By: Matt Pineda Last year, as the HEAT prepared for their second round matchup against the Boston Celtics, they had nothing but praise for the defending conference champs. They knew the road ran through them and that they were a veteran ball club that had been there. This year, the defending conference champs are being [...]
By: Matt Pineda As the Miami HEAT and New York Knicks are in the midst of a playoff battle, the story within the story is often overlooked. It’s the story of two closely linked players, on opposing teams, with drastically different stories. It’s the tale of two cities. The 20o1 NBA Draft was full of promise. [...]
By: Matt Pineda As the playoffs are around the corner and the HEAT are inevitably about to face the New York Knicks (no I don’t think there is any way they lose to the Bobcats), it has me scared. Now, hear me out before you fill the comments on this page or on the Crank [...]
By: Matt Pineda The Miami HEAT are in position to make a long, two month playoff run, hopefully capping off in a 2012 NBA Championship in June. At 46-18, the HEAT are nearly locked into the #2 seed. It’s unlikely they will win the final two games AND the Bulls lose their final two games [...]