Miami Heat: 3 biggest miscues over the past five years

The Miami Heat organization usually gets more right than they do wrong. While no one or organization is perfect, here are three of their biggest recent mistakes.

The Miami Heat are an organization that famously does things a certain way. More often than not, when there’s an issue or something that needs to be addressed, the Heat are on the right sides of things. While there can be many reasons for why that’s the case, one of the biggest reasons to look at is the consistency and stability of the organization from the top down.

Take team owner Micky Arison, who’s owned the team all but seven years of their entire existence. You then go down to Miami Heat Team President the Godfather himself in Pat Riley, who at the end of his arm has Erik Spoelstra, his right-hand man and a living, breathing, walking direct extension of Riley who patrols the locker room and sidelines. You could even go a step further when thinking about the face of the franchise across the last decade or so in Dwyane Wade.

Amongst all of this excellence though, even the Miami Heat have been prone to a mistake or two. Here are the three biggest miscues they’ve made over the last five years.

1. Letting D Wade leave for Chicago

While it is all water under the bridge at this point, it was a massive blow to the Heat Culture when Dwyane Wade left the Miami Heat. While it has since been reported that it wasn’t over money itself, but the respect that came along with the fact that he would be offered said money, none of it should have been enough to let the face of the organization walk away.

A three-time champion with the Heat who led them to their first title and the first one in franchise history, Flash is not only a forever pillar in the history of the Miami Heat, but he is a pillar in the community of Miami. The guy has pretty much had the county renamed after him for crying out loud.

While again, it isn’t that big of a deal currently considering his illustrious return, his initial departure was a massive blow to the fans, the team, and everything associated with the Heat. That is why this is the first biggest mistake over the past five years.