"It's a competitive group. Where you think you may have advantages if you're the other team, they make up for it with their activity and their toughness. They have a lot of belief and spirit about them that's great. And then offensively - wow. They really play a collective game. The ball moves, they cut, they move great without the ball. They find open players. It's really a fun group to watch."
"But the Miami Heat bench has been arguably the NBA's best - against three quality opponents nonetheless. Entering Monday, their second unit - led by Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic and Simone Fontecchio - ranks No. 3 in offensive rating, No. 2 in effective field goal percentage and true-shooting percentage, No. 4 in steals per 100, No. 5 in rebounding percentage and atop the leaderboard in both NET Rating and assists per 100 possessions."
Miami enters the season 2-1 while facing one of the toughest early stretches on the schedule. The team ranks 12th in offense and third in defense, with top-ten effective field goal and true-shooting percentages. The second unit has supplied substantial impact, led by Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic and Simone Fontecchio, posting top rankings in offensive rating, shooting efficiency, steals, rebounding percentage, NET Rating and assists per 100 possessions. Bench scoring produced a combined plus-36 in two wins, driven by activity, ball movement and collective offense. Sustainability of early trends remains uncertain.
Read at Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog
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