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Ira Winderman

Ira Winderman: Graded on a curve the Heat still came up short

MIAMI _ It might come off as hyperbole to say that postseason-grades columns are dangerous ... but there was that time in a locker room in Atlanta when a midseason report card had Udonis Haslem issuing a warning not to come any closer (his agent at the time, in fact, hustled me back into the hallway).

Fortunately, no scars resulted from that encounter a decade ago, Haslem angered at the time with a grade of "C" for being an undersized big man (and, yes, he very much has grown on me, since).

Still, it is an exercise that often winds up being graded on a curve, with the grades not comparative between players, but rather based on individual expectations.

That said, aware of the inherent dangers, we move forward with a scorecard for the Miami Heat's 2018-19 season-ending roster. Again, all grades relative to expectations.

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