"If the preseason is any indication, the Miami Heat's offense will be one of the worst we've ever seen finishing at the basket. So, uh, here's hoping preseason is not, in fact, an indication of everything that's to come. Miami is currently shooting 56 percent at the rim. That isn't just bad. It's putrid. The NBA's average finishing rate at the hoop so far is 66.2 percent. This puts the Heat more than 10 points below it. Only the Los Angeles Lakers are faring worse."
"The biggest culprits of the Heat's poor finishing are... ...arguably their three best (healthy) offensive players. Norman Powell (50 percent), Nikola Jovic (57.1 percent), and Bam Adebayo (25 percent) are all going through the motions when attempting to finish at the biggest. Of the three, Powell's issues are the most troubling, because his deep-into-the-paint drives are supposed to be a fulcrum of the offense."
"Chalking this up to preseason noise is fine. Powell shot 65 percent last season inside the restricted area, and has dipped below 60-plus percent just once over the past seven years. With that said, his takeoff points when getting into the lane have been weird-so much so that just 19 percent of his preseason attempts are even coming at the rim. That represents a steep decline from last year (28 percent), and would be the lowest share of his career."
Preseason results show the Miami Heat converting only 56 percent of rim attempts, well below the NBA average of 66.2 percent and trailing all but the Lakers. Key offensive pieces Norman Powell, Nikola Jovic, and Bam Adebayo are all posting poor finishing rates (50 percent, 57.1 percent, and 25 percent). Powell has notably reduced restricted-area attempts to 19 percent of his preseason attempts versus 28 percent last year, leading to more floaters and marginal layups and a 37.5 percent layup rate. Several role players are also avoiding contact and settling for bailout runners instead of attacking the rim.
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