Like a third of Miami's playoff rotation would be considered unplayable if any other team had them.
2023 NBA Playoffs Discussion Thread
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Boston went out and got big name (relatively) role players to fill out their roster hoping they would put them over the top.
Miami unearthed undrafted rookies and trained them for years to be ready for this.
Miami unearthed undrafted rookies and trained them for years to be ready for this.
Spoelstra wasn’t doing this without Jimmy or LeBron.
I’m not bagging on Spo, he is top-tier. But Jimmy is the heart, soul, bones, and muscle of that team. Amazing what happens when you outwork everyone and fear nothing.
Al Horford is 36 now. I was wondering why he hasn't been making an impact.
What Miamis doing is nothin short of Amazing. I hope they win it all.
I think what I'm learning/confirming from these playoffs is that when people paint broad strokes about players like, "that guy can't play in the playoffs", they are just blowing smoke.
I think it's pretty clear Pat Riley is the heart/soul/bones and the city of Miami is the carrot that allows the stick to work.
For sure, you have to have top end talent to win in the playoffs. I'm still not sure there are many coaches that could've gotten this Heat roster to the finals while beating both the 1 and 2 seeds, especially without Herro.
I hope this shuts up dumb conspiracy theorists. It was quite literally the worst combination that could have happened ratings wise since the semi-finals on.
I don’t think Butler went there because he thinks Miami is tight. He went because they are arguably the best organization in the NBA. Ain’t nobody getting dissed here.