Q: Ira, I\u2019ve had it. This team is going nowhere, a middling play-in team. Bam Adebayo is not a superstar. He is who he is, a good defender and an maddeningly inconsistent scorer. Tyler Herro can\u2019t stay on the floor. Kel\u2019el Ware needs to play more, and Erik Spoelstra is too stubborn. Don\u2019t understand his love for Pelle Larsson and Simone Fontecchio. Time to blow this up. \u2013 Roy, Miami.<\/p>\n
A: But the Heat don\u2019t blow it up. They just don\u2019t (except in 2008, when there was nothing left to salvage). And this is a middling play-in team, as advertised, no matter the quick start out of the gates, with a roster built to be somewhere around .500, give or take. What is interesting is the middle ground in the rotation. Yes, some youth, such as Pelle Larsson, as you cite, but also some veteran balance, with Simone Fontecchio, as you also cite. That\u2019s what happens when you attempt to play the middle ground of competing while developing.<\/p>\n
Q: I love Kasparas Jakucionis\u2019 potential, but he needs to stop being so deferential, that is, he needs to assert himself offensively. Right now, it\u2019s like the Heat are playing four on five when he\u2019s on the court. \u2013 Ray, Deerfield Beach.<\/p>\n
A: Again, as mentioned above, that\u2019s what happens when you attempt to go with such a mix of youth and veterans. The younger players naturally find themselves deferring to the older players, which certainly could be the case with Kasparas Jakucionis. Typically, that ebbs over the course of the season, as players play together more often. The problem is, with a lack of continuity due to all the injuries<\/a>, it is if the Heat\u00a0 are constantly starting all over again from scratch.<\/p>\n Q: Should Bam Adebayo really be shooting seven threes? \u2013 Bob, Davie.<\/p>\n