Lucky26 wrote:So, why does everyone call the Heat fans the worst in the league? Is it because they're front-runners?
I don't think people call them the absolute worst, but they have a bad rep, just like Lakers fans really (who also fail to show up when their team isn't a winner, but that hasn't happened in a long time).  
That said, people who post on a message board don't really compare to the average fan.  If you're posting on a board about your team, you're already a diehard regardless of how dedicated the average member of your team is.
heat84 wrote:I don't know if it justifies it or not, but probably 90% of the people that live here are from somewhere else.  Whether it would be NY, the Caribbean, Cuba, South America or wherever. I happen to be one of the few that was born and raised here, though my parents are from Pittsburgh.
This as well, and it is definitely a justification.  Nobody actually grows up in Florida.  Its a destination state, but not a place that people are raised in.  I'd bet the Magic actually have a more stable fanbase than Miami does, and that's because Orlando is a more stable city.  
This is also why you get the most dedicated fans in people out in the midwest... people grow up there, live and die all in one city for their whole life more often there than in places like Florida or California (another state notorious for having front runners).