Miami Heat: Should They Consider A Deeper NBA Playoff Rotation?
By Isiah Curry
The most intense form of Miami Heat basketball is almost here. Buckle up, because it could get bumpy.
As this upcoming Saturday will kick off the 2021 NBA Playoffs, a first-round matchup between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks has drawn concerns regarding lineups, defenses, fit, and rotations for both ball-clubs heading into the series.
For the first time all season long, the Heat have newfound consistency with their health and durability in the past few games. However, a transpiring yet conflicting topic regarding their depth is quite simple — beyond their best assets, where will those minimal but crucial playoff minutes be allocated against the league’s very best?
For years, Miami Heat coach, Erik Spoelstra, as well as other playoff opponents, have been known to dip into a rotation which features no more than eight-to-nine players. Depending on injuries, that number is often less.
He could do that to keep his best players on the floor. He could do that to, simply, limit the amount of possible mistakes due to always having your most trusted guys on the floor.
It could be a thing where your best lineups consists of your same seven or so guys. It could be that Spo knows best and when things get tight, it’s better to have the guys out there that you are certain gives you the best shot.
There are many reasons. As long as it works though, who needs a reason?