'13 All things Heat thread

[Jace]

Birdman and M33M did "Ice, Ice, Baby" together.

For some reason, Christian Slater was there, and performed "The Heat is on." Anyone have an explanation for this?

Originally Posted by Wade County

True that, it's a long wait.

The free throw discrepancy between Lebron and Durant is pretty amazing. Try and tell me Bron doesnt attack the hole more than KD, or take more hits...it's ridiculous.

6 free throws per game for Lebron James. He has been over 8 per the past 2 years in Miami.

Was just thinking this yesterday, then today read Durant is the first player in history to make 20 FTs in consecutive games. I understand his handle has improved drastically since the start of last season, and is therefore attacking more, but his bread and butter is still his jumper, which is obviously LeBron's biggest weakness. James has had stretches of games where he's looked as, or more, passive than ever, either literally looking to pass, or preferring pull-ups instead of attacking the hole. Still, though, he's usually the be-all, end-all to our offense, so he hasn't been able to get away with doing that a whole lot.

Watching the games, it's abundantly clear he's more often than not sustaining contact that just last year was a foul (and still is for other players, including rookies we've played against) and not getting the call. Never seen him as incredulous to non-whistles as he's been this year, which is funny considering the pressure that had been on him the last two years. There's no question he's been officiated atrociously this season, and I can say with confidence that that is the truth even going beyond my personal biases.

Hard for me to believe the numbers wouldn't back me up. Anyone want to take a moment to compare his close-range attempts per game this season and last? Juxtaposing that with the FT numbers would give us an idea how egregious it is; essentially, FT's taken per FGA within however many feet.

@EthanJSkolnick Thought I saw him at practice. RT @James_Bondman: Norris Cole is not impressed pic.twitter.com/FhCwhQje

THERE ARE TWO NORRIS COLES!!

[Wade2Bosh]

Originally Posted by Jace

Maaaaan...we have one more win than Denver. We've really sucked it up lately.

They've played 5 more games than us. Our schedule is really back loaded it seems.

[Jace]

I know, just irrationally bugs me still thinking about it. And yeah, I think we get a lot of easier opponents, but with less days off, later in the season. "Easier" opponents are often our nemesis, though.

Originally Posted by Wade County

Even Birdman is there

According to Skolnick, 'Shard's his only buddy on the team, hence them sitting next to each other.



Never looked closely at his tatts. Ridiculous.

Would love to hear Riley's thoughts as he looks him over.

Zaslow on the The Ticket claimed this morning it's still a mystery what recreational drug he was suspended for. I'd always heard it was methamphetamines. Was this just speculation by reporters? Zas could've been wrong, as he erroneously stated he'd been suspended "a couple of years." It was only one full season.

[Wade2Bosh]

Bosh won Battioke doing Barry White

[Jace]

Reading tweets about it at work, the highlight for me was UD going up on stage with a dread wig, saying "This has nothing to do with my 2011 conviction," and doing "(I'm in love with) Mary Jane" by Rick James. Love it. That earned him 10 more egregious pump fake bites for me.

[Wade County]

hahahaha that's classic by udonis

bet he smokes a gritty joint

[Wade2Bosh]

Not surprising, but it looks like birdman will be staying for the rest of the season, judging by what Spo said after yesterdays practice

“He has a lean, live body, so I think in the next three or four weeks you’ll see that change even more," Spoelstra said. "He’ll get in better shape as the weeks go by. We have plenty of time left in the season.

"This is an early acquisition. Sometimes we’ve made our acquisition a little later, so we feel very comfortable with the timeline right now. And since he kept his weight and body fat down, he’s pretty close to his target levels already just because he keeps himself naturally somewhat fit, physically fit even if it’s not basketball fit. That helps.”

Read more here: http://blogs.herald.com/miami_heat/#storylink=cpy

[Dee-Zy]

Good to hear.

[Smithian]

I'm wait and see on him.

[doctordrizzay]

Is spo even gonna play him?

[Wade2Bosh]

Saw this pic and thought it was Bosh. Pitt's really got himself into great shape out of nowhere it seems

[Wade County]

Pitt does look in good shape. Still can't play basketball though, and unlikely to ever get a chance too here anymore with Bosh/UD/Birdman/Joel infront of him.

[Dee-Zy]

I wonder how long will UD be in front of him.

[Wade2Bosh]

Vids from Battioke.

JJax took a shot at Lebron's hairline





Mike Miller looks like he'd rather be anywhere else



JJ wasnt too bad

[Wade2Bosh]

Tim Reynolds ‏@ByTimReynolds
The White House has invited the Heat to visit Monday.

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