The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler Proved that they were a Fluke

Breaking The Glass
SportsRaid
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3 min readMay 31, 2021

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You casual fans need to stop it.

Just a few months ago Jimmy Butler was a superstar and the Miami Heat was a “legitimate” Eastern Conference champion.

I’ve mentioned before in several articles that we all need to take the results of the bubble with a grain of salt.

That season had a ton of unique circumstances, the likes of which we’ve never seen before.

I actually wrote about the Miami Heat being a fluke earlier this season. Read that article here:

Lo and behold the bubble produced outcomes that could not be sustained. One of those outcomes was the Miami Heat actually looking like a legit championship threat.

It was astounding to me for people to actually make a case that a 5th seed in the Eastern Conference would be a legit championship threat in a normal regular season.

I guess common sense isn’t all that common.

I give credit when credit is due, but too many people are quick to give high praise to…

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