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The post Why Heat\u2019s Bam Adebayo is \u2018not satisfied\u2019 just yet with new fast offense<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MIAMI \u2013 In the Miami Heat<\/a>\u2019s early statement win over the New York Knicks, the team displayed its new style of offense once again to impressive results. While the players are having fun with the Heat\u2019s new offense<\/a>, certain stars, such as Bam Adebayo<\/a>, aren\u2019t fulfilled just yet.<\/p>\n

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Despite the Knicks focusing on slowing down Miami, which came in as the fastest team in the NBA by pace with 112.3 possessions per 48 minutes, by upping their man-to-man defensive pressure and clogging driving lanes, the team overcame the adversity. It was a slow start, but the Heat picked up their momentum in creating quick offense and capitalizing in transition with 31 fastbreak points, leading to the victory over New York.<\/p>\n

The talk throughout training camp and the preseason has been about the team\u2019s new philosophy on offense, with players citing the hard regimen they went through to keep up the pace. With the results showing through three games, Adebayo would tell ClutchPoints that he isn\u2019t satisfied just yet<\/a> and that sustaining it throughout the season will be key.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not satisfied, we still want to keep this pace up throughout the whole season,\u201d Adebayo said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just the first five to 10 games; we want to do this the whole season, because when you build it as a habit and then you get into the next stage of the season, that\u2019s when it really matters. That\u2019s when people tend to slow down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you know, for us, we want to keep that pace, so when we get in the playoffs, it\u2019s kind of like, everybody\u2019s trying to play half-court offense, and we\u2019re getting the ball off running,\u201d Adebayo continued. \u201cAnd like I said, you feel alive because everybody feels involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heat\u2019s Bam Adebayo on the win over the Knicks being \u201cfun\u201d\"Sam<\/p>\n

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With the Heat\u2019s blowout win over the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> last Friday, the victory on Sunday, and even the opening loss to the Orlando Magic, the team has a clear focus on what their identity is on offense. It was much needed as the team ranked towards the bottom of the league in offensive rating and pace, as combining that with the \u201cresilience\u201d shown against the Knicks, Adebayo would call it a \u201cfun Miami win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just like we kept fighting through<\/a>, man, like that\u2019s a fun Miami win,\u201d Adebayo said to ClutchPoints as he scored 19 points and recorded 13 rebounds in the win. \u201cIt\u2019s one or two points and you break it open, so it gets about 15, and then they break and they push it back to like eight, and then it\u2019s a nail-biter for like the last four minutes. And we\u2019ve seen in the past how those can go towards us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut having that resilience, that bounce back to, obviously, keep chipping forward,\u201d Adebayo continued. I don\u2019t think we ran a play today, and those are the type of wins that you enjoy, because, like I said, you don\u2019t run a play? And you\u2019re still out there getting 115.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Heat players enjoy seeing the work pay off thus far<\/p>\n

It also helps to have the right personnel, as besides the Heat\u2019s newcomer in Norman Powell transitioning seamlessly<\/a> with his new team, the rest of the team is buying into the system. One who has benefited from it is Jaime Jaquez Jr., coming off a sophomore slump, as he had another impactful game off the bench, scoring 17 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s very satisfying,\u201d<\/a> Jaquez said. \u201cI think we\u2019re all happy. I think we\u2019ve all deserved this. We put in a lot of work as a team every single day, grinding, grinding away at this new offense and defense that we\u2019re putting in, and it\u2019s great to see these results pay.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Wiggins, while he only scored nine points, his presence was felt on the defensive side of the ball and even had a crucial three-pointer to help ice the game when the Knicks were threatening to come back with 1:20 left in the contest. He would talk about the work put in<\/a> during a rigorous training camp to reach a fast pace.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure, we work so hard in training camp, it was a very tough training camp,\u201d Wiggins said to ClutchPoints. \u201cIt prepared us for, you know, these games. You know, we feel like we\u2019re in better shape than anybody. Keep pushing the wall, playing fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

At any rate, the work has seemed to pay off thus far with the Heat averaging 109.67 possessions per 48 minutes, the fastest in the league. Miami looks to continue its impressive play on Tuesday night against the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n

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Related: How Norman Powell\u2019s love of basketball has led to easy transition with Heat<\/a><\/p>\n

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