Subject: NBA Atlantic Division

• Zo's da Man!

  November 24, 2005

• News Roundup

  October 30, 2008

• Penguins Are Cool

  January 4, 2007

• Prey on This

  December 7, 2006

• Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat Overcome Slow Start, Giant Chinese Guy

  November 11, 2008

• Will the Heat's Turnaround Be as Miraculous as the Fins'?

  There really is something in the water lately that makes our pro sports teams stop being such gawd-awful municipal embarrassments. Last year, the Heat had its worse season since its inaugural year, which didn't help to ease the pain we were experiencing after the Fins' 1-15 season. Things have turned around, and not even halfway into the season, they've won six more games then they did all last season. They have a strong bench and a reinvigorated Dwyane Wade. Of course they're stuck at third in

  January 16, 2009

• News Round Up

  Bill Clinton dropped by Miami on Friday night and helped Kendrick Meek raise $300,000 for his Senate race. [Naked Politics]That thing we posted about the 2014 Governor's race already having front runners is legit. Boy wonder Republican Congressman Adam Putnam announced he'd give up his legislative seat and run for Agriculture Commissioner in 2010. [Ledger]What? A local former priest caught with dirty picture of little boys on his computers? Next you're going to tell me their are Republican polit

  February 2, 2009

• Heat Trade Marion for Another O'Neal

  In 2008 Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks was traded from the Suns to the Heat for Shaquielle O'Neal, barely a year latter the Heat are trading him out again for another O'Neal, according to AP. Jermaine O'Neal that is, along with his Toronto Raptors teammate Jamario Moon. Marion, a four time NBA all-star, never found his footing in Miami and missed time for injuries. Though, his last mast minute, game winning dunk against the Bulls last night will always make us wonder what could have been. [AP: AP

  February 13, 2009

• News Roundup

  LocalA policeman sped through an intersection and hit a young mother's car, ramming it into the side of a house. The woman died, and a lady inside the house was taken to the emergency room. The officer was following a car whose driver was wanted for speeding. [Herald]Michelle Spence Jones is playing hardball with the stadium deal. But hey, we had it first. . [CBS4]If you didn't think HIV/AIDS was still a problem, which surprisingly a lot of people don't, well NEWS FLASH: It's still a problem. [H

  March 2, 2009

• News Roundup

  Local Carlos Alvarez recommends that the county add 13 hybrid buses to its fleet. [SFBJ] The final words of the music teacher who killed his wife and two daughters: "I love you," spoken to the 16-year-old son he shot at but missed. [AP] Some British guy was having a marvelous time over here in Florida opening one fraudulent business after another until the feds indicted him today. [SFBJ] After a shutdown at Turkey Point, FPL demanded nuclear reactors be brought back online in 12 hours. The top

  March 12, 2009

• It’s All About the Seeding

  April 9, 2009

• FIU Reportedly Hires Worst Coach/GM/Human Being in NBA History. Welcome to Miami, Isiah!

  So, Florida International University canned its basketball coach yesterday after a 13-20 campaign, reportedly so the school can replace him later today with a man more hated in New York City than the Red Sox and Patriots combined: the one, the only... dramatic pause... Isiah Thomas! via Wikimedia CommonsRiptide hasn't seen FIU's job listing for the coaching vacancy, but if this hire is true, they were apparently looking for that special someone who: Did his best to destroy the premier fra

  April 14, 2009

• His Blood Is Like Gatorade

  March 12, 2009

• Beware the Midseason Jinx

  February 19, 2009

• Kicking the Nets in the Balls

  January 1, 2009

• A Flash of Greatness

  Dwyane Wade is It personified.

  November 20, 2008

• Falling Forward Fast?

  The Miami Heat face Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors.

  November 13, 2008

• Almost Done

  Heat sans Wade, Riley, or any other recognizable face.

  April 3, 2008

• We Hope, We Pray

  February 28, 2008

• Stop This Streak

  We’re begging. Give us a win, Heat!

  January 31, 2008

• Garnett in Green

  November 29, 2007

• Riled

  November 22, 2007

• Bigg D, Bigg Music

  August 16, 2007

• The Pluck of the Irish

  March 16, 2006

• Knick It in the Bud

  November 16, 2006

• Light and Heat

  January 18, 2007

• This Is Why They’re Hot

  March 29, 2007

• Green With Envy

  April 12, 2007

• Ah, Zo Is Hoopin' and Hollerin'

  July 14, 2005

• BEST TERMINATION (SPORTS)

  May 13, 2004

• Hudson Hawked

  February 6, 2003

• Smooth Operators

  May 30, 2002

• Best Heat Player Emeritus

  May 11, 2000

• Best Sports Bar Disguised As A Pretty Darn Good Italian Restaurant

  May 11, 2000

• Mr. Basketball

  March 27, 1997

• Tricky Bricked It

  November 3, 1993

• Dear Stephen A. Smith, We Have a Job for You

  Now that you're out of a job too, why not come work for us?

  April 20, 2009

• Give Thanks -- You Almost Got Stuck Rooting for the Florida Flamingos

  All team names are far from created equal. Some basic math: Celtics > Raptors; Red Sox > Devil Rays; Colts > Texans; and everyone on a field, rink, or pitch outside of Anaheim laughed their asses off at the Mighty Ducks until they wised up and lost the Disney adjective a few years ago.via Wikimedia CommonsNothing strikes fear like the fightin' flamingos.In South Florida, we've been blessed with a fairly inoffensive batch of pro franchises (especially since Tampa Bay exorcised Satan from its name

  June 11, 2009

• The Book of Isiah

  October 22, 2009

• Isiah Thomas 'Hurt' that Magic Johnson Would Get Upset About Having his Sexuality Questioned

  via We Are The Postman​Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas used to be such good friends they exchanged kisses on the cheek when the Lakers met the Pistons in the 1988 NBA Final, but in a new book due to be released November 4th Johnson admits that there's been bad blood between the two since the early 1990's. In "When The Game Was Ours", a book chronicling the Lakers-Celtics-Pistons rivalry that dominated the NBA in the pre-Jordan era co-written by Johnson, Larry Bird and sportswriter Jac

  October 22, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Miami Heat's Temperature: Lukewarm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "Are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily, the team kicks things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds, r

  October 28, 2009

• News Roundup

  GeneralBoston-area investor Dennis Stackhouse has been arrested and charged with bilking almost $1 million from a county-supported plan to build a biotech business park in Liberty City. [Herald]After a large amount of cases of swine flu this past spring, there haven't been many cases reported in Miami-Dade this fall, but they still might come, so clutch your Purell bottle in fear. [Herald]Hialeah Racetrack will reopen within a month. [CBS4]Burger King's earnings and sales are down. [Bloomberg]Po

  October 29, 2009

• Top Five Dream Miami Heat Lineups for 2010

  Photo by Keith Allison, via Flickr​Running off the pure optimism of Wednesday night's opening beat-down of the New York Knicks, I present to you the top five Miami Heat starting lineups for the 2010-2011 season.As most fans know, the Heat will have perhaps the best cap space situation in the league next summer to lure free agents, thanks to Pat Riley's admirable discipline in not throwing a bad contract to some schlub this summer just to calm the moronic fan base. Some of that $20-22 million

  October 30, 2009

• King Fishing

  November 12, 2009

• Don’t Question the Q

  November 19, 2009