Miami Heat: The Litmus Test Of Correctness On Letting Jae Crowder Walk

The Miami Heat brought in Bradley and Harkless to not only replace Crowder but to add with the different individual elements of their games. Were they right?

The Replacement Portion

Follow me. If Bradley and Harkless succeed but so does Jae, based on the parameters laid out in his portion, then the Miami Heat just pass.

If they turn out to succeed, but Crowder regresses to his pre-Miami form as far as shooting the ball, then they pass with flying colors. This isn’t about wishing ill-will on Crowder, as you want him to succeed, this is simply about making an analysis based on what actually happens.

On the other side though, if Crowder fails to continue his shooting, while Bradley and Harkless fail to acclimate themselves to this team, then they fail by a little. They can fail by a little as well if only one of Harkless or Bradley are hits, while Jae continues his shooting and pass slightly if he regresses.

If Crowder doesn’t regress, but these two moves don’t work out for the Miami Heat, then they fail miserably. It’s a pretty simple analysis once you get it all absorbed.

Success for these two in Miami looks like this. If they have meaningful roles, be that rotational or foundational, then that’s half of passing.

They also both have to shoot decently. If they can both hit around two threes or more per game at a clip of between 33 percent or higher, relative to their career averages and last season, that’s a success for them and the Miami Heat.

We shall be looking to see how it all plays out, as Jae Crowder had started to become a fan favorite. We wish him luck in Phoenix, until they play Miami but regardless, we need the two newest additions to come in and deliver.

That’s why they were brought in.