He also has to make better passes out of the double team. Passes that hit the spot up shooter in the chest so they can shoot it in one fluid motion after catching it. Too often our spot up guys are bending over grabbing passes at their knees and not being able to recover quickly enough to shoot what would be a wide open jump shot.

Gallo needs one too. He's much bigger than most guys guarding him. We'd be able to take advantage of that. Imagine he had posted up Lebron.

D' has to figure out why the PnR broke down and crack that code. Maybe even trying the PnR with Gallo/Chandler, if nothing else than to impose and alternative threat to keep the D on Amare honest.

BlueSeats wrote:I don't know, but I don't think you can expect him to become something he's never been at this stage in his career.

D' has to figure out why the PnR broke down and crack that code. Maybe even trying the PnR with Gallo/Chandler, if nothing else than to impose and alternative threat to keep the D on Amare honest.

in the 4th as well as during the past few games, MDA's offense has started with the Chandler PnR. Perhaps they have just started to integrate that. In fact, the last few possessions of the CHI game - during crunch-time no less - it was all Chandler and Felton.

Questin is did we lose last nite or get beat?

I think we got beat by a better team. Somtimes we will get beat by a lessor team that will out play us.

and somtimes we will do the same.

Games are about giving and being able to execute what they give you. They gave us the 3's and dared us to beat them with it. A few shots here and there and better FT% its a closer game.

Big Z only played 14 minutes but he killed us. He is a big dude with skill.

Miami used their tools well and executed. WE did not execute our plan well.

Thats where you improve.

In my book Miami is a much better team than even 2 weeks ago and I thought we played better. WE came back even though it not seem "Close" at the end. Miami dropped their guard.

Amare's assets are quickness and I think he would get pushed out of place if he posted often. Its hell on the legs also.

He is a face to the basket player and perhaps the best at what he does. Why mess with it?

Gallo has one but won't use it yet. Its a drop step turn around jump shot. Seems he is still able to get to the basket with his handle or get fouled. If they can create a mismatch on a pick and roll I'd post him. He is not in that offense scheme yet.

He came into the league as a dunker. Now he has a NASTY midrange J. As he gets older I can see him adding to his game. Maybe a 3 pt shot. Maybe a post up game. Dude has shown he will put in the work to improve his game.

Nalod wrote:
Miami did a great job on Defense last nite. We hardley had any fast breaks and they forced us into a slower pace. They got back on defense very well.

Questin is did we lose last nite or get beat?

I think we got beat by a better team. Somtimes we will get beat by a lessor team that will out play us.

and somtimes we will do the same.

Games are about giving and being able to execute what they give you. They gave us the 3's and dared us to beat them with it. A few shots here and there and better FT% its a closer game.

Big Z only played 14 minutes but he killed us. He is a big dude with skill.

Miami used their tools well and executed. WE did not execute our plan well.

Thats where you improve.

In my book Miami is a much better team than even 2 weeks ago and I thought we played better. WE came back even though it not seem "Close" at the end. Miami dropped their guard.

Amare's assets are quickness and I think he would get pushed out of place if he posted often. Its hell on the legs also.

He is a face to the basket player and perhaps the best at what he does. Why mess with it?

Gallo has one but won't use it yet. Its a drop step turn around jump shot. Seems he is still able to get to the basket with his handle or get fouled. If they can create a mismatch on a pick and roll I'd post him. He is not in that offense scheme yet.

Were a 3 pt shooting team, were 17-1 when we shoot above 45% from DT..if we shoot like that, miami has to adjust, and Amare starts to go off. Were not a post up team, and like it's been said, that ain't his game.

The illeagal defense rule or the defensive 3 second rule, clearly took away the post up game.

The defense now is force to quickly double team a post up player, you can't fake it. Your decisions have to be a split seconds or you end up turning the ball over either by steal or offensive foul (ala eddy curry)

Kobe developed a post-up game at 31 by studying with Hakeem over the summer. Why can't Amare do the same? He has plenty of room to grow and with a 100 million dollar contract, I'd expect him to.

The guy is 28 yrs old I think what we see is what we are going to get for the next 5 yrs.