Miami Heat update:
VS Washington Wizards: 94-84 (Loss)
VS Boston Celtics: 85-92 (Loss)
@ Portland Trailblazers: 107-100 (Win)
@ Denver Nuggets: 96 -114 (Loss)
Present Record : 10-8
First of all. lets keep it simple.
Games at Wizards and Nuggets were bad. Solid at Celtics and Blazers though.
I feel that Wizards' inside army has always been threatening, esp for Heat who is exactly the opposite. Wizards have solid rotation of good players in the post like Blatche, Jamison, McGee and Haywood.
Nuggets were solid on D and Heat was bad. Enough said.
For Celtics however, we loss but we played solid. Just that towards the end, Garnett stepped up for the Celtics and no one did for the Heat. however, still a solid game.
Blazers game was terrific, Heat led all the way from start till end. every player contributing as much as they could. that's the kind of consistency we need if we want to play well.
Moving on, i wanna roughly voice out my opinions on the players performances.
Joel Anthony - He's a Defense guy and improving much on offense. He brings the defense we need whenever brought upon court. So far ain't so bad.
Carlos Arroyo - Quiet recently. Probably because of the cut down minutes. And also, he may have issues against good PGs like Arenas and some others.
Dorrell Wright - A really promising talent but due to injuries, his future appears uncertain.
I really like him, he can do things on both hands, really athletic and can attack the basket. At the same time, his long arms allow him to play good D. Hopefully he can be more productive with more minutes. Sadly, if Heat ever makes any trades all of a sudden, he might be going, that's how i feel.
James Jones - Started recently and more playing time after Richardson injured himself. Somehow hasn't been very productive... I don't really know... I've yet to see him play with my own eyes but what i feel that he is more of the catch-and-shoot guy. So he should be more of a shooter instead of being a SF who needs to move around and drive. Hope his 3-point stroke can come useful soon.
Daequan Cook - This guy need to get his stroke back soon. Really soon. SERIOUSLY.
Udonis Haslem - One of my favorite guy. Hardworking, loyal and just doing his job... but not lately. He's been quiet. Is it because of the cut-down minutes after dropping to Sixth man pose? I hope he doesn't get mentally affected by it. I really hope that the Heat and fans don't forget about him, the amount of dirty work he had put in for us.
Quentin Richardson - Finally back and doing pretty good. He's solid at guarding opponent star players. I hope he can do well at both ends at the same time though. Sometimes hes really quiet but sometimes really good, nearing a double-double. Solid still, overall.
Mario Chalmers - Been shooting better this season and more aggressive. Needs more dribbling and passing and also more defensive plays. I want to watch him stealing from others more often like last season. Hope to see more growth in this young man.
Jermaine O'neal - Ups and Downs. Had 3 consecutive games of double-double recently but then quiet. He's really been good this season but sometimes struggles with rebounds and also foul trouble, which creates a problem for us for we lack depth in Center position.
Michael Beasley - Amazing. Really. Ever since that game-winning basket in Orlando, I believe that Beasley has found his confidence. He's averaging 18.2 pts and 8.2 rebounds in the past 5 games. Really impressive right? I was so amazed by his plays against Blazers. That was the Beasley in college. He was athletic, confident and just playing his own way. He's been consistent as of late and really if he keeps that up, it will really help the Heat alot.
Dwyane Wade - Has been good as of far. However, still several issues. He is really bad at shootng 3s this season and also issues with driving to the basket. More defense has been put on him as of late, making it hard for him to score because bodies are always there to block him. Also, he is inconsistent sometimes. Shooting well at times, bad at times. I really hope he can play like who he was in 05-06. He easily just up 30-40 pts games and take over in situations.
Overall, the heat needs more depth and help from the bench. The starters have been good as of late. We need the bench to step up and work. Because we are having the starters play so much as of late. The starters need to a chill and also for the bench to prove the people wrong.
That's all. Really tired.
Ciao.