Kenny Atkinson on the loss to the Heat: “Giannis and Bam kind of had their way with us… they dominated us in the paint – those two guys.”
Hol up
Lol everyone was saying the heat suck in the first 2 weeks of the season after starting 0-4
Sports subreddits are incredibly reactionary, especially early in the season
I got the impression Wemby didnt know how to score a basket or wipe his own ass from this subreddit from the first two weeks
I mean, they beat the Hawks, Pacers, Clippers, Kings, Jazz and Cavs.
One of those teams has a winning record (the Hawks at 7-6), and three of those teams have a combined record of 5-31.
Their next game is against the Pistons. They’ll likely get beat bad, and everyone who is talking about the resurgence of the heat will be right back to saying they suck.
I’m not saying this team won’t be good by the end of the season, but they are 6-6 and three of those wins came against 3 of the 5 worst teams in the NBA.
Overreaction but also Cleveland didn’t have their DPOY big man either
The only reason we can usually get away with having two undersized or defensively challenged guards is because of Allen and Mobley. I hate the disrespect both of them get.
We started a 3rd string and played a second round rookie for 30min. Both teams came in limping.
Ok that has nothing to do with the post
I mean teams do improve
It’s common with the heat to have a feeling out process with new pieces. Spo always figures things out as the season goes along.
We still might. This recent stretch only really says we’re a .500 team. We’ve beaten bad teams or teams missing players, but we haven’t beaten good teams yet. This is promising at least because being able to beat bad teams is a good sign that we’re, at worst, a .500 team and our pick situation will go better.
They do
Say it slower mmm
They analytically beat them despite being dominated in the paint
“Giannis and Bam kind of had their way with us… they dominated us in the paint – those two guys…but we dominated them analytically”
Analytically
This man needs to be fired!!
Dan Gilbert: “Another extension to add on to the one we gave him in the offseason?! Sold!”
Two good coaches with mostly the same roster.
coaches really be loved one season and the next the fanbase be asking for their head.
The coach is fine your GM should be fired out of a cannon into the sun, other than dmitch this team ass.
Gonna happen when your best interior defender sits and you run a 4 guard lineup lol
Haha, the Cavs are a steaming pile of poo
Bam was out muscling hakeem the mantis all night
Yikes Cavs might fuck around and miss the playoffs
Pause
Good thing the Cavs signed Peyton Watson, those 4 points in 30 minutes really helped keep them in the game.
The man has a way with words.
Not a good one. But a way.
Mobley and Allen are just soft. They’re liable to have nights like that due to the softness. That aforementioned softness is preventing them from being harder
You really shouldn’t comment on games that you don’t watch…makes you look dumb.
Not as dumb as an Olivia Rodrigo username. Be original
Mobley literally didnt play lol
doesnt change the fact that he’s soft….
Mobley was out but nice try bot
Ur team stinks. Don’t be mad at me….
Alot of Bams scoring occurred while Allen was sitting or guarded by someone else.
And Giannis is impossible to guard regardless let alone by Allen who is significantly smaller.
Especially when you put James Harden on him. Masterclass by Kenny
I mean you work with what you got. Bench is injury decimated and Mobley who would probably have had the Bam assignment was out.
I dont understand why Kenny is getting so much flack this season when the problems are clearly roster related.
The biggest acquisition this season has been arguably one of the worst minutes getters in the league thus far. And lots of minutes are going to small players. Harden looks his age and Mitchell hasnt been close to his calibur of a player.
Because we have Mario and Kenny barely played him last night. It’s not rocket science
Kenny’s getting all hot and bothered over there what a horn dawg