Miami Heat (18-12) @ Memphis Grizzlies (17-16) 12/29/15 GT:

[Smoke117]

Heat look to continue the domination over the Western Conference and go 10-1. I'm sure after losing to a bottom-feeder like the Nets we will beat the Grizz tonight on a back to back...it is, after all, how we roll. Wade expected to play with bruised hip.

[VengefulAngel]

Expecting a snooze fest grind out game.

[Fudge]

Dragic will continue to be terrible and be the worst PG in the league.

[BasedTom]

let's go heat

[VengefulAngel]

Dragic will continue to be terrible and be the worst PG in the league.

Ahem. Nice call Nostradamus.

[WadeStan]

Whiteside getting some good lessons going against Vuc and Mark... really skilled offensive bigs

[Smoke117]

15 points 6 assist 0 to 7/9fg for Wade and Dragic in this first. :bowdown:

[DoctorP]

Very entertaining 1st quarter so far. Offense looks smooth for the Heaters. On pace for 120 points so far. Im expecting both defenses to close the game up by the end of the match.

[Smoke117]

Very entertaining 1st quarter so far. Offense looks smooth for the Heaters. On pace for 120 points so far. Im expecting both defenses to close the game up by the end of the match.

If the 28 games before this are any indication...expect the Heat to MAYBE reach 15 points this 2nd quarter. :facepalm

[DoctorP]

If the 28 games before this are any indication...expect the Heat to MAYBE reach 15 points this 2nd quarter. :facepalm

sure, guy, whatever.

[BasedTom]

stat getting minutes these past couple of games

[DoctorP]

There is something about these old school Memphis uniforms that I like.

[BasedTom]

feels like this team has been attempting way more 3s lately

[WadeStan]

Tony Allen is still a beast

[WadeStan]

feels like this team has been attempting way more 3s lately

Making them more importantly

[TrueBlue89]

Bosh has been balling lately. :applause:

[WayOfWade]

Bosh has been balling lately. :applause:
He and Wade have strung together a good bunch of games lately, Bosh in particular though

[BasedTom]

bosh da gawd

[WayOfWade]

Wow Bosh, 4/4 on 3's :applause:

[VengefulAngel]

Wow Bosh, 4/4 on 3's :applause:

You a Jazz fan?, a bit confused :P

[WadeStan]

Wade can't figure out Tony tonight

[BasedTom]

whiteside's block there was a thing of beauty

too fcking bad it immediately leads to a 3. ****ing hate those 2nd chance 3s

[BasedTom]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/suicide.gif

[Hittin_Shots]

Let's go Memphis, Miami can ead, keep losing to Brooklyn and shit.

[DoctorP]

Heat better make a push now or it's all overrrrrr

[WadeStan]

Good leadership here by Wade with this unit ... TJ!

[Smoke117]

Wtf? That's a flagrant for sure. You could injure someone like that. **** you Tony Allen.

[BasedTom]

no play on the ball there

[BasedTom]

shit.

[WadeStan]

Wade :banghead:

[Smoke117]

Misses both and then turns it over...nice choking Wade. :facepalm

[PJR]

Christ. Epic fail by Wade on that possesion lol

[BasedTom]

Misses both and then turns it over...nice choking Wade. :facepalm
last 8 heat points but yeah that was gutting

[Lebronxrings]

bahaha vintage wade

[DoctorP]

Tie game, great hustle.

[Smoke117]

lol what a flop

[BasedTom]

zbo flew to the 3pt line :roll:

[WadeStan]

Find Bosh, Wade. Or a lob to Whiteside.

[PJR]

Whiteside's rebounding a difference maker

[TaLvsCuaL]

Nobody can score :roll:

[DoctorP]

Bosh thought he had it. Kind of rushed it.

[PJR]

Bosh is allergic to making an aggressive drive to the rim.

[DoctorP]

The score is tied at Mark Clayton.

[masonanddixon]

Give The ****ing Ball To Goran.

[Spurs m8]

LOL every time I watch Miami, Wade and Bosh ****in suuuuuuuck.

[BasedTom]

final shot hype

[Smoke117]

Wade for the game...

