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Miami Heat Previews 2009-10

October 26, 2009 at 11:42 am by Thomas Halzack

I’m a little behind in getting these previews up. Bear with me. I just got back into town and will catch up this week.

The Miami Heat are next with Dwyane Wade, oft-injured Jermaine O’Neal, Quentin Richardson, and Michael Beasley leading the way. Wade will wait to see what moves the Heat make to upgrade before committing to a return beyond this season.

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5. Will Jermaine O’Neal remember that he is, in fact, a center?

We sure hope so…because never before has such a big guy created such a big hole at the position. He would consistently grab 2-3-4 rebounds a game and made look silly in the defensive paint. He worked with legendary trainer Tim Grover over the summer and looked good in the final two games of the preseason, but we’ll see how that translates into the regular season. Jermaine is definitely a wild card for the Heat this season.

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2. What are the team’s biggest strengths?

The Miami Heat’s biggest strength is…Dwyane Wade, surprised? After a strong comeback season where he finished top 3 in MVP votes, “Flash” is back and better than ever. If second year forward Michael Beasley can get past his offseason woes, Pat Riley’s dream of a great tag-team can come full circle. The development of Mario Chalmers allows the Heat to run a fast paced offense, and by this season’s end, Chalmers will most likely be a top tier guard in the league.

Thomas Halzack

Celtic fan since the latter years of Bill Russell’s unprecedented run. Played (not very well) lots of ‘school lot’ ball growing up on the mean streets of Stratford. Okay, so Stratford doesn’t have mean streets. Loved the game then. Still do. With a Stevie Wonder jump shot, I prided myself on defense. And pretty good passing. Though witnesses have yet to come forward to corroborate those statements. B-ball is the most interesting game in the world, requiring the widest variety of mental and physical skills of any major team sport ever created. The games within the game multiply its attraction. Birth of a Blogger About six years ago, I discovered internet message boards for Celtic fans. Four years ago, in cooperation with the Connecticut Post, we created CelticsCentral. The timing was fortuitous. As a writer with press credentials, I observed up front the Celtics amazing run to their 17th championship banner. I now write for Celticsblog.com, as well, one of the top sites for Celtic basketball information. I have written for CelticsStuffLive at Wicked Good Sports, Comcast Sports Net –New England. My writing has also appeared on Bleacherreport.com and Foxsports.com (Court Awareness) Agree or disagree, but feel free to join me in the conversation.

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