The Miami Heat's record stands at 7-5 and they find themselves in 3rd place in the South East Division and 6th overall in the Eastern Conference. Here's what 'they' are talking about around the Heatosphere:
-At one point in the second quarter, Shavlik Randolph pulled Beasley aside to explain a play. Let that marinate for a while. To his credit, Beasley continued to push through his uneven start.
-It took Dwyane Wade until the midpoint of the first quarter for his first basket, a driving layup. He was aggressive this time, attacking the rim.
-Slump? What slump? Wade is back, even if the shooting percentage still is off. - Sun-Sentinel
Despite being linked to a late round of negotiations with Allen Iverson, the Miami Heat denied a report in Thursday's New York Daily News that it had made a pitch for the recently released guard.
"The Iverson rumors are just that, rumors," a team spokesman said. "There's nothing to it." . - Sun-Sentinel
A Heat defense that once ranked among the league's stingiest teams surrendered 43 points in the second quarter and was outscored by 18 points. Toronto set the tone with its penetration and kick-outs to open shooters. The Raptors shot 79 percent in that quarter, including 67 percent from three-point rang. Seven Toronto players had at least four points in the quarter. - Miami Herald
``One thing you learn in this league is you don't get too high or too low,'' Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. ``It's a growing process for this team. We have to continue to get better and get back to being one of the best defensive teams in the league. But we have to stay together as a team.'' - Miami Herald
Miami played without Quentin Richardson, who left Wednesday's game with a sore back. Jones started in place of Udonis Haslem, who missed his second straight with a sore left shoulder.
"They both wanted to (play)," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said before the game. "In fact, Udonis went through the walkthrough today but he's not 100 percent. There's still pain in his shoulder when it's up." - Palm Beach Post
“One thing you learn in this league is you don’t get too high, you don’t get too low,” Wade said. “When we were 6-1, if you’d asked me I’d say we’ve got to continue to get better. Now we’re 7-5 and we’ve got to continue to get better.” - Yahoo
Once again Beasley's inability to finish hurt Miami. Wade fed him with an open lane in front, but Beasley fumbled the ball, put up an airball and despite getting his own rebound, there were only a few ticks left on the shot clock and Miami couldn't get up an attempt in time. After the turnover, Jarrett Jack hit a huge three to put Toronto up by 7 with 1:42 left. A quick missed triple by Wade and the game was slipping away (again). Chris Bosh hit a jumper to put the Raptors up by 9, then after another miss from downtown by the Heat, Jarrett Jack hit another wide open corner trey to cap off a 10-0 run that put the game away for Toronto. - peninsulaismightier.com
nevr get 2 high. nevr get 2 low. That's how u have 2 b in life. We will bounce back. Growing pains isn't pretty but they R needed - Dwyane Wade on Twitter
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Heat Loses It's Way
I just wanted to make a few very quick points about the state of the Heat right now.
Losing streaks happen in the NBA. Players go into slumps, you have injuries, you get a few bad breaks, and all of a sudden you drop a few games. But when a team begins to lose it's identity altogether it becomes a cause for serious concern. The Heat gave up 120 points to the Raptors on Friday night allowing Toronto to shoot 57.7% from the field as a team. Whats worse, the Raptors went 9 of 15 behind the 3 point line (60%). So for all of the progress that we thought the team had made with it's perimeter defense at the start of the season, it has quickly taken some major steps backward.
Heat opponents have scored 100 points or more in all 5 loses (Phoenix 104, Cleveland 111, Oklahoma City 100, Atlanta 105, Toronto 120). In Heat victories, nobody has scored more then 93 (New York in game 1 of the year). You can make stats say whatever you want sometimes but there is no getting around the importance of defense for this team. The Heat does not have the firepower to win high scoring games on a consistent basis.
Losing streaks happen in the NBA. Players go into slumps, you have injuries, you get a few bad breaks, and all of a sudden you drop a few games. But when a team begins to lose it's identity altogether it becomes a cause for serious concern. The Heat gave up 120 points to the Raptors on Friday night allowing Toronto to shoot 57.7% from the field as a team. Whats worse, the Raptors went 9 of 15 behind the 3 point line (60%). So for all of the progress that we thought the team had made with it's perimeter defense at the start of the season, it has quickly taken some major steps backward.
Heat opponents have scored 100 points or more in all 5 loses (Phoenix 104, Cleveland 111, Oklahoma City 100, Atlanta 105, Toronto 120). In Heat victories, nobody has scored more then 93 (New York in game 1 of the year). You can make stats say whatever you want sometimes but there is no getting around the importance of defense for this team. The Heat does not have the firepower to win high scoring games on a consistent basis.
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