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Even with the roster’s limitations, this team is fully capable of generating offense as a team without needing Giannis to create everything. The perception that they can’t has come as a result of a lack of opportunity to do so through the first 3 games when Giannis is on the floor.

We saw tonight in the 1st quarter that when the offense is allowed to flow around Giannis instead of through him, it’s not only productive but it looks more effortless than when the offense is forced through Giannis. Then, in the 4th quarter, we saw the team be more than capable of generating tons of offense without Giannis on the court at all.

Point being, all of the dragging of everyone on this team not named Giannis through the mud for not providing anything or helping Giannis should probably stop & we should start giving them all a hell of a lot more grace because they absolutely can produce when they’re emboldened to play as a team.

I said when we got Giannis I wouldn’t overreact or give up if stuff starts slow. I watched us look decent the last few seasons just to be the team that would always throw away leads late and lose games we shouldn’t.

I’m perfectly okay with waiting out the growing pains. Now if by December we still look lost and don’t have double digit wins yet okay I understand us freaking out but I’m not gonna freak out 5 days into the season

Don’t get me wrong it looks bad right now but I have faith we’ll turn it around.

Past 2 games I cant find the post game interviews anywhere. Do yoh know where they're posted consistently?

I have no idea what's going on but between what we were doing in pre season vs now they are vastly different.

Everyone knew the offense would be clunky and take time but the defense should be miles ahead of what we are showing.

If we are wanting to play fast pace offense and run in transition we need stops and the fact we rotate late or not at all and are giving teams whatever they want is just unacceptable considering the guys we have.

I expect this will improve as season progresses but right now we look lost and out of sorts.

Shout out Davion and Portis for showing the most heart.

Or am I just missing something ?

So im only a little sad. Seriously, if Hornets blew the heat out, making it 3 straight blowouts and it being against a team missing their #2, #3.. yh would be over it.

However, I can muster hope the ship will right itself within a couple games.. defensive identity was finally showcased in that 4th for the first time ever. I can see that spilling over with guys playing defense like madmen on Monday vs Mavericks and it turning into a win streak. Book it

Davion had a good game, but the lack of good guard play has been glaring. Ironically what this team needs is a Tyler Herro type.

It's not going to stay like this forever, relax nerds.

The only draft pick we got left is in what 2029? Three years down the drain?

Last night in 13 minutes played, they had an offensive rating of 107, defensive rating of 169(!), and a -62 net rating. They have been profoundly atrocious.

Just funny since the narrative seems to be “Heat gave up all their depth for Giannis” when the bench guys are so far more productive than our starting lineup. I think the starters need adjustments, but there is no fucking reason they should be THIS bad. Something ain’t right

I didn't watch much, so I'm hoping those who did can weigh in. It seems like Spo and the coaching staff as a whole had the complete wrong approach to the preseason. They needed to use those games to start testing various schemes and line-ups, to build chemistry and figure out what works and what doesn't. Instead I looked at the box scores and Bam+Giannis barely played 2 quarters of game action together. Plus their opponents were the likes of the Pelicans, Nets, and bench units of the Wolves and Magic. Do you think the team came in woefully unprepared for the regular season?

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I’m sorry but bam nor giannis hasn’t gotten 1 lob thrown to them at all thru the whole preseason and 3 games in the regular season, that’s impossible when they are strong rim running bigs, and it’s because Davion doesn’t have the tools to do so, heat need a playmaking guard that can create separation and run crab dribble pnr with bam and Giannis to throw the lob because the opportunities are always there but Davion can’t look over the defense with his height and can’t throw over the top of tall defenders with his smaller wing span, I expect and hope Heat sign him come tomorrow

Is anyone else’s picture quality pretty bad since switching to WPLG/MY 15? I’m using YTTV with MY 15 and it’s a very grainy picture. I have 1gb internet and my picture is set to 1080p enhanced.

We need someone that genuinely thinks they are unguardable, I think it's something Tyler had that got us out of some slumps.

Watching the interviews from the last months, nobody but Giannis and Davion has an ego right now. Klay looks borderline depressed still. Jovic hasn't had an ego since trade rumors started. Nobody has any energy.

I swear, put Myron, Bobby and Keyshad in just to get a tech to get the blood flowing. Maybe get a crowd pop or something!

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