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Let me preface this entire article with one thing. I almost never believe in rumors. However, this is something I heard from a good friend who lives in Miami that I trust, and who has some sources, that I will only say, aren’t always full of bull. Here’s what he’s telling me. First, that my dream of a “South Beach Superteam” isn’t just a lock to happen, but that there are already ...

  The Free Agent Bonanza of 2010 hasn’t even begun but it’s the biggest news there is right now. The Boston Celtics are currently playing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Two of their Eastern Conference Semi-Finals matchup, and the Phoenix Suns will be taking on the San Antonio Spurs in Game One of their Western Conference Semi-Finals matchup. Both series look to be incredible, knock-down, drag-out affairs that could go seven games. Yet, ...

  As John Sterling (the voice of the New York Yankees) would put it if he were calling this game, the Lakers Win! Theeeee Lakers Win! Yes, the Lakers beat the Thunder in a Game Six thriller, 95-94 that was as thrilling and fun to watch as any game so far this playoff season (well, maybe that Game Four in the Miami-Boston series would rank up there for me personally, since I'm ...

The playoffs aren’t even over, and every fan around the country is already turning at least some of their attention to the upcoming 2010 Free Agent bonanza. It’s been talked about ad nauseam over the past few years, and is about to go into overdrive once whoever wins the title this year hoists the championship trophy.   A major reason a great deal of attention is being paid to the issue already ...

Did I actually say it was likely Boston was going to sweep Dwyane Wade and my beloved Miami Heat out of the playoffs? Yes, I’m afraid I actually fell victim to that oh-so-prevalent malady of many disappointed fans, doubt.   I doubted the fortitude of the Miami Heat, and more importantly, I doubted Dwyane Wade.   That is a very, very stupid thing to do; for me, or any of his opponents. Just ask, ...

Jonathan Swift (the author of Gulliver’s Travels) once wrote:   “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”   Miami Heat fans definitely aren’t blessed this year. There was a time when they were, and not because they had no expectations for their team; just the opposite. Just a few short years ago, Heat fans had all the hope one could have, after watching Dwyane Wade lead their favorite NBA ...

I sometimes wonder if the South Florida Sun-SentinelÆs Ira Winderman even likes the Miami Heat. HeÆs one of that paperÆs beat writers for the team, but the vast majority of the articles he writes about the boys from South Beach seem negative. á His latest adventure into negativity is a piece speculating on whether MiamiÆs recent two-game losing streak, and Dwyane WadeÆs current mini-shooting slump is indicative of something larger; something ...

Bonnie Tyler is famous for her song ôHolding Out For a Hero.ö In it, she sings that she needs a hero, and I know exactly how she feels, for I, and all Heat fans, need a hero badly. á Since 2004-05, the Miami Heat and its fans have had that hero, a man named Dwyane Wade, whoÆs reprised the role of Flash first held in DC comic books by characters Jay Garrick ...

In a game where youth and length were on display, there was a lot of testiness between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a scrum even exploding in the second quarter between the ThunderÆsáRussell Westbrook and the HeatÆs Jermaine OÆNealùboth drawing technical fouls in the exchange. á Yet, Miami found themselves unable to fight in the way needed to get a win against Oklahoma City; being handed their third ...