Now it is time to look ahead to the most talked about team of the offseason, the Miami Heat.
The Heat made a major splash this summer by signing LeBron James away from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chris Bosh from the Toronto Raptors while managing to retain their star in Dwyane Wade. It has been a very long time since three players of this level played together, let alone in the prime of their careers.
The obvious question when combining three offensive talents of this level, the trio all averaged over 24 points per game last season, is how will they share the ball? All three handled the ball quite a bit for their former teams. So seeing how they handle the shift from being the man to being one of the guys will be interesting.
Another question coming in will be how head coach Erik Spoelstra manages the pressure of coaching this group. Not only will there be pressure to be successful instantly but there will be the shadow of Pat Riley hanging over his shoulder. When Shaquille O'Neal came to Miami then head coach Stan Van Gundy resigned under what many viewed as pressure from an anxious to coach again Riley.When the signings of James and Bosh happened many people immediately thought "will Spoelstra get 'Van Gundied' out a job?"
Outside of the handling of "the Trio" the rest of the roster is a big question. The production you will get is a major unknown. There is literally no one outside the Trio that gives you any consistent production to count on. The Heat success could literally depend on it.
Tomorrow I'll actually go into the Washington Wizards since they will have a Midnight Madness open to the public.
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