Not often does the best team with the best record ever win the NBA title. It's the team with the best chemistry the "right" pieces, a team that's hot heading into the play-offs.
The Heat have definitely been the team to beat ever since the "Dicision". They've carried a jumbo sized target on their back and I'm pretty sure EVERY team in the league circles the date on the calender when they have to go to Miami or when the Heat are coming to town. No biggie cry me a river that's the price you pay for being the all hype team. But have the Heat quietley orchestrated a low so they can secretly (as possible) go under the radar into the post season? I mean their record since the all-star break has been sub-par (for the Heat) but they've all but cemented thier position in the 2nd spot in the east insuring they won't see the Bulls until the Easter Conference Finals. They've given D-Wade rest and LBJ has been showing up and Dominating offensively & defensivley in the 4th quarter.
But they're still questions in my mind.
1. Lebron plays like water, fluidly making the right baskeball play take what the defense gives but will he harden up this play-off and play with force and create plays inspite of what the defense gives him?
2. Will Wade stay healthy? not as big as a concern the team is only 12-1 with out Wade but make no mistake Wade's tasted play-off success and they may need his experience for the Finals push.
3. Will CB4 show the form that made him a all-star and franchise cornerstone that he was in T.O. or will he constantly defer to Wade and James like the 3rd wheel "fake" all-star. (I like CB4 btw).
4. And lastly and most importantly can Spolstra WILL his team to play championship ball. THIS TEAM CAN WIN FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS but Spolstra has to make sure they know it!! Tap into some of the great Pat Riley's motavational speeches that rallied the Lakers to 4 Championships, NOT the unmittigated faith in Starks that costed them a Ring in '94. P.S. Riley never had Wade or James to back up Ewing!!
Either way the championships is theirs to lose and wouldn't be BITCH if the lost it in a first round by being knocked out by the Knicks. LOL I'd love that I almost ran a lap around my house when James went down in the garden last Sunday but alas he got up and played exquistley in the final quater... Dammit Lebron you know that's break time!!
Hopefully Melo and STAT can show up in the first round with a bucket of water and douse the fire, it's almost summer fools time to turn off the Heat!
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