Obviously, the heat have the advantage with the superstars.
BUT
Team ball will win out over isolation basketball 9 times out of 10.
We can run and gun to get their starters tired and then use our depth to go on runs.
We have a very important advantage at the PG position.
Best example I can think of is the Olympics where the USA got 3rd place.
We had the best guys on the court every single game.
We had superstars filling out the roster that would kill anyone on the other team in 1 on 1 ball any day of the week.
But a bunch of inferior guys beat out our superstars playing TEAM ball.
The heat are beatable in the same way that the USA was beatable then.
They cannot play 3 on 5 and win. We freeze out their PG and C positions with solid D and SSOL and we can win the game.
I am not saying we can dominate this team. But they are beatable, perhaps even in a playoff series.
As of right now I would be more intimidated going up against the Lakers than the Heat.
Our team has allot to show, because as of right now we don't really know what we have.
Once the Knicks get about 20 games under their belt we will have a very good idea of what this team is capable of this season.
I am talking playoffs not the regular season. As currently constructed... this team is playoff bound.