5. The Heat Will Finish with the Eastern Conference’s Second-Best Record
It’s been stressed before and I’ll stress it again—the Heat have high expectations.
In Marc Stein’s first power rankings of the season on ESPN.com, he ranked the Heat as the third-best team in the Eastern Conference, just one spot behind the Atlanta Hawks. For those that aren’t aware, the Hawks finished the 2014-15 season with a 60-22 record, the best mark in the East.
If all things go according to plan—and that is somewhat of a big if—Miami will finish with the conference’s second-best record, behind the Cavaliers.
This 2015-16 Heat squad may not be ready to dethrone a team like the Cavaliers or the Golden State Warriors for NBA supremacy, but give them a little bit of seasoning and this team should truly be ready to be back on top when the 2016-17 season rolls around.
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