Game Thread: Miami Heat @ Indiana Pacers Game Thread

[avalon2423]

Wade was in and the 3 should have counted. Bad call... but chalmers, cole and bosh killed us tonight. This team is struggling mightily and it does not look good going into the playoffs.

 

[bksballer89]

Wade was in and the 3 should have counted. Bad call... but chalmers, cole and bosh killed us tonight. This team is struggling mightily and it does not look good going into the playoffs.

Not really. If this team was really struggling they would've lost by double digits. The Pacers doesn't have enough offense to beat us 4 out of 7 especially now that we saw UD can shut down Hibbert unlike the other Heat bigs. We'll be fine and remember Ray Allen didn't even play. Any doubt we win this game if Ray plays?

We lost a road game by 1 to a team who has 33 home wins.....Not the end of the world. We will beat this team in Indy in a series. We played like garbage on offense and still should've won if the res didn't miss 2 huge calls especially that West travel

 

[bksballer89]

Lebron on Hibbert- " His face happened to hit my elbow". also said he would have to be a kung fu master to direct a elbow in mid-air.

The Locker room was completely quiet and the guys were angry about the officials treatment of Lebron along with Stephenson antics.

Bosh" Our guys are getting punched in the face and cloths lined....I think we need to decipher what flagrant means".

Bosh on fouls- " I don't know what I did on no 5. He ran square into my chest/there's not much I can do."

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

Bosh need to get away from all these 3's.....Go back to your mid range shot and only take 1 or 2 3's and make sure those are wide open looks

 

[Andresrenee]

Hate the crying and whinning.....don't leave it in the hands of the officals for those complaining. Make your free throws, avoid turnovers and get more than 8 points and 4 rebounds. We will get ready for the playoffs and it will be interesting.

 

[Andresrenee]

BTW - Wade may have tweaked a hamstring which would not be good....

 

[bksballer89]

He didn't tweak it. After the same they said it was hamstring cramps

 

[avalon2423]

I do not expect this team to go undefeated throughout the year. i know the season starts in the playoffs, but you want to be playing your best ball as you enter it and right now we look like the 76ers out there. The turnovers are just too numerous, sloppy passing, missed FTs, missed layups, bad shot selections, cant buy a 3 pt shot etc.. These are things that needed to be fixed in the season. We just dont look good. NOW, i fully expect us to make the ECF, but I dont know how we are gloing to do against Indiana. I was one who thought Oden was going to be the difference maker. He got killed last night. he isnt looking like anything that is going to be able to give us the needed help.

Where does Indiana keep getting all those huge centers? Swe got all tiny guys and they have like 2 Hibberts out there. Haslem has earned some extended minutes and Battier needs to sit for awhile. Then come playoffs put him in for a bit and see if he has one of those breakout games. Cole and Chalmers both need to sit. their defense is good but they are killing us offensively. Chalmers kills us with his turnovers. If you are going out of bounds, throw the ball back in, dont just run out of bounds ugghhhhh. Bosh needs to man up and stop with the 3s and start taking it to the rack. I mean he airballed his final shot. Thats just pathetic. Coach Spo needs to be sat down by Riley and taught how to coach. This guy is terrible. Offensively we sucked last night, we needed points, yet we had Beasley sitting on the bench. We cant seem to hit any 3 pt shots the last few weeks yet we havent given James Jones a chance to see if he can spark something..

Anyhow, I think this team is in trouble as the playoffs near. The chemistry just isnt there with this team like it has been the past few seasons or even the beginning of this season.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Beasley should for sure be on the court when James is sitting,
and then in some rotations with James.
He can always score.

When Wade is 'the man', he forces way to many low % shots.
Worst thing is if he makes one, because then he just keeps shooting more.

