Miami Heat ‘Playoff Jimmy Butler’ has been among best in the league

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat looks on after Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Atlanta Hawks (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat looks on after Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Atlanta Hawks (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat, (C) Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat and (R) LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat look on(Photo by Christopher Trotman/Getty Images)

The Miami Heat always have a shot. That’s because of the things that have gone into making the daunting, revered, and sometimes mocked Miami Heat Culture

Hard work, maximum effort at all times, determination, will, and defense are all of the things that have made the Miami Heat as successful of an NBA organization as they have been across their relatively short existence.

Even when they have rostered some of the best and brightest talent in the league, the Big 3 Era, the D-Wade and Shaq tandem, or heck—even just the greatest player in franchise history in Dwayne Wade, alone at times, they have still stuck to those principles to guide the way.

Over the last few seasons, that has been especially magnified and mostly because their best player is the walking personification of what it should mean to be a Miami Heat player.