The Miami Heat have raced off to a 9-3 start that has been somewhat surprising to much of the league. Sure, they have beaten up on some bad or injured teams, but that’s the consistency that they needed to take to move to the next level.
But there has been on constant that has helped them move towards being 9-3 and that is their elite defense.
It’s something the Heat culture has always prided itself on but has not always succeeded at accomplishing. Defense is what Coach Spo wants to hang his hat on, bu the personnel has not always cooperated with that approach.