Here we find ourselves again. A new team but a familiar theme.
A year ago, the Miami HEAT were coming off an impressive opening-night victory over the Washington Wizards. They didn’t post their highest assist total of the season, nor did they play their best game, but it was a night full of promise. The ball was whipping around the court and open shots were in relative abundance. It looked like it could have been the start of something rather impressive.
For a variety of reasons, injuries foremost among them, Miami wasn’t able to sustain and build on such ball movement.