The Miami Heat are fine. To be clear, it’s too early for doomsday.
It’s not that time of the year, yet. They have dropped a game or two that they should have won, based on the way that the game had gone until a certain point or on the competition across from them but still, they are ok.
Here’s the kicker though and as mentioned a little bit back, they still have a ton of room to grow. That, however, revolves around their shooting.
Shooting just under 35 percent as a unit, 34.7 percent to be specific, they do have a few guys that are shooting the ball really well. Tyler Herro is shooting the ball from range at a near-40 percent clip (39.8).
Max Strus is shooting the ball from deep at a near-40 percent clip too, at 38.8 percent. You also have P.J. Tucker doing some amazing things from the long-distance line, shooting Duncan-like figures, at 45.8 percent from range.
The Miami Heat have dropped a few winnable games, but they are still fine. They’ll be all that much better as their shooting starts to trend up again.
That’s just it though. You have guys that are shooting numbers of Duncan Robinson‘s ilk, but he can’t seem to hit his own high bars yet.
And though you would rather him make more of the shots he takes than he misses at all times, his history has to give you the hope, faith, and confidence that he’ll get back to being that elite marksman from out there. A career 41.2 percent guy, Robinson has shot just 33.7 percent from range this year.
While Duncan Robinson is the guy that stands out the most, Kyle Lowry is also a guy that could stand to regain his shooting form. A career 36.6 shooter from range, 39.6 on 7.2 attempts last season, he’s shooting just 29.8 percent this season.
Both of them have to get better and guess what? They will!
You can count on that. Be it the mantra of the Miami Heat Culture or the simple fact that you know the history and resumes of the two main dudes in question, you have no other choice but to believe that this trouble won’t last always.
They’ll regain their touch at some point and though hopefully, more sooner than later, it’ll come. And when it does, this Miami Heat team shouldn’t be in threat of losing too many games, especially those ones they are supposed to win.