[BasedTom]

LOL every time I watch Miami, Wade and Bosh ****in suuuuuuuck.
you're clearly not watching this game then, worthless ****

[WayOfWade]

Wade for the game...
I say give it to Bosh, they won't see it coming, ala Portland in 2014

[DoctorP]

4.5 secs left.... :/

[WayOfWade]

I take back what I said

[Smoke117]

Correction...Bosh...and no. :(

[WorldWarriors]

LOL not watching the game can see the score on the sidebar on NBA TV. How long have they been stuck at 83?

[DoctorP]

ugh Bosh with a manic shot and miss. OT!!!!

[masonanddixon]

This team completely underutilises its best player, Goran Dragic.

[Lebronxrings]

should have gave it to dragic (best player)

[DoctorP]

In their defense Bosh has been playing very well in the clutch lately as the non-featured guy.

[dubeta]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Bosh choke

[WayOfWade]

Is Spoelstra actually playing Whiteside right now? Shocking, I usually expect worse coaching.... And Whiteside fouled out

[WadeStan]

Smh no one else raising their hand for Whiteside on that foul

[Lebronxrings]

wade and bosh choking as usual

[BasedTom]

welp that's probably the game. gasol knew hassan was in foul trouble

[TaLvsCuaL]

Marc taking over :applause:

[BasedTom]

BASED DENG

[DoctorP]

this is it... Heat will either fade or fly

[DoctorP]

Im sure Chalmers loved that TJ miss

[Spurs m8]

you're clearly not watching this game then, worthless ****

Watched a lot of the last quarter and OT.

Both terrible.

[WadeStan]

Wow Gasol... that's game

[Lebronxrings]

hahahaha

[DoctorP]

not looking good for Heat Incorporated.

[DoctorP]

yep. its over.

[TaLvsCuaL]

Gasol :bowdown:

[DoctorP]

OT in a tail end back-to-back on the road? Not a very winning proposition.

[BasedTom]

:ohwell:

[WorldWarriors]

Good night Miami. You know it's over when that lucky ass shot went in.

[DoctorP]

oh wait theres still a little time left...

[BasedTom]

took off too much time off the clock for that shot.

[$LakerGold]

Who the f*ck is this Johnson kid?

[WorldWarriors]

Quick 3 and Miami still in it.

[DoctorP]

now its over :lol

[WorldWarriors]

Oh well.

[Smoke117]

This was a really underwhelming month for the team...especially considering both Wade and Bosh played really well during it. I guess we'll have to chock it up to bein a work in progress.

[BasedTom]

GG memphis fans

this coming january will be a tough month for the Heat

[DoctorP]

Heat will regroup to fight again. this was not an easy one to win. Gasol took over the paint when Whiteside fouled out.

Yesterday's loss was tougher to swallow.

[GrapeApe]

This was a really underwhelming month for the team...especially considering both Wade and Bosh played really well during it. I guess we'll have to chock it up to bein a work in progress.

That's what's so frustrating. I'll keep saying this because it's 100% true, but Spo is killing this team. Tonight's game was tough, a back-to-back on the road against a solid team, but it was yet another game we were outcoached. I'm still pissed about last night and some of the other bad home losses. As long as that idiot is on the sideline nothing will change.

[DoctorP]

That's what's so frustrating. I'll keep saying this because it's 100% true, but Spo is killing this team. Tonight's game was tough, a back-to-back on the road against a solid team, but it was yet another game we were outcoached. I'm still pissed about last night and some of the other bad home losses. As long as that idiot is on the sideline nothing will change.

which coach do you think would be an improvement, ape?

[dubeta]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

I'm laughing my ass off



Heat just fell to the 8th seed, they were 2nd 2 games ago


They aren't making the playoffs

[GrapeApe]

which coach do you think would be an improvement, ape?

Me? You? My 8 year old son? Bernie the mascot? All would be improvements.

In all seriousness though, I don't really know who's out there. We need a coach with an actual offensive system and a defensive philosophy that isn't from 1995. A coach who can make in-game adjustments, is flexible with his substitution patterns according to the flow of the game, and doesn't use the phrases "hold on to the rope", "stay the course", "find our identity", "grind" or any other pre-programmed coach speak nonsense. I don't know man, I've been watching the same crap for 7+ years. I'm frustrated as hell, and on a relevant side note, Spo is a big part of the reason Lebron isn't still in Miami.

[ArbitraryWater]

so aj, what about those avy bet conditions?

I said I don't trust the Heat, your answer was "sure nazi"... okay boy, whassup, tell me how far you think Miami will make it...

