\u2014 Brady Hawk (@BradyHawk305) October 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n It’s been an extremely rough start to the season for the team’s captain Bam Adebayo. One of the main reasons is that he was placed into a spot-up shooter role in the spread out offense around Antetokounmpo, reminiscing a Brook Lopez role in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n But that’s not how you unlock Adebayo. The way to do that is exactly the offense they got to last night, which included much more of him eating as a roll man in the middle of the floor, prioritizing short jumpers and low post ups for better finishes.<\/p>\n If it wasn’t Davion Mitchell leading these screen and rolls, it was Pelle Larsson who saw a ton of usage in these two man sets. It led to an eight assist night where he constantly fed his roll man in their comfort spots.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the other layer to these Adebayo pick and rolls<\/p>\n Giannis lived in the dunker spot tonight<\/p>\n It means no more of these two running into each other<\/p>\n Plus, Giannis dominated the glass and kept carving out box outs to impact off these type of misses pic.twitter.com\/2t9bV39OX5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brady Hawk (@BradyHawk305) October 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n So what does that mean for Antetokounmpo when Adebayo is eating up the middle of the floor pick and rolls with his lead guard?<\/p>\n Actually, it put him in a very favorable spot. Placing Antetokounmpo in the dunker spot under the basket led to him carving out space down low for offensive rebounds and second chance points. This role was a partial reason for his 18 rebound outing.<\/p>\n But now let\u2019s get into the next layer of business:<\/p>\n Giannis the roller<\/p>\n One of the more exciting elements, and the Heat continue to spam it late with Pelle as the handler<\/p>\n We see it lead to a quality Giannis middy, head of steam and-1 finish, and the best one:<\/p>\n Look at the space\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KLzbm1q0r4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brady Hawk (@BradyHawk305) October 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n When the Heat transitioned into the non-Adebayo minutes, they got to an action that should excite Heat fans: Antetokounmpo, the roller.<\/p>\n Larsson and Mitchell actively fed him in multiple ways, including mismatches on the box, straight line dives to the basket for an and-1, or most importantly, middle of the floor play-making.<\/p>\n Getting back to these pick and rolls simply enhance the Heat’s two best players in that front-court, and allow them to simply look much more comfortable on the offensive end.<\/p>\n Antetokounmpo can’t always have the ball in his hands and Adebayo can’t be a strict three point shooter. This new half-court offense maximized their skill-sets in a way we didn’t see in the first four games.<\/p>\n This shouldn’t be a one night adjustment in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Screens need to be back for good.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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