DeathStar
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Does Spo have any control over this team?
he was cursing ALOT in that 3rd quarter...
also, down 6 with 2 minutes...why the hell are we shooting bad 3 point shots...
Does Spo have any control over this team?
I know you guys don't want to hear it, but I'm not sure how you could really be surprised by how the season's gone so far. Arroyo is trash, and Ilgauskas is way too much of a stiff defensively with Bosh being too soft defensively. But what it really comes down to, is I doubt there's a worse bench in the league, and the loss of Haslem is a huge one. Also Wade is having his worst shooting year of his career, and Lebron is having his worst since his rookie year. The 2 just aren't as effective playing off the ball, and without being surrounded by shooters like they have in the past.
Of course I'll probably be looked at as a "hater", but that's how I figured it to be before the season, and nothing's been done to change my opinion.
So does this team win a championship with these players we have...at least one? Your thoughts..from someone who's not a Heat fan
I know you guys don't want to hear it, but I'm not sure how you could really be surprised by how the season's gone so far. Arroyo is trash, and Ilgauskas is way too much of a stiff defensively with Bosh being too soft defensively. But what it really comes down to, is I doubt there's a worse bench in the league, and the loss of Haslem is a huge one. Also Wade is having his worst shooting year of his career, and Lebron is having his worst since his rookie year. The 2 just aren't as effective playing off the ball, and without being surrounded by shooters like they have in the past.
So does this team win a championship with these players we have...at least one? Your thoughts..from someone who's not a Heat fan
The bench is fine....its the starters that are having problems. Jones has been playing great, House is streaky but when hes on hes good, and Ilgauskas gives some nice range to open up the court, even if he is a stiff defensively. Add Miller to the mix either as a starter or 6th man and you have a decent rotation.
I love Haslem as a player and hope he finds a way to make it back by the playoffs but so far this season they hadn't figured out a way to make it work with him on the court. Paired up with Bosh or Ilgauskas it was a disaster defensively and he never got much of a run with Anthony.
What it really comes down to is that Lebron and Wade don't play with each other. The team is fine when led solely by Wade or James, back in their familiar role breaking down the defense while surrounded by shooters. But you're right in that both struggle to play off the ball, and what's got to be maddening to Spoelstra is that instead of trying to run the offense, whenever they're down they revert to the old 1 on 5. It works against teams that play no defense, and fortunately we have those in abundance in the NBA, but when they run up against a solid defensive team they face the same problems they have for the past few years in the playoffs. The only times this offense has looked smooth with the starters on the floor is when its run through Bosh.
Heat beat Wizards 105-94...
at least this will shut everybody up