Game Thread: Miami Heat @ New Orleans Hornets Game Thread

[Andresrenee]

This game is over. Heat quit and LBJ is right where he wants to be - “injured” so he can have an excuse for not showing up in the 4th. Another missed chance for the Heat to make a move on the Pacers.. Heat Basketball at its absolute best

Pretty simple tonight...Davis really outplayed and crushed Bosh and the team was very careless with the ball. 2nd night of a back to back and team will go 4-7 in their last 11 and worse is they have lost 5 of 6 on the road and missed a golden chance to move within one of Indiana in the loss column barring a miracle ending. Bad habits will not be easy to cure.

 

[bksballer89]

Spoelstra bring in Haslem who has 1 point instead of Beasley who has 16 when we need offense

 

[Paolo305613]

I think the Heat are trying to break the record for most losses and worse record vs sub 500 teams .. Its what they do best

 

[Paolo305613]

LBJ is still hurt. His back has been bothering him for some time which is why his free throws are down. This is not a LBJ issue. This is more of a defensive issue

That excuse wouldnt be made if he had gone for 60 tonight

 

[Paolo305613]

Settling for 3’s kills us again tonight - When Bosh is shooting 3’s its not a good thing

 

[bksballer89]

Bosh can't guard a cat. 2 straight times he left his man wide open

 

[Andresrenee]

Chris appears fatigued. Should give him a night off.....

 

[avalon2423]

What can fix this? They are in such a downward spiral.

 

[Andresrenee]

You have to wonder if the dynamic of Wade missing back to backs hurts the team. I had thought that but this team has just been playing very poorly of late.

 

[Paolo305613]

Reasons heat lose this one:
LBJ disappears after getting but hurt
Heat settling for shots
And the scrub Shane Battier played far too much

 

[bksballer89]

What can fix this? They are in such a downward spiral.

They need some days off from games so they can work on stuff in practice. This is their 5th game in 7 days so they haven't had a chance to get on the practice court to correct your mistakes.....Watching film can help only so much

 

[Paolo305613]

You have to wonder if the dynamic of Wade missing back to backs hurts the team. I had thought that but this team has just been playing very poorly of late.

Of course it hurts the team - Said it previously, it is hard for guys to settle into a role when you have Diva Wade bitching out of games at last minute . There arent many games left - no reason for him to bitch out of any more games this season - if he does, dont be surprised when they fall short in the playoffs.

 

[bksballer89]

Reasons heat lose this one:
LBJ disappears after getting but hurt
Heat settling for shots
And the scrub Shane Battier played far too much

The only legit reason here is settling for jumpshots.

LBJ has 22,9, and 8.

The real reasons we are losing is because our defense sucks and we can't guard Davis

 

[Andresrenee]

Reasons heat lose this one:
LBJ disappears after getting but hurt
Heat settling for shots
And the scrub Shane Battier played far too much

Really? You going to blame this on the guy with 22 9 and 8 and Shane with limited minutes?! Clueless. This is on:

1. Davis crushing Bosh.
2. Fatigue or poor effort.
3. Poor substitution patterns
4. Carelessness and bad turnovers.

 

[Paolo305613]

They need some days off from games so they can work on stuff in practice. This is their 5th game in 7 days so they haven't had a chance to get on the practice court to correct your mistakes.....Watching film can help only so much

If it were any other team, the days off would surely help - But not this team. This team, especially the two divas on the team dont take advantage as they should on days off - rather than practicing and working on stuff, they just sit around while others put in the work… Bad example by your top players.

The only real leader on this team is UD and he doesnt get the PT he deserves

 

[bksballer89]

I don't usually agree with Paolo but Battier has been shitty this season. Honestly Beasley should take his spot in the rotation. The guy continues to get wide open corner 3's nightly and always misses them

 

[Paolo305613]

LBJ has 22,9, and 8.

Good stat line for most players - not LBJ… shouldve done better and could have if he tried

 

[Paolo305613]

Shane with limited minutes?

Scrub Battier has played 18 minutes - That is not limited minutes , especially not for a scrub like him… He should be limited to a minute or less every game… anything more is far too much and asking to lose

 

[bksballer89]

Beasley did not play the 4th after having 16 in 2 quarters.....And they Spo can coach

 

[bksballer89]

Another thing is Bosh need to stop shooting so many 3's especially when you see you're off