"Run it back..." The Official 2022-23 Miami Heat Season Thread
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As long as he’s dedicated to playing defense, Spo will give him playing time. Wish it would have worked out with KZ Okpala s as his defense wasn’t that bad but…
The Heat used a starting lineup of Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Caleb Martin and Bam Adebayo on Wednesday. If this group holds, there will be two new Heat starters this season: Herro, who won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award last season, and Martin, who played primarily as a reserve last season. Herro is in the spot that Max Strus occupied in the starting lineup at the end of last season and Martin is filling the void in the starting lineup that P.J. Tucker left behind when he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers this past summer.
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article267155986.html#storylink=cpy
Because of the way the Heat navigated its five-game preseason schedule, Wednesday marked the first time this five-man lineup has played together this preseason. In fact, this group only played 17 minutes together last regular season and was outscored by 15 points during that limited time. They did not play together at all in the playoffs. But it looked like they had been playing for years on Wednesday, when the Heat’s starters outscored the Pelicans 60-48 in 20 minutes together in the preseason finale.
The Heat’s new starting lineup was excellent early, opening the game on a 29-16 run. But the Pelicans made a run to cut the deficit to 29-25 when the Heat made its first substitution with 2:55 left in the first quarter. The group’s next action together came late in the second half, when the Heat’s new starting lineup outscored the Pelicans 11-9 over the final 3:48 of the first half to enter halftime with an eight-point lead.
The Heat’s starters then came out to begin the second half, opening the third quarter on a 20-14 run to extend the lead to 14 before Heat coach Erik Spoelstra turned to the bench. The lineup didn’t play together again for the rest of the game. There were catch-and-shoot Herro threes, lobs from Herro to Adebayo, Martin blowbys and threes, Butler post-ups, a few Lowry makes and more. “It looks beautiful to me,” Adebeyo said following the Heat starting lineup’s preseason debut. “It definitely felt comfortable for all of us.”
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article267155986.html#storylink=cpy
Because of the way the Heat navigated its five-game preseason schedule, Wednesday marked the first time this five-man lineup has played together this preseason. In fact, this group only played 17 minutes together last regular season and was outscored by 15 points during that limited time. They did not play together at all in the playoffs. But it looked like they had been playing for years on Wednesday, when the Heat’s starters outscored the Pelicans 60-48 in 20 minutes together in the preseason finale.
The Heat’s new starting lineup was excellent early, opening the game on a 29-16 run. But the Pelicans made a run to cut the deficit to 29-25 when the Heat made its first substitution with 2:55 left in the first quarter. The group’s next action together came late in the second half, when the Heat’s new starting lineup outscored the Pelicans 11-9 over the final 3:48 of the first half to enter halftime with an eight-point lead.
The Heat’s starters then came out to begin the second half, opening the third quarter on a 20-14 run to extend the lead to 14 before Heat coach Erik Spoelstra turned to the bench. The lineup didn’t play together again for the rest of the game. There were catch-and-shoot Herro threes, lobs from Herro to Adebayo, Martin blowbys and threes, Butler post-ups, a few Lowry makes and more. “It looks beautiful to me,” Adebeyo said following the Heat starting lineup’s preseason debut. “It definitely felt comfortable for all of us.”
Kang Deezy
Overall Nice Guy
Trash team with an even more trash can base
Enjoy paying butler and Lowry into their 40s
How that coach search going?
I like our chances
My dog. Keep your foot on they necks for me.
BushidoBrown
Superstar
Dipo MVP season incoming 
Bam finals MPV a lock
the league not ready
Bam finals MPV a lock
the league not ready
good write up, and show's again how Herro's one of the best shooters in the league and how Martin fits at PF
Game day 
