Since the big three have arrived in Miami to form the current version of the Heat, a focus has been on how many championships they would win with the all star talent leading the way for the team.
Now in the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year, the team from South Florida is trailing San Antonio 2-1 heading into tonight's game four meeting. Miami has been a team of many faces during the playoffs and could possibly be looking at a different destiny for the trio.
At times the team appears unstoppable; a focused and determined group that will let nothing stand in their way of raising the championship trophy for the second year in a row. That relentless effort has helped, but not completely, to remove the villainous description of King Lebron that he was labeled with leaving Cleveland.
However, there are other times, such as in games 1 and 3 of these finals where the group seems rattled and overpowered by their opponent which has caused them to fall into the deficit they are currently in.
While it is still early, the struggles bring up a question in my mind and that is this: If the Heat lose this series, are they on the way to being one of the best teams in their sport that couldn't win it all?
Yes, as stated earlier they were the champions last year so while I draw similarities to the 90's Buffalo Bills in the NFL, I am not sure that I can compare them directly because the Heat have one ring, for the moment.
The Bills had four consecutive Super Bowl appearances and each time came up short in their chase for the Lombardi trophy. They also made the playoffs ten different times between the 87-88 season and the 98-99 season which is quite an accomplishment in itself. Still they were never able to proclaim that they were #1 in their sport.
The Heat also have a run of their own currently having only missed the playoffs once since the 2003-04 season which goes back years beyond when this dynamic group that takes the floor these days was formed.
The focus on this team is drawn from the proclamation that was made during the famous quote, "Not one, not two, not three....". I have no doubt that the Heat have the ability to turn things around and garner another NBA championship this season. They are indeed a great team with great abilities.
I just wonder should they lose again this season, if instead of counting the number of NBA titles they have, we are counting the number of times they made it to the championship series but couldn't win it all.
Not one, Not two.....
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