OFFICIAL 2016 @HEAT PLAYOFF THREAD

[herbshuttles15]

The last two monday games they played they lost to teams playing the night before. The heat played last night and are currently winning by 10. Only explanation is lack of effort.

 

[murkn3m]

Great game coming off that back to back

 

[tyonenine]

Impressive win tonight considering the trouble that we've had with Atlanta recently

Wade and Haslem play in the 4th but Whiteside doesn't. Still doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, we need that type of aggression from Goran every night. On to Brooklyn.

 

[Quincy McCall]

Wade and Haslem play in the 4th but Whiteside doesn't. Still doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, we need that type of aggression from Goran every night. On to Brooklyn.

Beside's this everything was well, probably our best game so far ball movement wise. I like that he got more touches but not affording him a minute in the fourth is a head-scratcher

 

[rolaholic]

@BTRowland:
Highly embarrassing "Let's Go Heat" chant from the crowd at the final buzzer. Salt in the wound for the Hawks.

 

[YouGotThese]

Impressive win tonight considering the trouble that we've had with Atlanta recently

Wade and Haslem play in the 4th but Whiteside doesn't. Still doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, we need that type of aggression from Goran every night. On to Brooklyn.

At this point, I wouldn't blame him or be surprised if he leaves this team in the offseason.

Spo is giving Whiteside the Mike Beasley treatment

 

[tekthemaestro]

My only question is... What has Whiteside done to earn the trust of his head coach? Trust is a two way street and you don't earn trust by airing your grievances on social media. You don't earn your coaches trust by continually pouting on the bench. How is the coach gonna trust Whiteside in the 4th quarter is he continually makes dumb mistakes in the 1st quarter?

I can almost guarantee he'll get more PT down the stretch of games if he came in and busted his butt with the PT he does get. He'll play more if he didn't get into early foul trouble and was smart with the ball. This is not a lottery team. This is a team who has big aspirations and Whiteside has to grow up quickly. The Heat can't afford for Whiteside to continually make rookie mistakes. He has to understand there is a pecking order on this team and he's nowhere near as good as he thinks he is.... yet!

It's cliche, but leaders don't make excuses and complain. They do their job and make the best with what they have. Let the chips fall where they may. If coach Spo was a garbage coach, so be it. Come in and dominate, keep your mouth closed and get paid somewhere else.

honestly, whiteside has done A LOT to earn the trust of the head coach. namely, being the the 1a or 1b most consistent player on team this season. next to TJ. i dont think he would be pouting on the bench so much, if he wasn't on the bench so much. no matter what spo isnt using whiteside correctly. i dont think whiteside should be so public with his dissatisfaction. but he clearly has a reason to be dissatisfied. He nailed it by saying hes a lion in a cage. Let him loose to do what he does best. Benching him and then WATCHING the team get torn up inside makes zero sense. those big aspirations you're talking about are almost centered AROUND whiteside. 

the heat kept rio on the team for what, 7, 8 years? all the sudden we have an immediate impact player and cant afford rookie mistakes? whiteside is NOT a leader. spo is. and as leader, spo has to make better coaching decisions. but yall already know how i feel about spo's "coaching" ability.

 
Nah man, Whiteside's been due some complaining. He's been getting stemmed to the bench for whatever and ignored on offense. Gerald Green is averaging more shots a game than him...man, they don't even have any plays for him. Terrible for the development of a big man, who is suppose to be a big part of your team and supposedly future. He's struggled but I feel like a big part of that is the level of trust Spo has showed to him. Spo's showed a grandeur amount of trust in just about everybody but him... I know some of y'all think otherwise, but I don't like it. I feel like he should have been up in arms and complaining earlier and I was mad that he wasn't complaining while getting stepped all over... this should have happened earlier, I don't really think it was a big deal

i agree. hes clearly got sky high potential and is getting better at a good rate. but spo always finds a way to break his stride or rhythm. hes allowed to have a bad game. hes allowed to get 5 fouls. let him learn through experience. if you bench him THIS much, he wont get the experience necessary to stop making those mistakes you hate.

itd be like trying to teach a kid how to drive, but instead of correcting their mistakes. u tell em pull over im driving from here. they will NEVER learn that way.

At this point, I wouldn't blame him or be surprised if he leaves this team in the offseason.

Spo is giving Whiteside the Mike Beasley treatment 

ACCURATE

 

[tekthemaestro]

White Jesus done cut off the hair... I wonder if it'll help his shooting?

why is he practicing shooting? itll never happen in a game.

 

[rolaholic]

Woah woah woah...WTF is this?!?!

@sheridanhoops:
Sources: @DwightHoward extremely unhappy with #Rockets. Best landing spot is with #Heat in @youngwhiteside deal: http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2015/12/15/sheridan-dwight-howard-unhappy-in-houston-headed-to-miami/ …

Don't do it Don...

Also not sure I want to see Justise gone already too...http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2015/1...eat-and-bulls-lining-up-for-demarcus-cousins/

 

[herbshuttles15]

Neither of those deals will happen

 

[rolaholic]

They're both tremendously stupid so I hope not :x, Riles has way more sense than that

 

[Cashflow]

DaWhite Howard in the 305, hide your wife hide your kids

 

[humpasaurus rex]

Bring us Boogie, but with the salary cap I don't see it happening.

