SCOTT JACOBS

We took a poll on the site asking if you ‘Hated the Heat.’ Well, the results are in, and it’s not all that close: apparently you do.

The NBA is in the midst of what could be an ugly lockout, but that hasn’t quite taken the hate from the Heat. Sure, more people are focused on David Stern, Billy Hunter, and idiots like Michael Beasley getting arrested, along with Deron Williams possibly playing in Turkey — Did you say Turkey? — but it still fascinates me that the Heat are still a relevant topic of interest. I personally expect a long lockout, and I expect the sting of that to actually soothe the anger still focused on Miami (ironic how a lockout would probably benefit the Heat’s Big Three in the sense of sanity returning to fans and their emotions).

But I digress. The numbers are pretty clear. We asked if you ‘Hate the Heat’ and 60% of you said Yes, 40% said No. People hate the Heat in China, Puerto Rico, and yup, even Turkey (though I’d bet you they would feel differently about LeBron if he choose to take his talents to their country).

Leave it to Canada to abstain from the hate. We got a pair of votes from British Columbia, and both said No. Freaking eh.

Still, America hates the Heat from sea to shining sea if our small sample size is any indication. From Stowe, VT to San Francisco, CA.

As for the Dallas/Ft-Worth area, well not surprisingly they despise the Heat too: 10 out of their 11 votes were hate towards Miami. As for the state of Florida: 5 people voted in the Sunshine State with 4 voicing their opinion that No, they do not hate the Heat.

One person in Berlin voted No, along with another person in the Philippines. The moral to the story: Heat feelings exist all over the world.

So what about you: Do you Hate the Heat? Leave your answer below. Once again, thanks for voting.

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