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Miami Heat 2008-09 Record: 43-39 Anticipated Starting Five PG- Mario Chalmers SG- Dwyane Wade SF- Michael Beasley PF- Udonis Haslem C- Jermaine O'Neal Key Reserves: Daequan Cook, Yakhouba Diawara, James Jones, Dorell Wright, Chris Quinn Biggest Strength: Dwayne Wade This dude is a beast period. As Pete shows below Wade is fully capable of carrying a team into the playoffs when he is healthy. And by the looks of it now he is. He has committed to training hard and preparing his body to put the load of a franchise on his shoulders. He had a ridiculous year last year. He is all over the place and contributes to every aspect of the game. If you look at the playoff teams in the league it's arguable which team would be worse off between Cleveland and Miami if you took LeBron and Wade off. The difference we already know how bad the Heat are without this guy. Just look at their 2007-2008 record (ugh). Biggest Weakness: Related posts:2008-09 NBA Preview: Miami He...
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