This Sunday or next Sunday: Which matters more? The first of consecutive Sunday games for the Miami Heat is against an established rival, on the road, nationally televised by ABC. The second is against an emerging, big muscle threat, albeit at the cozier confines of AmericanAirlines Arena, with the national coverage limited [...]
Heat-Thunder offers a different look than 2012 Finals
December 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— Yes, Christmas Day at AmericanAirlines Arena will feature a 2012 NBA Finals rematch. But for the Miami Heat it won’t be with the same starting lineup. And for the Oklahoma City Thunder it won’t be with the same rotation. While most of a faces will be familiar Tuesday, there are subtle changes [...]
Kobe: Carmelo more of a challenge than LeBron
December 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— So what happens when you lose three of your last five games? The NBA universe begins to ask questions. A week after TNT analyst Charles Barkley questioned whether Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is losing his athleticism, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant took to ESPN to offer a comparison to Heat [...]
Heat have power forward options other than LeBron James
November 29, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI –— Last season Heat coach Erik Spoelstra gave LeBron James the nickname “one through five.” Now, it may be more like “one through three.” The Heat’s added versatility may mean less of James having to play power forward or center. With Shane Battier out for Thursday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, Spoelstra said [...]
Barkley: LeBron ‘can be better than Michael’
October 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
A championship has changed the outlook on LeBron James. (File) (October 4, 2012) By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 10:24 a.m. EDT, October 4, 2012 MIAMI— As part of NBA TV’s “Open Court” series, which returns Tuesday, Charles Barkley Shaquille O’Neal and Reggie Miller chimed in on all things LeBron, among other thoughts heading [...]
Shane Battier: 2012 champion will be more than legit
December 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
(TO COMMENT, CLICK ON “COMMENTS” TOP LEFT)— For those who believe the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season should be tainted with an asterisk, Heat forward Shane Battier has another idea: Punctuate it with an exclamation point. To Battier, the eventual 2012 champion might actually be a truer champion than one crowned during a typical season, if for [...]
Chris Bosh says Miami Heat season, ‘More lows than highs’
September 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— Whenever the Miami Heat come together after the NBA lockout, power forward Chris Bosh said Wednesday they still must come together as a team. Reflecting on both the work stoppage and his team being stopped two victories shy of a championship by the Dallas Mavericks in last season’s NBA Finals, Bosh found himself in [...]
No team with more at stake in CBA than Heat
September 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
We have reached the point of the NBA lockout where things either will move quickly or not at all. For months, plans have been set in motion for the not-at-all eventuality. Overseas contracts. Barnstorming tours. Pro-am leagues, such as the upcoming one in Las Vegas. But now, after three recent negotiating sessions and major rounds [...]
Heat rebuild could strip roster to little more than Big Three
June 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— The Big Three part won’t change. You don’t host a party one year then usher out the guests of honor the next. So 2011-12 (lockout permitting) for the Miami Heat will start where 2010-11 ended, with a blueprint designed around the skills of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The difference will be [...]