1. Ranking the Biggest Offseason Needs for Miami Heat

    The Miami Heat will enter the 2013 offseason with little financial flexibility. Still, a couple of key players will/can (depending on options) come off the books, so there's still important work to be done...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 2 days ago 4,084 reads 14 comments

  2. Chris "Birdman" Andersen Proving to Be Perfect Playoff Pickup for Miami Heat

    In the first seven games of the 2013 NBA playoffs , Chris "Birdman" Andersen has averaged just 13.8 minutes per game for the Miami Heat . For the most part, Miami's rotation has been nine players deep...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 7 days ago 9,387 reads 52 comments

  3. Grading Every Miami Heat Players' 1st-Round Performance

    The Miami Heat dominated the Milwaukee Bucks on their way to a sweep in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs ...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 16 days ago 4,930 reads 6 comments

  4. NBA 2K13 Simulations for Entire 2012-13 NBA Playoffs

    Anybody who avidly plays NBA 2K13 knows how realistic its gameplay is. Now we're about to find out how realistic its simulations are! We decided to fire up the only professional ...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 18 days ago 4,715 reads 2 comments

  5. Hidden Keys for Miami Heat to Win First-Round Series

    The Miami Heat have a commanding 2-0 lead on the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs and seem primed to win the series with ease. But Miami still has work to do and can't take its foot off of the gas pedal...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 23 days ago 1,132 reads 13 comments

  6. Advantages Miami Heat Have over the Milwaukee Bucks

    The Miami Heat have plenty of advantages over the Milwaukee Bucks as the two teams face off in the most lopsided series of the 2013 NBA playoffs. The Heat are without question the more efficient offensive and defensive team...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 26 days ago 3,534 reads 13 comments

  7. Game-by-Game Predictions for Miami Heat's Series with Milwaukee Bucks

    The Miami Heat will enter their first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks as overwhelming favorites. Miami finished the season with a record of 66-16 (the league's best record), winning 30 of 32 games after the All-Star break...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 29 days ago 4,507 reads 4 comments

  8. Critical Keys for Miami Heat Heading into the Postseason

    The Miami Heat will enter the postseason as the heavy favorites to come away with an NBA title. But if the Heat are to accomplish its one and only goal of repeating last year's championship, there are three areas in which they need to focus on...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 4,519 reads 14 comments

  9. Why Dwyane Wade Will Be the Key to Miami Heat's Postseason Success

    With LeBron James leading the way, the Miami Heat will enter the 2013 NBA playoffs as the clear favorite to repeat after last year's championship...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 2,119 reads 9 comments

  10. Events That Drastically Changed Course of the Miami Heat's Season

    With a record of 60-16, the Miami Heat have had a 2012-13 season that's featured plenty of ups and few downs. That's not to say there haven't been any downs along the way...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 2,940 reads 8 comments

  11. Miami Heat's Biggest Strengths and Weaknesses

    The Miami Heat have a record of 58-16 and are almost certainly going to finish with the NBA's best record at the end of the 2012-13 season. So, needless to say, this team has plenty of strengths...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 14,546 reads 36 comments

  12. Contracts the Miami Heat Are Most Excited to Have Off Their Books

    The Miami Heat have an interesting summer in store for them. Seven contracts will either end or potentially end depending on whether an option is exercised...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 12,767 reads 33 comments

  13. Miami Heat Game-by-Game Predictions for the Month of April

    With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference wrapped up, the Miami Heat enter April with only one thing on the season left to accomplish: finish with the NBA 's top record, thus earning home-court advantage throughout the postseason...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 1,630 reads 7 comments

  14. Biggest Issue Miami Heat Must Solve Before the Start of the Playoffs

    As they gear up for the 2012-13 postseason, the Miami Heat don't have many problems. How could they? Miami has won 27 straight games, is 12...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 8,804 reads 32 comments

  15. Blueprint for Beating Miami Heat in the 2013 NBA Playoffs

    Beating the Miami Heat just once is one of the more difficult tasks in sports right now. I mean, they are currently in the midst of the second-longest winning in NBA history at 24 games...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 1 month ago 8,384 reads 45 comments

  16. Does LeBron James Also Have a Mental Edge Over NBA?

    We often hear people say and write that LeBron James is the most physically gifted player in the NBA . That point is true...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 2 months ago 24,835 reads 219 comments

  17. What We Still Don't Know About the Miami Heat

    At this point in the 2012-13 season, we know a heck of a lot about the Miami Heat . Having won their past 20 games, the reigning NBA champions are playing the best basketball in the league...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 2 months ago 7,227 reads 70 comments

  18. Has Playing with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Hurt Chris Bosh?

    In their three years playing together, no member of the Miami Heat 's Big Three has taken more of a statistical dive from their pre -super team days than Chris Bosh ...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 2 months ago 6,519 reads 41 comments

  19. 3 Miami Heat Role Players Who Must Step It Up by NBA Playoffs Time

    The Miami Heat have stars galore, so it's easy to forget about the importance of their role players at times...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 2 months ago 6,966 reads 27 comments

  20. How Dwyane Wade Has Become Underrated

    Prior to the 2012-13 NBA season, many wondered whether or not Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade was still a superstar. With his play this season, Wade has emphatically proven his doubters wrong whether they admit it or not...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 2 months ago 4,951 reads 54 comments

  21. Will LeBron James Ever Not Be the NBA MVP Favorite?

    Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is playing at a level few in NBA history have ever ascended to. As each game goes by and James puts together fantastic performance after fantastic ...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 3 months ago 11,126 reads 93 comments

  22. Game-by-Game Predictions for the Miami Heat in March

    The Miami Heat will enter March on cloud nine. They currently have a 12-game winning streak, which has given them a record of 41-14 and a 6.5-game lead on first place in the Eastern Conference...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 3 months ago 4,706 reads 30 comments

  23. Re-Assessing Miami Heat's Title Odds Post NBA Trade Deadline

    Prior to the NBA trade deadline, the reigning champion Miami Heat were considered by many to be the favorite to win this year's title. The deadline has now passed, and the Heat didn't make any moves to further separate themselves from the pack...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 3 months ago 4,559 reads 12 comments

  24. Grading Chris "Birdman" Andersen's Initial Performance for the Miami Heat

    In need of some more size inside, the Miami Heat signed Chris "Birdman" Andersen in January. With Birdman now having made 10 appearances in a Heat uniform, we have enough evidence to determine if it was the right move...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 3 months ago 7,159 reads 12 comments

  25. Miami Heat Cannot Repeat as Champs Without Dwyane Wade at Full Strength

    The Miami Heat aren't Dwyane Wade 's team anymore (that distinction obviously belongs to LeBron James )...

    Sam Richmond Written by Sam Richmond about 3 months ago 4,672 reads 47 comments