A: So you can either look at it as half empty, or you can look at it as half full, that there still is the chance for homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs despite again losing Chris Bosh at midseason and despite sacrificing depth in the form of Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen in order to get below the luxury tax. And while some have gotten away, like the recent losses to the Lakers and Magic, those largely have been the exception over the second half of the schedule. Put it this way: Based on how the Heat started even with Bosh available for the first half of the season, and based on the some of the injuries that came in bunches, could you truly have expected at least 48 wins and maybe 49? I'd say that through it all, the Heat met or exceeded expectations based on where they stood at the All-Star break in the wake of the Bosh medical revelation.