ROCK BOTTOM: Miami Heat STRUGGLE Deepens—Why Bam Adebayo & Offense MUST Change After Loss to Raptors

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1. Also what makes everyone so sure is no 2 on a championship winning squad when we had Jimmy we were still looking for a number 2

2. Spo has been obsessed with hard work over talent. You need talent to win.

3. Bam started the season attacking the basket as the primary option. He has now stopped completely whether against top tier or second and third tier opponents. Bam didn’t even do press after the game. Something major is up.

4. The only person that this offence suits is Jaime. Jaime cannot win you a game. They need to do something different with the starting 5.

5. wnba expansion team?

6. Spo playing Dru Smith like he been with the Heat on the last 2 Finals runs. He playing JJJ like he didn't just have a sophomore slump last year. I would take Simone and KJ getting more minutes than turnover machine Jaime and undersized Dru Smith.

7. YEAH THIS THE TEAM GREEK WANTS NO STARS NO CAP SPACE NO DRAFT CAPITAL NOW AND IN THE FUTURE PLUS😂😂PLUS U GUYS A PLAY IN TEAM 🎉🎉🎉JIMMY FINALS APPEARANCES 😂😂😂😂

8. where are now "herro's back is the fault" ??

9. These two Devils will never call out Spo!

10. This Heat team reminds me of a Jazz team a few years back that got off to an unexpected hot start. Then reality set it and they finished in the lottery. The Heat just lack talent. It's that simple. Build around Ware. He's already the best player.

11. Every Since Tyler hero came back and destroyed that system and chemistry Miami has no chemistry no defense jealousy and turmoil on that team Spo has no control over the team Spo stop calling out or blaming one player it’s a team effort it’s over for Miami. Pat Riley has to trade Hero and Bam and start over I hate to say it but Eric Spo can not coach young talent Oklahoma City coach can. Swap coaches Miami wins a title blame the team Spo it’s not one player that doesn’t play in that system only Tyler hero defense is terrible he shoul come off the bench😂😂

12. Hero came back and this team was no better trade both Tyler hero and Bam start over with Ja Morant and Yannis 😂😂😂🎉

13. Pat Riley has nothing to do with this team losing he’s not the coach if yall no basketball He’s the GM meaning Miami has great players in Kel el ware and Kasperious but the coach Spo has no idea how to get this team back on track being a young team. Team effort Bam doesn’t know how to be a captain and Tyler doesn’t play good defense 😂Ware out plays everybody on the team so nobody passes or gets the ball down low for ware to dominate the post because of
    jealousy. Everyone shooting 3
    pointers when they have 2 of the best bigs in the game the system
    Has to change make the game simple throw Lobs to Ware like he’s Shaq O’Neal guards has to play more defense than scoring every guard is killing Miami in the backcourt and Miami guards is not great passers or forwards they don’t know how to get the ball down low

14. In my opinion,the Heat season is over with this roster as presently constructed,the Heat are 5-10 on the road,with a no indication that they will have a winning record on the road,any C- team have shown that they will win against the Heat regardless if the game is being played at home or the road,moving forward,trade for draft capital,so the Heat can bring in better talent and cap flexibility,please drop the Giannis talk,nationally the Heat offer is laughable at this point,Go Heat.

15. to Ware like he’s Shaq O’Neal guards has to play more defense than scoring every guard is killing Miami in the backcourt and Miami guards is not great passers or forwards they don’t know how to get the ball inside to Kel el ware

16. Fans can say trade Bam but who’s going to guard Jalen Bronson, Tyrese Maxi if the front court can’t stop a point guard trading bam does not resolves the problem if other team’s point guards scores 47,50 points on the guard so it’s for from Bam that’s not his position 😂😂😂

17. Herro is the only realt offensive player on this team and if he’s not playing this team doesn’t have a prayer . Bam is horrible to no surprise and now we can all see why clippers traded norm for peanuts

18. Should I email the owner about my frustration of the current state of the team?

19. trade bam for giannis

20. Every time BAM gets the ball 🏀 he looks like a deer 🦌 caught in the headlights.

    He air balled underneath the rim.. THE GUY WAS UNDER THE RIM AND HE AIR BALLED IT.

    SPO SUCK.. PAT IS OLD.. THIS TEAM IS A BENCH TEAM (meaning every player except WARE is a bench warmer)

    Go Heat

21. Times like these prove how important a locker room presence is. K love filled that hole, now we no veteran to speak out to get us out this slug fest.

22. Embarrassing! That is all

23. Wes, you have no credibility. Your blinding love for Bam is insane, your inability to hold Bam accountable for not having a single go to move after 9 years is on Bam not the offensive system.

24. This team is not a unit.. nothing is working 😩

25. Wes, Bam is a Role player, not a Star Player.

26. Wes, have you thought maybe Bam is hurting the offense. They weren't running this offense last season and Bam still sucked. For Bam's entire career we've been asking Bam to be aggressive. Wes, stop with the Bam excuses

27. Yeah it's psychological and the game that put the nail in the coffin was Sacramento Kings Jackie Levine he broke the heat mentally

28. We sat back and saw a teams #2 scorer go out in the first round ( for a pinky )and the team still make the finals. Then proceed to chalk all this up to a fluke. Then pay these guys for what Jimmy was doing. This is why I say People are fools who only watch the box score. If anyone ever watched those playoffs you saw bam and Tyler for who they are. BUT STILL THEY TRIED TO SCREW JIMMY OVER

29. Wes, Bam is not a #2. . Wes, Norm and Herro are better than Bam. Bam is a 4th option type player…

30. you highly praised Bam and you mock Tyler. Now its a slap in your face that it is not all Hero’s fault

31. 3 pts 2 assist davion lmfao. Dude needs to go to the bench he can run against scrubs but Tyler Powell Wiggins Adebayo and Ware need to be our starting 5. 2 points a game Davion is a liability

32. You guys are all looking at this the wrong way… this all started when Pelle Larsson got injured. Cant believe no one has talked about this. We need our glue guy asap!!

33. We're now paying Bam $50+mill a season!!!

    but his defense…

34. Are we not gonna talk about how spo is always out coached now

35. Bam need to get in the gym with ZO , this offence is a gimmick , good for a change up mid play offs but not a season it's almost pick up ball

36. Trade Bam and get a trove of picks. The notion of building around a vet role player like him is the formula for perpetual mediocrity. Finding a young superstar should be the only concern of the franchise

37. It’s starting to look like pelle was key in the starting lineup.

38. I really wonder how much now if the hard practices in culture fit this pace. They have to play defense hard, they have to run hard, they have to practice hard and then still be able to shoot? There is a human element that still comes within basketball. I believe we’re just asking too much.

39. Bam is not an offensive player.
    Its really not that complicated.
    You can say 'he averages 20 with elite defense' he's gets 20 by working like a dog. Its always a hard 20. An ugly 20. And even then its only 20 points for a max player.

40. Just about everyone, we play has a better franchise player than us. Bam is our best player. That’s not good enough good defender average offensive player should not be your max franchise player.

41. You can blame the scheme for Bams funk but that doesn’t explain the air balls in the paint. In general, Bam’s touch has never been impressive. There’s a little Winslow in him.

42. i hope the fo is seriously considering blowing this up already and stop trying to put lipstick on a failed build. move on. and spo gotta take some responsibility. looks like he has zero answers, worse he's lost the team.

43. Duncan was smart to leave this dumpster fire!

44. Running a gimmick ass offense with no legitimate superstar and its only took the league 2 months to figure out your losing games huh