One of the good things about veteran players, one of the things that makes them so attractive to executives and coaches beyond their leadership and experience, is that they tend to be known quantities.
With so many veterans on the Miami HEAT roster this year, then, Erik Spoelstra should certainly know his players. There’s far less information with which to profile a Justise Winslow, Josh Richardson or even Tyler Johnson, but by and large the rotation players have proven their strengths on a professional floor.
Most of them just haven’t done it together.
Sure, we’ve seen a Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh pick-and-roll a couple thousand times.