The New Miami Heat

If Erik Spoelstra, Head Coach of the Miami Heat, is to mold the Miami Heat into a future elite powerhouse, he must strive to decrease the images of Dwayne Wade, Lebron James and Chris Bosh and increase the image of the Miami Heat.  First, he must begin by disassociating the image of the Big Three with the image of the Miami Heat.  Second, the Coach must make it clear, in no uncertain words, to the sports media that the Miami Heat team consists of five basketball players and no fewer.  He must constantly remind the sports world to begin referring to the Miami NBA franchise as the Miami Heat without the tag, "The Big Three" attached.

Not following the NBA regular season myself, I was told that all the teams that the Miami Heat beat in the play-off had beaten them in the regular season--the Boston Celtics three times and the Chicago Bulls two times.  Miami claimed that this happened because the Big Three had not yet quite gelled together.  I doubt the truthfulness of the claim.  I think it was due to discontent in the Miami Heat's organization over the newly acquired Big Three getting so much publicity and attention; so, that's why the other players dragged their feet and didn't try as hard.

Nevertheless, in all post-season play-offs, regardless what's happening in any organization everybody do his best to win the prize.  Knowing they're in position to win the prize, these players are playing their ass off, and my projection is that they will win!  After the ring, I predict that's when the problem begins and Coach Erik Spoelstra job will become more hectic and difficult unless he takes the action I suggested in the first paragraph.

Remember, Michael Jordan's winning tenure with the Chicago Bulls?  It was always, "Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls."  The Chicago Bulls winnings were a united five fifth effort of the players and not a three fifth effort of the players.  After winning the NBA Championship, The Miami Heat must follow the Chicago Bulls winning format if it is to become a united powerhouse team.  Ignoring this advice would cause this team to fall apart like a deck of cards, in fewer than two years, due to brewing resentment, discontent and displeasure towards Dwayne Wade, Lebron James and Chris Bosh.