Miami's still got the Heat

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Miami’s still got

the Heat

Student: Stan Mihai-

Beniamin

Teacher: Bosco Viviana


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Foreword Described as the "only great city of the world that started as afantasy," Miami, with its subtropical climate, naturally protected harbor,

and spectacular beaches, has traditionally been a haven for tourists and

retirees. Since the late 198s, however, the city has sustained

unprecedented growth and, while transforming its image, has emerged as

a center of international finance and commerce and as a regional center

for !atin merican and #aitian art.

$ut the real reason why % am writing about Miami is the bas&etball

team, Miami #eat, a great team, inspiring me to play this game. 'layers

determination to get better and win championships, has challenged me to

play this sport, a great way of e(ercise and a great way to have fun with

friends and possibly ma&e some new ones. $as&etball is a great way to

get your mind off things and it)s also a great way to e(press yourself.

*urthermore, my passion for bas&etball was always there. % waswatching games since % was a child, dreaming that % would become a

great bas&etball player in the future. !ebron +ames and Dwyane ade

have always inspired me to play and their determination proved to me

that winning has its sacrifices. -he pain and the determination is the price

of winning, not only in bas&etball, but also in life.

lthough other sports may be very fun and enoyable, % believe that

bas&etball is truly the best, most e(citing sport to play. %n many aspects, it

is the greatest and has been a very popular sport for many years. -he

game has made me believe that bas&etball is not ust a sport, it is a

lifestyle.

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ContentsForeword

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Contents......................................................2

Introduction to Miami ...................................3

History....................................................4

Entertainment and performing arts..........6

Museums and art.....................................7Cityscape.....................................................8

Miami Heat ...................................................9

Franchise history...................................!

"##$%!!&' Early years in Miami.........!

""($%!!&' )itle hopefuls...................!%!!&$present' *wyane +ade era........

%!!($!6 Championship season...........%

%!!6$!' ,ost$championship struggles

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%!!$%!4' )he -ig & Era...................&

%!4present' ,ost$-ig & era..............7

-est ,layers in Miami Heat History.........#

Conclusion................................................."

-i/liography...............................................%!

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Introduction toMiami

Miami is a city located on the tlantic coast in southeastern

*lorida and the county seat of Miami/Dade 0ounty being the

principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan

area, and the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern nited

States after ashington, D.0. ccording to the .S. 0ensus $ureau,

Miami)s metro area is the eighth most populous and fourth/largest

urban area in the nited States, with a population of around 2.2

million.

Miami is a maor center and a leader in finance, commerce,

culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. -hus,

in 313, Miami was classified as an lpha/orld 0ity in the orld

0ities Study 4roup5s inventory.

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History

-he Miami area was inhabited for thousands of years by

indigenous cultures. -he -e6uestas occupied the area for a thousand

years before encountering 7uropeans. n %ndian village of hundreds

of people dating to 2/ $.0. was located at the mouth of theMiami iver.

%n 12 the e(plorer, 'edro Men:nde; de vil:s, claimed it

for Spain. Spanish mission was constructed one year later in 12


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wealthy 0leveland native. -he Miami area was better &nown as

"$iscayne $ay 0ountry" in the early years of its growth. %n the late

19th century, reports described the area as a promising wilderness.

-he area was also characteri;ed as "one of the finest building sites in*lorida." -he 4reat *ree;e of 189>?92 hastened Miami)s growth, as

the crops of the Miami area were the only ones in *lorida that

survived. +ulia -uttle subse6uently convinced #enry *lagler , a

railroad tycoon, to e(pand his *lorida 7ast 0oast ailway to the

region, for which she became &nown as "the mother of

Miami." Miami was officially incorporated as a city on +uly 38, 189

with a population of ust over =. %t was named for the

nearby Miami iver , derived from Mayaimi, the historic name

of !a&e @&eechobee.

During the early 3th century, northerners were attracted to the

city, and Miami prospered during the 193s with an increase in

population and infrastructure. -he collapse of the *lorida land boom

of the 193s, the 193 Miami #urricane, and the 4reat Depression in

the 19=s slowed development. hen orld ar %% began, Miami,

well/situated on the southern coast of *lorida, became a base for S

defense against 4erman submarines. -he war brought an increase in

Miami)s populationA by 19>, 1


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ndrew. acial and cultural tensions were sometimes spar&ed, but

the city developed in the latter half of the 3th century as a maor

international, financial, and cultural center. %t is the second/largest

.S. city Cafter 7l 'aso, -e(as with a Spanish/spea&ing maority, andthe largest city with a 0uban/merican plurality.

