Apparently saying “the Miami Heat need another big man” means you are an idiot. Well, at least according to a ton of those that support the team and especially based on the Twitter.
I think fans are forgetting that the Miami Heat might have to play the Philadelphia 76ers, which means facing off against Joel Embiid and Dwight Howard.
Miami has Bam Adebayo and who else at the five? What happens when Adebayo gets into foul trouble and Miami throws out rookie, Precious Achiuwa, in a playoff game?
Achiuwa is not ready to be in the playoff rotation and not having another big on the roster concerns me. I’m not on the Achiuwa isn’t good train yet but as of right now, he is not ready for playoff basketball.
With him being in and out of the rotation this year, it would have been just perfect for him to get some minutes with the G-league team but Miami elected not to have a team this year. The potential of Embiid getting Adebayo in foul trouble should really frighten everyone.
The Miami Heat need another big to compliment Bam Adebayo and the crew heading into Playoffs.
If you look back to Game One of the NBA Finals last year, when Adebayo got into foul trouble and Anthony David’s took advantage of Adebayo being out, that’s the story they should be trying to avoid. Miami can not let his happen during the playoffs.
Relying solely on Adebayo to stay out of foul trouble is a game that I do not want to play. What happens if Miami gets back in the Finals and the Los Angeles Lakers are there again?
With Davis and Andre Drummond on the glass, they’d be too big for the Miami Heat to deal with. With Achiuwa, again, appearing as though he isn’t ready for the playoff rotation as of now, what are Miami’s options?
Perhaps, they could go smaller, while spreading the court so Embiid has to guard around the perimeter. Yeah, I suppose that could work, at times but for some reason, I still don’t think that will be enough to stop Embiid.
Also, earlier this year when Miami played Philadelphia, Embiid torched Achiuwa for almost the entire game. Miami can not have that happen in the playoffs or even leave it up to chance.
Who’s out there though?
What other Miami Heat options are out there at the big positions?
Some other options Miami could look at are the bargain bin free agency guys like: Greg Monroe, Larry Sanders, Justin Patton and/or Dewayne Dedmon. However, there was chatter that Dedmon wasn’t looking to jump back into the league until next season.
So and as you can see, Miami does not have a lot of options out there plus with the buyout market looking to be all dried up, Miami will need to do whatever they have to in order to solid the depth there. Miami’s defense has been really good lately, while the offense has been up and down all year.
I know coach Erik Spoelstra likes his bigs to be mobile, so that’s another factor into the Miami Heat’s decision. Even with that though, they need another big for the playoffs when the game slows down and rebounds are more important than ever.
This is especially when Adebayo needs a break from time to time. Again, Miami just needs another guy to spell 10 minutes or so in the playoffs and preferably, one that rebounds at a good clip.
While there aren’t indications who or if it might be, at this point, another guy of size would surely help the roster.