alcstarheel Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Miami @ Atlanta Time: 7:00 PM ETTV: -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 18, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Let's see if the Heat bounce back after their loss against the Thunder last night. Atlanta is right there with Boston as the best team in the East, and it seems they've been clicking pretty well lately, getting up and down the court with all of their guys contributing on either offense or defense (or both, of course). Miami needs more out of Beasley, and Chalmers has to play better defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) When playing the Cavs, Chalmers had a bad habit of giving Mo Williams too much room behind the arc. Bibby is also a very good spot up shooter, and Chalmers has to get out on him. Q-Rich isn't exactly a bad man defender, but he struggles when guarding players that have more size, and since he's forced to play the SF spot at 6'5'', he's almost always having a hard time keeping his man from taking advantage one-on-one. On average, starting Small Forwards have the highest opposing PPG against the Heat than any of the other positions at 21.8 PPG, starting PGs being the second highest at 16.6. Luckily the Hawks don't have any current stars at those positions. Hopefully Marvin Williams won't be able to take advantage of his size, and Bibby will have a cold day from behind the arc. I wouldn't be too surprised to see Haslem starting this game with Q coming off the bench for match up purposes. We'll see what happens. Other than that, I'm expecting O'Neal to have a good game. Joe Johnson will probably struggle with Wade matched up defensively against him, and I think Josh Smith's performance will depend on how often he's matched up against Haslem. Edited November 18, 2009 by Poe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I'm expecting this one to be close for the whole game but you've got to give Atlanta the advantage since they are at home. Hawks win 105-97. Hawks are favored to win by 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I guess I'm the only one watching the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 19, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 It's sometimes hard to come in here and comment DURING the game, especially when you're throwing shoes at your TV. Johnson did well. Chalmers didn't do a bad job on Bibby defensively, but you have to score if you're the Heat, and they didn't get the norm from Wade, and Jermaine was a bit slow out there, missed some crucial rebounds when I was watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 (edited) Agh, I missed this one. On top of the loss, it looks like Haslem didn't play, and Q-Rich got hurt during this one. Not good. At least Haslem may come back for Friday's game. It's tough to see the Heat struggling like this. It started with the game against the Nets. They just aren't playing with the same intensity and desire that they did to start the season. Maybe Pat Riley needs to step in and conjure up some sort of speech to sort of re-motivate the Heat and get them back up to speed. I'd like to see Dorell getting more minutes. It's frustrating to see them getting replaced by Cook and his 27% shooting to start this year. I don't know if it's the shoulder that's bothering him, but really, he's never truly shot a good percentage in his career anyway (37%). From the games I've seen him play, his shot selection hasn't been the best, either. Even though Dorell isn't quite as aggressive on offense as Daequan, at least he takes better shots and shoots a much higher percentage (50% this year, and 46% for his career). Anyway, looking at the game, it looks like it all came down to turnovers and free throw shooting. The Hawks shot way more free throws than the Heat, plus making a higher percentage. And, by the looks of it, the Heat obviously need to be more scrappy on defense and take better care of the ball. Edited November 19, 2009 by Poe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 It's sometimes hard to come in here and comment DURING the game, especially when you're throwing shoes at your TV. Johnson did well. Chalmers didn't do a bad job on Bibby defensively, but you have to score if you're the Heat, and they didn't get the norm from Wade, and Jermaine was a bit slow out there, missed some crucial rebounds when I was watching.Why were you throwing shoes at your TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 19, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Why were you throwing shoes at your TV?I was referring to pissed-off Heat fans (if there were any). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Wade needs to get out of this slump because it really effects the whole team when he isn't on his game. Also, Beasley scored 21 but I didn't feel like those 21 made a big impact in the game. They were a quiet 21. Q Rich went down and Haslem was out tonight so that didn't help our cause. Yet again Dorrell gets the short end of the playing time stick. The Hawks are a team where he could make a difference against because of his length and athleticism. The team is struggling but I think Wade will get back to normal soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Wade needs to get out of this slump because it really effects the whole team when he isn't on his game. Also, Beasley scored 21 but I didn't feel like those 21 made a big impact in the game. They were a quiet 21. Q Rich went down and Haslem was out tonight so that didn't help our cause. Yet again Dorrell gets the short end of the playing time stick. The Hawks are a team where he could make a difference against because of his length and athleticism. The team is struggling but I think Wade will get back to normal soon enough.They were quiet because he was in foul trouble for the majority of the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Beasley's really starting to piss me off though. IMO he hasn't improved at all and is still the same guy who's going to shoot when he gets the ball and can't play defense to save his life. He's by no means a legit second option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Beasley's really starting to piss me off though. IMO he hasn't improved at all and is still the same guy who's going to shoot when he gets the ball and can't play defense to save his life. He's by no means a legit second option.If he was able to limit his fouls then he would be fine. He killed the Heat in this game because he had like five fouls and Wade was having an off night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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