mh_3 wrote:I've been watching the Heat since '03. I absolutely fell in love with that team (Wade's rookie year team) with guys like Odom, Wade, Grant, C. Butler, R. Butler, E. Jones, etc. We started the year 0-7 and went on to the second round of the playoffs.
Than '04-'05, the excitement with Shaq coming and I actually liked the team a lot but wasn't a big Damon Jones fan.
'05-'06, was obviously the greatest year in Heat history. Didn't like Antoine Walker AT ALL, but loved the vets we picked up in Payton, J-Will, Posey, and obviously my favorite NBA player of all time Alonzo Mourning. That year was frustrating at times (remember 30+ point loss to Mavs in reg. season and when we went 0-2 in the Finals), but it was definitely worth it in the end going to that parade.
'06-'07 was tough. It was practically the same team and we lost to the Bulls on ring ceremony game by like 40 and got swept by them in the first round of the playoffs. It pretty much showed that we weren't going to get any better with that team and that tough times were ahead.
'07-'08 was hard to swallow. I was always a Heat fan and would watch every game no matter what. But 15-67 along with Wade being injured. Shaq was injured and he was traded. Ricky Davis was our "closer" and couldn't hit a big shot.. I honestly hated everyone on that team (except for UD and Zo). It was a tough year, but we were hopeful of landing the #1 spot in the draft and drafting D. Rose..
'08-'09 was a HUGE sigh of relief. Wade came back better than ever and was the scoring champion (30.2 ppg). We got the #2 pick and had to settle with drafting Beasley. We made it to the playoffs with a 43-39 record and halfway through the year picked up JO and Moon. I honestly was disappointed in our draft but Beas was alright. And I actually liked that team a lot. Forced a game 7 against ATL in the playoffs.
'09-'10 was all about out 1 year contracts (lol). Wade, Haslem, JO, Moon, Jones, Cook, Wright, Richardson, Anthony, Arroyo, Magloire, were all free agents. We only had Beasley and Chalmers under contract, so we were concerned with Wade and where he would end up signing or else Beasley would've been our best player.
'10-'11 was the most stressful but exciting season I've witnessed. With the media circus, hate, backlash, high expectations, "not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7...", 9-8 start, bumpgate, crygate, not being able to beat elite teams, couldn't close games, etc. It was just such a crazy year. Playoffs roll around and our first round was ok enough to beat the 76ers. Than Boston came and everyone and their mothers mentioned that fact that we went 1-3 in the regular season against Boston and that we couldn't win. On to the ECF against the Bulls, and honestly it was one of the most exciting series' I've seen. Than we went into the Finals with high expectations, and got our dreams crushed. But when we got LeBron and Bosh to sign with Wade, I knew it would take time and patience.
i mean i still think we got a better bench, but i like it 
he broke tyrus's nose, luols wrist and shoulder talked hinrich. one of you posted saying how youd accept any ex bull, celt etc on your team and that has been true here, we had rodman and wallace and such. but the only guy that got booed and was traded after 5 games... JOHN STARKS. he was the ONE guy we couldnt forgive. do you have any?
