Post-Game

Miami Heat Confidence Meter:  8.3 (Wade sucks now?)  •  Unacceptable.  This time, Heat fans begged for somebody to step up in the absence of Chris Bosh and Mario Chalmers did.  Mario Chalmers was his old reliable self when asked in a big spot.  When I say reliable, think of it.  In big games, more often [...]

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Miami Heat Confidence Meter:  8.9 (Trepidation)  •  The Miami Heat could have emptied out their roster onto the waiver wire, save Lebron James / Dwyane Wade, and replaced them with any group of 7 NBA players, and they could not do much worse than the Heat’s reserves did on this night.  In this recap, we [...]

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Miami Heat Confidence Meter:  9.5 (Bosh is Hurt? uh. that can’t be good)  •  Game 1 started, and the Heat had little to no energy while playing a sparring style with the Indiana Pacers.  The Pacers with their obvious size advantage presented problems early, with a Heat team that seemed surprised at times, and amused [...]

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Miami Heat Confidence Meter:  9.8 (Reggie Miller and Rik Smits better grab a time machine.) •  So after all the analysis, and rehashing of a Game 4 failure, the Series goes exactly as expected, and exactly as predicted by your humble blogger.  The New York Knicks have a roster filled with talented players, but the [...]

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Miami Heat Confidence Meter:  9.7 (Delay of the Inevitable) •  So Amare Stoudemire suits up to play with an injury that should have precluded him from playing.  That is toughness, and he is to be commended, but let’s not forget that it was his stupidity in the first place that had his status in doubt.  [...]

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Miami Heat Confidence Meter:  9.8 (Bring on the Brooms) •  Madison Square Garden.  The Mecca.  Also the place where LeBron James and Dwyane Wade rank 3rd and 4th all-time in scoring for opposing players.  A hostile environment is only hostile when your team is good.  The New York Knicks are not good.  At least not [...]

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