Miami's Expectations

[hasoos]

James Jones is hitting his 3s at a mind boggling .491 rate right now, and he is taking almost 6 of them a game. I honestly do not think that Miller will do anything better than that - the only thing that Miller might have for them - is that they will be able to have a 3Pt. shooter for 48 MPG with him and Jones on the roster - so maybe this would help, but logically, I just do not see the combined Miller/Jones continue to hit 3s at the crazy pace Jones does so far, so I am not certain his return would be that big an advantage for them.

Maybe they can play "big-small" with Wade handling the ball, Miller and Jones spacing and LeBron playing the 4 while Bosh plays the 5... it does feel like a gimmick line-up, however, and will continue to be exposed in the post.

Yea that is the thing though. From what I have seen so far it is either like James Jones is hitting, or he isn't, or he isn't even taking shots. There is a basktball IQ upgrade with Miller that will allow him to play off these guys better. You have to remember, Miller played with these guys in the olympic team. He knows how they play and is familiar with them. With James Jones, sometimes it just doesn't work out because he isn't in the right spot at the right time. He hits shots he has taken at a high clip, but isn't always doing the right thing to get that opportunity.

 

[44Thrilla]

Eddie House is a great 3 pt shooter, as well

 

[MickZagger]

Eddie House is a great 3 pt shooter, as well

Yeah, but he's not really a threat to hit a 3 within the offense. I'd say 80-90% of his 3's are flaming bag passes at the end of the shot clock. Its easy to key in on that guy defensively and take away his offense.

 

[BGrantFan]

I posted here as soon as Bosh, James, and Wade signed that they had no true inside game or interior defense, and that would be a problem for them.

I think Boston with a healthy Perkins or a healthy Shaq and Orlando with Howard both beat them in a 7-game serier.

I heard Cowherd talking this morning about a "process" for the Heat, but they are pretty much tapped out in terms of flexibility for the foreseeable future. Getting Miller back will help stretch the defense, but that team is a donut right now defensively, and on offense, there is still only one ball allowed on the court at a time.

 

[44Thrilla]

Yeah, but he's not really a threat to hit a 3 within the offense. I'd say 80-90% of his 3's are flaming bag passes at the end of the shot clock. Its easy to key in on that guy defensively and take away his offense.

he hit a ton of threes within Boston's offense

 

[BGrantFan]

rule Miami out because they have no true fan base

Ha! So true. Thanks for the laugh.

Repped.

 

[noknobs]

Paul Pierce tweets: "It's been a pleasure to bring my talents to south beach now on to Memphis"

 

[44Thrilla]

Paul Pierce tweets: "It's been a pleasure to bring my talents to south beach now on to Memphis"

Udonis Haslam's response:

"Paul who?" Haslem shot back. "Man, ain't nobody paying them dudes no attention, man. You know what studio gangster is? Look up that, look up the definition of studio gangster. I'm here to play basketball. First of all, I don't tweet. So I wouldn't know what he tweeted if you guys didn't tell me."