Five Reasons the Miami Heat Have a Legitimate Shot at Winning It All

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3. Deep Roster

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Head coach Erik Spoelstra’s starting lineup currently looks like this: Goran Dragic, Wade, Johnson, Deng and Stoudemire.

As for the bench, it has been all about quality over quantity as of late.

Josh McRoberts and Udonis Haslem haven’t been seeing the court much lately so that leaves Whiteside, Gerald Green, Winslow and the emerging Josh Richardson to make up most of the second-unit minutes. Those are four guys that could easily start on a number of NBA teams right now. If Bosh returns this season, Deng may return to the bench, which would make this team even deeper and scarier to face in the playoffs. For what it’s worth, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith seems to agree with this notion.

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Grant is a life-long Miami Heat fan hailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His earliest Heat memories involve Eddie Jones going off on opponents and hoping he'd become the next Michael Jordan. When that didn't pan out, a guy named Dwyane Wade came to Miami and Grant's fandom turned to obsession. He graduated with an English degree from the University of Central Florida and currently resides in Los Angeles.