Does your group have enough players who are hardwired to play with consistent effort and physicality the way a team like the Suns plays every night?
"No," Reddick replied.
The "Lakers" have LeBron James and Luka Doncic. That's a talented team and they're 19-9. But they're 2L and 5-5; the "Suns" are 16-13. "Making the choice": That's pretty synonymous with "competitive will", with caring, but not caring enough (Erik Spoelstra).
The NBA season, it's hard to fathom how demanding it is on players physically and mentally. It's equally demanding on the talented and the talent-challenged. Miami is one of the latter. Five-and-five for the least talented might look like 2-8. That's the "Heat" in the last ten; that's also Pigeons, Yellow, and Sac Town. Miami is not a bottom dweller; neither are they a contender.
When the wheels on the bus were turning round and round the "Heat" were 14-7. At nearly the same time, San Antonio was 15-7, a half game better. Since then the wheels fell off and the "Heat" is 1-8. Since then San Antonio was spurred on to 7W.
