truthiness wrote:1. Indiana didn't make major changes, like the Nets. We already know they are good, not just on paper.
And Scola should be a very nice addition.
They have the advantage of being strong where Miami has a weakness.
2. That's why I put health first. I mostly agree with what you said. I just worry a bit about mental fatigue and Indiana getting better.
3. Even if they don't reach the finals, if the team stays mostly intact for the 2015 season I'll feel pretty good.
Indiana got better, Scola is a very underrated addition, but I think the fact that our series went to seven games caused a lot of people to make them better than they are. As you said, they have strengths where we have weaknesses, but that's the only reason they even gave us problems besides Wade's injury. The way I see it, Wade can't play any worse than he did for most of last playoffs, so going forward, I only see us being a better team (unless one of the Big Three suffers a season ending injury).
As for our goals, I expect nothing short of repeating.
