Them Nikkas Had a Parade!!!.Official Season Thread Of The World Champion Miami Heat

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I think we learned from the knicks that you dont use that amnesty until you absolutely have too or you get stuck in some shyt that you cant get out of. I say we keep Mike, he might just finally be getting healthy. Battier can go tho.
 
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Mike makes over 2.5 mil more than Battier this year and in 13-14 it will be almost 3 mil more. The contract gets bigger as well after that at 6.6 mil a year in 14-15. Its no way they can keep him with the salary cap rules without taking a major hit.

What they really need to be doing is finding a trade partner for Joel and Haslem but they're too loyal to shop Haslem and no one wants Joel.
 
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I disagree on moving Haslem. I dont think he's a great starter at this point in his career but he's still a great rotational player. If we can pick up a real center in the offseason and bring Haslem back off the bench he's good for 7 and 7 a night.
 
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Alex Cross said:
Mike makes over 2.5 mil more than Battier this year and in 13-14 it will be almost 3 mil more. The contract gets bigger as well after that at 6.6 mil a year in 14-15. Its no way they can keep him with the salary cap rules without taking a major hit.

What they really need to be doing is finding a trade partner for Joel and Haslem but they're too loyal to shop Haslem and no one wants Joel.
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Heat's history of bouncing back
Updated: June 10, 2013, 2:29 PM ET
By Kevin Pelton | ESPN Insider

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Game 2 was a tightly fought contest, until the Heat blew it wide open with a tenacious second-half run, creating an instant blowout. What happened? Bomani Jones and J.A. Adande address.
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You wouldn't like the Miami Heat when they're angry. Opponents sure don't.

The Heat used a 33-5 run during the second half of Sunday's Game 2 of the NBA Finals to blow out the San Antonio Spurs 103-84 and even the series at one win apiece heading to San Antonio. Sunday's game added to the mounting pile of evidence that mild-mannered Miami transforms into a more dangerous team when threatened. Let's take a look.

No losing streaks

Sure, you know about the Heat's winning streak, but what about their losing streak -- or, more accurately, lack thereof? The last time Miami lost consecutive games came exactly five months ago. On Jan. 8 and 10, they fell to the Indiana Pacers and the Portland Trail Blazers on the road.

Over the course of the regular season, the Heat's winning percentage after losses (13-3, .813) was only slightly better than their record after wins (52-13, .800). However, looking at point differential adjusted for location and opponent shows how much better Miami was coming off a loss. The Heat played 9.9 points per game better than an average team when avenging a loss as opposed to just 6.3 points per game better than average after a win.

And those stats take into account the whole season, including the three two-game losing streaks Miami suffered during December and January. Since signing Chris Andersen on Jan. 20, the Heat have yet to lose back-to-back games. With the Birdman in the fold, Miami went 4-0 after losses during the regular season and is 5-0 so far in the playoffs -- all five wins coming by double figures. Apparently, beating the Heat is the worst thing an opponent can do for its chances.

Best when behind

When it comes to the postseason, Miami's Big Three have always played best when the odds have been most against them. Many of Miami's iconic performances over the past three seasons -- like coming from behind at Indiana in Game 4 of last postseason's series behind 40 points from LeBron James and 30 from Dwyane Wade and James' 45-point effort in Game 6 at Boston in the 2012 conference finals -- have come when the Heat trailed in the series.

Including Sunday's game, Miami is 6-1 in the playoffs the past three seasons on the rare occasions the team has trailed in the series. The Heat's only loss in that scenario came in the clinching Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Every other time Miami has trailed, the Heat have won -- and generally won big, including a 37-point destruction of the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 of their series this postseason.

Over the three seasons, as the chart shows, Miami has played slightly better when even in the series as opposed to leading. But the Heat double their average game score (differential adjusted for opponent and location) when behind in the series, reaching an historic level of effectiveness.

Situation AdjOff AdjDef AdjGSth
Ahead 6.9 2.4 7.7
Even 9.7 3.0 8.4
Behind 12.7 8.2 16.9

Why Miami bounces back

Heat players and coaches were asked about the team's resilient nature over the weekend. After Game 2, Wade attributed it to the ability to adjust.

"We're a very humble team," he said, "and when we make mistakes and when we lose, we come in the next day willing to learn. We own it, and we come out and make the adjustments."

Head coach Erik Spoelstra offered a slightly different perspective, pointing to the team's pride.

"There's a maturity with this group," Spoelstra said on Saturday. "It's not a guarantee. We don't take that for granted. But our guys get angry. They own it. We all own it together. And then we just work together to try to get better."

The statistics in the chart above, as broken down by offensive and defensive rating adjusted for opponent, point to an additional explanation. (Note that these numbers don't add to the adjusted game score because game score is per game, not per 100 possessions, and offense and defense aren't adjusted for location.)

While the Heat have been better on offense, as was the case in Game 2, the much-larger improvement has come at the defensive end of the floor. When trailing in the series, Miami has held opponents 8.2 points per 100 possessions below their output from the regular season -- several multiples better than the Heat's defensive effort in games when ahead or even in the series.

The statistics confirm what is evident from watching Miami play -- the Heat have an extra gear on defense they save for the most crucial moments of a series, such as Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers. The additional pressure tends to force opponents into miscues. Lo and behold, the Spurs turned the ball over 17 times in Game 2 after committing just four turnovers in Game 1.

The most extreme example of Miami's ability to bounce back is shown by the statistic that made the rounds after San Antonio won Game 1. The previous three times the Heat lost the first game of a series (both 2011 and 2013 versus Chicago, as well as 2012 versus Oklahoma City), Miami didn't lose again, sweeping the last four games.

It's too early to anticipate that the Spurs might meet the same fate, but if so, they have only their Game 1 win to blame.
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