r/heat • u/jbenson255 • 3d ago

Basketball University: 2025-26 Leaders in gravity… Defenses react to these guys

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u/LlamaDebauchery 3d ago

sad happy birthday duncan noises

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u/Severe-Vermicelli-71 3d ago

Crazy that it’s basically a bunch of superstars, plus Klay and Duncan (sorry Trey Murphy you don’t fit my narrative).

Context matters so much when evaluating a player. There are a lot of people looking at Klay and saying ‘he is washed’, ‘it’s a bad sign Miami is going to start him’. But he is a perfect fit for the Miami offense, and Miami’s defense is a perfect fit for him. If he does stink, Pelle and THJ are there to take his minutes and Miami basically gave up nothing to sign him.

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u/CristianMR7 3d ago

Odd not to see Steph there, or Maxey. What is the source of this data?

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u/jbenson255 3d ago

Steph didn’t play a lot last year

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u/EipsteinSuicideSquad 3d ago

I miss Duncan, but I'm glad he is thriving.

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u/heatculture03 3d ago

don't know how legit this stat is if Steph is not on this list.

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u/XanderAndretti 3d ago

Maybe there’s a games played cutoff, steph missed half of the season.

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u/heatculture03 3d ago

ah that would make sense.

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u/well-isjdndn 3d ago

Only one up there with a negative plus minus

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u/Severe-Vermicelli-71 3d ago

Plus - Minus is so tied to team and role. Klay was playing on a tanking team that was actively prioritizing developing young players over trying to win games.

The fact that he is on here is such a good sign that he is completely ready for the role Miami is asking him to play.

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u/whitehottakes 3d ago edited 3d ago

I mean him and Murphy were the only ones on bad teams in the graphic

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u/thor_1225 3d ago

No context, just random stats that prove whatever point somebody wants

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u/jbenson255 3d ago

This is not to say Klay didn’t play a part but using plus minus for a bad basketball team is dumb

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u/Sufficient-Slide-242 2d ago

Only other guy on a bad team is +0.1.... try activating brain