How Should Miami Heat And Erik Spoelstra Handle Backup Big Situation?
By Max Marshall
Miami Heat: Coach Spoelstra Always Trusts Vets, So Dewayne Dedmon Wins Out
Dedmon is more of a defensive center but is pretty good around the rim as a finisher. He will also hit the trailing three when available.
Yurtseven has the higher upside, only being twenty-three years old, compared to Dedmon being thirty-two years old. Will Yurtseven be better on defense during the playoffs?
It’s hard to say unless you see it, but as stated, Coach Spoelstra will likely believe in the veteran there in Dedmon. You could even see Spoelstra using his back-up big in different manners depending on round and matchup.
Miami is deep this year. They just don’t have guys on the team that can’t give you something, especially both backup bigs.
Playing Dedmon or Yurtseven are both good options for the Miami Heat moving forward. Resting Dedmon from game to game even wouldn’t be bad either.
In order for him to be fresher for the playoffs, of course. Yurtseven could still get some real minutes and work on his game simultaneously to eat up the minutes.
The long story, in short, is that Yurtseven needs to be better on defense. Yes, he is a good rebounder who has a knack for finding the ball.
Having said that, none of that matters if the guy actually scores the bucket, as theirs no board to get. His offense is not a problem, as you actually can’t wait to see him realize his ceiling there.
Right now though, Dedmon should continue getting the first crack as the main backup. But being able to have a debate about it is a great problem to have, as that means they are both contributing.
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Spoelstra will know what to do when the time comes and you can be sure of that. As one of the best coaches in the league, he’ll certainly keep a handle on it.