Everybody else gets to have an opinion on this team and this result and in the age of over sensationalization of every little thing we have the petri dish that was this Heat team. Without intention the media has proved the age old adage, that mere observation does in fact change the dynamic of any organism. If the way it functions, it evolves, and in the end lives out its life span all are forever changed through the mere act of observation, than what would the blatant media obfuscation and self insinuation into this Heat team dynamic do to such a balance? All of the media glare; the unrelenting overhyped stories about the most miniscule of story lines weighed this team down.
As adulthood approached I was faced with many decisions, some I made poorly and some I made well, none of them, thankfully, were done under the spotlight of media attention. I like to think I would do better in the situations that famous people find themselves in then the famous people do. We all think that, sitting behind the warming glow of our computer screens, we conceptualize ourselves in those situations and play out the best possible result, and then in our points of view, play the result. For those saddled with fame there is no warming glow to hide within, instead there is only the harsh glare and flashing bulbs of scrutiny. So it is easy for sports pundits to sit around today and dictate platitudes about what could and should have been with this Heat team, instead of focusing on the accomplishment.
All of the sports pundits want to sit and gloat today, beat their chests about how they were right, that this Heat team was destined to fail. Ignoring all that they had overcome to get to this point of failure, as professionals we should all strive to fail this well in our jobs, lives, and accomplishments. This is failing upward if there is such a thing. Did this Heat team fall short of their goal? Yes. Of their penultimate goal they fell short; they did accomplish countless others along the way, including taking this team, constructed in the summer and incomplete most of the season, to game six of the NBA Finals. There are 30 other teams in the league that would and will be attempting to change everything about their structure so they can have a chance just to get to the same point.
All of this is ignored though; the narrative is something else entirely. It is a gross mixture of bitterness, disdain and disrespect. Marginalizing what is an outstanding accomplishment, trivializing the success that most can only dream of achieving. The media has turned into a dictator, without their consent, without stroking their egos, without acknowledging their perspective; no person shall be viewed in a positive light. Go against the grain and be castigated as a homer or frontrunner. Reject their narrative and be cast as the villain.
In the end here is what I took from this remarkable Heat season. Wow, was it a lot of fun and man did the Heat get close. Yes I am disappointed the Heat did not win, no I am not ready to give up on a team that was two wins away from a championship just because some slob with a typewriter and a website says to. I leave this Heat season much the way I came into with a great deal of hope for the future of this team, lots of finals games to agonize over and some championships along the way. The media leaves beating its chest and crowing about how they were right, finally and regardless of the countless times they were wrong this season about the Heat, about how this team needs a major overhaul, about everything else that is wrong with this team. Instead I ask what the fuck is wrong with the media?
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