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LikeABawss asked in SportsBasketball · 1 decade ago

why do the heat start Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Mike Bibby?

Ilgauskas was 0-3 and the team was -18 for the 10 minutes he played

Bibby was 0-6 and the team was -15 for the 14 minutes he played

Joel Anthony is the centerpiece of miami's defense and the team was +18 during Anthony's 34 minutes of play

Chalmers is a younger player and even though bibby is a veteran, that doesn't necessarily mean he's better. the heat need chalmers' energy on the defensive end more than bibby's 3 point shooting (0-4 today) on the offensive end. The heat was +13 when chalmers was on in 31 minutes today.

Thoughts?

Update:

Also, i like how the heat's best players outside of the big three are paid the least

James Jones - $1.1 million a year, the heats best 3 point shooter, extremely important for wade and lebron drive and dish

Joel Anthony - $3.3 million a year, the most important piece to miami's defense. he's the reason the heat have improved so much

Mario Chalmers - $850K a year, good ball movement and 3 point shooting

Miller - $5 million a year, has been extremely inconsistent and a disappointment

Update 2:

Also, i like how the heat's best players outside of the big three are paid the least

James Jones - $1.1 million a year, the heats best 3 point shooter, extremely important for wade and lebron drive and dish

Joel Anthony - $3.3 million a year, the most important piece to miami's defense. he's the reason the heat have improved so much

Mario Chalmers - $850K a year, good ball movement and 3 point shooting

Miller - $5 million a year, has been extremely inconsistent and a disappointment

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  • mwilson
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    This is a topic that millions of fans in the NBA have wondered but ESPN has never covered. The only way to sum it up is assuming that Lebron &Wade don't want Chalmers & Anthony starting.

  • Verde Oscuro
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I would start Chalmers because he's a good defender and can also hit the 3. Bibby is a completely offensive player and he would be good coming off the bench to score some points when they needed it. Big Z is also mainly an offensive player at this point, he's not as good defensively as Joel Anthony or Eric Dampier but he's a better player than either of them. So I think against the 76ers they figured they would just go with their best offensive lineup. We'll see if they change things when the competition gets tougher.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sparks off the bench and it works. What's better, attack a teams bench or starters? Which ones are weaker? lol

    Joel is undersized for a center.

    I wish Chalmers would play all 48 minutes though. He had 4 steals today, epic.

    Bibby is fine but when he doesn't make his shots he's garbage. If he makes his 3's I don't mind his defense liability. Big Z missed easy put backs, Heat kept rushing everything today -_-

    He didn't even get rebounds

    Chalmers was 3-9 FROM 3 POINT LINE though. Chalmers is an excellent defender but his shooting is horrible.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Illgauskas starts for his height. Bibby probably starts for his veteran status. But I don't think it's too big of a deal if they start or not. Look at the minutes played. The starters played fewer minutes than their bench counterparts.

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  • DPO
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Mike Bibby is playing like a bum. Big Z is in the game to get tip ins and shoot but he is doing either. He did play pretty well in game 3.

  • Zoe
    1 decade ago

    The Heat still lost today. Besides Lebron, D-Wade, and Bosh, they have absolutely no one. Their bench is pathetic and can't even keep a lead when they have to rest their stars.

  • ?
    1 decade ago

    Joel and Chalmers are sparks off the bench.

  • Heat Repeat
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Even tho theyre not good, those two are their best options at those positions.

  • Alex
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    it doesn't make sense i know...this is why they will have pat riley coaching next year...

    but hell...i'm loving this considering i can't stand the miami cheat

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    who else would they start ?

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