Kel’el Ware - Miami Heat

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9 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Finishes the game with 20 and 15 in his first NBA start.

That’s strong 

Also had 2 blocks. According to ESPN Stats Kel’el is the 1st player with a 20/15/2 line in his 1st career start since David freaking Robinson. So 35 years.

[Stuhoo 91,107]

https://www.si.com/nba/draft/nba-rookies/kelel-ware-is-giving-miami-hope-heat

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5 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

https://www.si.com/nba/draft/nba-rookies/kelel-ware-is-giving-miami-hope-heat

Just read someone’s description of Ware as, “looks like Wemby before purchasing attribute upgrades.” Yeah, that’s pretty reasonable.

[Alford Bailey 13,233]

Impressive performance especially when you are mentioned with the likes of David Robinson.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,691]

[rayl456 1,028]

2nd team all rookie team

[Stuhoo 91,107]

KelEl Ware seems like a really nice young man, his talent is undeniable, and he was drafted by one the best organizations in the league; he has everything going for him and had a promising rookie season. 

Given all of that, being called out by name by Spoelstra is not good at all:

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,881]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

KelEl Ware seems like a really nice young man, his talent is undeniable, and he was drafted by one the best organizations in the league; he has everything going for him and had a promising rookie season. 

Given all of that, being called out by name by Spoelstra is not good at all:

 

He seemed to respond favorably to that video to start with at least.  Had a really nice game or 2.  I think Spo is trying to do what many of his previous coaches have tried and that is to light an extra fire.  But as you say, a public call out is an escalation in the attempts. 

[Stuhoo 91,107]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

He seemed to respond favorably to that video to start with at least.  Had a really nice game or 2.  I think Spo is trying to do what many of his previous coaches have tried and that is to light an extra fire.  But as you say, a public call out is an escalation in the attempts. 

A really nice summer league game or two followed. That's 'nice', but Spo's standards are guys like Bam Adebayo that play to rip the souls out of their opponents every time they lace up.

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,881]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

A really nice summer league game or two followed. That's 'nice', but Spo's standards are guys like Bam Adebayo that play to rip the souls out of their opponents every time they lace up.

Yeah, I don’t think he’s ever going to be that.  It’s worth a shot from Spo though.   

[HoosierHoopster 8,914]

^^ You guys do realize that Ware was was one of the top rooks in the League, all-rookie second team and got votes for rookie of the year, right? As a rook, he started 36 games, averaged 9 and 7 and 1.1 blocks, including 15 double doubles and 26 games with double digit scoring. Spo will call out professionalism and make sure guys are on board with his demands, but Ware is highly valued and for good reason.

[Stuhoo 91,107]

16 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

^^ You guys do realize that Ware was was one of the top rooks in the League, all-rookie second team and got votes for rookie of the year, right? As a rook, he started 36 games, averaged 9 and 7 and 1.1 blocks, including 15 double doubles and 26 games with double digit scoring. Spo will call out professionalism and make sure guys are on board with his demands, but Ware is highly valued and for good reason.

I think he’s a really nice young guy, and that his talent is limitless. The Heat are trying to spur him into becoming a relatively bargain draft position version of Chet Holmgren or Victor Wembanyama. And they’ve got a chance with KelEl.