Game Thread: Miami Heat @ Brooklyn Nets Game Thread

[Paolo305613]

BROOKLYN NETS
TV: Sun Sports (Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino, Jason Jackson); ESPN Radio: FM 104.3/AM 790 & The HEAT Radio Network (Mike Inglis) Spanish Radio: WAQI 710AM (José Pañeda)
Series Notes: The HEAT and Nets meet for the second of four match-ups this regular season. Earlier this season in Brooklyn, the Nets beat Miami, 101-100, on 11/1. Last season, the HEAT swept the season-series, 3-0. The HEAT is 59-42 all-time versus the Nets in the regular season, including 25-26 on the road and 34-16 in games played in Miami.

 

[Paolo305613]

It was only a 1-point loss but it was an embarassing one at that - Lets see how the Heat respond this time.

 

[Paolo305613]

Where was Heat's Chris Bosh against the New York Knicks? - Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

Rio and The Scrub out for tonight again but this should result in a win if Queen James and The Diva play like they should. Sweet Lew and Cole World will start

 

[Paolo305613]

3 Heat starters out as The Diva aka Dwyane Wade is too butt hurt to play after helping the team lose the game last night by missing 5 FTs . This says 3 starters out for the Heat, but it is really just Chalmers and Wade considering The Scrub doesnt belong as a starter

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat starters are LeBron, Bosh . . . and Cole, Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis

 

[Lone Granger]

Hello

 

[bksballer89]

Bench will have to step up with 3 starters missing

 

[Paolo305613]

Not only does the bench have to step up but LBJ has to play smarter than he did last night.

 

[Paolo305613]

Its Cole Train not Cole World my bad

 

[Paolo305613]

Another game in which the defense is lacking for the Heat - Which makes this a game they cant afford to get complacent in or they could be blown out.

 

[Paolo305613]

LBJ has disappeared again

 

[Paolo305613]

The defense cant afford to play this bad again if they are going to struggle to get to the line, or struggle to score from the line - Much less when they arent hitting shots enough from anywhere else.

Careless basketball again by the Heat but that is often a major part of Heat Basketball

 

[avalon2423]

The Heat just look flat. They have for a few games now.

 

[Paolo305613]

The Heat just look flat. They have for a few games now.

It never is -- But, it is less acceptable at this point in the season. Those games where people have used the excuse of “ They needed to lose this one to get a wake-up call” are long gone - Losing games, especially how they did last night and how they are doing so tonight are just no longer acceptable and necessary.. Missing a couple of guys is not an excuse because they are capable of playing better regardless.

 

[Paolo305613]

2-0 the Heat bench outscored LBJ in the second quarter - That is disturbing and sickening

 

[Paolo305613]

It is also not helping that CB continues to settle for jumpers. This is another thing that I find disturbing - It seems like he nor the coaching staff emphasizes enough for him to mix his game up a bit and go inside more -- He doesnt go inside nearly enough - not as much he is capable / not as much as he should.

This is the reason and only reason why he isnt a consistent contributor to the team and will never be unless he changes this approach

 

[Paolo305613]

Funny and frustrating to see LBJ’s body language at times when things break down defensively - often times, the melt-downs on that end or on him but his body language is so that he is blaming it on someone else - Just selfish. Coaches and the players themselves dont hold each other accountable for such things on this team so that will never change.

 

[Paolo305613]

Ray Allen shouldnt attempt to go inside or do anything with the ball unless he is just going to shoot it the moment he gets it in his hands because bad things happen otherwise.

 

[avalon2423]

How many point blank shots at the rim can a team miss.. geeeze