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Miami Heat Game Thread for month of December

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For those of you who love the +/- stat -- our entire starting lineup was in the (-) I don't think I have ever seen that in a game for us
 

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1 point in 28 minutes for winslow - 12 in 17 for Ellington - but Winslow was out there when it matter most... go figure
 

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Sadly, I see many more performances like these from these two and many more of these types of results for Heat.
 

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No disrespect to him - but Josh Richardson was our leading score -- thats more of an indictment on our team than anything else.

Goran also had an off night . He was unlucky on many of his shots -- then frustration set in from really no one doing anything to help the team.

Forget Hassan at this point -- Spo's and the teams focus should be getting Goran going and taking it from there. This approach will work out better for us. Trying to get Hassan going to start games just not a good idea - teams will key in on him and he will do nothing to adjust to it. He will just bitch and pout. Forget about trying to get anyone else going -- just hope the bench does its part.
 

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Its not that serious. I am as frustrated as anyone with Winslow but this isn't the road to him becoming a beasley-type bust.

Given our roster and our season expectations, it apparently obviously makes it acceptable to let him struggle and learn along the way.

He will get it together, it just may not happen at the speed any of us want it -- thats what you get with early 20 something year olds who only spent 1 season in college I guess.

Next time we have a high draft pick, maybe we should pursue someone more NBA-ready
 

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Avery Bradley out for Celtics , Per Ira Winderman -- should help -- but the Heat always find a way to NOT take advantage of a situation and lose
 

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Winslow, however, will probably play and start tonight and play in the 4th quarter even with the game on the line and the Heat with a chance to win -- of course.

Cant catch a break -- someone is always down and out for the Heat.
 

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McGruder back in Heat starting lineup, along with Whiteside, Babbitt, Winslow and Richardson.

With a starting five like that, it will have to be Hassan or bust -- plus whatever we can get from the bench
 

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Hassan starts the Heat off on its way to another miserable night at the line?
 

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One of those Richardson turnovers again
 

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tied after another not so pretty opening quarter for Heat. On to that dreadful second quarter we go
 

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James wannabe ball handler Johnson with his usual turnovers ..

This has been the biggest problem for the Heat. Regardless of the leads they have, or small deficits they go into the half with -- its the momentum, or lack of rather, that usually kills us and leads to those early quarter collapses that kill us for the game.

Being short-handed and on the second night of a b2b isn't good recipe for a comeback
 

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Down 4 after 3 thanks to once again that combo of bad turnovers and missed shots. down 4 may be too tall a mountain to climb for the Heat
 

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signs of life for the Heat.. for now
 

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Paolo, how will we find a way to lose this one?
 

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Richardson is 1-5 from 3 and of course he keeps taking them and hurting our chances here late in the game because thats what he does
 

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Paolo, how will we find a way to lose this one?

I will throw out some choices to increase my chances of being right -- not that I need them.

A bad shot by Winslow or Richardson or JJ(from 3) and a turnover

missed FTs by Hassan, Winslow, or Richardson

A crunch time lineup of Winslow, Richardson, Johnson and McGruder
 
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