Beating the lowly Wizards on Monday, 105-94, was to be expected. Miami had beaten Washington seven out of their last eight games coming into the contest, and the Heat and Dwyane Wade had used them as their own personal punching bag the past two seasons.

Add to that the fact Washington was 0-7 on the road this year prior to the match and were without No. 1 draft pick John Wall, and it’s easy to see why no one, including Miami Heat fans, should be looking at the win as a real harbinger of great things to come for the boys from South Beach. (more…)

His words are no surprise. He’s hated the Heat for as long as I can remember, and has hated its players long before they came to South Beach. He’s what you could call the epitome of the “hater.” He’s someone who’s never played organized ball, and revels in finding ways to besmear and besmirch those who have.

I guess it makes him feel better about himself; who knows.

He’s not writing his vitriol just because Miami lost, either. He’d be writing his garbage even if the Heat were winning. He’s a yellow-journalist scumbag, and that wouldn’t change no matter Miami’s record. Yet, is there even a small element of truth in anything he’s saying right now?

Maybe the haters are right. Maybe this Heat team just doesn’t have what it takes. Maybe the sum of their parts isn’t as great as many Miami fans believed.

Maybe. (more…)