THEE OFFICIAL 2010-2011 MIAMI HEAT PLAYOFFS THREAD : CONGRATS MAVS FANS

Just thought I'd add this since we love our squad ever so much but more importantly our absolutely beautiful Miami Heat dancers .... A reputation of being some of the Top dancers year after year in the League
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While you're thinking about the Heat fast break, this man is focused on his half-court sets.

The Heat scheduled an off-day on Wednesday following their most recent win -- a 129-97 shellacking of Minnesota. After the team looked adrift in its opening night performance at Boston eight days ago, a veritable calm has settled over Miami. Questions marks have been answered with a range of punctuation -- explanation marks, ellipses and a few emoticons. Many of the prevailing doubts about the team following the stinkbomb in Boston have dissipated, and a series of new themes now surround the Heat, not the least of which is pace.

Prior to Tuesday night's win, Miami ranked 29th out of 30th in possessions per game, making them the slowest team in the league apart from Larry Brown's deliberate Charlotte squad (They've since moved up to 27th). I asked Erik Spoelstra if he'd be comfortable residing in Bobcatland for the full duration of the season, and he replied with a decisive, "Yep." But Spoelstra also qualified his response. He doesn't want to quell the instincts of his players. "We definitely want to get out in the open court," Spoelstra said, "but that doesn't necessarily mean looking at the box score at how many fast break points we have after the game."

The Heat's head coach defines pace differently than, say, Mike D'Antoni does. Spoelstra has a predisposition for structure, probably because he excels at creating tactical schemes that find quality shots in the half court for his guys. But he's also cognizant that this team's success will be predicated on its flexibility. The Heat want to kill you any which way. Try to muddle the game by igniting a transition attack, and the Heat will use their collective athleticism and intuition to beat you in the open floor. But if you decide to slow the game down and limit its number of possessions, then the Heat will exploit their one-on-one advantages in the half court and pick you apart.

If Spoelstra seems to be sending mixed messages, it's not because he's talking out of both sides of his mouth. There's a sensible medium for the Heat, one that relies on secondary break opportunities and early offense. The Heat can destabilize defenses with quick post-ups for LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and by feeding Chris Bosh in the high post before the defense can set itself in the paint.

But don't be fooled. Spoelstra likely knows that the finest arrows in his quiver are Dwyane Wade against virtually every 2-guard in the league, LeBron James against anyone who draws that assignment and Chris Bosh against most of the NBA's modern power forwards. Force the opponent to account for these three players in the half court and each can whip the ball to the weak side for an equal or better opportunity. Scramble the defense with multiple pick-and-rolls or stagger screens for James and Wade, and the superstars will devour mismatches. And if James Jones and Carlos Arroyo continue to drain open jumpers, the half court game becomes as simple as an easy reversal after the defense has loaded up on Wade and James and/or packed the middle to deter the drive.

The Heat will be artful in the open floor, but Erik Spoelstra's "Yep" tells us that his brand of structuralism will be equally integral to Miami's offensive attack. The mark of a champion -- as the Lakers have demonstrated over the past few years -- is the balance to leverage a range of strengths to whatever the game demands. As much as spectators on a given night might want to view a snippet out of the 2010 All-Star Game or the 2008 Olympics, the Heat's most pronounced advantage might be their precision and I.Q. in the half-court. That's the primary reason they'll finish closer to Charlotte than Phoenix in pace factor -- and rightly so.
 
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This week's games:

Vs Utah: Nov 9 7:30pm est NBATv

Vs Boston: Nov 11 8:00 pm est TnT

Vs Toronto: Nov 13 7:30 pm est
 
wait?... no one wants to talk about the magic?... people were saying how deep their team is and that they are better then us... we beat them... we lose to the jazz in OT being up by 20, and we get @#%%$@+ on... then the jazz go to ORL the next night, down by 18 in the 3rd and win the game... and no one wants to say anything about the magic?...
 
its not really right to justify a pitiful loss with the fact that it happened to another team...the heat just got lazy at towards the end of the game, and really fell flat on defense. way out of position. the magic on the other hand shouldnt have let it happen either. as a miami native living in orlando...i %@%$*%+ HATE utah right now
 
Originally Posted by YoungTriz

wait?... no one wants to talk about the magic?... people were saying how deep their team is and that they are better then us... we beat them... we lose to the jazz in OT being up by 20, and we get @#%%$@+ on... then the jazz go to ORL the next night, down by 18 in the 3rd and win the game... and no one wants to say anything about the magic?...
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I thought this was the Miami Heat thread?
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Don't try to deflect Miami's current issues by pointing out another team's loss.

