Man Miami Heat is turning the Heat up

[retaxis]

their team looks pretty deep this year

dragic/chalmers
wade/green
Deng/winslow
Bosh/Stoudemire
Whiteside/anderson

Thats deep and will go to the ECF this year and challenge the heat !

Good thing to keep an eye on all year!

[lilteapot]

Thats deep and will go to the ECF this year and challenge the heat !


yea!!!!!

[KnittingRyu]

Thats deep and will go to the ECF this year and challenge the heat !



:roll:

[aj1987]

You forgot McBob. He'll probably come off the bench for Bosh. Amar'e is likely going to be a 3rd string player. ~10 minutes a game.

[ralph_i_el]

barring injury they should be a legit 11 deep for the playoffs

[Dragonyeuw]

Thats deep and will go to the ECF this year and challenge the heat !



Only the Heat can challenge the Heat!!

I'm guessing you mean the Cavs lol....

[Dragonyeuw]

Bear in mine, Wade will be 34 and if you get 55-60 games out of him at even last year's level that's a best case situation. That's going to impact their seeding.

[PJR]

Bear in mine, Wade will be 34 and if you get 55-60 games out of him at even last year's level that's a best case situation. That's going to impact their seeding.

Which is why I anticipate them finishing anywhere between 4th-6th, but being a dangerous opponent come playoff time.

[ClipperRevival]

On paper they have talent but the pieces have to fit.

Also, how far they go will depend heavily on how healthy Wade is and how good Whiteside will be.

Their spacing could also be a slight issue as none of their starters are 3 point shooters.

[Dragonyeuw]

Which is why I anticipate them finishing anywhere between 4th-6th, but being a dangerous opponent come playoff time.

That's the range I have them in as well....

[Derka]

Health will be the biggest opponent they face this year. They can definitely make noise in the East with that lineup.

[aj1987]

On paper they have talent but the pieces have to fit.

Also, how far they go will depend heavily on how healthy Wade is and how good Whiteside will be.

Their spacing could also be a slight issue as none of their starters are 3 point shooters.
They aren't exactly sharpshooters, but Dragic and Deng are decent 3pt shooters. Bosh is actually a good 3pt shooter. Green and Rio are decentish as well.

[ClipperRevival]

They aren't exactly sharpshooters, but Dragic and Deng are decent 3pt shooters. Bosh is actually a good 3pt shooter. Green and Rio are decentish as well.

True. They just don't have a lights out shooter who can come off screens and get off a 3 in an instant like Korver/Allen/Redick, etc. Those type of guys really help with spacing because guys have to be attached to the hip of those guys every second.

[Fallen Angel]

Who's their go-to ball handler? They used to play through Lebron, but now they have to settle with an All-Star rather than a MVP. That's gonna be a big difference in terms of how good their offense will be.

[Wally450]

The Heat screwed the Heat.

[aj1987]

True. They just don't have a lights out shooter who can come off screens and get off a 3 in an instant like Korver/Allen/Redick, etc. Those type of guys really help with spacing because guys have to be attached to the hip of those guys every second.
I really like Green in that aspect. Dude is the definition of 3&D. I was wishing Miami could snag him, by trading a player, but it was a long shot. They were actually interested in him as well.

Yeah, actually, I agree with you. The spacing for the Heat is going to be sub-par, probably.

[Spaulding]

On paper they have talent but the pieces have to fit.

Also, how far they go will depend heavily on how healthy Wade is and how good Whiteside will be.

Their spacing could also be a slight issue as none of their starters are 3 point shooters.

Exactly. Great paper team. But that doesn't mean it will translate into Wins. Dragic needs to have a good season, wade just needs to be healthy and bosh had to be their primary scorer. I don't see him averaging over 20 pts a game.

[ArbitraryWater]

The Heat screwed the Heat.