I say, no top 4 seed, no ECF... we can slim it down to 2nd round for you, cause i'm nice like that.

[GrapeApe]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

I'm laughing my ass off



Heat just fell to the 8th seed, they were 2nd 2 games ago


They aren't making the playoffs

I'll ask again (since you dodged the question before like a little bitch). Care to make a wager? If you're so confident they won't make the playoffs, step up.

[DoctorP]

Me? You? My 8 year old son? Bernie the mascot? All would be improvements.

In all seriousness though, I don't really know who's out there. We need a coach with an actual offensive system and a defensive philosophy that isn't from 1995. A coach who can make in-game adjustments, is flexible with his substitution patterns according to the flow of the game, and doesn't use the phrases "hold on to the rope", "stay the course", "find our identity", "grind" or any other pre-programmed coach speak nonsense. I don't know man, I've been watching the same crap for 7+ years. I'm frustrated as hell, and on a relevant side note, Spo is a big part of the reason Lebron isn't still in Miami.

Do you know what Spo is trying to do strategically?

[Smoke117]

That's what's so frustrating. I'll keep saying this because it's 100% true, but Spo is killing this team. Tonight's game was tough, a back-to-back on the road against a solid team, but it was yet another game we were outcoached. I'm still pissed about last night and some of the other bad home losses. As long as that idiot is on the sideline nothing will change.

It's definitely not reassuring...yes we have had some injuries, but we shouldn't be having this hard of a time when our two best players are playing so well.

[WayOfWade]

so aj, what about those avy bet conditions?

I said I don't trust the Heat, your answer was "sure nazi"... okay boy, whassup, tell me how far you think Miami will make it...

I say, no top 4 seed, no ECF... we can slim it down to 2nd round for you, cause i'm nice like that.
I'll take you up just for fun! You ready to play?

[GrapeApe]

Do you know what Spo is trying to do strategically?

Not a damn clue, and I don't think Spo knows either. Part of the problem is he's never really had to develop a true system or strategy. He began his coaching career having prime Wade. Then he had prime Wade and Lebron. Then he had prime Lebron. For the first 6 years of his career he had one of the best, if not the best player in the league, and two top 10 players for 3 of those years.

I'm hoping the injuries have thrown a wrench into whatever strategy he has. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that, but haven't seen anything to indicate he's developed a true offensive system. He's somehow erratic and rigid at the same time. That's why we got through so many extended lulls. He doesn't adjust, be it personnel or strategy. Defensively, he HAS to abandon (to some degree) the paint protection philosophy, especially with a legit rim protector down low.

I don't claim to be some kind of expert, just a frustrated fan, but that's how I see it.

[DoctorP]

Not a damn clue, and I don't think Spo knows either. Part of the problem is he's never really had to develop a true system or strategy. He began his coaching career having prime Wade. Then he had prime Wade and Lebron. Then he had prime Lebron. For the first 6 years of his career he had one of the best, if not the best player in the league, and two top 10 players for 3 of those years.

I'm hoping the injuries have thrown a wrench into whatever strategy he has. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that, but haven't seen anything to indicate he's developed a true offensive system. He's somehow erratic and rigid at the same time. That's why we got through so many extended lulls. He doesn't adjust, be it personnel or strategy. Defensively, he HAS to abandon (to some degree) the paint protection philosophy, especially with a legit rim protector down low.

I don't claim to be some kind of expert, just a frustrated fan, but that's how I see it.

Hmm.. Yeah, ok. Well, let's see next game. :/

[GrapeApe]

Hmm.. Yeah, ok. Well, let's see next game. :/

Yep.

BTW, Sherman Douglas was my first ever "favorite Heat player". I remember being really upset when he was traded and I always disliked Brian Shaw because of it (I was a kid). Sherman had a pretty solid career but he was never really the same after the injury. In 1991 he averaged 19/9/3 on 50% with 1.7 steals.

[305Baller]

Yep.

BTW, Sherman Douglas was my first ever "favorite Heat player". I remember being really upset when he was traded and I always disliked Brian Shaw because of it (I was a kid). Sherman had a pretty solid career but he was never really the same after the injury. In 1991 he averaged 19/9/3 on 50% with 1.7 steals.

That's correct, sir. Shaw ended up having a very solid career as did Steve Smith. /