OFFICIAL 2016 @HEAT PLAYOFF THREAD

Late check in. Art Basel weekend x Rain had this traffic unbearable 
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If Tyler threw that down 
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My man wade man

I needa hit ebay and ger an autographed photo.
Dragic had a good game but i felt he kinda over dribbled sometimes.
Mcbobs shot is .... Idk lol
 
1st signature win for this squad. This was the most complete game this new look Heat team has played all season. The ball moved and the team didn't make careless turnovers.

I liked how Spo uses a staggered lineup to make sure Dragic (14 pts, 7 assist), Wade (28 pts), and Bosh (16pts, 8 reb) have time to lead the offense. It's still a work in progress, but this is a start. The match-up against Cleveland will be very interesting on Saturday.
 
Quality win. Very impressive to go toe to toe with a fully loaded OKC squad and pull it off.

Spo needs to get a consistent rotation down. And this isn't a bad problem to have. So many quality guys.

Justice Winslow needs to gets put it on the deck and get to the rack.

Wade forces shots, sometime we have nights like this, sometimes I'm like huh? He's at his best when he facilitates and take high % shots.
 
Great win! Game was very entertaining.

Side note, did anyone see the post game interview with Wade & his son? Yo, his son is already 6' and probably still in his teens  
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I remember watching some clips of his games, his son is nice!
 
Is Amare Stoudemire still on this team? He played in 2 games and was never seen again lol!

With Josh McRoberts capable of having 1 "decent" game every 20 games, I figured Amare could be more beneficial then McRoberts, if used a little more then he's called upon.
 
McBob just gotta shoot Idk why he was so apprehensive before the last game. His passing is needed.
 
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Stoudemire I guess is going to play more once the playoffs hit, but I agree, be needs more court time, hard to build chemistry when he barely plays.
 
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I agree with you guys! When he played in his last game, he looked like the Amare of old. He had like 12 points at the half then he got ZERO minutes in the 2nd half. I forgot what game that was but it was odd.

I think 1-2 games a week with limited minutes would make a huuuuge difference for this team. If he can find his game, he could still be a top 5 PF in the league.
 
It was cool to see Amare come in and score 10 points a few weeks ago, but don’t get it twisted. That was fools gold. Have we forgotten how awful he looked earlier in the season?

He was never brought in to be a rotation player. He’s a situational player… His role, like Haslem, is to give you 10-15 minutes of solid play if one of your bigs are not available. By playing Amare more, you're basically taking away minutes from Winslow and McRoberts. How is this team better with him getting more playing time? He can't defend, he's not athletic enough to fight for rebounds, and doesn't space the floor because he can't make three's.

At this point, I think McRoberts is the better option off the bench for what is needed. He's the better facilitator on offense, a decent rebounder, tall enough to guard the post and agile enough to guard stretch 4s... plus he can make an occasional three. With that said, I agree he still needs to step up and be more assertive on offense.
 
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Earlier in the season in that ONE game against the Cavs, like the other game when he played. I don't think anyone is saying give Stoudemire 20-25 minutes of burn, but give him a couple games here and there to find a rhythm with the guys that DO play. It would be fools gold to think that he is a rebounding machine and defensive stopper, never has been, never will be, but McBob spreads the floor with his 1-3 attempts a night, while Stoudemire gives you a scoring big off of the bench. Last I seen McBob isn't a rebounding machine or a stopper as well so with the exception of his passing ability, he's a big a liability as STAT is on that end of the floor.
 
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Earlier in the season in that ONE game against the Cavs, like the other game when he played. I don't think anyone is saying give Stoudemire 20-25 minutes of burn, but give him a couple games here and there to find a rhythm with the guys that DO play. It would be fools gold to think that he is a rebounding machine and defensive stopper, never has been, never will be, but McBob spreads the floor with his 1-3 attempts a night, while Stoudemire gives you a scoring big off of the bench. Last I seen McBob isn't a rebounding machine or a stopper as well so with the exception of his passing ability, he's a big a liability as STAT is on that end of the floor.

I never said McRoberts was a defensive stopper or a rebounding machine... All I said was his size and athleticism are good fit for what Spo wants this team to do on defense. He can hold his own in the post and on the perimeter while helping with rebounding. Three things STAT struggles to do at this point in his career.

Playing STAT means you're taking away minutes from guys like Winslow and McRoberts. White Jesus > STAT right now, therefore he gets the minutes. But nothing is set in stone, if STAT does more with the limited minutes Spo gives him he'll start to get more playing time. I've seen crazier things happen in the NBA.

Spo will play Amare "here and there" as needed, but he's really not needed on a nightly basis. I've never once said to myself, "Damn, the Heat loss that game because STAT didn't play tonight." :lol:

Plus STAT doesn't really give you scoring off the bench. Guys like Gerald Green and Tyler Johnson give you scoring off the bench. STAT is an extra body at this point in his career, scoring is a bonus with him. This ain't 2010 STAT.

But with that said....

It's almost time to ball y'all. Cavs. vs. Heat at 8pm. :nerd:
 
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