#miami-heat

#miami-heat

We kill the Bulls for being on the treadmill of mediocrity, how long are we going to allow Miami to get away with this as well? - I'm tired of this thing like 'we're whale hunters!' Then they never do.... Don't come out and say we're whale hunters because it just doesn't happen anymore. Not even smart moves around the edges, maybe make a few moves to get assets back. Then be ready when the Giannis trade comes. They don't

Giannis Antetokounmpo or not, the Miami Heat may be inching closer to making an NBA Trade Deadline move (or moves) that will help them "fortify their asset war chest." According to this recent report from Kelly Ilko, the hope is that such a move would help Miami position itself to land a superstar in the near future. Honestly, this is a move (or pivot) that many in the fanbase have been asking for.

For a team that has generally owned the Magic historically, the Heat have now lost six out of their last eight games against Orlando. But none may have been as frustrating as how things played out in their most recent affair. The Heat held a nine-point lead over the Magic heading into halftime. Miami would be outscored by 20 points in the third quarter, and the Magic never looked back.

After another failed superstar pursuit, it's finally time to admit that the Miami Heat's old-school approach may be costing them the opportunity to build championship teams in the modern game. That much became abundantly clear in the team's swing-and-miss of Giannis Antetokounmpo, coupled with their refusal to pivot at this year's NBA Trade Deadline. Heat writer Barry Jackson said the quiet part out loud about the team's biggest philosophical problem - they refuse to compile the assets needed to acquire superstars because they'd much rather be a mediocre playoff team than a lottery one.