Off the Index: The Pursuit of Happiness in March Madness

Since I've been tweeting about March Madness action for 2011 since it officially tipped off a little after 12:15 PM today (see the sidebar), I decided to post an explanation for the picks in my bracket.

Heat Produced: Miami 110, San Antonio 80

The Heat Produced Page has been updated with stats from the 30-point blowout of the Spurs.

Heat Check: LeBron James Is In A Better Place Now

There's been some content floating around the Wages of Wins Network debating whether the Heat are better than last season's Cavs and whether or not LeBron James actually has better teammates in Miami than he had in Cleveland.

Okay...

...If you're still reading this after rolling on the floor laughing, then let's quickly debunk this nonsense.

Heat Produced: Miami 118, Memphis 85

The Heat Produced Page has been updated with stats from Saturday's blowout of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Podcast: Heat Haters & the Potential for Greatness

Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and Hot Hot Hoops got together for a podcast to discuss the Miami Heat.

The podcast can be downloaded HERE, you can subscribe to the RSS feed HERE or you can check it out at iTunes.

There's a breakdown of the conversation after the jump.

Heat Produced: Miami 94, LA Lakers 88

The Heat Produced Page has been updated with stats for games played through March 11.

The Heat ended their five-game losing streak with a 94-88 win over the LA Lakers. Here's a spreadsheet with estimated wins produced stats for last night's game.

Podcast: Are the Miami Heat Still Contenders?

I joined some of my fellow Wages of Wins Journalists Andres Alvarez and Arturo Galletti on a podcast Monday night to discuss where the Heat stood after the Bulls game in relation to the other title contenders.

Adjusted Plus-Minus: Hustling Outside the Box Score?

The Sloan Sports Analytic Conference took place this weekend and one of the popular topics there has always been player evaluation metrics. One of the player evaluation metrics that seems to garner a lot of discussion there is Adjusted Plus-Minus (APM).

Did Losing to the Knicks Push Arroyo Out and Bring Bibby In?

The rumors started shortly after the Miami Heat suffered their worst loss of the season. The New York Knicks were leaving Biscayne Boulevard with a 91-86 win and Mike Bibby was on his way to give the team what they so desperately needed.

Wait... what?!?

How can a team that added LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the off-season need anything Mike Bibby has to offer? The same Mike Bibby that the Atlanta Hawks determined wasn't as good as Kirk Hinrich? Why would anyone think that he was needed in Miami?

I think you have to understand that loss to the Knicks in order to understand why Heat fans and management thought Bibby was desperately needed in Miami.