The Spectacular Jason Williams

What was that? Did we just witness Jason Williams' best game since Game 6 of the ECF vs Detroit back in 2006? JWill came out of nowhere with a 34 point, 7 assist, 6 rebound performance in tonight's 103-94 loss to the Magic. I suppose it is a bit sad that I am more concerned with a fluke game by a washed up point guard than yet another loss by the hometown Heat, but what can I say? Over in Houston you've got a team winning 21 straight while we've got a starting lineup that barely passes for training camp fodder.

It's been several weeks since we have been forced to look at individual pluses and minuses rather than wins and losses. Tonight featured a couple of nice games by the All-World starting backcourt of Jason Williams and Daequan Cook. The young rookie seems like he might be regaining his November touch. Maybe that demotion to Iowa wasn't so bad after all. Or maybe Riley should have just let him play of out his slump.

Cook's fellow Energy teammate Joel Anthony had a solid night as well, contributing 10 points and 7 boards in 39 minutes of play. And yes, we had to play Joel Anthony 39 minutes tonight. That's the state of your Miami Heat right now. I probably shouldn't be too hard on the guy though, as he looked more impressive than Alexander Johnson ever has, and the Mark Blount experiment at C has hardly worked out too well.

Taking a look at the stat line, I'm surprised Miami didn't lose by 40, seeing as how the Magic attempted 36 free throws to our 6. I'd like to see Heat critics claim favoritism by the refs now.

What I do appreciate is the effort by the team. I read Ira's post game blog and totally agree. Though it may seem like it from box scores, the Heat are not tanking to get Beasley. These guys still want to win some games.