However, despite the signing of the “Three Kings” there’s been no dearth of criticism and nit-picking of the Heat, with many writers, analysts, and bloggers speculating about whether Miami has enough solid players surrounding the big three to truly succeed.

One of the most prevalent thoughts about the shortcomings of the Heat concerns Miami’s center, Joel Anthony. Many of these naysayers will point to his lack of scoring with giddiness and say to themselves, “See, they ain’t even got a center on that team, how they gonna win anything without a center?”

First, such a statement is ridiculous on its face. Sure, Joel isn’t a scoring machine, and if he were to average something like five points a game this upcoming season it would not only be a career high for him (he’s averaged 2.6 PPG over his three-year career so far), it would probably come as a shock to most.

Yet, it wouldn’t shock me. (more…)