Even at a gloomy 4-7… Miami Heat nowhere near ‘doomsday’ scenario

Miami Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra before the game against the Sacramento Kings(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)
Miami Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra before the game against the Sacramento Kings(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra looks at a referee during the first half. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.(Jacob Musselman-USA TODAY Sports) /

Miami Heat History, Personnel, And Current Status Are Reasons For Optimism

They have shown you that when they play the right way, the Miami Heat way, that they are still the Miami Heat—perenially one of the hardest working, overachieving, and successful organizations in all of sports.

Now, what does this look like? About 85 percent of the most recent Portland defeat is exactly what that looks like.

The ball has energy and so do the players.

That energy transcends sides of the ball, translating to both sides, allowing them to not only play, move, and cut for each other on offense but rotate, sell out, and help their teammates on the defensive side of the ball when needed.

And the point of it all is this. Yes, the Miami Heat still have work to do—a lot of it.

But with what we have seen, their progress, and the history of the guys associated with this team, things are far from doomsday and you should expect the Miami Heat to be closer to the top of the heap when it’s all said and done than not.

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