Heat Lose to Blazers, 5th Straight

[Kane3387]

Once you get past a few of the names on the back of the jerseys you truly see how flawed this team is. A coach in over his head, arguably the worst bench in the league, and arguably the worst collection of bigs in the league since Bosh plays so small.

At this point you have to think the Celtics won't be seeing the Heat in the playoffs. With the way game planning skyrockets and intensifies in the post season plus the inexperience this team will have playing together in the post season (Remember our first two series in 2008?) this team is incredibly unlikely to make it to the ECF.

Honestly the only way I see us playing them is if Orlando catches them for the three seed and NY or Philly catches Atlanta for the fifth seed. Atlanta is undefeated against Miami this year.

Also have people been watching the standings?

There is a chance the playoffs could end like this.

1) Boston
2) Chicago
3) Miami
4) Orlando
5) Philly
6) Atlanta/NY
7) Atlanta/NY
Indiana

It would be great if Chicago and Miami had to play either NY or Atlanta in the first round before they potentially played each other.

[KobeShesNotConsenting!]

I would just like to toot my own horn and say that I predicted the heat would go 1-9 over this tough stretch in their schedule

but hell, they might out do me and go 0-10

[letsgoblue86]

I really hope that the Heat can keep the 3 seed so they can battle with the bulls for the privelege to lose to us.

[FatjohnReturns]

Yea they are terrible. I hope they lose to Atlanta or the Knicks in the first round.Nothing better than a summer of constant media speculation to make those guys cry.

Assuming we beat Indiana how to we stack up vs the new Magic

[Spilling Green Dye]

In 40+ minutes Chris Bosh put up the "Scalabrine Binary Code Box Score."  Amazing.  Aldrige was a +16 against Bosh.  I love it!

[snively]

I'll be cheering for them against LA.

[KobeShesNotConsenting!]

lol also lookin at some of the heat message boards is hilarious right now. Fans who havent figured out what the rest of us have are really reaching. here's a quote...

"He played Lebron way to much from start to finish, Lebron should never reach 40+ minutes as hes an all around player which will drain him..." Classic

[Megatron]

[Redz]

Once you get past a few of the names on the back of the jerseys you truly see how flawed this team is. A coach in over his head, arguably the worst bench in the league, and arguably the worst collection of bigs in the league since Bosh plays so small.

At this point you have to think the Celtics won't be seeing the Heat in the playoffs. With the way game planning skyrockets and intensifies in the post season plus the inexperience this team will have playing together in the post season (Remember our first two series in 2008?) this team is incredibly unlikely to make it to the ECF.

Honestly the only way I see us playing them is if Orlando catches them for the three seed and NY or Philly catches Atlanta for the fifth seed. Atlanta is undefeated against Miami this year.

Also have people been watching the standings?

There is a chance the playoffs could end like this.

1) Boston
2) Chicago
3) Miami
4) Orlando
5) Philly
6) Atlanta/NY
7) Atlanta/NY
Indiana

It would be great if Chicago and Miami had to play either NY or Atlanta in the first round before they potentially played each other.

Philly is certainly adding some unexpected pressure to the lower half there.

[Kane3387]

Once you get past a few of the names on the back of the jerseys you truly see how flawed this team is. A coach in over his head, arguably the worst bench in the league, and arguably the worst collection of bigs in the league since Bosh plays so small.

At this point you have to think the Celtics won't be seeing the Heat in the playoffs. With the way game planning skyrockets and intensifies in the post season plus the inexperience this team will have playing together in the post season (Remember our first two series in 2008?) this team is incredibly unlikely to make it to the ECF.

Honestly the only way I see us playing them is if Orlando catches them for the three seed and NY or Philly catches Atlanta for the fifth seed. Atlanta is undefeated against Miami this year.

Also have people been watching the standings?

There is a chance the playoffs could end like this.

1) Boston
2) Chicago
3) Miami
4) Orlando
5) Philly
6) Atlanta/NY
7) Atlanta/NY
Indiana

It would be great if Chicago and Miami had to play either NY or Atlanta in the first round before they potentially played each other.

Philly is certainly adding some unexpected pressure to the lower half there.

Sure are. They are playing well but I think thats a sweep or five game series if we were to match up at some point, lol hopefully the second round.

[WeMadeIt17]

defiantly not cheering for them against the Lakers will I be upset if they win no. I hate both of them but would love to see them to continue to play awful basketball. 

[Rondo9dunx]

Would be poetic justice if MIA were to get swept by BOS CHI and ORL only to sweep LA..

[barefacedmonk]

[Silent Storm]

To me the best part of the Heat's struggles is the fact that it proves that it takes a team to be successful, not an unbalanced roster. This is the antithesis of the media circus that formed during the off-season and it's as sweet as can be. Basketball is a team sport and the media needs to start giving some recognition to that fact rather than focusing on all these egocentric "stars".

[zerophase]

It's not always better that the hard teams all play each other before they play you. If a tough chicago or miami team plays us and we beat them, in turn it allows our team to become better and grow while facing the good competition. Then we'll be a stronger team going into the next round. This is compared to a team that sweeps a team and then isn't ready for the sudden jump in skill level of the next team. In short, when you play with the best, you get better.