Game intelligence is vital in the NBA, especially in teams that are aiming for the title. To evolve to Alongside a superstar you have to have a good thinking ability to make his life easier, and unfortunately for an All-Star, not all of his teammates are arrows.
Jimmy Butler must be in heaven at the start of the season … After a complicated exercise last year, the fault of the many cases of COVID, and especially fatigue following the exceptional journey in the bubble, the Heat is finally back on the right track . The sweep suffered against the Bucks is only a distant memory and the men of Erik Spoelstra could well surprise the world at the end of the season.
Already because the workforce has grown with players who fully respect the identity of the Heat. Markieff Morris and PJ Tucker, for example, bring their experience, but also their defensive toughness. In a season where the referees have decided to let play to the maximum despite contact, the Heat is perfectly armed to face big attacks like Milwaukee or Brooklyn. And then Kyle Lowry is also an excellent metronome.
Jimmy Butler destroys a teammate … with humor
Above all, Miami can count on the return to its best level of Bam Adebayo and on the explosion of Tyler Herro, who is currently the big favorite for the title of best 6th man of the year. In fact all is well for the moment, since the Heat is first ex equally from the Eastern Conference… According to Jimmy Butler, there is only one thing wrong with right now: one of his teammates is an idiot.
Asked Jimmy Butler where this team ranks as far as collective basketball IQ. He took the opportunity to shade @ D_Bo20
“I think Duncan is the dumbest one.”#MiamiHeat pic.twitter.com/KxxqBVBe2N
— Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) October 30, 2021
I’ve played with a lot of smart teammates before, and I think Duncan Robinson is the dumbest teammate I’ve had
Obviously, Jimmy Butler is playing a joke on one of his best friends on the team, Duncan Robinson is far from dumb. Moreover, if he is widely criticized for his lack of skill at the start of the season, the rear shows very good things in other areas of the game, proof of his intelligence on the field. For example, he has become a more than correct passer, which will be useful in the long term.
I really like Duncan’s passing pic.twitter.com/VTWRf4F6HN
– John Jablonka (@JohnJablonka_) October 26, 2021
The atmosphere is good in Miami. Jimmy Butler has a smile, the victories follow one another… What if the Heat found the Finals after 2020?