 

[bksballer89]

I do not expect this team to go undefeated throughout the year. i know the season starts in the playoffs, but you want to be playing your best ball as you enter it and right now we look like the 76ers out there. The turnovers are just too numerous, sloppy passing, missed FTs, missed layups, bad shot selections, cant buy a 3 pt shot etc.. These are things that needed to be fixed in the season. We just dont look good. NOW, i fully expect us to make the ECF, but I dont know how we are gloing to do against Indiana. I was one who thought Oden was going to be the difference maker. He got killed last night. he isnt looking like anything that is going to be able to give us the needed help.

Where does Indiana keep getting all those huge centers? Swe got all tiny guys and they have like 2 Hibberts out there. Haslem has earned some extended minutes and Battier needs to sit for awhile. Then come playoffs put him in for a bit and see if he has one of those breakout games. Cole and Chalmers both need to sit. their defense is good but they are killing us offensively. Chalmers kills us with his turnovers. If you are going out of bounds, throw the ball back in, dont just run out of bounds ugghhhhh. Bosh needs to man up and stop with the 3s and start taking it to the rack. I mean he airballed his final shot. Thats just pathetic. Coach Spo needs to be sat down by Riley and taught how to coach. This guy is terrible. Offensively we sucked last night, we needed points, yet we had Beasley sitting on the bench. We cant seem to hit any 3 pt shots the last few weeks yet we havent given James Jones a chance to see if he can spark something..

Anyhow, I think this team is in trouble as the playoffs near. The chemistry just isnt there with this team like it has been the past few seasons or even the beginning of this season.

They lost by 1 point due to shitty officiating in the last minute. If Wade doesn't go down with his cramps, I'm not even sure if we lose. You're overreacting big time

 

[bksballer89]

Beasley should for sure be on the court when James is sitting,
and then in some rotations with James.
He can always score.

When Wade is 'the man', he forces way to many low % shots.
Worst thing is if he makes one, because then he just keeps shooting more.

And this why he's shooting 55% on the season right?

Beasley is very inconsistent. At times he will come out there and score double digits. Then other nights he will score 2 points and be invincible on the court because his defense is garbage. On top of that he is a chuck

 

[Paolo305613]

Hate the crying and whinning.....don't leave it in the hands of the officals for those complaining.

This is what I always say - But, there is something about this fan base especially on this board that likes to blame the refs and everyone but the players involved in the game - Who take no accountability for their mistakes which is why they continue to make the same mistakes often and create new ones.

As the game went on, it got tougher for Wade to get going, and you could see him on every shot complaining for a foul - especially when he missed - he would complain. He would put up soft shots anytime there was contact and beg for fouls.

They should have expected for the game to be called the way it was - but this team just isnt mentally tough to overcome adversity… they have no discipline…

This is an issue they have had since this team was put together so dont expect it to change any time soon.. maybe they need to fail at winning another title to learn their lesson… And not winning a title seems like their most likely fate for this season… they havent played like a team who wants to win a title… they havent done it yet… dont expect it to come later when it gets even tougher… which is when they choke.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

And this why he's shooting 55% on the season right?

Beasley is very inconsistent. At times he will come out there and score double digits. Then other nights he will score 2 points and be invincible on the court because his defense is garbage. On top of that he is a chuck

When Wade plays smart he is still a top 10-15 NBA player.
That is how he built that 55%.

When he's shooting 3s and crazy low % fade ways he becomes a liability because it means some other better shooter on the court didn't get an opportunity plus is often times leads to an easy basket on the other end of the court because he's faking being fouled vs getting back to play D.

He took some horrendous shots when James was out in the 2nd qtr yesterday and it was no coincidence that the Heat caught up before halftime when he sat those 4-5 minutes.

Beasley is shooting near as high % and doing it from all over the court.

I'm not at all saying he is better than Wade, be he offers a different skill set.

 

[Paolo305613]

Props to turnup for speaking the truth on Diva Wade

 

[bksballer89]

David west would destroy Beasley

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

David west would destroy Beasley

I'll take my chances with West having to beat us with mid range jumpers any day of the week with Beasley defending him.

Beasley sometimes gets beat on rotations, but so does everyone else.

 

[Paolo305613]

Rather watch Beasley take him than Scrub Battier