The Heat are a long way from the title level that they were at a few years ago. However, the team is reloading and rebuilding in the right direction. The main pieces are there and need to develop---Dwayne Wade and Michael Beasley can potentially be one of the best 1-2 combos in the league. Mario Chalmers and Udonis Haslem Are solid night in and night out guys. Those 4 are the foundation of the Heat.
The Heat are poised for the playoffs. With Jermaine ONeal and Quentin Richardson, they have firepower when Wade isn't on the floor. There are some bench players with some experience, but the key will be Carlos Arroyo and Dorrell Wright. How well they play when the second group gets on the floor could make or break the game.
This team really needs a big time 3 point shooter. They could also use a solid defender.
Most likely----playoffs.
Failure--not making playoffs.
Above expectations---2nd round
With D Wade, he alone is capable of carrying this team to the Eastern finals. But with LeBron and Shaq and the Celtics, that isn't likely
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