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Losing in the NBA finals is ONLY a failure because of the expectations those players had and the way they conducted themselves in the media. Only two teams a year get to play in the finals, and the Heat had a surprisingly easy path (on the back of some uncharacteristically good 3 pt shooting, which returned to normal in the finals) through the Eastern Conference. I'm not saying it's a guaranteed thing that they will get there every year, and I'm certainly not cheering for them. However, look at the rest of conference,
Chicago is on the rise and will probably make things harder for them,
NY and NJ are willing to spend money, but whether that translates to Conference Finals material is not a sure thing for either.
Orlando looks burdened by bad contracts, which meant mean the end of the Dwight era.
Boston might be at the end of their run and if not now then soon.
Atlanta looks like it's on a treadmill. Sure they went to the second round this year, but does anyone see them getting to the conference finals with their current team?
If you look at the competition in the East, outside of Chicago can anyone really compete? The only way would be if Dwight went to New Jersey/Brooklyn or New York/Chicago (Which I don't think is likely based on cap considerations). I don't think you can count the heat out for the next few years already.
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PS. I am now a huge Mark Cuban fan. He has everything I want to see in an owner. Passion, open wallet, and a belief in advanced metrics. We should all be so lucky. He even stepped up and shut his mouth this post season, and having the founding owner and his wife being the ones to receive the Championship trophy was pure class. A phrase I never thought I'd use on him.
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