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THEE OFFICIAL 2010-2011 MIAMI HEAT PLAYOFFS THREAD : CONGRATS MAVS FANS
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19 out 20 (Heat Record)
Nov. 27: 9-8
Jan. 4: 28-9
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Good win ..... rolling quite nicely!!
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whats good h3at? On my way back to Tampa from ATL as we speak on 75. how was the new year fam?
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what up will?...
tough road trip coming up... who is gonna give us the most trouble?
fri @ MIL
sun @ POR
wed @ LAC
thu @ DEN
sat @ CHI
back to back in denver is gonna hurt us... i dont think chalmers or arroyo can handle billups... and dont forget the guy that wants to go to NY
CHI.... i think chalmers can do alright with rose... he's done it before... but boozer is gonna put in work
its hard to win in portland... fans is load out here...
tough road trip coming up... who is gonna give us the most trouble?
fri @ MIL
sun @ POR
wed @ LAC
thu @ DEN
sat @ CHI
back to back in denver is gonna hurt us... i dont think chalmers or arroyo can handle billups... and dont forget the guy that wants to go to NY
CHI.... i think chalmers can do alright with rose... he's done it before... but boozer is gonna put in work
its hard to win in portland... fans is load out here...
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Heat's Udonis Haslem out of cast
MIAMI -- Udonis Haslem is taking steps in his recovery, literally.
The Heat forward had the cast removed from his left foot Monday and is now in a walking boot as he begins the long rehab process from a torn ligament suffered in November. Haslem had surgery five weeks ago and is targeting late March or early April for a return.
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"I think I'm ahead of schedule but I don't have much pain but I'm not 100 percent weight-bearing so it is hard to tell," Haslem said. "I'm starting rehab process as far as moving it and getting more flexibility in it because it has been sitting for so long."
Haslem is slated to return to the doctor in two weeks and hopes to travel with the Heat when they leave Miami to embark on a five-game, 10-day road trip. Haslem could start rehabbing later this month once the remaining surgical scars heal.
Doctors have advised him to stay in the walking boot for six weeks but the Miami co-captain is aiming a bit higher.
"I'll give it an even four," Haslem said.
The injury was to the Lisfranc ligament at the top of the foot, an area that usually heals slowly and makes setting a timetable difficult. Haslem, who initially suffered the injury Nov. 22 during a game in Memphis, said team doctors believe he will be able to return before the end of the regular season.
Despite losing their most established bench player and leading rebounder, the Heat have played well since losing Haslem, which has helped the injured captain's spirits.
"It makes it a lot easier, as selfish as you want to be and be out there, it is not in me not to be proud of what these guys have accomplished," Haslem said. "You can't help but be happy and excited."
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I see denver as the hardest game also the bucks... yeah they are gonna come out hot at home and revenge is on the mind
Portland is loud but remember bron feeds of that he loves playing on the road
Portland is loud but remember bron feeds of that he loves playing on the road
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i wanna see us put on a show in CHI... dudes is salty out there just becasue they think that the big 3 wasted there time...
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I'm good! New Years was good besides almost blowing my hand off & being out $600+ in fireworks
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[h1]Udonis Haslem says he is on schedule to return this season[/h1]
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Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks - 1/4/11
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Are there 2 heats threads?
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ones a game thread and ones a season thread... more @!+$ talking in the game thread... this place feels like a lounge and more focused on the miami heat/fans and pics of girls that i post here and there
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Incredibly excited to hear that UD is making a strong recovery and poised to be back with the squad ....
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Originally Posted by you big dummy
Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks - 1/4/11
GET OFF THE COURT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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what did the blue headbands/wrist bands mean?
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i think it was for "FIT" teams around the nba was wearing it
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Ciara was at the game
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[h1]Better on-court harmony between Wade, James keys Heat run[/h1]
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LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have improved on the court, which means more smiles in Miami.
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On Nov. 28, the Pistons' Tracy McGrady was asked about the struggles of the-then 9-8 Miami Heat.
