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Heat needs power forward, point guard

By Peter May
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Shaquille O'Neal is promising a winner. A champion. He said so himself, straight to the good people of Miami, for whom he'll be performing the next couple years. We immediately noticed two variables: Shaq didn't put a time limit on his promise -- always a wise decision -- and he didn't say what kind of championship he'd bring. But we can safely project the Miami Heat to be the champions of the newly minted Southeast Division before the first ball is thrown. In fact, Miami may be the only team t ...

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