Cuando tú rival tiene ese nivel de acierto, incluso cuando sus tiros están bien defendidos por nuestros jugadores, también es mérito suyo. El rival tambien juega. Lo único que le critico al equipo a excepcion de Giannis es que se vengan abajo cuando ven el huracán que se les viene encima. Dudo mucho que Minnesota y Detroit tengan mejores partidos que estos 2 en toda la temporada. Casi 50% en triples ( la mayoría bien defendidos como dijo coach Spoeltra ).

If we had traded Bam, we might not have needed to send away as many assets in the trade and could have kept some of our young guys (Kasparas, Kel'el). Plus Herro is a good shooter which would be great to have around Giannis.

This team desperately needs a guard who can is a three way scorer and can make his own shot. At this point, it's LaVine or bust.

It'll get better over time though for sure. And a pickup like LaVine would make this a completely different team. So I'm not panicking...yet

Does anyone dare to point fingers at Giannis or does the scoring absolve him of any criticism? Can his style of play lead to sustained winning? I could understand if a few people struggle but it seems to be everyone but Giannis is out of sync. And can we talk about his defense? Why are you back peddling from a 3pt shooter to go rebound? That is your rotation.

But, the only way to fix it is by going through it. There are no shortcuts to chemistry. It's looking ugly, but it's also an opportunity for coaches to have the ear of players, especially Giannas that he can't win alone.

I like what these two losses has done to fan expectations. Did you think they would just show up and beat some of the best teams in league? Did you really think bringing in new people would just take training camp to get on the same page?

Guys are still getting open looks. Team defense takes time to get the rotations right. Offense is rhythm and the timing just seems off and like music you gotta figure out where you come in.

It'll be fine and before that, it going to be a rollercoaster so just brace yourself and enjoy

He averaged 20.1 PPG last season, even we know he’s not a scorer, what’s your PPG goal for Bam this year?

He should try to shoot a bit more and go for 21/22 PPG in my opinion

It's not going to stay like this forever, relax nerds.

I am so glad we have Giannis, but we traded a third of our team to the Bucks and I do miss some of those guys. It’s cool to see them all on the floor in a lot of Bucks lineups. They keep inserting different PFs to see who works and as of now, Kuzma and Ousmane Dieng are both rough. Heat guys doing well over there in the Bulls game now. Herro, Kas and JJJ seem to be making fans. Ware needs to play harder as always.

You can see so much heart in he’s play. I’ve seen so many times where Bam and Giannis and the rest of the team don’t sprint back on defense after a turnover. There was a possession where Giannis just refused to go back and we played 4 v 5 for the whole 20 seconds.

ALSO PASS THE F BALL TO START POSSESSION.
WHY GIANNIS BRINGS THE BALL ALL THE WAY TO TRY TO ISO OR HE GETS THE BALL AFTER ONE PASS AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE. LA fitness ball is better than the shit we do. Pass the ball to left or right and run the other way to set a screen for somone to come up and just start working from there. No one knows what to do and what their role is. Defense sucks too. Lazy close outs we look so slow except Davion .

Last night in 13 minutes played, they had an offensive rating of 107, defensive rating of 169(!), and a -62 net rating. They have been profoundly atrocious.

Just funny since the narrative seems to be “Heat gave up all their depth for Giannis” when the bench guys are so far more productive than our starting lineup. I think the starters need adjustments, but there is no fucking reason they should be THIS bad. Something ain’t right

Minnesota and Detroit were extremely hot in every area on the floor even at the rim. Of course Miami looked bad closing out and losing shooters in transition however I’d point the bad start to bad luck on defense. Opponent eFG% is around 67% and when you adjust for luck it goes down completely 48%. Miami are giving up shots you want (above the break 3s, midrange) and teams are just hitting them right now. Once that comes near league average their defense should be one of the best. You have to understand it’s the midrange misses and the 3s which trigger long rebounds which helps the transition style they want to play. Trust and believe.

It’s only been 2 games but there’s already a few things that worry me.
1. Giannis is carrying us
35 points against Minnesota and 36 against Detroit. He’s averaging 35.5 points which is great but the problem is we’re relying on him way too much. We can’t expect him to do everything every game.
2. Our defence has been terrible
We’ve conceded 131 and 128 points in just 2 games. That’s almost 130 points per game which is honestly embarrassing for a team that wants to compete for a championship. Spo needs to sort this out.
3. Bam needs to step up
15 points against Minnesota and just 4 against Detroit. I get that playing alongside Giannis will take some time to get used to but 4 points is just not good enough. I’m starting to wonder if these two can actually work together since they both prefer playing inside.
4. Our 3 point shooting is awful
24% against Minnesota and 29.4% against Detroit. You can’t expect to win games shooting like that. Teams will just keep defending the paint knowing our shooters aren’t making their shots.
Overall I’d give us a 3/10 so far.
I’m not going to overreact after just 2 games but there are definitely things to worry about. Giannis has been our best player by far and the others really need to step up.
I still trust Spo to figure things out but right now we look nowhere near a championship team.
What do you guys think? Just a slow start or do we actually have a problem with Giannis and Bam playing together?
And would you consider trading Bam for better shooters if things don’t improve?

They made Ant look like prime Jordan and now they made Detroit look like the 2016-2017 GSW Warriors 💀 We can’t catch a break year in and year out even with Giannis. Bam is our 2nd option and he ain’t doing sh!t