Just trying to get our Coli Rating Up - Miami Heat Season thread 2015/16

[Green Ranger]

 

[WaddupDoe!]

who would of thought JRich would be our recruiting piece to get KD to the Heat.

 

[954UAlreadyknow]

Cant say enough about J. Rich....

Hitting on a second round pick is HUGE for a franchise

Especially us since we dont have any future picks

 

[WaddupDoe!]

 

[HiphopRelated]

low key, Heat got a core

 

[Alexander The Great]

lol @ Justise calling it the "bench mob" as if that's not a generic ass term at this point.

This dude is a walking cliche. That's a true show of professionalism

yeah, gotta come up with something better than that.

what tho?

 

[Makavalli]

yeah, gotta come up with something better than that.

what tho?

Gotta be pc friendly of course. Heat mob heat hitters. We already use heat wave. With the core we got do anybody still want to try to hit the homer in free agency and risk losing what we have cause everybody playing for a contract and i dont want us waiting around for another star to make up his mind.

JJ and Deng can give us something similar to what KD does while still grooming winslow to take the next step and have bench depth. Green can go and if beno take a cheap contract he's a nice addition but shouldnt be getting mins over the youngins. Of course whiteside and a cheap back up if amare dips.

But if Bosh is finished then i can understand going for a star but maybe horford

 

[Mr. Brown]

This is looking like it's going to turn out being such a great draft

Best draft in franchise history other than 03


And we didn't even need the NBA to gift us 3 #1 picks to make up for LeBron leaving

 

[Alexander The Great]

Stories like this don’t usually spill from the Heat‘s practice court to the media, but Josh Richardson’s recent emergence as a shooter prompted Erik Spoelstra to reveal it.

There was a point in December, back when Richardson still looked like he’d be spending much of this season in the D-League, in which he and Spoelstra worked after hours in the gym. Here is their rendition of it:

SPOELSTRA: “What we saw when we first had him in for a workout, the same thing we saw with Tyler (Johnson) a year ago, was a shot that was mechanically pretty solid. He didn’t shoot a real high percentage in our shooting drills, but you saw it was something you could work with. I remember in a coaching meeting we said, ‘J-Rich will improve dramatically with our program just with a ton of reps.’

“He shoots so many thousands of shots, and if the shot’s not broken then you don’t have to relearn any habits. But you have to be willing to put in the time. The one adjustment we had, if I could tell a story, was in December. He was trying to get to a certain level with our shooting and I found out he was one short (six short, actually) and left the gym.”

RICHARDSON: “It was actually an off day. Me and James Ennis came in, and (Ennis) had just left. I shot my last 100 (3-pointers) and made like 64. I was about to walk out and (Spoelstra) walked through the door.”

SPOELSTRA: “J-RICH, HOW MANY DID YOU MAKE?”

RICHARDSON: “Uh, 64.”

SPOELSTRA: “No, you have to get to a point where you will not leave the gym until you get this number.”

RICHARDSON: “This was before I knew I was supposed to make 70. So I shot it again and made 65. I shot it again and made 69… I was pissed, man. It took me four or five tries, and he was making me run sprints in between each time I went.”

SPOELSTRA: “ARE WE GONNA GET THIS OR ARE YOU GONNA MAKE ME WASTE MY WHOLE DAY IN HERE?”

RICHARDSON: “Jesus, you’re right. I gotta get it together.”

SPOELSTRA: “Our program’s not for everybody… You have to have the right kind of player. A lot of players just really aren’t willing to put in that kind of work.”
RICHARDSON: “It’s a hardnosed program. Coming from Tennessee and playing for Cuonzo Martin, that’s all I know. I don’t know any other way.”

SPOELSTRA: “I shagged balls for him for about an hour and a half before he hit that number, but it was important for him mentally.

RICHARDSON: “It was a long time. I wasn’t counting. I took my shirt off. I was mad. I was slamming it on the floor. It was a lot.”

SPOELSTRA: “You can get there, you just have to put in the time and don’t leave. Don’t leave until you get it.”

RICHARDSON, who was 69 of 99 going into the last shot: “Then I finally shot it again and got 70 on the dot… I remember shooting it and I thought it was short. I held my follow-through even after the ball hit the ground. Thank God it’s over and I finally hit 70.”

SPOELSTRA: “Alright, we can leave now.”

RICHARDSON: “Just setting a standard has been big. I never leave the gym until I hit 70. Lately it’s been every time. I never shoot under 70 now.”

Note: These quotes have been re-positioned and given minor edits to piece together one story from two separate interviews. All context has been maintained and nothing has been misrepresented.

 

[DontDoIt]

There is absolutely no reason why this team shouldn't make it to and possibly win the Eastern Conference Finals this year. We have the deepest and most balanced team in quite some time. Pat Riley should be investigated, 30 years from now.


