10th Straight Loss for the Heat

That makes two consecutive double digit losing streaks. With every loss, the Heat continues to set records for futility. Nobody has ever been this bad over such a long stretch. What's worse is that Minnesota lost in the final seconds against San Antonio, so they keep even in the run for the worst record.

As for the game itself, Miami was never really in it, but never really out of it either. Dwyane Wade made good use of the All-Star break and returned with a very efficient 33 point, 11 assist performance. It's too bad that other than Shawn Marion, nobody else bothered to come back from vacation.

The defense has gotten to the point it is tiresome to watch. The Heat allowed a whopping 41 points in the first quarter on 81% shooting from the field. I don't want to even begin to get into how unacceptable that is. Wasn't Marion supposed to help this team defensively? I know they want to lose but at least make it look like you're trying to win out there, guys.

I'm probably being too hard on them by now. I look at the box score and I am amazed at how this was a team that won a title less than 2 years ago. Chris Quinn, Alexander Johnson, Earl Barron and Marcus Banks made up our bench rotation. Most of those guys are training camp fodder on the Spurs or Pistons. It'll take some more moves by wily Pat Riley to fill out this roster with some talented players.

On the bright side, we no longer have the bloated contracts of Antoine Walker and Shaquille O'Neal. Imagine how depressing Biscayne Boulevard would be if those two were still on the roster. There would be no hope in sight for the franchise. Now, we only have to wait a year at most to start improving and becoming relevant again.