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Comment on Just How Serious Is Dwyane Wade’s Bone Bruise? by Albert

Albert — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:26 +0000

@RemoteHeatFan I do not think Wade intentionally put himself at risk. He’s just like all of us. He saw the chance for something great, and he wanted to be a part of it. He felt he could play through the pain and contribute, and he did so. Unfortunately, I don’t think he fully considered the ramifications. If he knew then how much pain he'd be in now, I believe he would have done things differently. I do think ego played a part in that ignorance. Wade would have had to agree to sit until it had fully healed. Nobody knew, or could know, just how long that would be. It might have been two months, it might have been just one, or less, or possibly more. There is no definitive timetable for a bone bruise. The problem with an injury like this is that there is no true structural damage. There is no surgery ahead. That concept makes it rather easy to return too quickly.

Comment on Just How Serious Is Dwyane Wade’s Bone Bruise? by RemoteHeatFan

RemoteHeatFan — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:44:02 +0000

Albert,

I swear you are the man. The depth of the articles that you write are incredible. Every time I see a new post of yours I get excited because I know it is going to kick butt. I loath the day you stop posting.

In regards to Wade’s knee . . . do ya think ego had anything to do with it? Wade in essence would have to had to agree to sit for 2 months. I am not sure he would have agreed to it.

Comment on The Taxing Impact of State Taxes by Albert

Albert — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:19:26 +0000

@Jimmy Damn. Thanks! I think I excluded them because when I wrote this I knew the Mavericks would beat the Heat for the 2011 title and, as such, no longer existed in my mind. Or maybe it's because I don't know geography.

Comment on The Taxing Impact of State Taxes by Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:59:44 +0000

Don’t forget the Dallas Mavericks.

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Comment on Dwight Howard Traded to the Miami Heat by awsomeguy

awsomeguy — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:39:20 +0000

Bad trade. Bad trade. Howard is going to play center which means a lot less dunking for D-Wade and Lebron.

Comment on Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis Sign with Heat! by Federico M. Griffith

Federico M. Griffith — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:22:24 +0000

With the off season additions of Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, the Heat have signaled their commitment to the fluid, ‘position-less’ approach, marking a watershed moment in franchise history (such is the power of an NBA championship). The signings of Allen and Lewis would help any NBA team significantly, but perhaps no team more so than the Heat. Allen is unique in the same way Wade/Lebron are – he can play three positions on offense fairly well. The Heat’s rotation-heavy defense diminishes the importance of man-defense, so Allen’s height should allow him to guard multiple positions on defense as well. Both Spoelstra and Riley guaranteed Allen starter’s minutes in a substitute’s role (another change in team philosophy – the Heat never guarantee minutes before training camp). Pencil Allen in for about 30 minutes a game; some of which is going to come from Battier’s quota. The Heat will almost certainly close out games with Chalmers/Allen/Wade/LeBron/Bosh, presenting opponents with all sorts of headaches. If the lineup with Battier was efficient, this lineup will be several times more so considering the best shooter in the history of the game will be replacing Battier. Rashard Lewis, in his time with the Magic, showed his value as ‘stretch-four’, shooting at a highly efficient 40% clip from beyond the arc during the 2009-2010 season when the Magic made the Finals running an inside-out offense featuring Dwight at the pivot and four long-distance bombers (including Shard).

Comment on David Stern Projects Revenues To Be Up 20% To $5 billion by remoteheatfan

remoteheatfan — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:19:12 +0000

I used to have meetings with 3m. Before every meeting, they would bring in their economist to discuss the economic forecasts that they were seeing. I would say that the Heat has some strong economists working for them. Perhaps it is the same ones that Arison uses for his cruise line. It would make sense as both of these business lines are ‘entertainment.’ It would not surprise me to find some quote from Riley talking about future revenue increases allowing them some flexibility and the basis for this quote is from their economists.

Smart people play the trend. Losers fight the trend.

Comment on Addressing the Miami Heat Need At Center by Sam

Sam — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:33:14 +0000

Go Greg…get him great rehab specialists and he will be fine. Go slow with the heat and he will help them and may be a star in this 2nd or 3rd year of being healthy. Go Greg!!!!

Comment on Addressing the Miami Heat Need At Center by Dan R

Dan R — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:47:38 +0000

Insightful article, now that Dwight has been traded and the Lakers have a super team, Miami needs to make a move or two (albeit small movies). Either (or both?) of the moves you mention would be brilliant for them. I quote Bill Simmons, this just got veeeeeeery interesting…