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We ain't retiring Bron's number lol #TeamPetty
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• Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, on a team that is 28th in scoring at 95.1 per game, ahead of only Dallas and Orlando: "Our offense is not where it needs to be. We were making some strides in terms of getting some open looks. [Wednesday’s 107-84 loss at Detroit] was very poor, and that is my responsibility. I'll look at everything right now to get us more organized, get guys comfortable and get them to their strengths. Everything is on the table.”
• Injuries remain an issue. On their most recent game notes, the Heat listed guards Goran Dragic (strained left elbow) and Dion Waiters (strained right groin) as questionable, though the team says an update will be provided before Friday's 8 p.m. game at Memphis. Guard Wayne Ellington (thigh contusion), center Willie Reed (hyperextended right knee) and forward Justise Winslow (sore left wrist) are listed as out.
The Heat and Grizzlies play again Saturday night in Miami.
• The Heat’s backcourt simply must play better. Goran Dragic has made at least half his shots in just three of his 11 games this season and is 5 for his last 20. Dion Waiters, shooting only 36.9 percent for the season (exactly four points below his career average) is 16 for his last 41.
Josh Richardson is 3 for his last 16, Tyler Johnson 7 for his last 29.
Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...y-jackson/article116879238.html#storylink=cpy
• Injuries remain an issue. On their most recent game notes, the Heat listed guards Goran Dragic (strained left elbow) and Dion Waiters (strained right groin) as questionable, though the team says an update will be provided before Friday's 8 p.m. game at Memphis. Guard Wayne Ellington (thigh contusion), center Willie Reed (hyperextended right knee) and forward Justise Winslow (sore left wrist) are listed as out.
The Heat and Grizzlies play again Saturday night in Miami.
• The Heat’s backcourt simply must play better. Goran Dragic has made at least half his shots in just three of his 11 games this season and is 5 for his last 20. Dion Waiters, shooting only 36.9 percent for the season (exactly four points below his career average) is 16 for his last 41.
Josh Richardson is 3 for his last 16, Tyler Johnson 7 for his last 29.
Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...y-jackson/article116879238.html#storylink=cpy
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• Though Justise Winslow’s defense is an obvious strength, opponents were shooting a surprisingly high 52.9 when they were guarded by him before his wrist injury, well above the 45.9 they shoot overall and well above every other Heat starter. So his overall game, not merely his shooting, must improve when he returns.
Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...y-jackson/article116957248.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...y-jackson/article116957248.html#storylink=cpy
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Lol not gonna overreact to one nice game of shooting from dude. There's a reason why he signed for the minimum
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At least we'll lose the next 2 games
infamous114;9525399 said:
Lol nah I mean even when he got signed I knew he was automatically one of if not the best shooters we have. A lot more reliable than babbitt imo
Because besides those two, you can't really fully count on anybody else consistently except for maybe Richardson. It's just nice to see a capable shooter hit his shots.
I'm torn because he's a big reason why we won so I'm mad but at the same time he should get decent every night out there.
Speaking of Richardson I wonder if he's gonna miss games
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Can't wait for Rich and Winslow to be back so McGruder becomes a bench warmer
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• With Justise Winslow expected back soon after missing 11 games with a wrist injury, Erik Spoelstra faces some interesting lineup decisions.
Does he stick with Josh McRoberts at starting power forward and move Winslow back into the lineup at small forward, where Winslow had been starting before the injury?
Does he shift Winslow to power forward and start him alongside Rodney McGruder or Wayne Ellington (who have both had some good moments)?
Or does he bring Winslow off the bench?
After a horrible shooting stretch (he’s at 37.7 percent of the season), McRoberts has started three consecutive games and scored a combined 23 points on 10 for 19 shooting against Utah and Portland.
Regardless of whether McRoberts starts, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Spoelstra experiment more with smaller lineups – with Winslow playing some power forward, especially when Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson return.
The Heat has outscored teams by nine in the 40 minutes with Winslow at power forward this season.
Even if Winslow plays some power forward, he’s the only natural small forward on the roster and will need to play some there, especially because power forward James Johnson has been very good and warrants regular minutes off the bench.
Waiters is out at least week-and-a-half with an injury near his groin and Richardson is day-to-day with a sprained ankle.
When the Heat’s wing players get healthy, it’s difficult to see a lot of minutes being invested in Derrick Williams (a DNP-coach’s decision last night) or Luke Babbitt (day-to-day with a hip flexor).
In fact, when the Heat is healthy, Williams or Babbitt could end up on the inactive list some nights, with Chris Bosh.
• Ellington has given the Heat a big lift in his first four games of the season, averaging 15 points (well above his 7.2 career average) and shooting 51.1 percent (well above his 41.3 career average).
The Heat went 2-1 on its Western swing; Portland ended Saturday’s 99-92 victory against the Heat with a 14-1 run, leaving the Heat at 7-13 entering Tuesday’s home game against the Knicks.
“We see our team as getting better,” Spoelstra said, via Fox Sports Sun. “Nobody will recognize it with our record, but the team is getting better.
Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...y-jackson/article118801258.html#storylink=cpy
Does he stick with Josh McRoberts at starting power forward and move Winslow back into the lineup at small forward, where Winslow had been starting before the injury?
Does he shift Winslow to power forward and start him alongside Rodney McGruder or Wayne Ellington (who have both had some good moments)?
Or does he bring Winslow off the bench?
After a horrible shooting stretch (he’s at 37.7 percent of the season), McRoberts has started three consecutive games and scored a combined 23 points on 10 for 19 shooting against Utah and Portland.
Regardless of whether McRoberts starts, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Spoelstra experiment more with smaller lineups – with Winslow playing some power forward, especially when Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson return.
The Heat has outscored teams by nine in the 40 minutes with Winslow at power forward this season.
Even if Winslow plays some power forward, he’s the only natural small forward on the roster and will need to play some there, especially because power forward James Johnson has been very good and warrants regular minutes off the bench.
Waiters is out at least week-and-a-half with an injury near his groin and Richardson is day-to-day with a sprained ankle.
When the Heat’s wing players get healthy, it’s difficult to see a lot of minutes being invested in Derrick Williams (a DNP-coach’s decision last night) or Luke Babbitt (day-to-day with a hip flexor).
In fact, when the Heat is healthy, Williams or Babbitt could end up on the inactive list some nights, with Chris Bosh.
• Ellington has given the Heat a big lift in his first four games of the season, averaging 15 points (well above his 7.2 career average) and shooting 51.1 percent (well above his 41.3 career average).
The Heat went 2-1 on its Western swing; Portland ended Saturday’s 99-92 victory against the Heat with a 14-1 run, leaving the Heat at 7-13 entering Tuesday’s home game against the Knicks.
“We see our team as getting better,” Spoelstra said, via Fox Sports Sun. “Nobody will recognize it with our record, but the team is getting better.
Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...y-jackson/article118801258.html#storylink=cpy
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Think Winslow might be back tonight
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Whiteside, James Johnson, TJ, Rich, who else
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