Everyone and their second cousin’s barber’s favorite barista seems inclined to write off the Miami Heat as nothing more than paper tigers until they acquire another star. But The Ringer’s Zach Lowe does not subscribe to this particular brand of groupthink—not because he thinks the team has an unexpected star hiding in plain sight, but because this roster has quietly assembled real depth.
“What I see there is depth,” the veteran NBA insider said on a recent episode of The Zach Lowe Show. “I see IQ. I see an elite coach. Depth and coaching is very powerful in the regular season…I see a formula where this team is 45-37, and gets the sixth seed.