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Head coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat reacts to a call in the second quarter against the Washington Wizards(Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Head coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat reacts to a call in the second quarter against the Washington Wizards(Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /
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Kyle Lowry #7 of the Miami Heat reacts after injuring his ankle against the Milwaukee Bucks (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Miami Heat: Health And Vitality Have Been A Bogeyman In Recent Years

To be clear, these aren’t excuses, they are actualities. Here’s the final synopsis of that particular year.

They got beat by a better team in Milwaukee and apparently so, as they would go on to win the whole thing, but to say the Miami Heat were fresh in that series would be a fallacy. Lastly, you point to Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro, among others that were banged up, in last year’s playoff run.

There is no need to rehash it all, as the details are highly publicized. Plain and simple, this all matters when it comes to the Miami Heat.

That just means that there will be a lot of load management on guys’ bodies this year, especially for guys like Lowry and Butler, who ask and get a lot of their physicality and bodies.

It’s time to move on from the Kevin Durant pipe dream. dark. Next

Like every team, it will have to be treated with care and caution but the mere fact that it’s a conversation can only mean one thing—NBA hoops aren’t that far off.