Fact of the matter is, Miami gave up a 22 point lead in less than 24 minutes even with Lebron grabbing a triple double and Wade going for 39.  Again, where the hell is Bosh and what is he doing?  Whether or not Bosh was guarding Millsap one one one in the second half, if you're playing in the post on defense you gotta play with some sort of pride and ownership for your home court.
 
Fellas, we agree that our level of play on Tuesday was absolutely shameful. Nevertheless, we still have to give credit where credit is due. Utah defeated 3 consecutive teams from being down by at least 18 in each of them and on the ROAD. That is the epitome of resolve and team basketball. Granted the reality is that they won't be successful playing this style of basketball all year but my hats are off to and for them. Bosh needs to assert himself more aggressively and once he does, this will capitalize our opportunity to make a Championship run against the elite teams. Once 20-30 games in, we'll be able to make a more firm assessment. We've got Boston tonight and we need to play inspired and motivating basketball. The C's will bring it and we have to match that intensity early on in the game. This loss left a bad taste for us but we will learn and get better .... it's still crazy early in the year.
 
Tough loss but we're going through growing pains .... One thing we cannot do is waiver and fall into this craziness about how our Team may be overrated. We'll be fine and thats not an opinion either ..... When's Mike Miller coming back btw and could we consider cuttin Arroyo and getting Pat Bev back lol? Just a thought. what yall think...
 
what do you guys think we need to fix? i really think that joel is not a starter and i would want chalmers over arroyo... chalmers does have a decent 3 point shot and he is not afraid to shoot... and dont forget that he does play better defense the arroyo... he is not a strong PG but with wade and lebron he just needs to shoot and play defense... .

we should bring in big z as a starter and maglorie should share little minutes.. what about pittman?
 
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Tough loss but we're going through growing pains .... One thing we cannot do is waiver and fall into this craziness about how our Team may be overrated. We'll be fine and thats not an opinion either ..... When's Mike Miller coming back btw and could we consider cuttin Arroyo and getting Pat Bev back lol? Just a thought. what yall think...
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it's all about defensive effort. wade literally showed zero last game. if one of your stars sleepwalks through a game defensively, it's not going to help. sure getting btter PG and center help is also crucial, but wade's lack of defensive effort has to be glaring right now. 
 
9 games. Not trippin.

I watched a 2005-06 Heat title team literally SLEEP walk thru the regular season. Going like 18-20 against teams with a +.500 record. Just hard for me to me to take early adversity in a 82 game season seriously. Regardless of the unprecedented off-season hype. Let this team peak at the right time.
 
It's only 9 games into the season. I'm still confident that they will figure this thing out.
 
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Question of the day: Why Cant Chris Bosh rebound like Kevin Love or Reggie Evans Am I OutaControl Music????
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It's only 9 games into the season. I'm still confident that they will figure this thing out.
Well said homie .... it's still rather difficult to bear the brunt of this massive media attention everytime we step on the court but I guess it comes with the territory....true fans as we are, stick through the thickness of it all anyway. I guess not just the players but we as well have to adjust to all this focus .. and HATE
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SN: man our gator boys need to do work today to hopefully claim the east
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It's funny as hell....All that Miami Heat d@#$ ridin' the whole summer long. They gonna go 72-10 and what not.

But a month into the season....I gotta grave dig for this this thread?!

Fair weather a@# ninjas.
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BTW...Peep your MVP in action last night. Look real good at #6.
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72-10 ?!
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non of us cared about the 72-10 i never said we could do it... i just want us to have a better season then we did last year... and thats what i wish for every year...
 
I love NT but it's not a good place for Heat fans anymore.


More bad news

[h1]MRI shows Udonis Haslem with torn ligament in left foot[/h1]
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel
11:04 p.m. EST, November 21, 2010


The Miami Heat likely will be without reserve power forward Udonis Haslem for several weeks and possibly much, much longer.

An MRI Sunday revealed that what initially was listed Saturday as a sprained left foot instead is a torn ligament in that foot.

The team said Haslem would see a specialist Monday, at which time a more definitive timetable for the co-captain's absence might be announced. Haslem could be out until the mid-February All-Star break or potentially even longer, depending on surgical options.

