May 12 2012 01:33 PM by Coup
LeBron James is the 2011-12 NBA Most Valuable Player not just because he had the most statistically dominant season of any player in the league, but because it was impossible to watch him play and not think he is the best player, capable of doing the most thing, in the game. Sometimes, even th...
May 11 2012 07:13 PM by Coup
The conservative approach is for the Miami HEAT to try to match the size of the Indiana Pacers, but with the creativity the team has shown all season, Miami can be the team that dictates matchups and rotations in this second-round series.
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May 09 2012 10:48 PM by EGPT
.The Miami HEAT host the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Miami went 3-1 against the Pacers in the regular season. The HEAT enter the second round after beating the Knicks 4-1 in a blow out fashion. The Pacers enter the second round after beating the Magic 4...
May 08 2012 05:39 PM by Coup
Some may think the Miami HEAT don't run many sets late in games, but in the final 90 seconds of Game 4 against the New York Knicks, they ran one specific set twice for good looks. Then, on the final possession, Miami took advantage of New York's willingness to concede mismatches.
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May 04 2012 12:54 AM by Coup
New York made its adjustments and Carmelo Anthony is getting the ball on the wing, but the Miami HEAT aren't doubling him no matter who else is on the floor. That's because when Anthony is shooter from a certain range, as long as the shots are contested, the percentages are in favor of the def...
Apr 27 2012 07:11 PM by Coup
The perception is that the Miami HEAT have a weakness when it comes to opponents shooting threes, but the reality is that in the past two months, Erik Spoelstra has tightened up the defensive coverage and Miami is giving up fewer attempts from the most efficient part of the floor. No player, h...
Apr 27 2012 12:40 PM by Coup
In HEAT.com's First Round Playoff Preview, no team has run more isolation offense than this iteration of the New York Knicks, a type of attack the Miami HEAT are particularly adept at defending. But few know that the Knicks are also one of the best defenses in the league thanks to the efforts...
Apr 19 2012 01:17 AM by Coup
With Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh sitting out the game and LeBron James sitting out the fourth quarter, the Miami HEAT consistently ran its offense through Mike Miller, who displayed the versatility -- in moving, shooting and passing -- that will have to give Miami periodic relief offense come t...
Apr 11 2012 10:33 PM by Coup
You've heard about the Miami HEAT striving for Pace and Space in their offense this season, but while pace gets all the attention for the highlights it produces, space governs everything the team is trying to accomplish. Against the Boston Celtics, Erik Spoelstra used a new lineup designed to...
Apr 09 2012 03:13 PM by Coup
When his free-throws weren't falling earlier in the season, Dwyane Wade worked with the machine called NOAH to get his shots to take a more rounded path to the rim. Now, with his jumper feeling a little flat, Wade has been working with another, more simple shooting machine to increase his arc...
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