Can the Miami Heat Bounce Back After the All-Star Break? | Locked On Heat
The Miami Heat, grappling with a four-game losing streak, face a critical juncture as they head into the NBA All-Star break. The team’s mental and physical exhaustion is evident. Wes Goldberg and David Ramil dissect the Heat’s recent struggles, focusing on Erik Spoelstra’s coaching, Nikola Jovic’s potential to elevate the team’s performance and the puzzling role of Haywood Highsmith.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
5:13 Heat’s lack of execution
13:42 Can the Heat improve after All-Star break?
24:07 Who needs to step up after All-Star break?
28:37 Haywood Highsmith’s role
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I love how perplexed everyone gets after all these losses. I don’t know what’s surprising. This has been this team’s identity since the beginning of the 23-24 season. Blowing leads, losing to G League squads. We were doing it all last year too.
I don’t know what the fix is, but it’s probably time we got a new coach and a fresh start. There is a staleness and a complacency vibe, and that should totally not be the case with all the rookies and new acquisitions.
Miami does have an excuse for playing poorly…their roster sucks.
HEAT Nation let's be perfectly HONEST for a minute or two. The time has come for the entire organization (Mickey) in particular to realize, this franchise is desperately in need of a REBUILD. When I say rebuild; I mean a COMPLETE dismantling from TOP to BOTTOM. Riley's way of doing business is OLD and non-impactful; what young talented players has Riles been able to attract (NONE)! Spo's message have fallen on DEAF ears and his lack of offensive ingenuity has weaken the team ever since he was given the title as head coach. Talent won him the back-to-back tiles, NOT his coaching, before anyone gives him credit. Therefore, BETTER luck next season, this current one has been washed away off the shores of South Beach! Respectfully, MIA Take Over!!!
Its a bad sign I just saw Heat Culture Jersey on clearance at Ross stores.
I can see a great defensive lineup with any guard prob herro for offense highsmith Wiggins bam Ware should not be starting lineup but def should be more Wiggins highsmith and bam together
The Thunder going on a 24-0 run in the 4th and the Heat only being able to score 8 points in the period shows me the greatly miss a player with Butler's skill set. They don't really have that type of player now.
its better to tank and try to get a superstar durant and draft cooper flag..
I feel that Niko is not being coached correctly. When he has a balance of aggressiveness and confidence he plays amazing. But when he struggles with one or the other, that's when the coaching staff has to jump in. I asked this somewhere else but is suspending the coach a thing? Because at this point, the coach has to take some of the smoke
What was the reason why Bam and Wiggins didn’t play?! I didn’t know this was the last game before ASB! A rest day before a long break is a joke!!!!! We needed that win!
I think jimmy fucked up the whole vibe of the team
The reality check heat fans needed, Tyler Herro as a starter has always been the issue. The heat is .500 with dude as a starter. With Jimmy, with Kyle, with Strus, with Martin, with Vincent, with Oladipo, still .500. in 22 when he came off the bench, conference finals, 23 started all season, barely above .500, gets hurt in game 1 of the playoffs, ended up in the finals.
Everybody wants to blame th coach whos nit going anywhere! Does anybody think a different coach is gonna coach these youngsters any better?
Locked on Heat sounds disappointing now. Maybe let’s be honest, not talking about what we feel with all our heart.
Hope they keep losing, draft Tre Johnson and Kam Jones. Trade Duncan for 2nd rd picks at the end of regular seasons. Draft Matthew Cleveland or Nique Clifford in the 2nd rd. Trade Tyler, and Highsmith for picks. Acquire James Wiseman in the buyout.
This team is bad that's the reality
7 or 8-10 game winning streak 😂 can’t finish off a 4th quarter fat chance
Im all in on soft tank 😅
The problem with the Miami Heat is that they think they are better than the NBA stars. Didn’t take care of Wade and didn’t take care of butler. Your franchise player and hall of famers. Wasted money on their own overpriced draft picks. Duncan and Tyler hero and brought in Rosier taking $75 million of your salary cap. Your not winning championships with them. These people would be bench players in a winning team. Be like cleavland and trade for your stars. Nobody wanted Hero when you were trying to trade him. He needed to be paid under $20 million and Duncan under$15 million. Trade them at the end of the year to get Trae Young and pair him with bam and keep Wiggins 2 way player former #1 pick overall. Then work your way from those 3
Personally i blame Spo. We're like the 28th or 30th ranked team in terms of pace! Were young Y not run & get easy fastbreak points. Plus Spo needs to post Ware up more. Also tell Wiggins to cook, he's the BEST player on team💯
I said it b4 I'm going to say it again, this team is a midioka to the core, and that's one of the main reason why Jimmy wanted out,now Jimmy would have stayed if he got his extension, but no extension and no upgrade to the roster. However I think next year we will be better…