Miami led the league in mid-range frequency last year while sporting the third-worst rim frequency. Through four preseason games... Miami took only 5.5 percent of its attempts from the mid-range area, with an enormous emphasis on shots in the paint and beyond the arc.
Head coach Erik Spoelstra downplayed it, stating, "We're not running a math class here. We're trying to win basketball games. I was horrible at math. That's not our intention right now."
Generating paint touches while having a more efficient process will make it harder to defend all five players - thus accomplishing just that.
As long as he's getting to his game, if we can find a way to help [Butler] get to his game at the highest level, it's not rocket science -
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