Wizards Dismantle Heat

Can't say I didn't expect this one. A night after blowing a near legendary performance by Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat had to travel to Washington to face an Arenas-less Wizards team. Nonetheless, this game was over by halftime as the Heat lost 96-74.

Things got so bad that an exhausted Wade, who finished with more turnovers than field goals made, basically sat out the second half. Dorell Wright exited early with an injured ankle, though preliminary reports don't have it being a serious injury.

There isn't much else to say about last night's game, I didn't watch it in favor of the Patriots game. Ricky Davis had a nice scoring night, but contributed to the barrage of turnovers that pretty much doomed this effort from the start. If you want to know just how bad the situation has become, Luke Jackson got 29 minutes of playing time. At least former Heat player Caron Butler is having a great season.

I think it's safe to say this season is done. There's no way the Heat can suddenly turn things around barring a trade and with the way our guys are performing out there, I don't see why anyone would want any of our potential trade chips. From now on I'm hoping for entertaining ball games. I'd like to see some small ball with the young guns out there. A lineup featuring Wade, Cook and Wright on the floor at the same time is fun to watch and at this point that's all we have to look forward to.

Enjoy Wade's play for the rest of the season, and appreciate the effort he puts forth. That's because we are witnessing a great player in his prime wasting his energy on a lost cause. Nonetheless, when he is on his game, it's a thing of beauty and we are all blessed to have the chance to see it.