How many titles can the Heat win? Let’s start with just trying to win one.
The typical ESPN headline is as follows: “Heat is On: Miami has its Dream Team. How many titles will it capture?”
Considering that only one of the players has a title so far and that LeBron completely flopped in last year’s playoffs, is it just a little too soon to be asking “How many?”
It reminds me of when LeBron was a senior in high school and everyone thought he was already the best player in the NBA. There were comparisons to Jordan; there was talk of him being better than Kobe. Well now Kobe has five championships after having stayed on his team for his entire career even during losing seasons (to be fair, he did criticize his team and ask for trades a few times). Michael Jordan didn’t announce his decision to stay in Chicago with an orchestrated one-hour special; he used one simple fax to say he was staying.
Now LeBron is playing on a “Dream Team” with two other stars–and that’s about it–and everyone expects him to win a title immediately. Probably not.
The Heat is already trading Michael Beasley. James and Wade don’t really compliment each other; they have very similar games. When ESPN showed a projected starting five for Miami there was no center. Who do they have? Joel Anthony? Dexter Pittman? Dwight Howard is going to have his way with Miami!
The Celtics have a big three and Rondo and Rasheed and Perkins. The Bulls have a much more well-rounded (and better) team, especially after adding Boozer.
To answer ESPN’s question, How many titles will the Heat win?, I’m going to say none, not until they get a team together.
Of course you can always bet on who is going to win, but sports betting and live betting aren’t my areas of expertise. I’ll make my picks, but I’m not going to put money on it.
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