Brian: Overreacting to Overreacting

As I am writing this blog, I am currently watching the Miami Heat play the Boston Celtics.

Miami, with its new super trio of James, Wade, and Bosh, is expected to dominate the league and win a championship (some are even saying they can set the record for all time wins in a season).

Well as I write that, the Heat are currently getting shut down completely by Boston. They have scored 40 points so far, and it is deep into the 3rd quarter. For having three of the best scorers in the NBA, 40 points should be how much they are scoring in 12 minutes, not 31 minutes.

As soon as Miami loses this game (if they lose) the articles will flow from ESPN, SI, and newspapers suggesting that the Heat are a bust and "completely overrated." Because of one game? During the preseason, the Big Three played a total of 197 seconds together. That's a little more than three minutes, which is 1/4th of a quarter. These guys will need time to properly play together at a high level.

This all brings me to my overall point - one of my biggest pet peeves in sports in the unnecessary overreaction by everyone. Miami will lost one game, play awfully, and people will chant OVERRATED!

That is absolutely ridiculous. It's one game. Guess what? There will still be 81 other games this season. If you don't think they can challenge for a title because of their first game, then you shouldn't be watching sports.

This phenomena happens all the time. You're team loses one game and the season is over. Your star player has a horrific game, and he is overrated. The beauty of sports is that a season is more than one game. There is plenty of time to get back to glory. So if your team or player starts slow, just calm down and give it time.

Unless of course your team is from Buffalo, Cleveland, or Seattle - then the panic button can be hit before the season starts.