"[LeBron James and Dwyane Wade] don't complement each other," McGrady said, noting that Miami's big three is unlike that of the Boston Celtics, where Ray Allen can play off the ball comfortably. "That's why when they're on the court together, they're terrible."
McGrady's thoughts may have been a bit overstated, but the idea that James and Wade were "terrible" together wasn't too far from being accurate. In fact, you had to wonder if McGrady was a closet stathead.
When James and Wade were on the floor together for those first 17 games, the Heat outscored their opponents by just 3.7 points per 100 possessions, with an efficiency that was a little better than the league average.
That's not terrible. But in contrast, when James and Wade weren't on the floor together in those first 17 games, the Heat outscored their opponents by 12.2 points per 100 possessions. Though they were just a game over .500, they had the fifth-best point differential in the league because they were still dominant in certain games and at certain times of games. But they had problems, because they weren't at their best when their best players played together.
Game 17 was the Heat's 106-95 loss in Dallas, which was followed by a team meeting. It's not clear exactly what was said in that meeting. But it's clear things have changed.
The Heat are 19-1 since then, suffering only a two-point home loss to the Mavs on Dec. 20. And the biggest difference from the first 17 games has been the play of James and Wade together.
Heat efficiency with James and Wade on floor
Games Min. Offensive Efficiency Defensive Efficiency Diff. First 17 460 106.3 102.6 +3.7 Last 20 531 119.7 99.9 +19.8 Offensive Efficiency = Points scored per 100 possessions
Defensive Efficiency = Points allowed per 100 possessions
In their last 20 games, the Heat have outscored foes by an incredible 19.8 points per 100 possessions in 531 minutes with James and Wade playing together -- which is no small sample size. The stars have aligned and Miami's opponents have suffered the consequences. In just 5 ½ weeks, we've gone from overanalyzing the Heat's problems to overanalyzing which of their stars is a more deserving MVP candidate.
The star-combo improvement has mostly been an offensive one. The Heat are shooting an incredible 53 percent, including 44 percent from 3-point range when the two MVP candidates have played together in the last 20 games.
It's also been about more than simple two-man chemistry. Beginning with that No. 27 loss in Dallas, Eddie House was replaced by Mario Chalmers in Erik Spoelstra's rotation. Chalmers' shooting numbers over the last 20 games aren't any better than House's were in the first 17, but Chalmers has taken some of the ballhandling duties from James and Wade.
Heat point differential (per 100 possessions)
Lineup combination First 17 games Last 20 games Diff. Bosh, James & Wade +7.7 +20.3 12.6 Bosh & James +9.1 +15.8 6.7 Bosh & Wade +9.1 +18.4 9.3 James & Wade +3.7 +19.8 16.2
Once again, though, the Heat's numbers have improved most when James and Wade are on the floor together.
In fact, when James and Wade were on the floor together without Chris Bosh in those first 17 games, the Heat were outscored by 21.6 points per 100 possessions. It was a small sample size -- just 66 minutes -- but the numbers were alarming.
Over the last 20 games, the Heat still have been poor defensively (114.0 points allowed per 100 possessions) in 44 minutes of action with James and Wade but not Bosh on the floor, but they've been ridiculously efficient offensively (129.1).
With questions about their chemistry now a thing of the past, the Heat have clearly established themselves as one of the NBA's elite teams. They're winning consistently -- and they're winning big -- with the best point differential in the league.
When the NBA named James and Wade as December's co-Players of the Month, it may have seemed like somewhat of a cop-out. But it was actually quite appropriate, because what the two stars did together propelled Miami to that 15-1 record last month.
It won't matter much at season's end which of the Heat's two biggest stars was most valuable. What will matter is that they're most valuable when they're playing together.
John Schuhmann
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posting from the game thread ... pretty Dope
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I'm gonna watch that video above b4 every heat game
scrappy win
scrappy win
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gotta love the scrappy Ws.. battle tested
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heat... thanks for the good read...
damn i so hyped.. i knew this season was gonna be good... but not this good.. ups and downs... now this streak, thanks to dallas both times...
