It took one half for the Philadelphia "Seven Foot Sixers" to get in gear last night. They did. A four point Miami lead was erased and the "Heat" obliterated 74-43 in the second half.

I saw the entrance to American Airlines Arena from a distance as I was driving downtown last week. These arenas are all shaped like petri dishes with the lids on. "Culture" was on the banner in front of the arena. That's what you do with petri dishes, right? You culture things in them, germs, bacteria, mediocrity.