Saturday, May 07, 2022

FT Phila 99 Mia 79

Greg Cote is almost always humorous in his sports insights. His tone here though is sober, almost grim. It was a disturbing loss. Some excerpts:

Butler was a one-man show with 33 points for Miami. No other starter reached double digits. Tyler Herro chipped in 14 off the bench. Nobody else bothered to show up. Bam Adebayo was 2-for-9 shooting with nine points -- after scoring 47 in the first two games. Clearly, the Embiid Effect.
Might I have deployed an infusion of Duncan Robinson if for nothing but desperation Friday? Yeah, maybe
Say this, though: When you are shooting 35 percent, and the 3-point arc seems a mile from the paint, the idea of putting in your well-rested $90 million 3-point specialist -- hey, it might be something to consider!

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/greg-cote/article261167622.html#storylink=cpy