Miami and its metropolitan area grew from ust over one

thousand residents to nearly five and a half million residents in ust

11 years C189?3. -he city)s nic&name, -he Magic 0ity, comes

from this rapid growth. inter visitors remar&ed that the city grew so

much from one year to the ne(t that it was li&e magic.Entertainment and performing arts

%n addition to such annual festivals li&e 0alle @cho *estival and

0arnaval Miami, Miami is home to many entertainment venues,

theaters, museums, par&s and performing arts centers. -he newest

addition to the Miami arts scene is the drienne rsht 0enter for the

'erforming rts, the second/largest performing arts center in thenited States after the !incoln 0enter in Bew Eor& 0ity, and is the

home of the *lorida 4rand @pera. ithin it are the Fiff $allet @pera

#ouse, the center)s largest venue, the Gnight 0oncert #all, the

0arnival Studio -heater and the 'eacoc& ehearsal Studio. -he

center attracts many large/scale operas, ballets, concerts, and

musicals from around the world and is *lorida)s grandest performing

arts center.

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-he city attracts a large number of musicians, singers, actors,

dancers, and orchestral players. Miami has numerous orchestras,

symphonies and performing art conservatories. Some of these include

the *lorida 4rand @pera, *% School of Music, *rost School of Music, Miami 0ity $allet, Miami 0onservatory, Miami ind

Symphony, Bew orld School of the rts, Bew orld Symphony

@rchestra, as well as the music, theater and art schools of the city)s

many universities and schools.

Miami is also a maor fashion center, home to models and some

of the top modeling agencies in the world. Miami is also host to manyfashion shows and events, including the annual Miami *ashion

ee& and the Mercedes/$en; *ashion ee& Miami held in

the ynwood rt District.

Museums and art

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Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

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-he city is home to numerous museums as well, many of which

are in Downtown. -hese include the *rost rt Museum, #istorical

Museum of Southern *lorida, Miami rt Museum, Miami 0hildren)s

Museum, Miami Science Museum, Hi;caya Museum and 4ardens,and the Miami/Dade 0ultural 0enter, home of the Miami Main

!ibrary. Miami is also the home of the world)s largest art e(hibition,

dubbed the "@lympics of rt", rt $asel Miami. -he event is held

annually in December, and attracts thousands of visitors from around

the world.

Cityscape

Downtown Miami S&yline as seen from the usty 'elican restaurant

on Virginia Key.

Downtown Miami s&yline as seen from South Beach.

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Downtown Miami s&yline as seen from the 'ort of Miami.

Miami Heat -he Miami #eat is an merican professional bas&etball team

based in Miami, *lorida. -he team is a member of the Southeast

Division in the 7astern 0onference of the Bational $as&etball

ssociation CB$. -hey play their home games at the merican

irlines rena in Downtown Miami. -he team owner is Mic&y

rison, who also owns cruise/ship giant 0arnival 0orporation. -he

team president and de facto general manager is 'at iley, and the

head coach is 7ri& Spoelstra. -he mascot of the team is $urnie, an

anthropomorphic fireball.

*ormed in 1988 as one of the B$)s four e(pansion franchises,the #eat have won three league championships Cin 3,

313 and 31=, five conference titles and 11 division titles. *rom

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== wins. %n 31=, *orbes valued the #eat at I32 million, si(th/

most/valuable among B$ franchises.

-he #eat are not related to the Miami *loridians, an $ team

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0onference *inals against the 0hicago $ulls before bowing out in

five games. -heir biggest rivals of the time were the Bew Eor&

Gnic&s, iley)s former team, who would eliminate the #eat in the

playoffs from 1998 through 3. -he dominance of the Michael+ordan/led $ulls would also have been a factor preventing the #eat

from advancing past the 0onference *inals in that era. period of

mediocrity followed shortly after, highlighted by missing the playoffs

altogether in 33 and 3=.

2003-present: #$yane %ade era

%n the 3= B$ Draft, with the fifth overall pic&, Miami

selected shooting guard Dwyane ade out of Mar6uette. *ree/agent

swing/man !amar @dom was signed from the !os ngeles 0lippers.

+ust prior to the start of the =?> season, iley stepped down as

head coach to focus on rebuilding the #eat, promoting Stan Han

4undy to the position of head coach. $ehind Han 4undy)s leadership,ade)s stellar roo&ie year and @dom)s brea& out season, the #eat

made the 3> B$ 'layoffs, beating the Bew @rleans #ornets >?=

in the 1st round and losing to the %ndiana 'acers >?3 in the 3nd

round. %n the offseason, iley engineered a summer bloc&buster trade

for Sha6uille @)Beal from the !os ngeles !a&ers. lon;o

Mourning returned to the #eat in the same season, serving as a bac&up to @)Beal. eturning as championship contenders, Miami

finished with a 29?3= record, conse6uently garnering the first overall

seed in the 7astern 0onference. Sweeping through the first round and

the semifinals, Miami went bac& to the 0onference *inals for the first

time in eight years, where it met the defending champion Detroit

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'istons. Despite ta&ing a =?3 lead, Miami lost ade to inury for

4ame . %t would go on to lose 4ame < at home despite ade)s

return.

