Miami Heat: What’s the next step for the rising Kel’el Ware? | Five on the Floor
Kel’el Ware has been on fire lately, but there seems to be even more he can offer. Will Erik Spoelstra continue to lean into him? Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk discuss what’s next for the Heat center.
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Ware is much better than Bam. Once Ware's body fills out and he develops a jump hook. He'll dominate. But not on the Heat because Spo doesn't know or appreciates big men on any of his lineups. He refused to play Bam and Whiteside and preferred to run Whiteside out of town.
Were being hold back by the spou from last year
Based on last year and this year Bam will not get better. He's not a superstar and needs to get traded. He's soft and scores under 20 points a game.
Dear Santa, get Ethan high speed internet. He was a good boy.
The FO was rightfully criticized last year. Spo is also proving to be a hard headed, arrogant coach. This year should be all about developing the youth
Ware, Wiggins, Bam, Norm and Mitchell is a solid Defensive and Offensive Starting 5. Herro needs to swallow his ego and come off the bench. Look at how great New Orleans has looked with Zion on the second unit.
It's time to just rebuild. The way it is right now, it's better to rebuild and find our franchise player in the draft with our current young core foundation than to trade it all for a star like Giannis who is still great, but how much longer will he be at this level? Also, what depth would he be playing with? Just doesn't seem worth it to me. Would rather rebuild like Detroit, OKC, San Antonio, etc. Let's move off Bam, Herro, Wiggs, Powell, and let's just get back as many assets as we can.
Bring Norm off the Bench.
Bam and Tyler both need pick n roll to be affective.
Have Norm in the Free flow offense with Jamie to get our bemch scoring back to level
Ware is now Miami's best player and Spo's media-built ego (no titles since he underachieved with the Big 3) gonna keep him on the bench and in the play-in, Riley and Spo (Vito and Michael Corleone) is basically running a racket at this point, they dont care about winning at all
Trade bam and Tyler because they are the two that take touches away from ware . Get picks and build around him and kas
Realize ware is your future…jovic is a mistake,trade trade &move up in the draft…get better TALENT instead of below average culture players to make the play in….
Tell me what Tangible things does Bam do better than Ware? PLEASE TELL ME!!!
I tell you all now, the coach will put Ware on the bench when herro comes back
Ware is already Better than Bam
It's hard for Bam because this offense requires a skill set and he doesn't have one
Ware, Herro, & Niko are your future. Everyone else is a role player
Bam is a 9 year Vet and he's nowhere close to a star and he's untouchable…. why? Keep Ware… he's younger and Ware's floor is Bam's Ceiling. Remove the Emotions and Trade BAM.
Don't bench wiggs…he's the best defender and all around player .this is just not his team…and he doesn't have the extrovert personality norm has ..play him at the 3…and let him get touches Everytime down the floor…stop playing him at the 4…let him and bam touch the ball more..the only ones that touch the ball Everytime or most of the time when they on the floor are . Mitchell..JJJ..and norm…wiggs should have more of a green light than Fontechio..JJJ is a gun ..and limited offensively..and subpar on defense
Ware absolutely could become Giannis-like. He’s more talented, but Giannis had a more aggressive mindset. If Ware gets more desperate to be great, he will be one of the most dominant players in the league.
36 minutes a night lol
Bam needs to go ! We are tired of watching him stink up the joint and then having the Heat media make excuses for him and call him untouchable it’s been two seasons now that Bam has not been good actually he’s been really bad and it’s only going to get worse
Trade Bam & Hero for star or picks and build around Kel'el
If we want a championship next season; play Ware 35 minutes every game and give him 15 to 22 shots a game. If that were to actually happen he would produce several games between 25 and 35 pts and 15 to 22 rbs. Riles and Spo; the time is now. Finish out of the playoffs and get a good lottery pick. Play Wiggs 26 minutes and Bam about 30. Once healthy the starters should be Kelel center, Bam power4 forward, Pel Larsen small forward, Davion point and either Herro or Powell at shot guard. No more working Ware in, it should be about other lesser players being worked in with Ware, subserviate to our best; Kelel
Spo knows exactly what to do but has hesitated all season hoping to not insult Bam or Wiggs. The ultimate tank, play Ware 38 minutes and give him a minimum of 18 shots a game (6 or more 3s). Ware's ceiling, best in the world. No one is creating threes for Kelel. If they belly up to Ware he dribbles once (one step) then 2 legal steps and dunk the rock in the toilet. Time for Spo lead this Ware centered team, will he do it or screw this Heat team up even more????????????? Bam's screwup is 100% because; he knows Ware is better and it bugs him a lot. I watched Bonzi Wells do the same thing to Steve Smith at the Blazers 15 years ago.