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Miami-Washington: Heat Look to Forget Suns Loss and Win Against Wizards
Posted: 4th November 2009 by Hotnuke in NBA
ThereÆs no doubt the fourth quarter of last nightÆs game was horrendous. The Phoenix Suns employed a zone defensive scheme that both surprised and stymied the Miami Heat and allowed the Suns to come back from 12 points down in the third quarter to overtake the Heat 104-96.
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While the Heat held the explosive Suns to well below their NBA-best 117 points per game average, their lack of defensive intensity in ...
Miami-Phoenix: Suns’ Offensive Juggernaut Meet Heat’s Resolute Defense
Posted: 3rd November 2009 by Hotnuke in NBA
The Miami HeatÆs next opponent will be a real test. Unlike their three previous adversaries, the Phoenix Suns (3-0) are, like the Heat (3-0) themselves, one of five teams in the NBA who are still unbeaten.
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In fact, the Suns three wins are more victories than all three of the HeatÆs previous foes have on the year as the New York Knicks are 1-3, the Chicago Bulls are 1-2, and the ...
Miami-Chicago: Heat Hoping Bulls Can Provide More Fond Memories
Posted: 1st November 2009 by Hotnuke in NBA
Miami played the Bulls three times last year, and all three games were memorable for different reasons; and more importantly, all three were wins for the boys from South Beach.
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The first matchup was notable because it was played on Dec. 26, the day after Christmas. The Bulls had entered that game having won nine of their previous 11 contests with the Heat, averaging nearly 105 points in those victories.
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That streak ...
Florida Marlins’ Front Office Must Throw Strikes in Pitching Coach Hire
Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Hotnuke in MLB
When the Marlins let pitching coach Mark Wiley go along with first base/infield coach Andy Fox I wasnÆt all that concerned (and if youÆre concerned about either of them, they were offered positions elsewhere in the Marlins organization, so they'll be fine). While I liked Wiley, I felt the results of his work were mixed at best. As for Fox, well, his position isnÆt even a huge concern in my ...
Miami-Memphis: Wade Burns Grizzlies for 35 as Heat Win 99-93
Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Hotnuke in NBA
The Miami HeatÆs star guard, Dwyane Wade, hasnÆt been asked to do much this preseason. HeÆs averaged just over 16 points on 38.6-percent shooting in the three exhibition games heÆs taken part in, two of them losses.
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Part of thatÆs due to the fact heÆs nursed a strained rib muscle over the past week or so. He also entered last nightÆs preseason contest against the Memphis Grizzlies ailing from a bruised ...
Preseason Winds DownùMiami Heat Tested Before Start of Season Against Knicks
Posted: 21st October 2009 by Hotnuke in NBA
The Miami Heat take on the Memphis Grizzlies tonight in their second-to-last game of the preseason, which hasnÆt been all that kind to the Miami franchise. The Heat started out the exhibition season with four straight losses before getting off the snide with a scorching 97-81 victory over the New Orleans Hornets, which you can read about here .
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TonightÆs matchup features the debut at AmericanAirlines Arena of Allen Iversonáwith his ...
Miami Ballpark Still On Track Despite Quixotic Norman Braman Suit
Posted: 21st October 2009 by Hotnuke in MLB
Okay, the 2009 season is over for the Marlins, and thereÆs a bitterness to that statement that is real, but not relevant. The squad this past year seriously disappointed only those who didnÆt recognize they were playing above themselves the entire year.
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Face it, Florida, with the smallest payroll in the majors this past year had no business even winning the 87 games they did, let alone making it to the ...
Miami-New Orleans: Dolphins and Saints “Showdown in South Beach”
Posted: 20th October 2009 by Hotnuke in NFL
The New England Patriots literally rolled over the Tennessee Titans this past Sunday, winning by a 59-0 score that shocked many in the sports world, including myself, who figured Jeff FisherÆs Titans were due to play well. We had hopes it would be against the Patriots, a team many of us love to hate because of their bellicose head coach, Bill Belichick.
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However, as much as many were shocked by this ...
Miami-New Orleans: Heat Scorch Hornets For First Preseason Win, 97-81
Posted: 16th October 2009 by Hotnuke in NBA
Okay, the Miami Heat didnÆt win any titles last night at the Sprint Center in Kansas City against the New Orleans Hornets.
Heck, they didnÆt even win a regular season game. It was only an exhibition match between the two teams in front of an excited Missouri crowd torn between rooting for Julian Wright of the Hornets or Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley of the Heat.
Yet, it was a win for ...
Coming off last seasonÆs disappointing showing in the playoffs, losing to the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round, many of the Miami Heat faithful were clamoring for big moves to be made this offseason.
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Of course this wasnÆt likely as Pat Riley and the Heat front office is angling for a big move next year in the free agent bonanza to come in 2010. Some believe Riley has ...