'13 All things Heat thread

[Wade2Bosh]

Yeah, im pretty sure it is.

[Ender]

Originally Posted by Wade2Bosh

That pick looks like its getting better and better.

I lost what little respect I had for Broussard after he misspelled "MEMPIS" on national television.

[Dee-Zy]

Bowling?

If he ****s up his knee bowling, that guy's NBA career is toast.

[Jace]

Exactly. And yeah, it's a 'shop. The real pic is online somewhere.

But yeah, even though bowling is far from mopeding, he still shouldn't be doing anything that puts torque on those peanut brittle knees of his.

[Jace]

Cool stuff with Dwyane and Fiz. Part of a series being released one at a time.

[doctordrizzay]

D-Wade "Part of my expectations of my self is to be better than I was last year"

He must be in a Deep deep depression then.

[Ben]

I just had a quick look at the standings. Wow, I knew the Bucks were doing well to start the season, but they're 6-2 and the 2nd seed?!

[Jace]

All of the teams they've beaten have been pretty bad so far. Boston managing to beat them on the road is somewhat of a bad loss the way the Celtics have been playing, while their other loss is completely excusable against Memphis. Still, I wouldn't overlook a Skiles-coached team, especially considering how they've played us in the past.

[Wade2Bosh]

Speaking of scheduling, our December schedule looks very favorable



Could get a little bit harder depending on John Wall, Nene and Dirk being healthy by the time we play Washington and Dallas.

[Jace]

Matt Moore, who is now stationed in Denver, has a nice write-up on Battier from interviewing him before and after the Denver game. (Click the quote for the rest)

It's a Thursday afternoon, and for a man who trusts the process so much, Shane Battier looks like the process has been pretty rough on him. After facing the Clippers and Blake Griffin on an ESPN late-night game Wednesday (and taking a whupping), the Heat arrived in Denver at 4:30 a.m. Thursday to play a back-to-back in the altitude against a fast-paced Denver team.

The infamous "You know it's bad when the USA Today is on your doorstep before you check in" kind of game. The Heat are expected to get clobbered, as tired legs in the midst of a six-game West Coast road trip should do them in against a rested and hungry Nuggets team that played them close in Miami two weeks ago.

For his part, Battier's showing the effects of this exhaustion, in what he describes as the most physically taxing season of his career. The late arrival was rough, but in his twelfth season in the league, he's used to it. Worse, though, is his transition to frontcourt defender after the Heat decided to go to small-ball exclusively following their success in last year's playoffs. For his trouble, arguably the smartest player in the league spots a shiner from Zach Randolph ("ZBo got me with an elbow") and a body that is fresh off Blake Griffin, and headed straight towards Kenneth Faried Thursday night.

Battier says he doesn't mind the beating, though he acknowledges the challenge and the toll. It's what's working and he's determined to take the challenge on. But for a guy who has been credited so much with his mental approach to the game, he says this season is considerably easier on that end.

"Physically, yes," he says when I ask if this is hardest he's ever had to work in this league. But mentally?

"No, it's much tougher mentally guarding Kobe Bryant or Kevin Durant. There are high-usage guys in the post, but for the most part, guys who are big scorers in the block get a lot of points in transition and on offensive rebounds. That's just guys working their tails off, not so much the mental as guarding Kobe Bryant who will get 30 shots up in the game, and has the offense is designed around him, or Kevin Durant who will get so many touches on the perimeter."

[Jace]

OT: Wow, Boston got blown out by Detroit. The worst part? Doc played Rondo 38 minutes in order to get him to 10 assists and continue the streak (no other Celtic even played 30 mins, while the highest Piston was 33). That's embarrassing. Shameful. Not sure if it's more embarrassing than all other Celtics combining for 2 assists, though (Barbosa and Green each had 1). I wonder if Doc still has that Game 7 playing on loop at the practice facility.

I really ****ed up my standings prediction. Guess I won't be winning that $500. Speaking of, I'm disappointed I didn't listen to my instincts and put Indiana even lower.

[doctordrizzay]

As soon as Ray left I know Boston would be in serious trouble.

[Wade2Bosh]

Originally Posted by Jace

Matt Moore, who is now stationed in Denver, has a nice write-up on Battier from interviewing him before and after the Denver game. (Click the quote for the rest)

Great article on Shane.

btw, never heard of Matt Moore? He used to cover the Heat?

[Jace]

No, pretty sure he was the founder of hardwoodparoxysm.com. He then started blogging and writing articles for NBC and CBS, and this season he began covering the Nuggets, not sure for whom specifically. He still writes for HP and CBS, though.

Quite possibly my favorite basketball follow on Twitter (warning: tweets A LOT): @HPbasketball

[Wade2Bosh]

Miami HEAT ‏@MiamiHEAT
Your @MiamiHEAT are back home and on the practice court! http://instagr.am/p/SOIF5REMtV/

I believe that's Wade in the back by Jorts, so it looks like he's back practicing.

Looks like it is

Miami HEAT ‏@MiamiHEAT
Dwyane Wade putting in some extra work after today's practice http://instagr.am/p/SOLSK3EMvy/

And it was

Tom Haberstroh ‏@tomhaberstroh
Dwyane Wade (foot) went through full practice today but wouldn't commit to Wed game. How'd he feel today? "Tired."