The Miami Heat are struggling but we are overreacting, just a bit I’d say.
We didn’t say that was the realistic outcome or goal, but, perspective. To look at how far they are from the postseason in general, the lower play-in seeds have one and two less defeats than Miami.
That’s not so much about Miami as much as they haven’t played as many games, specifically when referencing the comparison of the three. Even deeper than that and by the old standards, they are only 1.5 games out of eight, where a Charlotte team that has also played one less game resides.
Basically, for all of the cataclysm that has occurred over the past few weeks, they aren’t out of it by a long shot and not that far at all from being a top seed.
To look at a more concentrated issue, that would be the potential trade market. You see a lot of remarks and thoughts that would have you to believe that the Miami Heat are several pieces away.
In fact and after thinking about it all, they are one more consistent rebounder away from being at least 16-13 right now and not 12-17. That record, by the way, would have them in a tie for the third seed.