We already took a look at why the Miami Heat will make the playoffs, now we’ll take a look at if things don’t go right, and why they won’t.
Every pro has its con.
The Miami Heat enter training camp with a renewed sense of hope and uncertainty. With Dwyane Wade elsewhere and LeBron James reigning in Cleveland, this is certainly a different team than what we’ve come accustomed to during the past six years. Positive or negative, there’s no doubt there will be a different aura in the air come tip-off time October 26th.
Although championship aspirations seem out-of-reach for now, there’s no doubt this new-look squad can make some noise this season, and with Wade gone and Chris Bosh gracefully aging, it may be time for a new leader to arise. How quick will that happen? Only time will tell, and it’s very plausible to assume that won’t happen this season. In fact, the possibility remains that Miami may even miss the postseason for the second time in three years.
Remember that long, woeful campaign known as the 2014-15 season? We saw then exactly what tends to happen when a player of high magnitude decides leaves to lace them up in a different zip code.
Wade and company struggled to find their identity post-LeBron the entire year, finishing with a record of 37-45, good enough for the 10th spot in the East. While Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley did manage to stumble across a gem in Hassan Whiteside, that 82-game marathon ended on a sour note with the team headed to the lottery.
While the Heat do enter 2016 with a sense of hope, there’s always the flip side most tend not to think about too much, and it’s about to be tackled right in the chest.
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