2005-06 &"ampions"ip season

%n the summer of 32, iley brought in veteran free

agents ntoine al&er , +ames 'osey, +ason illiams, and 4ary

'ayton. fter a sub/par 11?1 start to the 2? season, iley

relieved Han 4undy of his duties and too& bac& the head coaching

ob. -he #eat made it to the 0onference *inals in 3 and avenged

its loss against the 'istons, winning the series >?3. Ma&ing its

first B$ *inals appearance, they matched up against the Dallas

Maveric&s, who won the first two games in Dallas in routs. @n the

bac& of Dwyane ade, the #eat won the ne(t four games, capturing

its first ever championship. ade too& the *inals MH' award for his

efforts throughout the finals.

2006-10: 'ost-("ampions"ip strugges

four/year tenure of post/title struggles befell the #eat from

3< through 31, including a >? sweep by the 0hicago $ulls in

the 1st round of the 3< B$ 'layoffs. %n the


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31, ma&ing the playoffs in both years, though they would lose >?=

in 39 and >?1 in 31. ade was the scoring champion in 39

and the B$ ll/Star MH' in 31.

2010-2014: !"e )ig 3 Era

"The Big 3"

7ntering the 31?311 season with nearly I>8 million in salary

cap space, the #eat caused a maor power shift during the bloc&buster

31 B$ *ree gency, adding 0hris $osh and !e$ron +ames to

local superstar Dwyane ade, starting the "$ig =" era. #owever, the

#eat got off to a 9?8 start. fter a "players only" meeting, the team

pulled together. -he #eat finished with a 28?3> record and the 3nd

seed. %n the much anticipated 311 B$ 'layoffs, Miami defeated

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3, in a rematch against the Dallas Maveric&s. fter ta&ing a 3?1

series lead, the #eat collapsed, as they would lose the final three

games to the Maveric&s. fter the second B$ !oc&out ended, the

#eat would improve their roster by signing veteran Shane $attier .

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match/up with the @&lahoma 0ity -hunder , the #eat split the first

two games, winning 4ame 3 on the road, before sweeping the ne(t

three at home. +ames was named the *inals MH' as he won his first

B$ championship.

@n +uly 11, 313, the #eat officially signed veterans ay

llen to a three/year deal and ashard !ewis to a two/year deal. -he

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2014*present: 'ost-)ig 3 era

@n +uly 11, 31>, !e$ron +ames announced on S%.com that after

opting out of the final year of his contract, he would leave the #eat

and return to the 0leveland 0avaliers. #owever, ade and $osh

stayed in Miami, continuing without him. !i&e the 0avaliers in the

31 off/season, the #eat focused on how it would maintain itself

without !e$ron. ade and $osh were oined by returning stars Mario

0halmers, Borris 0ole, donis #aslem and 0hris ndersen andformer rivals !uol Deng and Danny 4ranger . -he #eat also ac6uired

star roo&ies Shaba;; Bapier and +ames 7nnis. mid the departure of

+ames, the #eat)s off/season was rather hopeful due to the

organi;ation)s handling of +ames) return to 0leveland. lso in 312

they gained 4oran Dragic and his younger brother Foran Dragic.

fter a long and brutal inury/ridden season which saw 0hris$osh and +osh Mcoberts sidelined, the #eat finished with a =2

record, the B$)s 1th worse record. -hey failed to ma&e the

'layoffs, ending their four/year long reign as 7astern 0onference

0hampion. %t also mar&ed the second time in ade)s career ever since

38 to miss the post/season. -he Miami #eat would miss the

playoffs after ma&ing the previous year)s *inals, becoming the first

team to do so since the 3>/2 !os ngeles !a&ers. Miami had

6ualified for the playoffs for si( consecutive seasons before missing

this year, also reaching the B$ *inals four consecutive times.

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Conclusion*ormed in 1988, though it too& four years for the team to ma&e

its first appearance in the playoffs, Miami #eat has more than made

up for the lost time. nder the leadership of 'at iley, Miami has had

some of the best bas&etball players of all time on its roster. $eginning

with the ac6uisition of lon;o Mourning from 0harlotte, the #eat

have always had a superstar on its roster. hile superstars are

generally the best players for the team, it doesn)t always e6ual playoff

success.

@nce the team drafted Dwyane ade in 3=, it helped provide

the foundation for the most prosperous period in the team)s history.

fter ade, the team traded for Sha6uille @)Beal and together the

duo helped the #eat win its first B$ title in 3. fter a few years

clearing cap space, Miami landed the greatest free agent class in

B$ history when it signed !e$ron +ames, the best current player inthe league and 0hris $osh. ith ade, +ames and $osh, Miami went

to four B$ *inals, winning two of them. -he s&y is the limit for

Miami being the most successful of the recent B$ e(pansion teams.

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• *orbes -eams Haluation !ist

• B$.com

• S -oday

• Sports %llustrated

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