Literally when you think about the 2014 Finals lol

[Thorpesaurous]

I really like the flexibility of the roster. I like the idea of playing Bosh and Whiteside together as a big group. Or even Bosh, McBob, and Bosh in a super big group, because Bosh and McBob are probably their best spacers, and you can run some funky zone stuff if Bosh can still cover ground like he did a few years ago.

And I like the idea of going small. Bosh back at his center spot, playing Green as a nominal 6'8" PF not unlike what the Pacers are experimenting with with Paul George.

And even the Bosh McBob front line is different from the Bosh Whiteside frontline in a lot of different ways. Tons of elbow stuff as they're both good passers and shooters. A lot of pick and pop stuff.

Shooting is a real issue though. So I'm not sure they'll be as good as people suspect right now, but I do think they could be really interesting.


And none of the roster flexibility would mean much if Spo wasn't such a good coach. He's one of maybe a half dozen guys who for me make this roster interesting because he'll play with it. Under a different guy I could totally see this roster just have Wade and Dragic hurling themselves at the basket and bitching at refs for the whole season. But I trust Spo will figure all manner of cool stuff with them.

[ClipperRevival]

Exactly. Great paper team. But that doesn't mean it will translate into Wins. Dragic needs to have a good season, wade just needs to be healthy and bosh had to be their primary scorer. I don't see him averaging over 20 pts a game.

On paper, they definitely have the talent to be championship caliber but a lot things need to happen. Wade's health first and foremost and Whiteside blossoming as expected. Those are the two biggest factors imo and will determine how far they go. And of course there is chemistry and fit.

This is similar to the 2013 Lakers. They had Kobe/Howard/Gasol/Nash and many thought they would go all the way. But I said hold up. Their front court of Kobe and Nash won't be able to guard anyone. They can't stay with the young legs. Howard not being 100% affected them. So did the fact that the coach did not fit the system. They should've played a half court style ball but had D'Antoni. With a healthy Howard and right coach, they might've gone a bit farther.

[Mass Debator]

The Heat really need to land Crawford with Chalmers and McRoberts.

The line up of:

Dragic
Crawford
Wade
Deng
Bosh

could be huge down the stretch. I think that could be the difference between the conference finals and the finals with a healthy squad.

[WayOfWade]

The 3-point shooting as someone said before could pose a problem as some posters said before. This Heat could be really good, but what are the odds that Wade stays healthy, Whitside keeps beasting, that they mesh, that EVERYONE is healthy at the end of the year? They certainly aren't 100%. In the end, I just feel like the biggest factor is going to be Wade. If they can pump another 20 - 4 - 4 season out of him, look out.
The Homer in me says this'll contend, the realist says that something will happen at least by mid season that will prevent that.

[Cocaine80s]

East is ****ing stacked this year my god:eek:

[GrapeApe]

Who's their go-to ball handler? They used to play through Lebron, but now they have to settle with an All-Star rather than a MVP. That's gonna be a big difference in terms of how good their offense will be.

Dragic and Wade is one of the better back courts in the league so that shouldn't be an issue. They'll split ball handling and playmaking duties and Wade will probably still be the "go to guy" in the 4th quarter (he was 2nd in 4th quarter scoring last year). I really like the chemistry that those guys started to develop last year. I'd like to see their half court offense run heavily through Bosh and Whiteside. My biggest fear quite honesty is Spo.

[Coach Eddie]

Thats deep and will go to the ECF this year and challenge the heat !



They are their own worst enemy.

[JohnnySic]

If they go into the playoffs at full strength, they are legit.

[poido123]

Please let there be a heat v cavs matchup fully healthy in the playoffs.

That shit would be amazing.

Like other posters have said, heat will likely be injured come playoffs.

[HoopologyPhD]

Wade will need to re-invent his game a bit and improve shooting to reduce his chance of injuries and offset his reduced athleticism.

[gilalizard]

Only the Heat can challenge the Heat!!

I'm guessing you mean the Cavs lol....

Yeah, people need to be careful with this. Lebron stans night get confused about which team to bandwagon with.