The Official Miami Heat Return to the Playoffs Thread.

I have no problem losing in Atlanta. First of all we are a young team and young teams are prone to feed off or flop based on crowd tempo. Second of all those young Hawks all have playoff experience. Third they are without question a better overall basketball team.

My problem is that this team looked like they didn't care about winning or losing. Dwyane Wade, agree or disagree, GAVE UP on his own team in the third quarter. I witnessed it with my own eyes... Didn't even cry for fouls in the second half. He just didn't care. He and Haslem issue this stupid curfew only to come out and play like crap. I am still shocked at the lack of effort man.

I agree with Sec though... Wade is fully expected to drop 40+ in game 2.

An if Haslem starts over Beasly I'm turning the ****ing TV off.
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Seriously Atlanta's forwards... Way too athletic. U.D. Is getting exposed. This isn't his matchup.
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Haslem hate? Never the case. I am simply calling it how I see it. This is not based on his overall performance one on one with Al Horford. Not a single player on this basketball team can contain Horford one on one. In this matchup, generally speaking, Udonis Haslem is left out in the cold for exposure. He's got too much responsibility due to the fact that Jermaine O'Neal sucks, and we have no one else to chip in on help D. Haslem defended Josh Smith a ton last night, by the way... a ton. Whoever he defends in this series will possess a mismatch, Beasley as well. Only difference is that Beasley can get it back for you on the other end, and maybe some more. Haslem cannot. Haslem's toughness cannot be matched by a single member of this basketball team, but with his injury and the athletic inability, I'd prefer to see him limited to maybe 25 MPG in this series. Beasley needs the overload. He's the only player on this team with the ability to give Dwyane Wade a helping hand.

If you think Udonis Haslem should be starting over Michael Beasley right now, then you've got to be satisfied with losing the series.

 

We cannot afford to suffer these major scoring droughts in that arena... like Dwyane Wade said, an 8 point lead will hit 20 in an instant. Michael Beasley needs to be on the floor for the majority of the game. He needs to be attacking the basket for the majority of the game. This is not a knock against Haslem. The NBA is all about matchups. One series he fits, one series he doesn't. When he doesn't, we no longer have Shaquille O'Neal around to shield him. We've got Jermaine O'Neal... a center content with satisfying for jumpers while displaying a 15 inch vertical leap.

God I wish we opted for Brad Miller when we had a chance. At least he'll score consistently and ATTEMPT to rebound the ball like a GROWN MAN.

 

I never really understood that saying. If the team with home court wins every game, they win the series, but it still hasnt started yet?

 

Screw you commie^

Seriously this team had zero sense of urgency(that falls on coaching) just because you're not expected to win doesn't mean you phone it in.

 

This is where having J.O. in your line up hurts you, he is never going to hustle down the court, he cant, he doesn't have the knees anymore. And if Haslem is crashing the boards one of the two need to be ready to run to the other end of the court.

 

That was the most reckless performance of bball I have ever seen by my heat. That def was not riley-style disciplined basketball.

 

Miami gonna throw up another turd up tomorrow? That was a horrible game. Atlanta D was to much for El Heat to handle in game 1.

 

Defensively they didn't impress me that much. Miami just decided to chuck up jumper after jumper all game.

 

Don't care about any of that because it's not going to win us basketball games in this series. Point is that Haslem should not be starting. Not this matchup. Michael Beasley needs to start and play 35 minutes or more if we want to win... that is the FACT. We cannot afford to put up 64 points in a playoff game, whether it's Atlanta or Georgia Tech we're facing. Neither of the two players are going to match up well defensively with Atlanta's bigs, like I said, but Beasley can match or out duel any player he goes up against offensively. We need that fire power in the line up for the majority of the game.

If anything, Haslem should be stealing more of Jermaine O'Neal's minutes. He has nothing to offer against Atlanta. Nightmare waiting to happen in transition.

 

Jermaine O'Neal was on the floor for most of Atlanta's major run... that's what I'm referring to. Not the entire game. Total minutes for Sunday night's game is 110% irrelevant as the final 15-20 minutes meant NOTHING. Actually, I guess you can say the final 24-30 minutes of the game if you're speaking from Wade's perspective.

I don't think it can be made more obvious, but BEASLEY NEEDS TO START and he needs to have a ton of plays called his way from the get go. He CANNOT have a slow start in Game 2.

Forget about Game 1. That wasn't even a real game to me. Nothing from that game meant anything. The team and coaching staff stayed at the hotel.

 

seriously, i love haslem, but he went 2-3 from the floor with five rebounds. he isn't even winning the individual match up with horford.

beasley needs to be out there. he lead the team with 10 rebounds, that's 3 more than jo and haslem combined.

 

Wade hits a three... looks over at Mo Evans... "not tonight *****, not tonight"



Like why did he have to call him a *****, though?

 

lol @ Beasley's braids... and oh no, is he going to be shooting jumpers all night again? I hope not.

Nice hustle, Beas.

Like what I've seen so far from Wade, J.O., J.J., and UD.

 

Good quarter, guys! Thanks for calling this one fair, refs... that crew did a terrible job when the game actually mattered in the first half of game 1.

 

Skittles!!!!

Oh man if we can get that ****er going... 2/2 from three so far.

 

This is why the Big Cat should have played in Game 1. God I love this guy. Like he sucks but he's awesome.

 

Back to the TERRIBLE officiating... WOW!

 

Witness: Dwade.

Godlike performance in the 2nd quarter.

What an incredible run for Wade. Wow.

 

much better performance so far tonight. after the debacle that was Sunday night, we look like an actual pro-team, not a bad imitation of the globetrotters

 

Our inability to grab boards is killing us. At one point we were up 12-0 on 2nd chance points, now Atlanta is up 13-12.. We need to board or this game may not end the way we want it to.

 

Funny thing is that if officiated properly, Miami would be up 30 right now.

I'm still nervous. Atlanta is one of those teams that can spur a 10-0 run like nothing. Wade's got 28 right now... we win for sure if he finishes with 38.

 

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from 18 to 11 in a span of 70 seconds.

gotta be kidding me.

COME ON MIAMI...... if we give this one away there is NO CHANCE we win the series. This is OUR GAME.

 

If we can rebound missed shots and hit a couple more three pointers we will..

I want Haslem in the game right now, Beasley isn't ready for playoff basketball. We needs Haslem's intensity and D right now.

 

Skittles!!!!!!!!!!!!