A: These were among the responses to the Tuesday release of the 2017-18 NBA over-under totals for regular-season victories by the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, with the Heat coming in at 43 1/2. While that would represent a net gain on last season's 41-41 record, there also was the matter of the 30-11 record over the second half of last season, with much of last season's roster to return. On one hand, the total, based on the rest of Westgate's projections, would place the Heat at No. 6 in the East, which likely would mean avoiding Cleveland and Boston in the first round of the playoffs. On the other hand, if the record proves to only be 43-39 or 44-38, I believe that would be quite a letdown that, for lack of a better phrase other than to borrow from Dion Waiters, would not exactly be what would be expected for a team that bet on its returning roster and doubled down. And yet, I know better than to doubt the wise guys, with the range of somewhere between 42 and 45 seeming about right for the coming season, with all due respect with those with visions of something closer to 50.