

with some solid d and better than expected outside shooting the Heat have played decent.

 

[WiggyRuss]

the Heat need a legit PG-

they are so many good PGs in the league.....they need one that can push the ball and can spread the floor as a 3 pt threat....

Chalmers and Cole are just not good ball handlers or shooters. An above average PG would really really help

 

[WiggyRuss]

If I were the Heat I would try and get Jameer Nelson from Boston

he would probably be cheap to get--- he is past his prime by a long shot- but he handles the ball well, and can still shoot a 3(all though he takes way too many).

As for the Cavs--- the guys I want them to look at? Boston obviously is still looking to deal and Branden Wright would help......does anyone know if Gerald Wallace's contract is up this year? -- if it was- and they could fit it in- id maybe take a flier even though he is pretty far gone....Bass to would be decent

As i said before- If Brooklyn has a fire sale- and KG gets bought out or gets traded id look at him if i were the Cavs...

John Henson of the Bucks is my 1st choice- he would be PERFECT....

The Lakers could get a decent asset for Jordan Hill......hed be my #2 pick after Henson-----

Mozgov and Koufos are 2 guys people have brought up in rumors- but I dont know why Memphis would trade koufos and give up a great backup to Randolph whois getting up there in age- especially with Gasol facing free agency soon----- and I reallydont watch Mozgov to know enough if he would make an impact more than someone they just sign who gets boughtout....

anyone have any ideas that they thinkthe Cavs might do to filltheir front court?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Mecca-

I wish MMA was here to eat a huge pile of crap about Big Baby.....away from an awful team- AFTER GETTING WAIVEd- he is averagining like 3.5 and 1.5 as a piss poor backup...that and hecant defend the rim---

I cant believe that guy thought Glen Davis was anything morethan garbage- that idiot also thought Blake Griffins "short arms" wouldbe a major hindrance to his development- and since those idiotic assinine statements all Griffen has done is become a top 10 player.

the Orlando Magic had an offseason that would make the Raiders offseason look like the Bill Walsh 49ers

 

[LogicMan]

Interesting point about Jameer. He actually played very well the other night. He and Bass are good buddies. Would the Cavs part with a #1, Dion for Nelson/Bass/Wright ?

 

[trojanfan12]

while i have overestimated the Cavs win total at 61--- my predictions of major underachieving by the Heat and Lakers have been spot on.

Way to go out on a limb Nostradamus. I guess you were the only one who predicted that the Lakers would struggle and the Heat wouldn't be as good without Lebron.

Oh wait, I guess you weren't because everybody else predicted that too. The only prediction you made that was different (the Cavs winning 61+ games) is turning out to be wrong.

Also, you were all over this board crowing about the Cavs in the pre-season and have hardly been around since they started struggling, so it's been more than just Christmas. But then, according to the other ex-FN'ers, that's kind of how you operate.

 

[Hambombs]

have you guys seen Toronto's schedule by the way?

it has to be the easiest in the league by a fair margin. The only win- besides the game where lou williams went crazy v. the Cavs- that is a quality win was a 96-92 win vs. the Griz in mid november. It was nice for them they caught OKC without Durant or RW

I still like them over the cavs. Reason is, that they play both sides of the floor

 

[Hambombs]

Hambombs, I haven't been on here in a minute. With that being said, your Warriors are looking ridiculous. If you called myself and other fans out for saying Kerr was overrated going in another thread, then good for you. But you were right, and I was wrong. Congrats on a great season thus far.

I can actually pull up that thread with the Jackson vs Kerr discussion. But thank you man! It's been great so far. Still a long way to go but I like what I'm seeing

 

[DJ]

What happened to IRving, Wiggy?

 

[DJ]

Way to go out on a limb Nostradamus. I guess you were the only one who predicted that the Lakers would struggle and the Heat wouldn't be as good without Lebron.

Oh wait, I guess you weren't because everybody else predicted that too. The only prediction you made that was different (the Cavs winning 61+ games) is turning out to be wrong.

Also, you were all over this board crowing about the Cavs in the pre-season and have hardly been around since they started struggling, so it's been more than just Christmas. But then, according to the other ex-FN'ers, that's kind of how you operate.

Nah, he just can't remember shit. I said at best, the Lakers would win 35, maybe 38 games. At worst, I said they'd win 28 games. Which is just fine because I want to keep that top 5 draft pick and make a run at some free agents this offseason. Which won't be a problem because we have a coach in place, unlike last summer.

 

[bksballer89]

No Bosh again tonight.....game 15 out of 31 without either Wade or Bosh.

On top of that Williams is a game time decision so we may be without 2 starters tonight