What happened to this franchise

[Pimpwerx]

You hear Wade and Bron after the loss and they give no ****. You think they read threads like this and laugh their asses off? SMH. PEACE.

[imchillin]

You hear Wade and Bron after the loss and they give no ****. You think they read threads like this and laugh their asses off? SMH. PEACE.

They care, they're lying. But they also know pacers can't beat them in a series either but remember when the knicks last beat them how lebron reacted? I bet you don't

[heat4life]

And this is why the rest of the basketball world think we are a joke as fans. Two NBA finals, 1 championship, 1st place in the Eastern conference. Not enough. When did we become New England Patriots fans?

I can appreciate a discussion about improving rebounding, defense etc... but now we are questioning our whole franchise and their approach? really guys?

Get a grip please. As a fan, I would love perfection also, but I am smart enough to know that on any competitive sport, even when you own top 3 talent in the league, sometimes you lose games. I would be more worried if our team was playing .500 ball. But even then, I wouldn't question the Miami Heat franchise and their approach. Not after we've been consistently one of the top teams in the league over the past 16 years - taking away the couple mandatory rebuilding years here and there.

Two NBA titles in 6 years. Do you know how many franchises can say the same thing over the past 30 years? Count the teams, the contenders. You will be amazed. Be thankful that Miami is in the conversation now and in the near future.

Stand behind your team through out the season, believe in them. The moment you stop taking the ups and down so serious, you will enjoy the ride so much more. We have a team that will be remembered for decades, regardless of how it was built. Enjoy it.

[Heat fan06]

^ All true

we still have the 3rd best record afterall...

[Altered_Beast]

terrible thread. heat are one of the youngest franchises in pro sports and we have two titles and not to mention arguably the biggest sports star in the world.

thats what happened to this franchise

[TheDon008]

And this is why the rest of the basketball world think we are a joke as fans. Two NBA finals, 1 championship, 1st place in the Eastern conference. Not enough. When did we become New England Patriots fans?

I can appreciate a discussion about improving rebounding, defense etc... but now we are questioning our whole franchise and their approach? really guys?

Get a grip please. As a fan, I would love perfection also, but I am smart enough to know that on any competitive sport, even when you own top 3 talent in the league, sometimes you lose games. I would be more worried if our team was playing .500 ball. But even then, I wouldn't question the Miami Heat franchise and their approach. Not after we've been consistently one of the top teams in the league over the past 16 years - taking away the couple mandatory rebuilding years here and there.

Two NBA titles in 6 years. Do you know how many franchises can say the same thing over the past 30 years? Count the teams, the contenders. You will be amazed. Be thankful that Miami is in the conversation now and in the near future.

Stand behind your team through out the season, believe in them. The moment you stop taking the ups and down so serious, you will enjoy the ride so much more. We have a team that will be remembered for decades, regardless of how it was built. Enjoy it.

[ricochet]

And this is why the rest of the basketball world think we are a joke as fans. Two NBA finals, 1 championship, 1st place in the Eastern conference. Not enough. When did we become New England Patriots fans?

I can appreciate a discussion about improving rebounding, defense etc... but now we are questioning our whole franchise and their approach? really guys?

Get a grip please. As a fan, I would love perfection also, but I am smart enough to know that on any competitive sport, even when you own top 3 talent in the league, sometimes you lose games. I would be more worried if our team was playing .500 ball. But even then, I wouldn't question the Miami Heat franchise and their approach. Not after we've been consistently one of the top teams in the league over the past 16 years - taking away the couple mandatory rebuilding years here and there.

Two NBA titles in 6 years. Do you know how many franchises can say the same thing over the past 30 years? Count the teams, the contenders. You will be amazed. Be thankful that Miami is in the conversation now and in the near future.

Stand behind your team through out the season, believe in them. The moment you stop taking the ups and down so serious, you will enjoy the ride so much more. We have a team that will be remembered for decades, regardless of how it was built. Enjoy it.

+100000000000000000000000...

I chalk down half of the 14 losses to a combo of Mario retar* chalmers and Eric Small Ball Spoelstra..

[dolphinatik]

Do we have the best players- yes
Do we have the best coaches- no, why not?
Do we consistently develop talent- no, why not?
Do we make players better- no, why not?
Do we lack focus- yes, why?
Do we lack consistency- yes, why?
Should we still win it all- yes, why? Because we have the best players.


The frustration comes because it seems that we are underachieving instead of overachieving. It seems that problems that should be fixed are not being fixed. Our player development is a joke and draft scouting seems to be failing. I dont want to put it all on the scouts because I believe we have drafted players that are capable but the Heat failed them as much as they failed the Heat. I think Chalmers is capable but getting worse and we should be helping Pittman function on this team ( he is no worse than Perkins on the Championship Celtics).

We are better than the Patriots. Patriots do not have the best players by far but they have a great system and work ethic and when they see an advantage they exploit it all day all night. We are good enough right now because we can win seven game series with who we have and what we are doing. However as with anything in live most people like to see progress and not complacency.