At a chartable event hosted Sunday by Heat forward Chris Bosh, Heat President Pat Riley did not rule out the possibility of Haslem missing the balance of the season, but said he doubted that would be the case.

"I doubt if he'll miss the year, but let's wait until tomorrow to really get the final determination as to what it is," Riley told WTVJ.

In addition, the Heat said guard Dwyane Wade, the team's other co-captain, underwent an MRI on his ailing left wrist Sunday, which confirmed the initial diagnosis of a sprain.

Wade is listed as day-to-day for Monday night's game against the Indiana Pacers at AmericanAirlines Arena. Wade missed Saturday's 97-95 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies due to the injury sustained in Friday's victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Teammate LeBron James said he sensed Saturday that the Haslem injury could be serious.

James appreciates the dire state the Heat find themselves, with swingman Mike Miller expected to be out at least another month as he recovers from a thumb injury sustained in training camp.

"Both of our Florida Gators are down now," James said, "so it's huge."

Haslem was injured while jostling in the paint with Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph during the third quarter at FedExForum and went down to the court, immediately grabbing his foot. He then was carried to the locker room, where he grimaced as he dressed for the return flight from Memphis.

With Haslem out, the Heat were pummeled on the boards in the fourth quarter, outrebounded 15-4, outscored 13-2 on second-chance points.

"We took a blow with U.D. going down," James said, "someone has to step up."

Saturday, that meant additional playing time for veteran power forward Juwan Howard, who logged eight minutes against the Grizzlies, with more than half of that in the fourth quarter, after playing just 25 total minutes this season going into the night.

Among possible replacement options for Haslem is late-camp cut Shavlik Randolph, although that would require the Heat to trim a player currently on the roster. Riley told reporters Sunday that upgrading the team's rebounding is a concern.

Free-agent center Erick Dampier had an underwhelming workout with the team in September, with the Heat bypassing offering a contract, an approach several other teams have taken since, with Dampier still on the market.

Jerry Stackhouse started Saturday in place of Wade, the veteran guard's first start in more than two years. He played 19 minutes and closed with two points, one rebound and one assist.

James said it all is part of what has become an uneven initiation with the team.

"You don't want anything easy," James said of the Heat's current 8-5 record. "Especially as a professional athlete, nothing is easy."

Bosh insists there is no sense of panic.

"We're doing as best as we can for 13 games into the season," he said. "I think we're doing a very good job to be put right in adverse situations right off the bat."

The injuries have only added to a rough early go for the team's revamped roster.

"I don't think this is something I thought would be easy, because I know how important team chemistry is," James said. "I know how important team camaraderie is.

"I would rather it not be easy, because you have to go through growing pains."

James now finds himself on a shorthanded team only three games above .500, with road tests this week against the Orlando Magic and Dallas Mavericks.

"Record-wise, you definitely want to be better," he said. "Sitting 8-5, you definitely want to be better. Some games we could have won. Some games you know we didn't come out and play well."

Saturday was one of those games, with the Heat falling behind by 11 early.

"We know what we have," James said. "It's going to be a process. It's going to be a process that we're still trying to figure out."
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Hurt Haslem sidelined at least until late February
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports


The torn ligament in the left foot of Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem(notes) will at least keep him out until the All-Star break in February – and possibly for a significant portion of the regular season, a league source told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night.

Haslem will be examined by a foot specialist Monday, and that doctor will make a recommendation on whether the Heat’s top inside presence will need surgery to repair the injury. Nevertheless, the Heat and Haslem are prepared for the fact that late February and probably March are likely his earliest possible returns to the floor. If surgery is needed, the recovery could push into the spring.

Haslem suffered the injury in a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. An MRI confirming the torn ligament was performed on Sunday in Miami.

Haslem has averaged 8.0 points and 8.2 rebounds in 13 games for the Heat, who will miss his toughness on the boards and defensive interior. The Heat will have to turn to Zydrunas Illgauskas to play more minutes in the frontcourt and use lineups that will include LeBron James(notes) at power forward.

Free-agent center Erick Dampier(notes) is still available, but Heat president Riley has only shown modest interest in him. The Heat have been willing to use point guard Mario Chalmers(notes) as a trading chip, but that had mostly been with an eye on adding another veteran point guard, front office sources said.
 
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i wonder who are we gonna let go? stack? howard? maglorie?....


something tells me Howard might get it.. hope not I'm sorry maglorie its about that time
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