How embarrassed would it be for Miami to miss the Playoff?!

[J Shuttlesworth]

Aren't you a heat fan? your avi is a guy with a heat uniform

Your avi is LeBron. I'll have Roundmound add you to the LeBron family

[plowking]

Your avi is LeBron. I'll have Roundmound add you to the LeBron family

Wow, ether.

Lots of ether in this thread. People getting caught in their own ether.

[Mawly-G]

If this team had a better coach they would probably still be a playoff team despite their injury woes. They still have Dragic, Wade, and Whiteside which should be good enough to at least get into the playoffs in the weak East.

I've never been a fan of Spoelstra though, as I think he's an awful coach.

With that said though...this team has been absolutely RAVAGED by injuries. It's just crazy how many players went down for them this year. This team should be awesome next year though once everyone gets healthy. Pat Riley did a great job bringing in talent to surround Wade & Bosh, they just need to stay healthy.

[305Baller]

LeBron bathes in the blood of goats.

[Hittin_Shots]

Celtics @ Detroit Pistons
Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors
Celtics @ Milwaukee Bucks

Pacers @ New York Knicks
Pacers @ Detroit Pistons
Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Pacers vs. Washington Wizards
Pacers @ Memphis Grizzlies

Hornets @ Miami Heat
Hornets vs. Toronto Raptors
Hornets @ Atlanta Hawks
Hornets @ Detroit Pistons
Hornets vs. Houston Rockets
Hornets @ Toronto Raptors

Heat vs. Charlotte Hornets
Heat vs. Chicago Bulls
Heat vs. Toronto Raptors
Heat vs. Orlando Magic
Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers

Pretty much need to win one more game than Boston or Pacers and same as hornets.

[Dresta]

Pretty damn embarrassing. They have a sub-.500 record even in games featuring both Wade and Bosh. Bosh went down, but they still got more than enough games from Whiteside and Dragic, 2 damn solid players, to make the playoffs. 2 teams who're going to be well below .500 are going to end up making the playoffs in the East. Miami has no excuses, really. There's no reason for them to not make it, even factoring in injuries. Still a few games left though....

Are you a retard or something? You think an NBA team trying to find a new identity post-Lebron can just shuffle around players and maintain continuity, keep playing well with over 30 different starting line-ups? What a load of bullshit. They haven't been able to form a remotely consistent rotation all season, and the team is filled with d-leaguers.

Wade has almost been the healthiest player on the Heat this season, and that tells you all you need to know about Miami's health. Whiteside has played meaningful minutes in less than half of the season and Dragic just got here (and has had clear back problems since his first 5 games).

At this point Miami has no hope of being healthy enough to do anything in the playoffs (Deng likely out or gimpy too), and they'd be better off getting a top 10 pick to compensate for what has been a very unfortunate season

[Dresta]

22-30 before bosh got hospitalized.
wade's health should not be used as an excuse given that it has been this way for some time now. wade has already played more games this year than he did last year. this miami team was never going to be 40+ win team no matter what happened outside of a miracle where wade was healthy for 80 games.

So you don't think Bosh playing several weeks with clots in his lungs had no effect on his game? He'd been playing like trash for weeks before he got diagnosed.

You people are laughable

[Hittin_Shots]

with the new lineup talk, how many of Boston's current players were there last year and how many were there to start the season?

[coin24]

If this team had a better coach they would probably still be a playoff team despite their injury woes. They still have Dragic, Wade, and Whiteside which should be good enough to at least get into the playoffs in the weak East.

I've never been a fan of Spoelstra though, as I think he's an awful coach.

With that said though...this team has been absolutely RAVAGED by injuries. It's just crazy how many players went down for them this year. This team should be awesome next year though once everyone gets healthy. Pat Riley did a great job bringing in talent to surround Wade & Bosh, they just need to stay healthy.

This

[LEFT4DEAD]

Injuries, new players or whatever you say can be an excuse for not making the ECF or something like that. But team with Wade, Bosh for half season, Dragic for other half, Whiteside, Deng, and very good bench...
I mean come on, it would be a great failure if they miss the playoffs, and it just shows what a great impact Lebron has wherever he goes.
And yeah, Spoelstra is getting exposed big time. Lebron was the real coach of that team.
Lebron 1a/1b all time with Russell as best coach/player. How great is that guy

[Taller than CP3]

Its not considering they had a crazy amount of injuries, and Whiteside and Dragic werent there the whole season.

they weren't there last season either

thus goes to show how much of an impact Lebron leaving really is

Lebron leaves and Miami goes from the NBA Finals to not even making the Playoffs.

[Crimsonrain777]

Are you a retard or something? You think an NBA team trying to find a new identity post-Lebron can just shuffle around players and maintain continuity, keep playing well with over 30 different starting line-ups? What a load of bullshit. They haven't been able to form a remotely consistent rotation all season, and the team is filled with d-leaguers.

Wade has almost been the healthiest player on the Heat this season, and that tells you all you need to know about Miami's health. Whiteside has played meaningful minutes in less than half of the season and Dragic just got here (and has had clear back problems since his first 5 games).

At this point Miami has no hope of being healthy enough to do anything in the playoffs (Deng likely out or gimpy too), and they'd be better off getting a top 10 pick to compensate for what has been a very unfortunate season

QFT

[Dresta]

Injuries, new players or whatever you say can be an excuse for not making the ECF or something like that. But team with Wade, Bosh for half season, Dragic for other half, Whiteside, Deng, and very good bench...
I mean come on, it would be a great failure if they miss the playoffs, and it just shows what a great impact Lebron has wherever he goes.
And yeah, Spoelstra is getting exposed big time. Lebron was the real coach of that team.
Lebron 1a/1b all time with Russell as best coach/player. How great is that guy

Bosh, Whiteside and Wade only played 80 minutes together all season, and when they did, they blitzed the Clippers and Bulls. Deng has been garbage for over a month because he is injured (and now likely out for the season): 12ppg on 43% shooting in March, 11 on 35% shooting in April, and he's had 1 good game in the last month and a half. Dragic has had his own injury problems (back) and is adjusting to playing for a new team, and often different teammates each night (due to injuries). Whiteside (22mpg, 44 games) and Birdman have also been injured recently, leaving Miami to start Walker and Haslem in the front court. Why should they even care about the playoffs when the team is in no condition to compete once they get there? Half the team is out injured, or on their last legs. Miami have been playing four d-league players and 2 below average rookies meaningful minutes. Get that into that incredibly dim head of yours.

What the **** are you talking about, really? 'Very good bench' - , get real chump.

[SilkkTheShocker]

They were first round garbage before Bosh even missed the season.

[Real14]

They were first round garbage before Bosh even missed the season.