 

[humpasaurus rex]

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[tekthemaestro]

bruh if we trade whiteside....on GOD ive lost all faith in the franchise. that will have ripple effects in our future for signing talent. besides... with spoelstra at the helm, we'll get boogie and bench him.

 

[Quincy McCall]

Whiteside and Winslow? nah, trynna turn us into Dallas

 

[tyonenine]

Cousins is better than anyone on this team and he's cheap.

But if they make that Dwight trade, I will have no words.

 

[Cashflow]

bruh if we trade whiteside....on GOD ive lost all faith in the franchise. that will have ripple effects in our future for signing talent. besides... with spoelstra at the helm, we'll get boogie and bench him.

Out of curiosity, how exactly would it have ripple effects?

 

[tekthemaestro]

Out of curiosity, how exactly would it have ripple effects?

sends a warning that anybody can get chopped. up and comers STILL want to come to play for the heat. if we show that we willing to bench and then axe anybody, including allstar caliber talent, our future pool of hopefuls will see that. it also sets bad precedent within the fandom. chopping whiteside for cousins tells miami fans "dont get too used to anybody we bring in" and thats not good for a franchise. if we becoming a revolving door of talent... smh bad for everybody long term.

 

[Cashflow]

But that's always been Pat Riley's M.O.

 

[User 15002]

sends a warning that anybody can get chopped. up and comers STILL want to come to play for the heat. if we show that we willing to bench and then axe anybody, including allstar caliber talent, our future pool of hopefuls will see that. it also sets bad precedent within the fandom. chopping whiteside for cousins tells miami fans "dont get too used to anybody we bring in" and thats not good for a franchise. if we becoming a revolving door of talent... smh bad for everybody long term.

We just got a couple of championships off that policy.

 

[tekthemaestro]

But that's always been Pat Riley's M.O.

We just got a couple of championships off that policy.

 

[User 15002]

Not sure if you are calling Whiteside a superstar or not. IMO he is not even a star at this point. He has potential but that is where it ends for the time being.

I'm referring to Riley being willing to cut players that are contributing or could be contributing. Riley is loyal to a point. He is a savvy GM that will pull the trigger on a trade whenever it suits him. From my perspective he's been loyal when it serves the organization's best interests.

Haslem would not be here if he didn't give us a discount. IMO Cole was as valuable to us as Rio, but he got shipped. Ennis wasn't making progress so can't hold that against Riley.

Wade is the face of the franchise's championships.

My point is that Riley does his job well. He'll do what gets us the most value, whether it be trading for players or cap space.

 

[Cashflow]

And honestly everyone major contributor in Heat history outside of Wade in the Rioey Era was acquired via trade and/or free agency.

Lamar Odom
Jamal Mashburn
Eddie Jones
Tim Hardaway
Alonzo Mourning
Shaquielle O'Neal
Lebbywinks
Chris Bosh

This is what Riley does, acquiring Boogie would be exactly in line with what he has done in the past

 

[tekthemaestro]

Not sure if you are calling Whiteside a superstar or not. IMO he is not even a star at this point. He has potential but that is where it ends for the time being.

I'm referring to Riley being willing to cut players that are contributing or could be contributing. Riley is loyal to a point. He is a savvy GM that will pull the trigger on a trade whenever it suits him. From my perspective he's been loyal when it serves the organization's best interests.

Haslem would not be here if he didn't give us a discount. IMO Cole was as valuable to us as Rio, but he got shipped. Ennis wasn't making progress so can't hold that against Riley.

Wade is the face of the franchise's championships.

My point is that Riley does his job well. He'll do what gets us the most value, whether it be trading for players or cap space.

i said allstar CALIBER talent. whiteside will be there if he keeps improving the way he is. well, if he can stay off the bench long enough to grow. cole was here for 3 or 4 years. Not, 1 year then shipped off. you say hes loyal when it serves our best interests... but ive yet to see an example when he has been unloyal. nobody is pulled in to be shipped off. everyone is here for a purpose and riley does right by everyone to my knowledge. ennis wasn't even here for a full year. he didnt play in like 20 games last year. literally. dude was on a trial run, and failed unfortunately.

And honestly everyone major contributor in Heat history outside of Wade in the Rioey Era was acquired via trade and/or free agency.

Lamar Odom
Jamal Mashburn
Eddie Jones
Tim Hardaway
Alonzo Mourning
Shaquielle O'Neal
Lebbywinks
Chris Bosh

This is what Riley does, acquiring Boogie would be exactly in line with what he has done in the past

i mean.... what else do u expect to acquire people with outside of trade and free agency 90% of the time? and like i said, we dont trade away key pieces for a superstar. it doesn't happen. whiteside is a key piece. its very obvious. riley did NOT bring in whiteside to shine him up and raise his stock, then offload him for a superstar. riley brings in talent in hopes that they will stay and hes shown it in his tenure here. 

you guys are implying whiteside might be on the chopping block according to pat rileys history and that simply isnt true.