Catherine Barkley to Frederic Henry, A Farewell to Arms.
Friday, February 27, 2026
Riley and Spoelstra will never move off Win Now without Nick Arison Intervention
Q: At best, the Heat will be a play in-team for the fourth straight year and possibly worse, as the Bucks are close behind having won eight of their last 10 games. At what point does Erik Spoelstra and/or Pat Riley take responsibility for this streak of mediocrity? – Joel, Fort Lauderdale.
A: Never. As long as there is a next game to win, the Heat will take the approach that job one is to win that next game. The only way this team resets is for someone like Nick Arison or perhaps a different front-office voice to call for some type of retreat (literally and figuratively), where the team recognizes the benefit of taking a step back to get back ahead. Until then, all-in for the play-in.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Hi-Cs (8) falling, 31-29, .517 -> 42-39, closer to Queens (10) rising than Phil (6), distancing
Frequently asked Q by "Heat" fans: Does the Heat believe its roster is good enough?
The brain trust knows it could use another premier scorer. But the Heat believes it can be very competitive in the playoffs if healthy.
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Ira Winderman on the harsh reality of this Miami Heat team 😬
“We know this is a middling team stuck in the worst place in all of sports, in the middle and refusing to get out. You have the wonderful optimism of Pat Riley, I’m not saying anybody should go slap him in the face, but at some point when you keep trying to make chicken soup out of chicken feathers or worse, you are what you are. You can’t play defense with Norman Powell and Tyler Herro on the court at the end of games against today’s NBA guards. KPJ [Kevin Porter, Jr.] looked like MJ out there… The Heat are chasing the Sixers for that last playoff spot, when you align these rosters and say to yourself, is Bam better than Embiid? No. Is Norman better than Maxey? No. Right now is Tyler Herro better than VJ Edgecombe? Probably not. So who are you fooling? The reality is the teams you are chasing are better!”
9:20 AM · Feb 26, 2026
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Democratic Socialists of America, Zohran Mamdani Are Pragmatic Geniuses
Mamdani pitches Trump on housing with mock newspaper in latest White House visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented President Donald Trump with a mock newspaper front page during a visit to the White House on Thursday to discuss massive new housing investments in the city.
It’s a tactic designed to appeal to Trump, who is keenly aware of his media coverage and, aside from being an avid viewer of cable news, is known to voraciously consume coverage in the local New York City publications. The Republican president and Democratic mayor have maintained a cordial relationship since their first meeting last fall.
Anna Bahr, Mamdani’s communications director, said the mayor’s team created a mock front page and headlines for Trump to look at and demonstrate what kind of reaction new federal housing investments could bring. The mock New York Daily News front page says “Trump to City: Let’s Build” — a riff on the famous 1975 cover that read “Ford to City: Drop Dead,” referring to Gerald Ford’s vow to veto financial assistance to the city.
... Bahr said Trump was “very enthusiastic” about it. When Trump and Mamdani last met in November, the president encouraged Mamdani to return to him with an idea to build big things together in New York City, Bahr said.
Though Trump repeatedly maligned Mamdani as a “communist” as he ran for New York City mayor, the president appeared charmed by him after their one-on-one meeting at the White House in November.
At the meeting on Thursday – which was previously unannounced and lasted for about an hour – Mamdani also brought up the detainment of Ellie Aghayeva, a Columbia University student from Azerbaijan who was arrested earlier Thursday by federal immigration agents.
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...Mamdani urged Trump to consider releasing her.
In a phone call not long after their White House meeting, Trump told the mayor that Aghayeva would be released.
Updated 5:44 pm
Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Majestic, Masculine Deer With Big Racks! FT Beer 118 Sensitive City 116
Beard, All-NBA Donovan Mitchell and DPOY Evan Mobley sat out with injuries. Oh, and Beer were without MVP, perennial All-NBA, and NBA title winner Giannis Antetokounmpo.
HERE COMES THE CAVALRY! Male Deer 94 Sensitive City 98, 9:38 4Q
Thunder rolling in Motown: Zollner 113 OKC 107, 3:17 left to play.
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In a February 24, 2026 matchup, the Milwaukee Bucks (playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo) exploited specific defensive vulnerabilities in the Miami Heat's lineup to secure a 128-117 win. Coach Doc Rivers highlighted "matchup hunting" in the fourth quarter, targeting the pairing of Tyler Herro and Norman Powell on defense, resulting in a 39-24 fourth-quarter advantage for Milwaukee.
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