Anyway, the Heat has the perfect blend of youth and experience. The best part is that everyone has a role.



PG: Dragic, SG: Wade, SF: J . Johnson, PF: Deng, C: Bosh

PG: T. Johnson, SG: Richardson, SF: Winslow, PF: Green or McRoberts or Stoudemire, C: Whiteside


Look at all of the tools at our disposal:

Wade + Whiteside (Endless easy lobs - P&R's)

Dragic + Bosh (3's off the Pick and pop)

McRoberts + Bosh (the assists - unselfish willing passing, play making big men)

Whiteside + Winslow + Richardson (young fresh legs - defensive intensity - perimeter + paint coverage)

Wade + J. Johnson (38,000 career points combined - clutch - Closers)

Bosh + J. Johnson + Richardson (3 point shooting)

Stoudemire + Whiteside (reliable interior game)

Deng + Wade + Winslow (endless cuts to the basket)

Whiteside + Winslow + Deng (Rebounding machines)

T. Johnson + Wade + Dragic (aggressive drives to the basket)

Haslem (team captain that will get after the young AND old players)


We have enough.

If we don't get far, then feel free to go after Coach Spo.

And we didn't even need the NBA to gift us 3 #1 picks to make up for LeBron leaving

 

[madness]

major props to spo for pushing JRich..he also helped wade fine tune his jumper when he came into the league. i guess when you start out in the video room you have a keen eye and notice quirks about a player's shooting release

 

[Draje]

you can see him telling spo that everytime spo gets pissed at him for not going for a block. hassan will go for the block the very next time, they'll dish it off to the big man for an easy dunk. hassan will look at spo like see what happens ....and spo will just be like.....I don't have to be "connected", i've watched damn near every game. the shyt happens in plain sight

But that's a problem. You're not supposed to go for every block because it makes you predictable. That's one of the things Spo is trying to teach Whiteside. Proper positioning and contesting (Without leaving your feet) is just as important as blocks. It's why Draymond is an elite defender despite it averaging many blocks.

Whiteside is still NBA young though. He's gonna get better at knowing when to block and when to focus on altering while watching his man. He's still a little tunnel-oriented with his ball watching vision but he's getting better every game.

As for J-Rich and Winslow...I'm not surprised. I've seen the talent from the beginning.

We also need to show Spo some love. Again, we love to destroy him when games go bad but Spo is a decent coach. Dude has an eye for talent, team fit, and player development.

His biggest problem is he's a little untrusting of new players in his preferred offense and stubbornness (Both in who he trusts and his lineup choices) but a mixture of injuries forcing Spo to trust our younger players and Spo's new offense has Miami looking pretty good.

 

[Draje]

major props to spo for pushing JRich..he also helped wade fine tune his jumper when he came into the league. i guess when you start out in the video room you have a keen eye and notice quirks about a player's shooting release

Breh, I've heard Spo is still obsessive about game tape and practice tape. It shows.

 

[Brozay]

@Alexander The Great that was a dope read about Richardson / Spo

I really like this Heat team from afar

If the Bulls can't take down Cleveland (and it's looking EXTREMELY unlikely ), I'd really root for this Miami squad to handle business and make the Finals

Would be an amazing testament to Wade/Bosh/Riley/Spo (yes even Spo) to beat Bron and win the East after everything thats gone down

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

But that's a problem. You're not supposed to go for every block because it makes you predictable. That's one of the things Spo is trying to teach Whiteside. Proper positioning and contesting (Without leaving your feet) is just as important as blocks. It's why Draymond is an elite defender despite it averaging many blocks.

Whiteside is still NBA young though. He's gonna get better at knowing when to block and when to focus on altering while watching his man. He's still a little tunnel-oriented with his ball watching vision but he's getting better every game.

As for J-Rich and Winslow...I'm not surprised. I've seen the talent from the beginning.

We also need to show Spo some love. Again, we love to destroy him when games go bad but Spo is a decent coach. Dude has an eye for talent, team fit, and player development.

His biggest problem is he's a little untrusting of new players in his preferred offense and stubbornness (Both in who he trusts and his lineup choices) but a mixture of injuries forcing Spo to trust our younger players and Spo's new offense has Miami looking pretty good.

Spo's really good at some things, just terrible at others. In game adjustments, situational lineups. he let's his pride cloud his judgment at times. It's prolly why him and hassan don't get along great. Spo wants you do things the "heat" way but everybody's different. Every player doesn't benefit from the same type of training. I think Winslow and j rich are perfect "heat" players, While hassan is more unorthodox with his approach. But it suits him and his game has improved greatly. It's rare that you have 3 young guys who are dedicated to defense. It's beautiful to see