Bad game for the Heat. No energy at either end of the court. Actually, the Heat was a disaster at both ends of the court. It was probably the second-worst showing of the year after the 106-68 blowout at Portland….
Posted: December 14th, 2008 under .
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Power forward Udonis Haslem (death in family) and power forward Michael Beasley (illness) are questionable for Sunday’s game at Memphis. Their absences would badly tax the Heat’s power forward rotation. Both players missed Saturday’s practice. Coach Erik Spoelstra said there’s…
Posted: December 13th, 2008 under .
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Yes, the Heat needs Michael Beasley and his offense. Badly. If there was any doubt Friday’s loss to Atlanta provided the answer. Clearly Beasley isn’t as important to the Heat as Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem or Shawn Marion. But he’s…
Posted: December 12th, 2008 under .
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Rookie forward Michael Beasley won’t play against Atlanta tonight due to illness. The Heat said Beasley has been sufferring from flulike symptoms. After Thursday’s practice Beasley was coughing and sounded a bit congested. (I made the mistake of extending my…
Posted: December 12th, 2008 under .
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Yakhouba Diawara might finally have a role — defensive stopper. It’s a title most thought would belong to forward Shawn Marion, but apparently Diawara is getting a tryout. Coach Erik Spoelstra didn’t award the task to Diawara after Thursday’s practice,…
Posted: December 11th, 2008 under .
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Michael Beasley is in a slight slump. But the bet here is he has a big game Friday against Atlanta. In the last two games Beasley has gone 7-for-21 from the field, scoring four and nine points, respectively. The Heat…
Posted: December 10th, 2008 under .
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Dwyane Wade leads the league in scoring at 29.5 points per game. But he’s also eighth in assists at 7.5 per game. The numbers are only one example of how much Wade trusts his teammates. “I think people have been…
Posted: December 9th, 2008 under .
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Check out Dwyane Wade’s dunk over Emeka Okafor in the fourth quarter that gave Miami an 86-84 lead. It’s Wade’s best dunk of the year. He posterized Okafor. Nasty stuff. “I shocked myself a little bit,” Wade said. “It felt…
Posted: December 8th, 2008 under .
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The Heat has one home sellout this season, and that was the home opener against Sacramento on Oct. 31. The other eight games have drawn OK — the Heat averages 16,669 entering tonight’s home game against Charlotte; that ranks 16th…
Posted: December 8th, 2008 under .
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