Deep dive into how the Miami Heat's offense has changed over the years

Play type efficiency

Their efficiency contributes to this just as much.

Look at all of those green rankings in 2020! Although that should’ve been looked at cautiously. The Heat had one of the most efficient seasons on handoffs out of every team since 2016. It wasn’t a sustainable rate.

The more worrying and one of the biggest reasons for their drop-off on offense is their efficiency on cuts. They were good in 2020, ranking just outside the top 10. But since then it’s 23rd, 30th, 23rd, and 25th. For a team that also looks to cut a lot, ranking that low on one of the easiest shots is a great way to not score points.

Another major standout is the roll man efficiency. It’s never been something that they used a ton off, but it’s always been an effective weapon and their best at generating rim pressure.

They had their lowest efficiency in an area that greatly impacted their lackluster offense. Previously, they were at least guaranteed efficiency close to the league average. Now, with a rating of 1.05, it's one of the worst. (We'll explore this more in a seperate breakdown soon to come.)

That’s a similar case with their isolations and post ups. You really have to be a generational talent to make those actions efficient at that volume. There are only a handful of players in today’s era that can make that happen. The Heat don’t have that, yet they continue to trend in that direction.

Scoring around 50% of the time or at 1.0 points per possession on self-created shots is a good thing for the player. That is an effective weapon but only at a certain volume to a certain point because math matters.