There is much that can be said about the Heat. What started as a shaky beginning back in 1988 turned into pure power play in 1996 this is when the heat came on and it came on strong. Heat tickets sold like wildfire and this only seemed to fuel the Heat’s need to become even better. By the end of the 1996-1997 season the Heat had a win record of 61-21 this was simply off the hook. But how did the Heat become so popular and was this just a one season fluke?
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The answer to that is very simple; hard work and a great fan base. These fans could not wait for the next game, and Heat tickets where bought weeks ahead of the games. This must have shown the Miami Heat that their warm blooded play flowed through many of their Heat ticket holders veins, because the Heat games simply exploded. There was no looking back and every game was played to absolute perfection.
Then there was an addition that changed the Heat forever. This happened in 2004 when the Miami Heat traded three of their players for one super star. It was the beginning of the Shaquille O’Neal era. This unbelievable player formed such a close and good counterpart to mister D Wade that pure magic happened. If you where lucky enough to have Heat tickets to the games of these two master players then you can honestly count yourself a very lucky person.
The times were changing, and the duo led the Heat to many victories. When asked how many Heat tickets where sold in this time frame the stories all vary, but you can rest assured that the numbers will never be rivaled again by any other year to come the Heat tickets we simply gone before they were even printed. Under the leading hands of Wade and O’Neal the Heat made it to the playoffs in 2006 and simply walked away with the title. All was good the Heat tickets sold like crazy. They had the NBA title, what more could a person ask for. We’ll season 2009-2010 hold another title for the Heat?
The word on the upcoming season is that the Heat will try to make it to the second round of the playoffs if only to make sure that they get a second shot at the Atlanta team. Will this happen? No one really knows but we can be hopeful. But there is hope if Dwayne Wade steps up to the plate we might just see a playoffs win for the Heat. There is not much else on the roster, as the team appears to be keeping its pocket book tightly clasped in anticipation of the free agent class in 2010. So let’s get ready and buy some Heat tickets. Make sure you wear your shorts because the Heat is on!