Game Thread: Miami Heat October/November Game Thread

[Paolo305613]

Yeah, getting Hassan out early will certainly be something people will try to use to criticize Spo about because people just have to do that to feel better about themselves - but he was right for doing that - did it for the sake of avoiding early foul trouble and possibly affecting him and the team late in the game. The leash on Hassan will get longer once he has more discipline with fouls

 

[Heatles84]

Didn't get to watch the game, but I was following it. Saw Winslow's slam, and heard he was rather efficient. Also, I think that Gerald Green signing is going to be really big.

 

[bksballer89]

Didn't get to watch the game, but I was following it. Saw Winslow's slam, and heard he was rather efficient. Also, I think that Gerald Green signing is going to be really big.

I will be pretty surprised if he doesn't end up avg 12 or 13 PPG off the bench. Whiteside and Dragic didn't even play that well but you would have never known due to how well the bench played and Wade, Deng, and Bosh.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

Spoelstra hasn't had a team this deep since taking over for Pat Riley in 2008, and the challenges are unique. The starting lineup is made up of the obvious choices, but together, Wade, Bosh, Whiteside, Dragic and Luol Deng don't make the most sense.

Wade and Dragic both want to handle the ball and create plays, and both are hesitant 3-point shooters. Deng isn't a classic floor spacer, and neither Bosh nor Whiteside are particularly adept at running the floor, which Dragic desperately wants to do.

In fact, Dragic appears to make more sense with the reserves, who are younger and more athletic. There are lineup combinations that appear offensively potent but defensively weak, and vice versa.

Somehow, Spoelstra needs to find the right combinations without discouraging anyone. And given how home-heavy the early portion of their schedule is, it's rather critical Spoelstra and the Heat find a rhythm quickly.

If Wednesday's opener was any indication, Spoelstra has a pretty decent grasp of this group already. In Miami's 104-94 win, Spoelstra had inserted 10 players by the 4:23 mark of the first quarter. All 10 played at least 10 minutes, and none played more than Bosh's 32:19.

The result was a team that did a little of everything quite well, assisting on 23 of 36 field goals, hitting 12 of 20 3-pointers despite it not being a strength, shooting 49.3 percent from the field, scoring 15 points in transition and keeping the Hornets to 34.4 percent shooting over the final three quarters.

Gutierrez: Spoelstra key to strong start for revamped Heat

 

[ChrisGar15]

Yeah, getting Hassan out early will certainly be something people will try to use to criticize Spo about because people just have to do that to feel better about themselves - but he was right for doing that - did it for the sake of avoiding early foul trouble and possibly affecting him and the team late in the game. The leash on Hassan will get longer once he has more discipline with fouls

Whiteside failed "Al Jefferson School" early in the game -- Spo had to pull him early. He better improve as he gets more experience and teams isolate him more. (he looks great giving help)

 

[Heatles84]

Whiteside failed "Al Jefferson School" early in the game -- Spo had to pull him early. He better improve as he gets more experience and teams isolate him more. (he looks great giving help)

I heard Whiteside shaped up in the 2nd half, well, at least that's what I'm hearing on the radio right now.

 

[bksballer89]

Whiteside failed "Al Jefferson School" early in the game -- Spo had to pull him early. He better improve as he gets more experience and teams isolate him more. (he looks great giving help)

Jefferson got locked down by Whiteside in the 2nd half. 2 blocks and 0 points for Al

 

[bksballer89]

I heard Whiteside shaped up in the 2nd half, well, at least that's what I'm hearing on the radio right now.

He did. Jefferson couldn't do shit in the 2nd half and got blocked a few times

 

[Paolo305613]

milestone win for Spo his 200th win on the road in his career now 200-80 record

 

[Paolo305613]

Lets see how we do tonight against The Queen of all Queens. The trend has always been the Heat don't get up for games against lesser opponents for the sake of saving energy to do it against the tougher teams, but I feel as though they played with a great deal of energy on opening night against the Hornets - they aren't a bad team, but not as good as they once were - so, I am encouraged about how we should come out tonight ready for this game especially with the day off yesterday.

Lets get it

 

[bksballer89]

Not feeling great about tonight. If we're in it in the final 5 minutes I would take that as a positive. Building will be rocking as it is the Cavs Home Opener.

Hope I'm wrong though

 

[Heatles84]

Not feeling great about tonight. If we're in it in the final 5 minutes I would take that as a positive. Building will be rocking as it is the Cavs Home Opener.

Hope I'm wrong though

They lost to the Knicks in their home opener last season. They're not going to be putting out Shumpert or Kyrie. But like you, I'm skeptical of us pulling out a road victory tonight. But we'll see.

 

[bksballer89]

They lost to the Knicks in their home opener last season. They're not going to be putting out Shumpert or Kyrie. But like you, I'm skeptical of us pulling out a road victory tonight. But we'll see.

Last year was a different environment though. It was Lebron's first game back. This year the crowd would be excited but the players will be more relaxed.

 

[Paolo305613]

I look for CB to have another good game as well as Winslow. As for Wade, I think it will be a slow start for him as he will try to force the issue a few times early on but gets it going late - whether or not that turns out to be enough for a win is yet to be seen.

 

[Paolo305613]

NBA formally unveils jerseys Heat will wear on Christmas

 

[Paolo305613]

ASK IRA: Does Heat end-game still need some work?

 

[Paolo305613]

Danny Crawford, Tre Maddox, Rodney Mott your referees for tonight's Heat-Cavs, 7 p.m., Quicken Loans Arena, Fox Sports Sun, ESPN.

Tony Brothers, Kevin Scott, Ben Taylor, Leon Wood in NBA Replay Center tonight.

Wade, Haslem and Bosh the Heat's tri captains this season.
All 15 Heat players available tonight including Stoudemire.

 

[Paolo305613]

Per Ira Winderman

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat camp cuts Keith Benson, Corey Hawkins, Greg Whittington, Briante Weber all have applied to D-League, enabling move to Heat affiliate

Per Ira Winderman