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More like a season of suspended expectations -- as if this entire NBA schedule for Miami is little more than a bridge to next year, a necessary delay being merely abided.

Al Horford #15 of the Atlanta Hawks backs down Jermaine O'Neal #7 of the Miami Heat during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at American Airlines Arena on April 25, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

Atrocious, even. Fail Boat-esqe. And if tonight's suprisingly balanced attack is any indication, and what passes for Jermaine O'Neal 's "knees" these days holds up, the Heat might just match up to more worthy opponents better than previously thought.

That normally means more of the same, because very rarely does a team make a significant jump without a significant upgrade.

For the first time in six seasons, Udonis Haslem has not been cast as the Miami Heat's starting power forward.

The Miami Heat's preseason ended the same way as its postseason. With a thud against the Atlanta Hawks.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 8:17 pm US/Eastern Click here for more Heat coverage 1 of 1 Chris Quinn #11 of the Miami Heat drives to the basket against Flip Murray #22 of the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on April 14, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat returned to Jacksonville on Thursday night, but they did not have a memorable visit.

Joe Johnson scored 14 points and Al Horford and Jamal Crawford added 12 each to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 92-87 preseason victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

The Miami Heat entered with four consecutive losses, but they easily routed the New Orleans Hornets 97-81 Thursday night at the Sprint Center behind Daequan Cook's 14 points and Dwayne Wade's 13.

JEFFREY M. BOAN/Associated PressThe Heat's Mario Chalmers drives to the basket past the Spurs' Tony Parker during a preseason game Oct.

In a move that surprises exactly no one, the Heat have exercised the third-year Rookie Scale Option to retain model - actor Michael Beasley through the 2010-2011 season.

The Miami Heat had a nice little comeback season last year behind a healthy Dwyane Wade.

Carlos Arroyo's journey to Miami detoured through five NBA cities, four countries and three continents, but he finally gets to wear a Heat uniform as a backup point guard.

As most elite Eastern Conference teams spent their summer adding key pieces, the Miami Heat stood pat - and are taking heat for it.

Michael Beasley had 11 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat got their first preseason victory, 97-81 over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night at the Sprint Center.

Heat guard Dwyane Wade will miss tonight's home exhibition game against San Antonio because of a strained muscle in his left rib cage.

Mario Chalmers' scholarship ended Sunday. Suddenly, for the first time since Chalmers was named last season's Miami Heat opening-night starter, there is legitimate competition at point guard with the signing of free agent Carlos Arroyo .

In a move to create the feel of a fuller arena, the balcony seats, the 400 level, were covered by curtains at each end of AmericanAirlines Arena for the Miami Heat 's 95-93 exhibition loss Sunday to the San Antonio Spurs .

In search of veteran depth at point guard, the Miami Heat didn't have to look far.

Rookie DeJuan Blair scored 28 points on 11 of 13 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 95-93 in a preseason game Sunday night.

This is why the Heat needed a veteran point guard in camp. No, not because of the strained rib muscle that will sideline Dwyane Wade for at least Sunday's exhibition against the visiting Spurs.

Jermaine O'Neal immediately made sure to quell the concerns. "Not the knees," the Heat center before Wednesday night's 90-86 preseason loss to the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena , "it's not the knees." But it was a game played in the injury absence of O'Neal, and considering the 14th-season veteran's history, that's always a concern.

No, Brevin Knight or Rafer Alston did not join the Heat at Tuesday's practice at Amway Arena here in Orlando.

Will Bynum scored 15 points and the new-look Detroit Pistons got off to a successful start with a 87-83 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night in the preseason opener for both teams.

That didn't take long. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra not only rolled out Michael Beasley as the starting small forward in Sunday's final scrimmage of training camp, he all but acknowledged that the second-year player would also start at that position in Monday night's exhibition opener in Detroit.