They sweated the final hours of the regular season just to make sure they would have the chance. Now they sweat out these intervening weeks before standing at the mercy of the bouncing balls at the May 19 lottery.
Because finally getting back into the top half of the NBA Draft means everything to the Miami Heat, right Pat Riley?
"We want developed players, experienced players."
Wait, what?
Actually, there was nothing to wait around for, with Riley being Riley, the former win-now coach and current win-now team president who possesses as much patience as a kid in the backseat on a lengthy car trip.