The Miami Heat didn’t finish their season totally as they wanted, but they did have successful time together. The pressure, consistent critics have been part of any game played outside of their arena.
They played well through all of that, finally found their chemistry, player roles and so on. With all of this, they’re ready to win titles and will come back stronger next year. They want to establish themselves as a dynasty.
There’s no room for failure with all of the expectations being off the charts. Here are the five things the Miami Heat need to do in order to win multiple championships.
1. Sign A Good Center
The first step that the Miami Heat need to do is to find a good center, who’s capable to rebound and defend well. It won’t hurt if he has a good offensive game, but that won’t be needed because of the Big 3.
It was certainly their biggest weakness, and it’s a must have thing especially for a team that plans to win multiple titles. There are lots of nice option for them to get this summer. One of them is Samuel Dalembert.
He’s a productive center who’s great on the defensive end and on the glass. He comes in cheap too. Perhaps the best option for the Heatles is Greg Oden, but he struggles with injuries and requires big money.
Regardless who they sign of these guys, it’ll be the first step in moving forward.
2.LeBron James Needs To Be In The Post
Despite being the most hated person on the basketball courts in the NBA, LeBron James is also the league’s best player and biggest superstar too. He’s a dominant all-around force who dominates because of his physicality and skill set.
Even though he had solid series against Dallas with few games in which he was the best player on the floor, he still didn’t produce as well as he can. The defense that the Mavericks played against him was effective, because he didn’t go in the post often.
He has the tools to excel in there, because of his superior physical advantages and skills. He can overpower his opponents, drain fade away and variety of other shots against his opponents etc. He’ll attract more double teams, and since he’s a great passer, he’ll provide good looks for his team mates.
James certainly needs to upgrade this ability of his and take it to the next level. He needs to get down there, and can dominate even more from there. Plus, it will allow Wade to do this thing from the perimeter and Bosh to play more from mid range.
3.Chris Bosh Needs A Three Point Shot
Chris Bosh is still one of the very best power forwards in the NBA, despite being the third option in this Heat team. Obviously his stats have suffered, and he has dealt with a lot of critics in the process too.
However, he still has a good game. He proved it in the playoffs and finals with terrific play. Bosh’s much better offensive threat from the perimeter where he can knock his shots, lures out big men out of the paint, uses his speed to pass his defender etc. He can rebound well too.
He will be even more effective if he can add a three point shot, which will make him a great scorer in this team. He’ll also need a lot of work on the defensive end, in terms of blocking few shots, playing better man to man defense and so on.
4.Develop Great Chemistry
The Miami Heat are the most hated and disliked team in the NBA today. They also have the most hated basketball player in the world today, his name is LeBron James.
They are on consistent pressure from fans, media, get boos everywhere outside of their home arena and so on. They will need to keep themselves together, play 110% out there and in that way, this team will have a much needed great chemistry.
The Big Three will need to focus on maintaining their roles and get use of each other. This season was a huge experience. Expect from them to get even stronger and win championships.
5.Big Three Will Need Definied Roles
At the start of the season, the Miami Heat’s franchise players struggled to find roles. I got that impression during the entire season but you can’t really blame them. It’s their first year together, and they’re still getting use of each other out there.
A championship team needs presence in the paint, on mid range and out on the perimeter. James is a guy who’s most likely to enter in the post and provide the needed points from there.
Bosh will do his thing from mid range and Wade to do his things from the perimeter. This will be the best solution as each will help the team into winning titles.
6.Dwyane Wade Needs A Better Shot
Dwyane Wade is one of the most physically gifted players, who’s got a nice skill set and could be argued as the best player in the league now.
He’s a dominant presence on the court, because of his physical gifts such as athleticism and speed that allow him to get to the rim, to the line where he’s most effective. He’s got a reliable shot from mid range.
However, he won’t be in a position to consistently overpower his opponents with his physicality. He’ll need a consistent outside shot because with the attention that two of his other team mates LeBron and Bosh (especially James) are getting, he’ll get wide open jumpers.
7.Keep Defense As The Biggest Strength
Defense is the biggest strength of the Miami Heat. They’re capable to neutralize their opponents with excellent pressure on the other side on the court, have elite defenders in the perimeter and turn turn overs into easy scoring chances.
That’s obviously excellent strength for them. However, they lack a presence in the interior. This is where the big man they sign this off season, will help. The team will need to keep this to a whole new level, because as they say “defense wins championships”.
8.Let Erik Spoelstra Get His Experience
Erik Spoelstra is one of the best coaches in the NBA, despite being very short time in the league. His success is based on excellent team defense, motivating his players and establishing his leadership skills in the locker room.
He did push the Miami Heat into the playoffs with a legit superstar in Wade and other good players. He made the Heat one of the top defensive teams even though he lacked many things to build a championship team.
It’s not every day when you need to create offensive plan to get three superstars satisfied with the touches and their egos too while being under huge pressure from the fans, media etc. This is his first Finals experience by the way.
I think next season, he’ll do better and will know what to do in the post season next time. He’s a good coach, and can coach this Heat team for championships.
