The Miami Heat have a MAJOR problem...

This Miami Heat team has a major problem on their hands as now through four NBA games, they are 0-4, and Bam Adebayo is catching a lot of flack due to his performances that are lack thereof, and now he's made it abundantly clear that he is seeing all of the comments and concerns online. I'm here to break down his most recent performance, as well as his newest quotes and comments about his overall play and how he's being looked at and scrutinized online, as well as a potential idea for this Miami Heat team schematically that could potentially fix what we are witnessing. We'll break down all of that on this episode of Heat Digest so let's not waste any more time and get right to it breaking down the major flaws with this Miami Heat team up to this point in the NBA season. So let's first start with the box score as a whole for this Heat team against the Dallas Mavericks last night October 26th as not only was Bam not great but there's other players that simply did not shoot the ball well. But Giannis and Devion Mitchell continue to be lights out and really the lifeline for this Heat team, especially on the offensive end, as Giannis was two assists away from a triple-double at halftime. He finished with 29-14-11 on 55% shooting. Mitchell was great himself, 21 points, only two assists, but he shot 9-15 from the field, was a focal point for this Heat team offensively as they desperately needed it as Tim Hardaway Jr., Klay Thompson, and Bam Adebayo were all absolutely abysmal in subpar, to say the absolute least. For Bam Adebayo, because that is who we are focusing on in this video, Klay and Hardaway were not great, once again, especially shooting the three-point shot, but Bam, eight points, eight boards, three assists, plus minus of minus eight in this game, but the shooting percentages are really what are going to jump off the page at you. 0 of 5 from behind the three-point line and 3 of 10 from the field overall now my biggest concern with this is the fact that he shot five three-point shots okay I mentioned it in the past the last few days on this channel I love the fact that Bam has expanded his offensive back and he has the ability to shoot the three-point shot I don't like the fact that he is shooting five of them a game okay if you get an open spot up shot and it's not late in the shot clock where it's a forced situation take it knock it down be confident in your ability get your feet set underneath you okay knock it down I have faith in Bam to knock down an open three-point shot but don't shoot five of them again okay if you get five wide open opportunities because Giannis continues to dominate and drive into the painted area and everyone collapses on him that is one thing but going 0 of 5 and when you're 3 of 10 from the field I just I can't stand it okay you are 6 10 6 11 you have elite footwork you have the ability and athleticism to dominate in the painted area and just outside that the painted area just a free throw line extended with your mid-range jump shot whether it's out of the post in a fade away or spot up situation rely on that that is what has made you an all-star caliber player since being drafted out of the University of Kentucky years ago now that Giannis is there things have definitely changed because there's another juggernaut in the painted area dominating and i understand that but please do not get away from what has made you an all-star and i feel like a lot of that is going into these problems that we are witnessing from Bam Adebayo set some screens roll pop off of those screens but don't fall all the way behind the three-point line find yourself like that LaMarcus Aldridge type of range okay he made a career on a corner pocket mid-range jump shot two feet outside of or off of the block out of the painted area you can turn into that especially playing off of Giannis and we all know you're a phenomenal passer especially for a power forward slash center dominate with your ability to facilitate do not force shots get them be aggressive don't get me wrong but don't force three-point shots i i'm not trying to contradict what i'm saying here it's the idea of relying on the three-point shot to too high of a degree is i think a huge problem with Bam Adebayo right now remain aggressive attack the paint draw fouls use the elite footwork that you've had your entire basketball career pump fake get to the free throw line finish amongst contact dunk the basketball just dominate that is what we've witnessed from you and rely on a mid-range jump shot every once in a while when it opens up for you again do not force it now he made some comments because he has heard a lot of the conversation surrounding him and how he is becoming the scapegoat and to the failures of the Heat team where he had this to say following the game or the oh and the fourth consecutive loss for the Heat i should say my shot's not going in i'm not going to overthink that it's funny how the outside noise wants to make me the scapegoat when the energy shifts be prepared for that so not only is bam acknowledging the fact that he's being just scrutinized all over social media he is making abundantly clear that he still has a lot of faith in this heat team the dynamic of this Heat team the schematics of this Heat team and he has a lot of faith they are going to just flip ship and they are going to get things going in a positive way in Miami and they are going to start to dominate one of these games and when they do all of these guys that were cracking Bam Adebayo and his inabilities and how he should be traded and this and that it's going to change and it's going to go away and I cannot wait for that to happen but I feel like either the schematics of this Heat team playing next to Giannis it's going to take some gelling it's going to take some time without a shadow of a doubt especially i know there was training camp and there was the NBA Summer League which obviously Bam and Giannis didn't play in but there were still reps and time there where they're getting along and they're getting to meet one another on a daily basis and in the same facility in the same jersey but then you had preseason which granted both of those guys didn't play every minute or every game like they're going to in the NBA regular season to the best of their ability like there there's still a moment of gelling that is going on that is real in the opening weeks of this NBA season. But it's just, everyone's getting a lot more and more nervous by the day because they are 0-4. They have failed to win a game. Now, Giannis would go on to say, I've been in this position before. I've lost five in a row. I've lost seven in a row. I don't like this feeling. The moment we turn this around, I'm going to always remember this feeling and I'm going to try not to get back to this feeling. I 100% love this. I love this response from Giannis. I've been here. I've been there before. I've been worse than this before. We're going to do everything in our power to flip this ship around and we are going to go in the opposite direction at a rocket's pace and we're never going to return to how we feel right now because we know how it feels we know it sucks and we don't want to be here ever again love that truly and truly do and Bam Adebayo kind of alluded to that with his original comments that we broke down and how when things change and the vibe changes and the feelings change remember how you guys are scrutinizing me remember how you guys are selling your stock and how you guys are going away from this Miami Heat team as of four games into this NBA regular season now Bam for the year he's averaging 11.7 boards and three and a half assists but the shooting percentages are what jump off the table at you as he simply cannot get the shot to fall not only from behind the three-point line as he's shooting 16 and a half percent but also the field goal overall 46 percent it's just not working for Bam right now so I leave this question to you guys and this is my idea but kind of, I don't love it, but just something to get the ball rolling and really change the pace of things in Miami. Should Bam be moved to the second unit? Should Bam become the first guy off the bench and be the big man for that second unit? Spo loves to use a lot of the guys on this team. Obviously, the starting unit being rounded out by Bam and Giannis has not worked. Do you throw Bobby Portis or Nick Richards in that starting unit? Allow Bam Adebayo to come in for Giannis Antetokounmpo until things really start to gel. I understand that would take away their ability to mesh in-game scenarios, but as it's working right now, is it something that Eric Spoelstra takes on and possibly implements? Let me know down below your thoughts and opinions, and also, let me know, do you think Bam on a bio is the scapegoat in this situation, or is all the ridicule and all the flack he's catching online accurate? Or is it true going both ways? Let me know down below your thoughts and opinions, and I will see you guys on the next episode of Heat Digest.