'13 All things Heat thread

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jace

If you're into the X's and O's, Couper Moorhead has some great pieces already on heat.com. One is on the "Ray Allen Special," the play we beat Minny with last year, though now featuring Ray, who knows how to work the triggers much better. We ran it against NO at the end of the half. Though it resulted in a missed Lewis 3, it still got an open shot.

He then broke down the pace and space advantages this team now has after the Boston game. There's also a new one about Bosh in the early post that I haven't read yet.

Also, this guy will be doing film breakdowns throughout the season for different teams. Here's the one on the Celtics-Heat game.



One of the lazy defensive plays he calls Wade out for actually looked to be Rio's rotation. And he might want to ease up on the "Lee may be a Wade stopper" conjecture.

That clown made a video saying Nash would destroy Miami and the Lakers were clearly better than us, right? Don't even post his crap here.

[Jace]

Yeah was going to mention that, and that he's kind of a tool, but if you separate that bullshit from the analysis (not all of which I find to be correct), there are still a few good points here and there.

[Wade2Bosh]

The new Bobcats court is hideous.

[Jace]

Oh, its sooo bad. No idea what they're doing with their "identity."

Speaking of aesthetics, fashion update: After getting away with it for one last game vs. BOS. The NBA has finally apparently forced the Heat to conform and wear socks with NBA logos.



Robbing us of our uniqueness.

Also, I don't mind the other Li-Nings he's rocked, but those black/grey ones are hideous.

[Jace]

Oh, and this happened today:

@SI_ChrisBallard

From starter to cut in half a week. Never say die, Eddy RT @ESefko Mavericks officially sign Troy Murphy, waive Eddy Curry

Wow.

[Smithian]

Well, that makes me feel a little bit better.

[Wade County]

Lebron went full Jordan with that calf sleeve tonight.

[Jace]

LOL yeah, haven't seen one of those since Kevin Martin rocked a black/purple one since he was on Team Jordan.

I remember as a kid I used to wear one black and one red sweatband on my calf to emulate it when I balled. Was the signature Jordan "look."

[Jace]

NUMBER
10. Seasons as teammates for Heat's Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem. The only longer active pairings involve the San Antonio Spurs (Tim Duncan and Tony Parker 12 seasons; Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, 11 seasons).

Neat. Hopefully UD can find a way to continue being effective, though.

[Wade2Bosh]

Kenyon Martin is out there and is shocked that no team wants him.

"We don't win the Memphis series [without Martin] and we certainly wouldn't have finished as high as fifth in the Western Conference without Martin," Olshey said. "His ability to impact the game by guarding multiple positions, switching pick-and-rolls, blocking shots and protecting the rim was an element we really didn't have and it made us unique. I was thrilled with Kenyon in Los Angeles. He was a good teammate."

Sounds like things that would fit here.

[Jace]

Didn't read the full article, but he's been holding out for more than the minimum, which he's not going to be able to get from a contender. If he wants to suck it up and play for 1.4 mil, he might be welcome. I also think the Heat are wary of bringing in that kind of personality.

EDIT:

The NBA season is nearly a week old, and Kenyon Martin doesn't know why he still can't find a job in the league. He helped the Los Angeles Clippers during their playoff run last season. His knee issues of the past no longer seem to trouble him. And he's even willing to take a contract for the league minimum.

Oh...Hmmm...

I'd guess we're monitoring him, and figuring out what we can and can't do with what we have.

[Jace]

@IraHeatBeat Jarvis Varnado, a late Heat camp cut, has been invited to camp with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Heat's D-League affiliate.

So you're telling me there's a chance?

[Wade2Bosh]

hahaha had forgotten about this Heat commercial

[Luke]

I see that LeBron is no longer the villian of ESPN and he's back on top of the media world as well. Good for him.

[Jace]

So, I know he got minutes tonight, but any hope at all that we could send Philly's 1st (and maybe a pot sweetener) to SA for Blair? Most teams don't want to trade with us, but SA is pragmatic and has the same approach as Riles: Don't worry about anyone else, as long as you're getting better. On top of that, RC Buford and his cabinet are draft wizards. Would have to be later on in the season, preferably with Philly struggling just enough to look like a lower seed. Pipedreaming?

Originally Posted by Luke

I see that LeBron is no longer the villian of ESPN and he's back on top of the media world as well. Good for him.

They're silly. Throughout last year they were teetering on it, but came just short of flat out saying "we can't fully embrace him until he wins the title." Now its OK. To me, that's foolish.