They didn't get beat down by 30 and show a lack of defense though.
It's stupid to compare the 2.
One team was a upstart that had very little success the season before.
The other is coming off a record breaking season and a Finals run.
We can compare the Warriors to thier last 2 seasons...we couldn't do that with the Heat.

And the year Lebron leaves they end up finding one of the best big men in the league.
Imagine if they had a Whiteside type player for their entire run?
Quality bigs aren't easy to find. It's not like there is a surplus of quality bigs. There may be more now then when the Heat were making their run. On top of that, if you want a quality big, you're going to have to pay for one. Cap issues prevented Miami from doing so.breh
I honestly feel that the Miami front office did that team a disservice by not finding quality bigs during their run either through scouting, drafting or trading
You and this Fred shyt.![]()
Quality bigs aren't easy to find. It's not like there is a surplus of quality bigs. There may be more now then when the Heat were making their run. On top of that, if you want a quality big, you're going to have to pay for one. Cap issues prevented Miami from doing so.