What the Miami Heat did wrong and why they WILL be a dynasty soon


It became apparent in Game 5 that the Miami Heat was lacking something.  It was not the “killer instinct” that many experts talked about nor was it impressive scoring from LeBron James in the 4th quarter that everyone else likes to point the finger at.  What the Miami Heat was lacking was the reserve tank required to win an NBA Championship.  The Dallas Mavericks did not have it when they first attempted to win the title but this series, it was on total display.

You heard the Heat players and some of the coaches always referenced how they played during the regular season and that in itself was the problem.  How a team performs during the regular season is not how they should perform during the playoffs.  Each playoff game needs to show something different in a team, a bench guy who suddenly comes to age but doesn’t start the next game.  An aging player coming off the bench who has not seen much game time but is only needed for a few minutes at the end of a quarter.  One superstar who gets their name called in the first half but become a facilitator during the second half.  All this happening in one game but not duplicated for the next.

Teams use video to study the past games and create a plan for the next one.  If playoff teams are changing it up every single game then what the opposition plans will never succeed, you keep them guessing.  If the team you are playing deplores a zone like the Dallas Mavericks did and it causes you to hesitate, then your very next practice should be nothing but zone play.  If you are and up and down team, practice playing half court basketball.  If you are all about defense then begin to sharpen your skills on offense.  In other words, you can not be the team you were in the regular season if you make the playoffs.

The Miami Heat will learn this lesson and they will get better because their coaches and Pat Riley will demand they do.  They should be proud making this run in their first year but they must also be hungry and not satisfied with coming in second.  Dan Wetzel wrote an article titled LeBron’s failure warms Cleveland’s heart and in it he speaks about how happy the people of Cleveland were to see LeBron fail.  He spoke about how upset they were that he left and how he stole the heart of the people and how they laughed and cheered to see him fall.  Well here’s a little warning for those Clevelanders, there will soon come a day when you will see LeBron James in a ring and trophy presentation only this time it will not be failure that you cheer it will be the success that you jeer.  I understand putting your hopes in a player and seeing him walk away from it but to harbor all this ill-will toward a person for this extended amount of time is not only unhealthy but distracting and it takes away from the city itself.  Cleveland made its choice when it did not attain the pieces necessary to field a championship team and LeBron made his choice to leave and connect with a team that did.  Each made the choice that they believed was right for them and now it’s time to move on.

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