LeBron and Wade welcome the half court offense

As we probably know by now, the Miami Heat are  under one of the biggest microscopes in the history of sports. This is no surprise, considering that they are composed of some great individual talents. However, with all of this hype and excitement, there have been just as many critics.

Critics are everywhere. You can search the Miami Heat online and find about 20 negative articles before you find one positive report. Everyone questions how they will operate as a team, how many minutes James and Wade are playing, why Bosh isn't quite their yet, when Pat Rielly will become head coach, and everything else you could possible think of. The Heat are the raw meat in a media feeding frenzy, with every reporter ready to find any flaw to sink their teeth into.

While having all of this to deal with, the Heat are doing a terrific job. They handle the media extremely well, keep their answers short and sweet, and keep a very strong locker room. There is a lot of integrity in that locker room, and it shows. Many people wonder why Dwayne and LeBron keep their answers so short. Both of these guys know that one wrong word will spiral out of control. I admire their ability to answer questions and leave no room for interpretation.

Many of these critics are wondering why the Miami Heat are not running the fast break more often. Miami shoots around 62 percent in transition, but only run the fast break about 13 percent of the time. If they run the break so well, why spend any time on half court offense? I'll tell you why.

A half court offense needs to be established in order for the Heat to do any significant damage in the NBA. I admire Coach Spo for taking the time to have the Heat run half court sets. Doing the things you already know how to do well will make you good, but working on your weaknesses and adding them to your lists of strengths will make you great. Teams like Los Angeles and Boston are not going to allow the Heat to run the break all the time, and they are going to have to know how to score in the half court set as well. Imagine what Miami would be able to do if they could run a solid half court offense. Then, if they incorporate their transition game, they would be blowing opponents out of the gym.

I think taking this time early in the season to develop a half court offense is a great idea, and that James and Wade welcome it with open arms. LeBron and Dwayne are guys that will sacrifice to win, and we know they both do not mind sharing the spotlight (Neither of them would have agreed to play together if they did). Now, it is just a matter of getting on the same page. I believe that with the mindset of the coaching staff, the dedication of the team, and the leadership James and Wade bring to the table, the Heat will build a strong all around game, and showing teams no mercy in the ladder months of the season.

And when they do decide to run the fast break, watch out.
Get em.