Young guys struggle
While the young trio of Justise Winslow, Josh Richardson and Tyler Johnson have earned all the praise coming their way recently, it’s time for them to put up or shut up.
Dwyane Wade is gone. Chris Bosh is questionable at best. Outside of that, the only championship experience the Heat have is co-captain Udonis Haslem, now 36 years old and a shell of his former self.
We all saw the flaws. Winslow had no outside shot, Johnson struggled to stay healthy and Richardson’s ball handling game could use some work.
While training videos of all three have emerged through Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, there’s a big difference between shooting in the gym and an in-game situation, particularly late in a close contest.
It’s one thing to go from promising complementary piece to the front line. There’s no doubt the whole league will see what they are made of this year.
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