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How Bam Adebayo Is Making the Case With Team USA to Play Power Forward Next Season



How Bam Adebayo Is Making the Case With Team USA to Play Power Forward Next Season

If the Miami Heat were looking for another reason to experiment with Bam at power forward, his performance in Wednesday’s Team USA win over Serbia provided maybe the greatest case yet.

Wes Goldberg and David Ramil discuss moving Bam to power forward, another impressive game for Kel’el Ware at Summer League and whether or not he’s made a case to start as a rookie, then we’ve got an update on Josh Richardson’s return.

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28 Comments

  1. @Clayton_Bigsy

    Bam's goofy azz better be at the 4 with Ware at the 5! Idgaf what any slow brain podcaster or Heat fan says. Ware is ready right tf now! In hindsight ppl will say ware shouldve been a top 5 pick. And u dont bring top 5 picks off the bench! Especially when they play at the weakest position on last years roster!! Bam is not a 5! Ware's abilities and Height will more than make up for any deficiencies he may start out with! Lets see if spo is the coach some of u think he is or the mouth breather he appears to be! #WareStartsOrWeRiot 😂😂😂😂😂

  2. @rodneyaparamore

    Stubborn Spoelstra cause all this waiting headache not listening to the fans to play Bam at his right position power forward, that why we the fans demand Spoelstra be FIRED And now he realizes he got to change from the bad rotation in an out players and playing players in their wrong position da? 😮 now his boss Pat Snake 🐍 Riley told Spo at his PRESS CONFERENCE if it's not Working then Change ur philosophy idiot lol 🤣

  3. @VatnikSlayer2799

    It's not about Bam being in some arbitrary position. In reality there are no positions. What we refer to as center or power forward has evolved over the years. to the point of irrelevancy. In football there is a formation. Positions are actually legitimate. What matters is having a player in the frontcourt that compliments Bam. And it's someone with length that can spread the floor. If it tickles your fancy to call it a 4 or 5 then fine. You may have referred to Mario Chalmers as the point guard on the championship teams but it was Lebron that was initiating offense. Kel'El Ware can compliment Bam's game and that is why they drafted him. I know it's only Summer League but the eye test works for Ware. He moves laterally well and he knows where to be on the floor. I remember watchin Omer Yurtseven and my god that guy was clumsy. He looked lost like he never knew where to be. He couldn't figure it out after several reps. And Ware appears that he already knows how to adapt and calculate his moves both offensively and defensively.

  5. @ddwilliams23

    This guy Goldberg us always criticizing the team. Has he EVER PLAYED on a collegiate level or higher? Why have team creds if you're always grumbling about them like you know everything?

  6. @marcussampson3265

    Kerr is an offensive minded coach. He put bam where he could be more versatile and productive. Spo is a defensive coach he puts bam at the 5 just to be able to switch him. The thing that’s overrated is Miami plays a lot of zone so it shouldn’t matter if he plays the 4 because Miami is going to be playing zone. The spacing will only get better when Miami finds someone who can post up not just jack up threes

  9. @Thousandeyes85

    Bam has been absolutely killing it on team USA! Im hoping one day soon Pat can get this guy another young star to play with

  11. @Mavrock954

    Remember Pat Riley said “Everybody knows what Bam’s game is and he needs to expand”? Well, message received

  12. @AlexanderXtcSlayin

    16:33 I disagree, I think ware has a nice back to the basket game, the problem is "right now" he doesn't the weight or muscle to back the defender in, but the ability and skill is definitely there. And I think that's exactly what Miami needs: easy buckets at the rim. The major offensive problem last year is that the offense had to work so hard for every point, with wings running half a mile every play just to get a shot. It'll be great for the heat offense to have a big that you can just toss the ball to in the post and get you an easy bucket. Those kind of points are also deflating and frustrating for the other team that usually leads them to foul more getting more free throws for the heat.

  14. @franchisemiami

    The league has changed with the Alien, and Chet, and maybe even Bol Bol, not to mention Joker and the Greek Freak. It was a smaller league just a few years ago, this is why the Heat drafted Ware, and Bam will be playing more PF. Wait till you see USA play France to see how they handle the double Eiffel towers.

  19. @kevincannon9564

    Ware starting makes Herro on this roster make sense. Start Duncan and Herro is instant offense off the bench Bam at his natural spot

  20. @kenmoorer4678

    Ware can only improve if he gets reps and chances to learn from mistakes. Zo and Bam should spend a lot of off time working with him on where to be defensively.

  21. @miamibeasy

    We will see a stretch next year bam will score 30 points in five straight games.. by being at the 4

  24. @MikeyFig

    Ware starting next to Bam helps Herro and Robinsons lack of defense. Offensively Bam can roam off of Ware pick and rolls from the top of the key. Herro and D Rob threes will be wide open. This will force some type of double team which we lack bigtime when Jimmy is off

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