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  • It was supposed to be the dawn of a new day, an introduction to a new era that wouldn't include the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosch.

  • Yet one folks salivated over simply because the overseer of this franchise on the come up was an old, familiar face.

  • Extremely accustom.

  • The winning championships.

  • Mr Pat Riley.

  • Miami's improbable run will continue the heat of going back to the NBA Finals.

  • Miami Heat were back, albeit they were being live on.

  • Unsung hero in the ultimate culture builder named Jimmy Butler instead of the usual headline is associated with Rawls like Magic, LeBron and D.

  • Wade.

  • Rouse was back, and it was just the beginning.

  • Or so we thought.

  • Miami.

  • I'm disappointed to be a team that has a long run in the playoffs.

  • You have to take care of your business.

  • As of right now, some folks in the basketball world, at least a portion of it that had the Miami Heat pinned as the franchise of the future, are looking like absolute fools at the moment.

  • Jimmy Butler is still damn good, but just getting it together since being sidelined, do the cove in protocols, Tyler hero hasn't been himself all season, shooting just 33% from three point range.

  • Goran Dragic looks just average.

  • And perhaps worst of all, while the heat have slid, a few other teams in the East have ascended on the top of the key.

  • Three.

  • High Arctic shot is good hands of the virtue LMP Doc Rivers has the 70.

  • Sixers is the number one seed in the East at the moment.

  • The Brooklyn Nets, despite their defensive woes.

  • Still our top two seed in the East with Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irvin not even playing that much together as of yet.

  • So they are coming.

  • Milwaukee with Yanis isn't going away so easily.

  • But here's the thing.

  • No one in the East could be dismissed by Miami.

  • Considering how the Heat have looked this season for five from the field in overtime, that's a no no step.

  • They're one of the worst offensive teams in the league right now, clearly looking to be saved.

  • We know when adversity hits were supposed to be better.

  • We're supposed to get better.

  • We will get back to it, though I promise you that we will in the past, there was Alonzo Mourning in Tim Hardaway, all LeBron and D.

  • Wade.

  • But who's it gonna be this time?

  • Back in October during the MBA Finals way, we're all sure it was going to be Jimmy Butler.

  • Butter at the elbow.

  • The jump shut.

  • Jimmy Butler does it again.

  • No one knows anymore, especially now that Yonas has elected to stay in Milwaukee instead of becoming a free agent scheduled to arrive in Miami one day.

  • So where does the Heat go from here?

  • What does the future hold for this franchise?

  • Enquiring minds wanted to know before the season began.

  • Now we're hard pressed to find anyone who even cares.

It was supposed to be the dawn of a new day, an introduction to a new era that wouldn't include the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosch.

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