These are the dog days for pro sports in South Florida, with Heat and Panthers both done and Marlins back down to earth, but the NBA playoffs provided a diversion over the weekend thanks to the gone-viral antics of LeBron James and Draymond Green
The bounce of a new coach, big moves in free agency, a strong draft — we have seen this movie before, right? We have seen a winning offseason fail to budge a franchise from its rut of mediocrity. It may finally be different this time, but our benefit of doubt is spent. Prove it, Dolphins.
The Heat introduced Pat Riley in 1995 aboard a cruise ship called Imagination. Twenty-one years and three championships later, the great team builder still is imagining parades down Biscayne Boulevard.
The Heat need to get reasonably close to a maximum offer for Hassan Whiteside extremely early in the process, while making the case for him to forgo a little money for a few important reasons.
From trading for Zo to drafting Wade to acquiring Shaq to assembling the Big 3, major moves have been a Pat Riley tradition in Miami, and this figures as yet another eventful offseason for the Heat
For all the splendor of Wade’s 13 seasons, 10 have ended in anguish rather than euphoria, two prior to the playoffs, three in the first round, one in the Eastern Conference finals, two in the NBA Finals. And now, after this 116-89 loss in Game 7, two in the second round.
The Miami Dolphins hired 43-year-old Vance Joseph to improve a defense that was No. 19 in the NFL in scoring last season. He brings to that unit a confidence and alpha-male mentality that could quicken a turnaround.
The backcourt battle will determine Heat-Raptors Game 7. Keep an eye on point guards Goran Dragic and Kyle Lowry, who are finally hitting their stride. Watch how they work in tandem with DwyaneWade and DeMar DeRozan.
It is the Toronto Raptors, a franchise of minimal pedigree, who have everything to prove in Game 7 on Sunday. But the greater incentive belongs to the Miami Heat as it aims for a much-anticipated reunion series with LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
No Bosh? No Whiteside? Deng playing injured? Miami acted like it hardly mattered Friday in a huge Game 6 home victory led by Goran Dragic’s 30 points. The Heat’s small-ball strategy showed it is doing its best to adapt to circumstances.
What was required Friday by coach Erik Spoelstra and the Heat, to pull off this 103-91 victory to send the series to Sunday’s Game 7, was fearlessness without carelessness.
Josh Richardson and Justise Winslow rank first and second in playoff minutes among NBA rookies which Dwyane Wade believes will pay dividends in the long run for the Heat.
Following Wednesday’s shoot-around at Air Canada Center, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade was explaining why he prefers the playoffs to the regular season. Much of that is related to the stakes, of course, but it’s also because of the chess
In a series knotted at 2-2, neither team has played attractive basketball, but with Dwyane Wade leading the way, this could turn out to be another seven-game thriller
Miami Herald sports columnist, Greg Cote, shares his thoughts on the upcoming NFL Draft and all of the NFL mock-drafts, including his own. Cote shares his ideas on who he thinks will be good fits for the Fins.
