The Heat Keep Getting Beat!

"No one can spoil this night. Good for us to come in and spank that ass."

-Glen Davis of the Boston Celtics

Last night, the Miami Heat lost for the fourth time this season. The team that many said was "supposed" to win 70+ games this year, is now off to a 5-4 start. 

I'll say this first: I have been a supporter of the new Miami Heat since they formed last July. To me, the amalgamation of the summer's top three free agents is evidence that some super stars play for more than just money. I was delighted to see an overpaid athlete display such a strong sense of individual pride on national television, even if he risked losing his entire fan base. LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade showed a will to win, not just to sign massive contracts and make their fans happy. Whatever the critics say, these three are proud individuals with a competitive nature to which they must adhere before their own fame and fortune.

That said, this Heat team is seriously fucked up right now.

SPANKED!

Glen Davis and the Boston Celtics spanked so much ass last night, the sight almost made me vomit from my eyes and cry out of my mouth. The mean, green Eastern Conference champions EMBARRASSED the South Beach trifecta. They not only reminded the Heat of the many kinks they still have to iron out but they shined a bright-ass light (the game was on national TV) on some fundamental flaws as well. The most important being that the Miami Heat are severely lacking in toughness. Whatever you want to call it, they have no elbow grease, no killer instinct. The team may have seemed motivated at the start of the season, but over the last few games, the "Big Three" have been looking more and more immature. They lose, they whine, and I don't see anyone taking the blame.

Maybe it didn't piss ME off that they signed up to play on the same team, but it certainly fired up the rest of the NBA. Did these guys really not expect for teams to come out and play them hard every night? They're the team to beat! The spotlight is theirs, and they're letting teams knock them into a pretty dark place right now.

I don't care what sport it is, you can possess all the technique and know-how in the world, but if you lack the killer instinct to go with it, you're not going to win as much as you may think you deserve.  Last night, the Celtics' desire to destroy Miami was greater than the Heat's desire to win the game. The Miami Heat are going to have to wake up, toughen up, and fight back if they want any chance of capturing their foreseen championships.

Personally, I'd like to see them make it happen.

wb