“I really don’t understand what’s going on there.They’re really a win-now team, which I respect, and they haven’t put a roster around there that has a chance. I think they got lulled into a false sense of security by the run to the Finals two years ago. And it was a great run, but they didn’t have a great team, and they didn’t have a great year. That’s not a very good roster. To me, that’s a play-in roster again.”
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The top competition in the east looks better on paper, not going to lie. But the Heat never looks good on paper as they truly are.
Well, f**k you too.
I definitely agree with him on the “lulled into a false sense of security” part can’t lie
Trust the system
He ain’t wrong.
I still think people on sleeping on a healthy Terry. Along with Niko and JJJr natural growth. We get transition basketball going like Coup mentioned along with Bam’s improved spacing things look a lot better if the defense comes in as expected.
I mean if you aren’t engrossed in the Heat it’s hard to see the upside.
Most importantly, we won 46 games last year and it was a frustrating year outside of the injuries. Even with Lowry, we blew so many leads it was unbelievable. That indicates an ability to play at a super high level, which this team has demonstrated in the playoffs but an inability to maintain it and it’s painfully obvious what they lack offensive and defensively. However, I think they’ve address shot creation and size this off season. Maybe nobody wants to admit it and we can’t predict the future but if that’s shored up. We are in a good position.
I’m gonna get downvoted for this but I kind of agree with him. Not that we are bad and can’t make a run, but were always less talented than any other contenders, yet we always make it further being the underdogs…just imagine if we actually had on par talent. I get that it’s harder than it sounds, but we were at our peak 2-3 years ago, now we have practically the same exact roster but just older. I don’t see how we have a chance to really contend unless Jimmy can put up 50 burgers in the playoffs again at the age of 35. At some point you got to at least try to make a move to go for it all, the idea of running it back isn’t exciting knowing everyone around us is getting better, and we couldn’t even get it done with that roster.
Just think about all the contenders recently:
Celtics – Went out and got Porzingis & Holiday and it paid dividends
Bucks – Lillard
Nuggets – They won the ship so they had a good reason to run it back
Timberwolves – Went further than expected yet still traded KAT for Randle and Divencenzo because they know they needed something more to win
Knicks – I can’t even count how many trades they made this season after already surpassing expectations
OKC – Traded for Caruso
And that’s not even including signings since I know we can’t sign anyone. My point is we could and should be trying new things via trade to give this team a potential boost instead of settling for the 8th seed with a wildly less talented team and just hoping to make a playoff run every year.
Pat Riley has failed Spo, Jimmy, and Bam for so long
Doesn’t Stan have personal issues to tend to?
Stan needs to understand that unlike these other teams, our cap and trade capital is very low.
Some teams can drop up to 5 frps to get stars.
The Knicks for example, they dropped 5 firsts for Mikal Bridges. Overpay, imo, but, that’s the competition. If a team like NYK can drop 5 firsts for him, others gotta step up. Pat’s not doing that unless he’s getting like a prime Durant or if he’s getting Luka. 5 firsts for Mikal? As much as I love Bridges, for us, those 5 firsts could net someone better. For the Knicks, Bridges is a good addition.
Pat’s realistic next move is getting rid of maybe Herro or Duncan for depth pieces. Or waiting until another star wants out.
He is speaking truth
It is HIS opinion. Means nothing.
Basically spo is the greatest “elevator” in NBA history. This means that the FO likes getting either extremely high IQ guys or athletic freaks who need to learn ball from the high IQ guys and then reap the benefits
Stan wouldn’t make the playoffs with this roster. Spoelstra can. How far can they get depends on how healthy the team is. This roster lacking playoff experience after their core is the concerning part.
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Two months ago I would have agreed wholeheartedly but I’ve now seen two preseason games with my own eyes so I can say with confidence this is our year.
SVG is a r/heat redditor confirmed.
In Riles we trust.
That man is still salty as hell
4 wins away from a 50 win season despite being unhealthy and playing over 30 different starting lineups.
Missing Jimmy and Rozier (a big chunk of our cap) in the playoffs against the championship-winning Celtics.
Outsiders have some pretty bad takes on our team. If you think we can’t stay healthy, that’s a fair criticism, but to say that we suck, even when healthy, is just stupid.
I agree. Stan is a Spo fan and i do feel that this is coming from a pov of “get our boy some guys”. The team doesn’t have any traction going into the season in terms of expectations and i think alot of the pundits are mad cuz an interesting Heat team is money. We’ll see how the season pans out
Stfu Stan you would understand if you know about our cap situation 🤦🏾♂️ bozo
Never looked good on paper yet all our undrafted players get sniped as soon as they’re free agents 💀💀
He’s not wrong guys.
Nuggets all in your face
Yeah, he’s right