Miami Heat: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not Through First Week Of Preseason

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Mario Chalmers: Stock Down (-)

Mario Chalmers Freethrow Line

The point guard competition is far from over, but Mario Chalmers hasn’t done anything noteworthy that has convinced Erik Spoelstra that he should be in the starting lineup.

Chalmers has held down the point guard position since his rookie season six years ago, but that all might change in the 2014-15 season. The University of Kansas product started the first game of the preseason versus the New Orleans Pelicans, scoring just two points on 0-of-2 shooting, while turning the ball over as many times as he assisted (2). His plus/minus rating for the game was a minus-six.

In both losses to the Magic and Cavs, the guard’s plus/minus rating was a minus-four in each contest. To make matters worse, Chalmers left the Cleveland game early due to a hip pointer injury.

Not the way you want to start out a preseason.

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D.J. Siddiqi grew up in the heart of South Florida in Broward County. Growing up in South Florida during the late 90's and 2000's, D.J. witnessed the Pat Riley years where the Miami Heat faced off with the New York Knicks all the way to the painful late 2000's seasons where the Heat were a one-man team with Dwyane Wade. D.J. has closely followed the Heat over the past decade-and-a-half, and unfortunately witnessed Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals in person when the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point deficit to knock off the Heat. D.J. has writing experience as a columnist with sites such as Bleacher Report and Rant Sports, and he is proud to bring his knowledge of the Heat and the NBA to Heat Nation.