Miami Heat Game Thread for month of December

[Paolo305613]

T o close for comfort

 

[Paolo305613]

This should be the start of the dagger run by the Heat to end this one

 

[bksballer89]

Say what you want about Hassan but as a Heat fan who watched most of their games this season, it is very clear that the work in the offseason as well as his daily work with Juwan Howard turned him into a really good post player. He got some nice moves down there. Last year he was more of a pick and roll, putbacks, and make the occasional jumpshot. Now he still does all of that but Miami can throw him the ball in the post and tell him go to work. Very good to see. Always great as a fan seeing players from your team improving every year

 

[Paolo305613]

Vuc of course for 3 and we again still have a game. The Heat are on the verge of letting another one get away in classic Heat fashion

 

[Paolo305613]

Say what you want about Hassan but as a Heat fan who watched most of their games this season, it is very clear that the work in the offseason as well as his daily work with Juwan Howard turned him into a really good post player. He got some nice moves down there. Last year he was more of a pick and roll, putbacks, and make the occasional jumpshot. Now he still does all of that but Miami can throw him the ball in the post and tell him go to work. Very good to see. Always great as a fan seeing players from your team improving every year

Agreed. But, as usual, there is room for improvement.

He still has to work on the art of the "re-post" he often doesn't get the ball in the best of positions and he ends up either forcing a shot or turning it over. If he can add that to his game -- he will be even better

 

[Paolo305613]

There goes Hassan settling for a jumper and now we are down 3

 

[Paolo305613]

Typical JJ settling for a 3 there

 

[bksballer89]

This shot selection is awful.

 

[Paolo305613]

Play of the year there for Winslow on that and-1 after a horrible sequence on defense for him

 

[Paolo305613]

point blank shot missed and then one of those bad Winslow fouls.

 

[bksballer89]

That was goldtend

 

[bksballer89]

point blank shot missed and then one of those bad Winslow fouls.

At least they're not in the penalty. Tough angle for Hassan. But Ibaka took that off the rim

 

[bksballer89]

That's what I don't like about these guards. They need to identify matchups like that. Whiteside had a point guard on him. Ball must get to Hassan there

 

[Paolo305613]

That should FINALLY be the dagger. But maybe the Heat have other plans

 

[Paolo305613]

That's what I don't like about these guards. They need to identify matchups like that. Whiteside had a point guard on him. Ball must get to Hassan there

We are on the same page here

 

[Paolo305613]

Another Heat forced shot and ORL with a chance to tie

 

[bksballer89]

Another Heat forced shot and ORL with a chance to tie

That was bad. Possession looked like a mess.

 

[bksballer89]

Need to get the ball to Goran or Tyler. I don't trust anyone else except maybe J-Rich shooting these free throws. Make sure Hassan or Winslow doesn't touch the ball

 

[Paolo305613]

Goran being fouled as the Heat try to get the ball in and Spo, of course calls a timeout because Spo

 

[Paolo305613]

Richardson to the line... yikes