Miami's DNA Is Way Ahead of '08 Boston...Or So It Seems

I love your comparisons to the Bulls dynasty of the 90’s and they couldn’t have come at a better time than this. Facing the Steaks (Bulls) in the ECF really makes for a good writings on paper. The way I see it, Miami’s Big Three has a bit of an advantage over the Bulls’ Big Three in that each of them can lead a team on their own. Not necessarily to a championship, but having them as the star and surrounding them with good role players, each of them individually can carry their own team. I don’t think Horace Grant could do that. Scottie Pippen can do it, but not as effectively as LeBron. Also, isn’t it kinda cheating that you have both The Worm AND Grant on the comparisons? Haha. That’d make us devilishly stacked. But in time, assuming there are still MLE’s, we could even have our own Luc Longely and/or Bill Cartwright :D

with Wade that it had similarities to the Jordan-Pippen-Horace trio with great potential; I think Wade has similarities to Jordan’s game being able to drive and get to the rim and finish (scorers mentality)—very strong and good defender and leader. James is similar to Pippen but is bigger and stronger and can get to the rim better and take over a game when needed (great defender and leader like Pippen but much more dynamic on offense than Pippen). Bosh has some similarities to Grant—Grant was tougher and a better re bounder but Bosh still will get near 10 and block shots and is a much more dynamic offensive player than Grant—they both have the good mid-range, but Bosh can post some and has the good fake and drive.

The big three of the early Bulls accounted for a lot of the scoring/rebounding just like the Heat big three have: 90-91 for example avg. 66 points and 23 rebounds a game and the Heat big three for 10-11 have avg. 72 points and 21 rebounds a game. That Bulls team did have a decent center in Cartwright but he still only avg. 10 points and 4 boards—even though he is not a center, UD is that tough guy the Heat have needed all year; Paxson was a very good shooter and the Heat outside shooters have not been consistent. Comparisons are fun to do for those who like to do it—I do every now and then, some people absolutely hate it—to each his own for those who absolutely hate it.

For the Heat, it is all potential at this point, but it is exciting to have these three stars in their prime decide to join up on the Heat (I have been a big Heat fan since Wade and have always liked the team before that)—for once it was not the C’s or Lakers; these are the teams that always seemed to be loaded with multiple stars and a lot of people do/did not have a problem with it—80’s Lakers had Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Scott, Cooper, ect. all on the same team for example, the C’s had Bird, McHale, Parrish, DJ, Ainge on the same team for example and it was good for the league you would hear. The Bulls added through the draft, but in the end to me, it is not so much how you get stars in their prime on your team, it is that you get them. Go Heat regardless of what happens—back to tunnel vision; game 4 is all that matters, beat da Bulls ;)

but do u also have to trample on my heroes of the past as well? Why cant your “big 3” be something new and unheard of in the nba, why must you compare your big 3 to the 08 celtics, 90s bulls, or celtics of the 70s-80s? For whatever reason, your team exists in its current form, and its trying to win a championship. I think haters have a right to hate, but what is it to you and your team. Your team exists, its dominating, and will remain dominating for at least the next 6 years. I think by comparing what your team has done or is doing to moments in other teams past is a further slap in their face. As miami fans whats it to you if you are villains in the nba or trendsetters, the only thing that matters is if you win a championship. To consider ur achievement to be the second coming, similar, or better version of another teams great team is just insulting to the teams you are comparing urself to. Even if your intentions arent malice, it also can be viewed as arrogance in the eyes of other teams

I think what irks me about the heat the most is how they (take it as the team, the fans, the media, or all of the above) act likes it them vs the world, like they never do anything wrong and the hate against them is unjustified. However, as a fan of an opposing team, i had to watch a guy who was already considered a jerk become even more jerky by allowing a media disaster to take place, and then watch that trio celebrate as if they won a championship slapping the face of oppositions everywhere by promising 6+ rings, and then watch the supposed sports media/news leader create an entirely new section for just that one team,

Good article bro!

It is the Heat vs. the World. For whatever reason, Miami is the most hated sports franchise in recent memory. It reminds me of how reviled the Hurricanes were in their heyday. Even Heat players were a little taken back at the amount of vitriol directed towards them. Xenophopia? Miami is scary to White America. Either way, the haters can cry all they want, the Heat will win the NBA title this year…and possibly the next few.