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Found December 02, 2011 on Sun Sentinel:
PLAYERS: Juwan Howard,  Mike Miller,  LeBron James,  Dwyane Wade,  Chris Bosh
TEAMS: Miami Heat

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The pace will be grueling, with four games a week. The need for high-quality support essential, with precious little in salary-cap assets to allocate. And health could mean everything, with Mike Miller already sidelined by hernia surgery. So what does Juwan Howard think the Heat need this season? A 38-year-old power forward who turns 39 in February. Howard was back on the Heat practice court Friday, again the first player to arrive at AmericanAirlines Arena. A free agent, he wants to be back for a second season alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Juwan Howard is looking ahead to an 18th season in the NBA, preferably with the Heat. (Michael Laughlin, Sun Sentinel) “It was a joy to play with those guys,” the 6-foot-9 power forward said after Friday’s workout. “We all know that we came up short. It’d be nice to come back this year, to come back and try to have a great season, more importantly to have a winning season where you could have an...
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