Miami Heat
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17 hours agoHeat deserve all the blame for backcourt experiment that has backfired
The Tyler Herro and Norman Powell backcourt experiment has failed, leaving the Miami Heat in a difficult position for the offseason.
Last summer's Club World Cup made clear the difficulties of playing football at some of the hottest times of day in some of the United States' toastier, sweatier climates. Substitutes had to stay inside in their air-conditioned dressing rooms at some games, while others were delayed due to extreme weather.
They're going to keep playing, man. Even if they don't knock down shots they're going to get 2nd chances, crash the boards, rebounds, find the open man, get to the FT line, move the ball, get the ball to Bam. Try to execute from there. They're going to play hard, they have guards who can penetrate/drive and kick/that's what they do. It has to be constant pressure.
According to NBA analyst Couper Moorhead, the Heat played "zone" 37 percent of the time against the Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, and Detroit Pistons. In those sets, the Heat allowed just 0.82 points per possession. To put that number in perspective, the NBA's best defense, the Oklahoma City Thunder, allows 1.05 points per possession this season.