{"id":12335,"date":"2024-11-28T20:59:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=12335"},"modified":"2024-11-28T20:59:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:59:07","slug":"its-not-that-confusing-the-miami-heat-are-consistently-inconsistent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=12335","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s not that confusing: The Miami Heat are consistently inconsistent"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_exclyoipb\">Opening the Miami Heat mailbag\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_exclyoipb\">\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_11gw3bn-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_sfawx6gxk\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1861962012168737170&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fallucanheat.com%2Fnot-confusing-miami-heat-consistently-inconsistent&amp;sessionId=0b2363df9a8489f98f7447c7638e69243cf289d5&amp;siteScreenName=allucanheat1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1861962012168737170\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote data-mm-id=\"_7iii4ul7s\"><p>&#8220;You said this stretch run before Thanksgiving would tell us a lot about the Heat this season, so where are we? 8-8, with 4 losses being coin flip games in final 10 seconds.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_plgwsnaq4\">I did say that. Specifically, I said we\u2019ll know if the Heat are good enough to compete in the Eastern Confernece by turkey day. Well, the Heat are 8-8 after an up-and-down start.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_8ye5srimb\">The inconsistsed start is less confusing than you think. What if this is who the Heat are? Inconsistent. Jimmy Butler, at 35, will be in and out of the lineup. Tyler Herro is finding success in Miami\u2019s new offense, but Bam Adebayo is having a harder time. Sometimes the Heat\u2019s depth \u2013 built largely on unproven youth \u2013 is a strength. Sometimes it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_8y4ble5j0\">The Heat are consistently inconsistent. That\u2019s not rare for a .500 team. The Heat, through the first 16 games, feel like a .500 team.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_u4q4ji6ow\">Sure, they lost some games in the final minutes. They also gave up a 20-point lead in Charlotte after coming back from 22 points vs the Bucks. The Heat can make games interesting both ways.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_5whf56fan\">I do think Miami\u2019s best basketball is ahead of them. They are showing signs of improvement on both ends of the court and they are mostly healthy. Coach Erik Spoelstra is finding the right lineups and right buttons to push.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_tto1n7y3a\">More importantly, though, they are clearly not at the same level as the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers. 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