OT: Marion watch

[TheNorthCydeRises]

It's a totally different team with him in the lineup, and Shaq out of it. They're getting out and trying to run after every miss or defensive stop . . ala what we "try" to do. And from the jump, they look better defensively. Even Wade looks energized with him there. The Heat looked good in that 1st quarter vs the Lakers.

This could actually be some additonal insurance for us to make the playoffs. If they improve enough to beat some of the East teams close to us, it could help our position.

We still have to play them 2.0015 times, so they may match up with us a little better now too. Shawn is like a souped up version of Chill. It'll be interesting to see who goes after him in the offseason, and how much they're willing to pay him.