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Miami Heat
(33-17, 1st in Atlantic & top seed in East)
DRAFT PICKS: (#25, #53)
| T E A M S T R E N G T H S |
Mourning
Team defense
Three-point shooters
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| W E A K N E S S E S |
Old guards
Offense
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| C H A N G E S |
Riley says 'Not many'
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| N E E D S |
Better conditioning
Backup center
Get athletic
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| N O T E S: |
Have lost to the Knicks in the First Round the last two years ... becoming only the second #1 seed to be ousted in the first round
Riley said that he's going to make sure that his players are in shape come the start of next season ... for all his coaching genius, Riley is still looking for his first title without Magic and Kareem on his squad
However, in Riley's 17 seasons, his teams have finished first (or tied for first) in the division 15 times
Alonzo Mourning - second in the MVP voting ... 20.1 pppg, 11.0 rpg and 3.91 bpg ... First Team ALL-NBA
Allowed only 84.0 ppg ... second-best defense in NBA (Atlanta - 83.4)
Made a three-pointer in all 50 games ... Heat have now made a "3" in 425 straight games (NBA record)
Tim Hardaway averaged 17.4 ppg during the season, but only 9.0 during playoffs ... had knee surgery in May
9-0 in games decided by 16 or more
Scored 100+ only four times (3-1)
On April 10, held Chicago to an all-time NBA-low 49 points
Terry Porter and PJ Brown were the only Heat players to play in all 50 games
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| F I R S T R O U N D P I C K S I N T H E 9 0 ' S |
1990 - Willie Burton, G/F (9), Dave Jamerson, G/F (15)
1991 - Steve Smith, G (5)
1992 - Harold Minor, G (12)
1993 - None
1994 - Khalid Reeves, G (12)
1995 - Kurt Thomas, F (10)
1996 - None
1997 - Charles Smith, G (26)
1998 - None
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| P L A Y E R S B Y P O S I T I O N |
Small Forwards
Jamal Mashburn
Keith Askins
Blue Edwards
Mark Strickland |
Power Forwards
P.J. Brown
Clarence Weatherspoon
Terry Mills |
Centers
Alonzo Mourning
Duane Causwell
Marty Conlon |
Point Guards
Tim Hardaway
Terry Porter |
Shooting Guards
Dan Majerle
Voshon Lenard
Rex Walters |
| F R E E A G E N T S |
1999
Conlon
Porter (PO)
Majerle
Mills
Edwards
Walters |
2000
Hardaway
Causwell (ETO)
Askins (TO) |
2001
Strickland
Weatherspoon |
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Information courtesy of Turner Sports
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