The Heat are a NBA team loaded with talent. Much like the new era "Dream Team" the Heat have many superstars that are going to be expected to play together and play together well. In the 2008 summer olympics, the USA had an amazingly talent basketball team, a "Dream Team" of sorts. This team had every ego in the book, but they were brought together by the great Coach K ( Krzyzewski). Coach K is known to be one of the greatest basketball coaches of all times, but when he took the national job he knew it would be a challenge. Despite all of their diversities and the clashing ego's, Coach K rallied these superstars to win the Olympic Gold medal. Looking at the roster of this medal winning team, we will find all three of the Heat's supertars. This would tell some people that they can play together and they will succeed because all of them know how not to be selfish. If you look deeper into the situation you will find some flaws in these facts. First of all The had the great Coack K, who has been known for allways bringing the purity back into the game of basketball. The Heat have a coach by the name of Erik Spoelstra, and although he is a NBA coach, he is no Coach K. Coach Spoelstra may be able to keep the Heat going for a few weeks of the season, but eventually someone will get unhappy and coach Spoelstra will lose controlof his team. The second flaw that we find in the Heat's so called championship run is in the length of the season. In the Olympics the big ego's of the "Dream Team" were only together for a few months, meerly a fraction of what the NBA season consist of. So, looking back at all the evidence we know that the Miami Heat are stacked with talent, but we also know that they will not be proceeding past the first round of the playoffs, if they even make it at all.
The Heat are a chamionship bound team. While putting this team together, these three superstars had one very important thing in common, and thats to win a championship. Many people think that these superstars egos will get in the way. Well Dwayne Wade took a paycut of $107.5 million to add these other two superstars on the roster. You must also keep in mind that majority of the professional basketball players were superstarts all of their life until they became pro. A couple of years ago superstars Kobe Bryant and Shaquile O'neal were not on the best of terms and managed to win 3 NBA titles through 2002. How often does NBA teams have disputes about who deserves to get the spotlight?
ReplyDeleteWith all the talent on the Miami Heat's roster there is no doubt they could win this years championship. The ego's of these superstars are not going to conflict with the way they play. They just wanna win a championship. Dwayne Wade took a major cut in pay just to get these two players on his team because sometimes it isn't always about how much money you make. Although they don't have the great coaching skills of Coach K, they do have Erik Spoelstra and he wouldn't be a coach if he didn't know what he was talking about. The three superstars have already won an olympic title together, who says they can't win a NBA title. Just look at the "Big 3" in Boston. Their first year together they won the NBA title because they didn't care about money, and didn't let their ego's get to them. They distributed the ball amongst each other and their teammates.
ReplyDeleteAs a die-hard sports fan, this article caught my eye. There is no doubt that the Miami Heat is loaded with tons of talent. The sports media was on this story 24/7 throughout the summer. With all of the media coverage and talent, the Heat remind me of the New York Yankees. They both seem to be the best team money can buy in their respective sports. You mentioned the fact that they may have conflicting egos and I agree with you one hundred percent. If they want to succeed they have to work together. It is like that for anyone and for any task. Personally, I do not think the egos will play a huge factor until the post season. Their talent alone should carry them to the post season. However, if they do not develop some form of chemistry on the team, they will implode on the big stage while under the pressure. The NBA is filled with talent across the board, and Miami is not the only team with dreams of making a championship run. I think this will be a great NBA season. Honestly, I am ready to see whether or not the Miami Heat are contenders or pretenders.
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