The Miami Heat are 1-2, and the world is ending.
Not only did the defending champions fall to the lowly Philadelphia 76ers—a team that some people (myself included) expected to challenge the Charlotte Bobcats for the worst record of all time—they also saw a furious fourth-quarter rally against the Brooklyn Nets fall short by a single point.
All of a sudden, Miami is *gasp* under .500 for the first time since LeBron James' initial game in a Miami uniform, all the way back in 2010-11.
Go to the grocery store and stock up on canned food. Lock yourself in a basement because the sky is falling. The world is ending. The universe is exploding.
Or not.
The panic meter shouldn't currently be vacillating between 10 and 11, nor should you suddenly fly out to Vegas and place bets on one of the Association's early-season upstarts. In fact, the panic meter shouldn't even have batteries in it yet.
Only a fool would seriously be concerned about this slow start.
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Article written by Adam Fromal