{"id":12111,"date":"2024-10-14T03:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T03:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12111"},"modified":"2024-10-14T03:57:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T03:57:28","slug":"heats-erik-spoelstra-reveals-what-a-jaime-jaquez-jr-jump-will-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12111","title":{"rendered":"Heat’s Erik Spoelstra reveals what a Jaime Jaquez Jr. ‘jump’ will look like.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Erik Spoelstra details what he wants to see from Jaime Jaquez Jr. in his second Heat season.<\/p>\n

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As the\u00a0Miami Heat prepare to take on a loaded Eastern Conference\u00a0this upcoming season, one aspect of the team that fans are excited to see is\u00a0Jaime Jaquez Jr. who is entering in his second season in the NBA. There is no doubt\u00a0Jaquez has been improving for his sophomore campaign\u00a0as Heat head coach\u00a0Erik Spoelstra speaks on his journey Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on what he has seen from Jaime Jaquez Jr.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jaquez would miss the open scrimmage last Monday\u00a0along with the preseason opener Tuesday against the Charlotte Hornets as he’s dealing with a left groin strain. However, the team told ClutchPoints that\u00a0he would be available to play Sunday\u00a0along with\u00a0Tyler Herro\u00a0who also gad a groin injury and missed the scrimmage and preseason opener.<\/p>\n

The 23-year old star impressed in his rookie season as being recognized back to back months as Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month as well as making the NBA’s All-Rookie first team. Spoelstra explained\u00a0what the expectation for him is going into 2024 and how teams were starting to scout him in the second half of last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably all the external expectations on what a jump may be,\u201d Spoelstra said on Jaquez. \u201cIt’s all about impacting winning and finding different ways to do that more effectively. You know, I think for everybody else, it’s just about does the scoring average go up? That’s really like what probably a lot of people look at, but his impact defensively, I think will improve, feeling more comfortable in our defensive system, being able to take the challenge and do more things on that side of the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then offensively,\u201d Spoelstra continued. \u201cI think just naturally getting a better idea of how he was defended the second half of the year, how team started to scheme for him and show a little bit more attention to his touches, and particularly in the post. I think he’ll make improvements in that area as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Erik Spoelstra on what he expects to see from Jaime Jaquez Jr. going into his second season. #HeatCulture<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cProbably all the external expectations on what a jump may be\u2026\u201d pic.twitter.com\/1kmOsxXGoa<\/a><\/p>\n

— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) October 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n