With a fresh start in a new season, the future looks bright for the Miami Heat. There is no doubt the loss of Shaq due to injury and his infinite commerical appeal is a blow to this team. Despite his absence, the GM has made smart off-season acquisitions. The Heat are a force to reckon with again. With the arrival of Gary Payton, Antoine Walker, and Jason Williams they've got plenty of fire power to compete with the best in the Eastern conference. I like their chances even without big Shaq "Daddy". Where did Miami get the money though to sign these players? That's what I want to know. This new starting lineup and bench is awesome. Not only do they have the players mentioned above, but also Dwayne Wade and Alonzo Mourning(underrated). They've got the defense and offense to match about any team in the league.
Dwayne Wade must step up as the leader on this team while Shaq is absence. This guy has took the NBA by storm. Without Shaq in the lineup, hogging up the minutes on the court and the ball it's gives other talented players a chance to showcase their skills a bit more. Yeah, I know O'Neal is a dominant Center(tops in the NBA), but let's face it, the offense revolves around him too much. So I think it's good in a way that he's gone for a while. In the meanwhile the coach can experiment with different offensive strategies which may involve a lot of screen and rolls or outside shooting. The diverse group of players need to have fun and enjoy the fact that Shaq is not around to hog up all the glory and publicity. (Nothing personal with Shaq, great guy and all, just seems to be endorsing and promoting products on TV all the time. With his salary, it's okay to tone it down). Yeah, I'm sure these players on Miami will make for a awesome basketball unit in the 05-06 season.
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