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Last week in our ‘Enhance Your Experience' post we explored how current information sharing tools such as non-stop sports channels, the internet and more specifically Twitter allowed Heat fans to stay right on top of all the free-agent rumors and news this past summer.  This week I'm going to focus on television broadcasts and how they have evolved into a complete in-game experience that we get to enjoy from our own homes. 

Thinking about how game broadcasts went back in the 90's, they sure seemed pretty good at the time.  But then I thought about all the new things that we have to enjoy while watching the game on TV, and it made those great Heat-Knicks and Bulls-Whoever game broadcasts seem prehistoric. 

First of all, if you are anything like me then you'll understand why I have to pay homage to the wonderful, beautiful, amazing thing known as High Definition Television.  Crystal clear pictures that make feel like you are watching it from inside the arena.  You can actually see individual people in their stats, as opposed to a colorful fuzzy blob that you know is the crowd.

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In this weeks edition of our Samsung sponsored post, I want to go back to the summer time and take a look at the way current information sharing tools helped Heat fans stay on top of the free agent extravaganza. Also, how we're very lucky to have these tools especially when compared to a decade ago when getting up to the minute updates weren't a possibility for the common fan.  

We all knew that it was going to be an eventful summer in the NBA, and hopefully for Heat fans.  When the season ended it was time to start paying attention to who said what, which players expressed interest in what teams...all that stuff.  Had all this gone down in the 90s instead of now, fans would have had a much harder time knowing what was going on. 

Instead, thanks to the basic things like the internet and 24-hour sports news channels, we were able to get almost immediate knowledge of every piece of information that was available.  It used to be that the reporters who were getting all this information would have to call it in to their newspaper or TV network, and then the public could be informed.  Seems almost prehistoric compared to what we have now. 

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The anticipation has been growing for months now.  It's the ‘hottest' sports ticket in Miami in ages, and one of the most expensive NBA tickets you'll find anywhere.  Without a doubt, Downtown Miami will be packed with Heat fans anxious to get their first glimpse of the new-look Miami Heat...Dwyane Wade included.

The matchup in this game is a great way for Heat fans to welcome in the new season; a high-profile matchup of teams that should be powerhouses in the Eastern Conference, not to mention division rivals.  While there will likely be a lot of games that are put in the spotlight at the AAA, nothing beats a home opener.

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