Going Commando Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Bad start. We didn't play well. We're slow starters. Tough time to catch Miami in Miami too, they're healthy and fresh and haven't figured out they're not especially good yet. They made their shots when it mattered tonight and they beat us on the glass. We deserve to lose when that happens. Miami is going to win some games this year. They're not going to completely fall apart just because they lost LeBron. But the second half of the season, they're going to wear down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Did they miss at all the last 5 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) For some reason, I thought about this picture that was posted after Lebron left and I just started laughing way too hard man lol Did they miss at all the last 5 minutes?I don't know, but when Cole hit that deep three from the top, I just hung my head. Edited October 30, 2014 by MLSKINS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Wade was hitting 3's at the end. Throw the game plan out the window at that point. They were hitting everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKINS_08 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Ah sucks to lose but we were short handed and I think Miami is still going to be good this season. We'll bounce back tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Ah sucks to lose but we were short handed and I think Miami is still going to be good this season. We'll bounce back tomorrow night. They ****ing started us off with a back to back on the road? ... I see we haven't earned preferential scheduling yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKINS_08 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 They ****ing started us off with a back to back on the road? ... I see we haven't earned preferential scheduling yet. Yeah back to back road games to start the season sucks bit atleast we stay in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 No big deal. Severely under manned. Still, some very encouraging signs once those pieces come back. Pierce is really gonna free up Brad, and vice versa. Pierce can work all over the floor for his shot, while Ariza was mainly stationary on the opposite corner of Beal. And Otto can make a major impact off the bench. Main concern, need much more aggression on the boards. Though Nene and Blair will help in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Another concern I have is free throws. We missed sine crucial joints that could have changed some things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) One game on the road in the NBA isn't the end of the world, and I have miami easily making the playoffs.- Seraphin is still garbage. We won't need to see too much of him this season though.- Temple is still a terrible offensive player. Beal, Webster, and Rice can't get healthy fast enough.- Wall still can't guard smaller guards along the perimeter. Maybe I should say "doesn't" because I think he can but just doesn't bring the energy.- Miller looked 50 years old.- Wall needs to get his turnovers under control, which we've been saying his entire career.- Wittmans offense is still garbage. Half court offense still has too many guys standing around.+ Otto played well. He needs more minutes.+ We had a billion players out with injuries or suspended and still hung around on the road against a good team.+ Wall had some great passes and attacked the rim.+ Pierce is a massive upgrade in that he gives the offense a much more versatile player than Ariza+ Those blue unis are nice. Edited October 30, 2014 by Destino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Another concern I have is free throws. We missed sine crucial joints that could have changed some things. Yeah, we've become a really crappy FT shooting team. It's aggravating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Missed free throws. Turnovers. Too much reaching and allowing Miami to drive straight to the rim. No one wanted to get out on Cole. Miami got a lot of long rebounds. And I know we were missing players, but there was a big drop off in offense from the first to second team. Loved Gooden doing all the dirty work. Porter has hustle. Pierce is just a great veteran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkeyBoy Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Less Garrett, More Otto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheItalianStallion Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Eh, not worried. VERY undermanned. FTs are still worrisome though, and Wittman still sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebreaker Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 porter is ballin.  i guess you would disagree with Phil Jackson's coaching style. He never called timeouts.   Well Phil only played with future HOFers so he didn't need to call TOs to get his team's head back in the game, his HOFers did it for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 It bugs me that we let Miami beat us on the glass. If their team beats you on the glass, you deserve to lose. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Is GR Jr. hurt? Maybe I missed the report or something...Yeah he hurt his ankle in pre-season. they thought he might be able to go tonight but I guess not quite yet. I can't help but think that Nene would have clogged the lane more and Blair would have gotten physical with Bosh and put a lid on his scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The shooters also looked rough last night. Airballs and bricks on decent shots. A lot of stagnation, especially when the second unit came in. Miami was looking really sharp once they settled in. All of their guys were hitting their shots and they made their FTs. Both teams turned it over a lot, but we need to be much better. John needs to be better, several of those turnovers were unforced errors. He left his feet with no plan or he was just flat out careless, like when he got his pocket picked. We played poorly and Miami played well. And damned if they don't know how to finish a game, that was a blitzkrieg at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Yeah he hurt his ankle in pre-season. they thought he might be able to go tonight but I guess not quite yet. I can't help but think that Nene would have clogged the lane more and Blair would have gotten physical with Bosh and put a lid on his scoring. I think it's a high ankle sprain, he might be out for a little while longer. Yeah I think Nene would have been much better checking Bosh than Humphries and Gooden. Gooden got his back on offense, but neither of those guys are the caliber defensive player that Nene is. Humphries had a rough night. He was rusty and I wouldn't be surprised if his hand is still bothering him. He rushed back. But other than being unable to check Bosh and having that cascade throughout the defense, we actually defended pretty well. I thought Gortat did an excellent job protecting the rim and our wings were very disruptive. We did a good job triggering breaks too, that kept us in the game for a while even though Miami was completely outshooting us. I thought the defense was much better than the offense. But too often we didn't finish our D with the rebound. And we weren't doing much of anything on the offensive glass ourselves. We should be killing the Heat on the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 But too often we didn't finish our D with the rebound. And we weren't doing much of anything on the offensive glass ourselves. We should be killing the Heat on the boards.QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thankfully our November schedule is very light to work out some of these injuries/issues.  I think the Heat felt like they had a lot to prove that game. This was their chance to show the world they can be a legit EC contender without LJ. Those players had a lot to prove that they didn't been LJ.  I am excited to see us tonight with Nene and Blair.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Humphries had a rough night. He was rusty and I wouldn't be surprised if his hand is still bothering him. He rushed back.     Agreed. I was psyched about acquiring him because I've seen him twice at the Verizon Center and he killed us both times on the boards. I'm hoping to see more of that as the season goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebreaker Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 They better win this game tonight. Orlando is a nobody in this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 This is Temple's third year with the team? Temple does play good defense. That's why Randy keeps going back to him. Vucevic should not be beating you down the floor March! Wall, Porter, and Temple are KILLING it on D! Looks like Wall is on a mission tonight to shut down a rookie PG after a poor performance last night. He is hounding Payton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Bench unit really lacks athleticism. Didn't Randy learn last year to stop subbing them in all at the same time? Edited October 30, 2014 by Destino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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