The last time we saw our heroes, they were losing game 7 in Miami to the Detroit Pistons, who took the Eastern Conference title from a hobbled Heat team. There was no shortage of jabs during the series either – most notably the exchanges in the media by Larry Brown and Stan Van Gundy. Van [...]

The Marlins manager search continues to churn like a late night rock show. Touring the country looking for the best candidates and interviewing each one along the way. The best candidate was their seemingly first candidate, Joe Girardi. He is the favorite of owner Jeffrey Loria and he is the #1 target for the Marlins’ [...]

Of the flashes of brilliance that have been displayed by the Heat during the first 3 games of the preseason, among the most compelling is the resurgence of backup center Alonzo Mourning. Now you may say, “What’s so important about our backup center? ” But you have to remember that this isn’t just ANY backup [...]

The Heat are 1-2 in their early preseason run and have tabulated over 20 turnovers each time out. Stan Van Gundy is already critical of the lack of ball movement and POOF! – the Heat have problems. Or so the media would want you to believe. Oh yeah, and the sky is falling. It is [...]

Tonight’s preseason game against the Grizzlies – live from San Juan, Puerto Rico (8:30pm NBA TV) – has some very intriguing back-stories. Sure, there is the matchup of Jason Williams and James Posey against their former teammates on the Memphis roster. There is even the story of Jason Williams going up against Mike Fratello – [...]