Miami Heat Season Recap: Black is Back
By: Pedro Heizer
Miami came into the 2009-2010 NBA season with one goal, redemption in the playoffs. From the get go it looked like Miami was poised to be the 4th seed in the East and have home court advantage in the playoffs. Beginning the season with a commanding 115-93 home victory over the New York Knicks, it seemed like second year head coach 
Erik Spoelstra was ready to show the NBA world he belonged with the big boys. Yet, with all the hype surrounding the Heat, their Achilles heel was, surprisingly, Home. Miami failed to capitalize in a first half home-heavy schedule. With 17 of the first 28 games in the month of November and December at home, Miami managed a mediocre 9-8 at home in that stretch. Not a proud number if you are looking to become one of the four elite teams in the eastern conference.
This was supposed to be the season in which Dwyane Wade would receive his credit and be the MVP award. That didn’t happen for a number of reasons, the main reason are the sportswriters who pick an MVP on the basis of team record rather than value for the team. I think that MVP awards are simply a popularity contest; Wade has done the same amount. if not more, work than LeBron. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, if the name of the award was most valuable team, LeBron’s Cavaliers would win. But, take away LeBron from the Cavaliers and they will still be a playoff team with the rest of its stars such as Mo Williams, Daniel Gibson, Antawn Jaminson, Anderson Verajao, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and of course, Shaquille O’Neal. That is a team playoff ready and would be a great team regardless of LeBron James. Now, Miami without Wade… How does that work? Who would be the go-to man? Michael Beasley? No. He isn’t capable of playing the style of Wade. Miami without Wade would be like Chinese food and chocolate pudding, it just wouldn’t’ work. This isn’t a campaign for the MV3, this isn’t an angry fan letting out the rage of the system that has done wrong, and I’m not being biased. These are the mere facts in which we should know. Mark my words, if I was voting for the MVP, and one day I will, I will not base my decision by the record of the team. With that being said, LeBron will win his second undeserving MVP title, and will once again fail to make it to the finals. If he does, it will be like 2007 all over again.
The man on the hot seat at the begging of the season has been in that position all season long. With other people, not only I, questioning him and his ability to play the game in the level he played at Kansas State, Michael Beasley have showed all of them, including myself, wrong in the past few games…
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