![]() ![]() ![]() And after coming into a season, halfway through the season, trying to figure out his role, it makes us feel great when you have guys who haven’t been here that long ready to get into the foxhole.” “So, for us, we’re glad we have a guy like that, willing to be in a foxhole with us. “He’s come in and done his role,” Adebayo said. “Cody’s probably the nicest guy in the world,” Heat forward Max Strus said, “but that just goes to show you these playoffs are real.” Oh, and even mixing it up with New York’s Julius Randle and Isaiah Hartenstein a week ago. Now he is creating assists for Jimmy Butler on strong baseline cuts, working the pick-and-roll game when asked, providing the type of bulk otherwise lacking in the rotation. ![]() “If you can’t beat ’em,” he said with a grin, “join ’em.” ![]() 4 pick in the 2013 draft out of Indiana had participated only twice in the postseason, both times eliminated while in Charlotte by the Heat in the first round. Where injuries had somewhat sapped the spirit and left Zeller out of the game for over a year, the playoff run has revived the drive. “So I’m just grateful for the opportunity to be doing anything.” “Before Miami called, I was just sitting on my couch,” he said, almost candid to a fault. To some, such limited playing time would lead to talk about being unable to get warm, catch the flow of the game. Does Jimmy Butler have to be great for Heat to beat Knicks? ![]()
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