Miami Heat

By Ira Winderman So after an entire season of explaining why Michael Beasley isn't a small forward, the Heat's first substitution was Beasley for small forward James Jones. The best Heat center in the building was Alonzo Mourning, who again was on hand to lend support.

By Ira Winderman Numbers lie: Mario Chalmers tied for the Heat lead with seven assists. Chalmers mostly seemed like a no-show. Clearly the assists can be inflated when teammates are making every 3-pointer. Also, your Heat questions are answered regularly at Ask Ira!)

 WA •Hawks edge Heat: Flip Murray scored 17 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks reserves past the Miami Heat scrubs 81-79 in Atlanta in a playoff preview that was more like a preseason game. With both teams locked into their postseason position – they’ll play ... Sports Briefs Windsor Star

Responding to Van Gundy's reaction about O'Neal's tactics against Howard on Tuesday night, the Phoenix center lashed out at his former coach with the Miami Heat. "One thing I really despise is a frontrunner," O'Neal said before the Suns played the Heat ... Study of Sports

Seattle Post Intelligencer  AZ - Heat 119, Clippers 95: At Miami, Dwyane Wade had 32 points and nine assists, Michael Beasley added 18 points and the Heat snapped a two-game losing skid. ... Mid-Season Review With Tas Melas of The Basketball Jones Fanster.com

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) As for Miami, the Heat are obviously immensely better than they were last year. Wade has regained his explosiveness and he once again drives relentlessly to the basket. Miami's primary offensive option is Wade dribbling around until he decides to either shoot or pass; in one late game sequence, Wade was the last Heat player to cross midcourt on offense and the other four Heat players simply stood around like little kids waiting for permission to cross the street: they did not even consider the possibility of trying to run an offensive set or create an open shot by dribble penetration. Rookie point guard Mario Chalmers has played actively on defense and he is averaging more than five apg but Wade is clearly running the show.   [read the full post]

By Will Brinson Filed under: Bobcats, Hawks, Heat, Magic, Wizards, Eastern, NBA Media Watch Check out FanHouse's NBA Preview. 1. Orlando 2. Miami 3. Atlanta 4. Washington 5. Charlotte Most Important Southeaster: Dwyane Wade Best Southeastern Rookie: Michael Beasley

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Added: Michael Beasley (draft, Kansas State), Superintendent Mario Chalmers (draft, Springfield's school district), Yakhouba Diawara (free agent, Denver), the baby-faced assassin James Jones (free agent, Portland), Jamaal Magloire (surprisingly, free agent)

There were reports. There were whispers. There was a cloud of suspicion that maybe Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley had been involved in that Rookie Transition Program hotel room party that got Darrell Arthur and Mario Chalmers sent home and in trouble.

With less than 24 hours until this years NBA Draft, speculations, questions, and all in between will be answered as the Miami Heat prepare to make what could be the biggest franchise move since the acquisition of Dwyane Wade. Michael Beasley:  O.J. Mayo:

Random Miami Heat Talk… Of all the players in the sport, this guy is more coveted than any. Random NBA Finals Thoughts…. Remember people, this is the same squad that failed to beat Atlanta on the road and was forced into a 7 game series with the worst team in the playoffs.

By David Friedman Eastern Conference First Round Season series: Boston, 3-0 2 Detroit (59-23) vs. #7 Philadelphia (40-42) Season series: Tied, 2-2 Detroit will win because...the Pistons will not let the Sixers do those things four times in seven games. 3 Orlando (52-30) vs. #6 Toronto (41-41) Season series: Orlando, 2-1 4 Cleveland (45-37) vs. #5 Washington (43-39) Season series: Tied, 2-2 Season series: L.A., 3-0 2 New Orleans (56-26) vs. #7 Dallas Mavericks (51-31) Season series: Tied, 2-2 Dallas will win because...the Mavericks are loaded with playoff veterans who keenly understand the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. Season series: Phoenix, 3-1 Season series: Utah, 2-1   [read the full post]

StarPhoenixNBA Draft Review  - Miami Heat- Signs point towards Rashard Lewis signing with the Heat, and if D-Wade and Shaq stay healthy, Miami can make another title run. 3. ... A magical night' Columbus Dispatch • Oden, Durant will be forever linked FOXSports.com

By Russ Bengtson Hey look, it’s Gary Payton! Mourning stretches the Heat lead to seven. Zone! Shaq snuffs P.J. Brown, Deng misses from deep, and the Bulls are cold as ice. Dwyane Wade has nine assists. Dwyane Wade has two more points than he did a second ago. Alonzo Mourning is a lunatic.