Owner Real Deal Posted October 4, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 ESPN.com will launch The Heat Index, a special section devoted specifically to daily, season-long coverage of the Miami Heat and their new superstar core of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, on Monday, October 11. The Heat Index will be housed under the ESPN.com NBA section and will include in-depth editorial coverage (columns and blogs), video, audio, automated modules, social media elements, photo galleries and other multimedia offerings. Editorial contributors to The Heat Index: * Brian Windhorst – formerly with the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Windhorst is one of the leading authorities on LeBron James. Windhorst has written two books about James and has covered him since middle school. Windhorst has been the Cavs beat writer/blogger for seven years and has won awards from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the Associated Press. Windhorst will be based in Miami as one of two regular beat writers assigned to the team.* Michael Wallace – Wallace has been the Miami Herald’s Heat beat writer for the previous three seasons and is an experienced sports and news reporter. Wallace, an award-winning writer, will team with Windhorst as regular Heat beat writers covering the team daily throughout the season.* Kevin Arnovitz – in addition to his role as managing editor and contributor to ESPN.com’s TrueHoop Network, Arnovitz will provide digital media content and edit portions of The Heat Index.* Sebastian Martinez-Christensen – Martinez-Christensen will be a regular contributor to The Heat Index. He formerly served as a multi-lingual columnist and contributor for ESPNDeportes.com, a reporter for ESPN Deportes (radio and television) and ESPN Deportes La Revista magazine. Among the features of the Heat Index: * breaking news surrounding the Miami Heat;* coverage of every Heat game and team practice;* constantly updated aggregation of all ESPN stories regarding the Heat;* Chase for 72 – an automated, daily forecast of how many games the Heat will win including ESPN.com’s John Hollinger projecting the odds of the Heat matching the Chicago Bulls’ record of 72 wins;* Tracking the Big 3 – an automated tracking of how James, Wade and Bosh stack up against the best trios in NBA history;* Heat Tweets – a module that collects tweets from Heat players and fans;* complete video, podcast and story contributions from ESPN reporters Marc Stein, Chris Broussard, Chad Ford, Chris Sheridan, John Hollinger and Ric Bucher;* Heat content from ESPN TV analysts;* Hollinger Stats – automated applications featuring Hollinger’s analytics on the Heat team and players;* Hollinger’s All-Time Power Rankings – a ranking pinning the Heat against the NBA’s all-time great teams;* Triple-Double Tracker – a module tracking James’ progress towards averaging a triple-double for an entire season;* Hoop Schemes – basketball analysis and video breakdowns by TrueHoop’s Arnovitz;* video analysis by Scout Inc.’s David Thorpe;* live chats during each Heat game involving Heat Index contributions;* a Heat Index Facebook page;* photo galleries of Heat players and celebrity fans;* The Scene – Jemele Hill covering the culture, scene and lifestyle angles tied to South Beach as it relates to the Heat and the buzz surrounding the team;* contributions from athletes, including former Heat players, and celebrities who live in South Florida and are regulars at Heat games.http://news-sports.net/?id=732&keys=ESPN-MiamiHeatLebronJamesDwyan-TheHeatIndexChrisBosh-SeasonLongCoverage Just letting everyone know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks Fly High Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 so much for a team that hasnt played an official match yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Sweet, give them their own network while we're at it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deestillballin Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 WOW are you serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletopez Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) WOW are you serious Nah, it's fake, haha. In all seriousness, though, it's going to be called "Check Our Stats." EDIT: I was certain this was fake. I guess not. Edited October 4, 2010 by Waldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 i like the idea, will provide a lot of interesting stuff for the fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Is it all that different from ESPN Los Angeles or ESPN Chicago? Not really. They should've just done an ESPN Miami instead of this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abro Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Is it only for Miami though? Because i thought i heard something about it on espn tht it was for some other teams aswell. They only mentioned it but thts just what i thought i heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Cleveland loses their best writer too lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Cleveland loses their best writer too lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted October 5, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Is it all that different from ESPN Los Angeles or ESPN Chicago? Not really. They should've just done an ESPN Miami instead of this though.Much different. It's covering just one team, as you noticed. And not only that, but it has a 72-win countdown, which is exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I didn't read the article, but I saw one name and I refuse to look at this index now. That person is...................... Jemele Hill. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Much different. It's covering just one team, as you noticed. And not only that, but it has a 72-win countdown, which is exciting. well the 72-win thing, they kinda did that with the lakers and cavs as well before http://espn.go.com/nba/features/best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 well the 72-win thing, they kinda did that with the lakers and cavs as well before http://espn.go.com/nba/features/best Its only wrong when they do it for the Heat lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 (edited) honestly that 72 thing is wrong for anyone, its just so silly to do that for any team imo - its more for people who are in love with stats and that sort of things instead of the actual nature of each game that is played Edited October 5, 2010 by Clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 honestly that 72 thing is wrong for anyone, its just so silly to do that for any team imo - its more for people who are in love with stats and that sort of things instead of the actual nature of each game that is played Agreed, its absolutely ridiculous for any team. I just found it funny no one mentioned the one for the Lakers or Cavs last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted October 5, 2010 Author Owner Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Its only wrong when they do it for the Heat lol.Ah. Why aren't they doing it for the two-time champs this season, then? And didn't Boston win 66 games a couple of seasons ago? Why not them, after they brought in who they did? I never said it was wrong, I just think it's funny. They usually do that for teams that prove they can win 60+ games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ah. Why aren't they doing it for the two-time champs this season, then? And didn't Boston win 66 games a couple of seasons ago? Why not them, after they brought in who they did? I never said it was wrong, I just think it's funny. They usually do that for teams that prove they can win 60+ games. With all the hype surrounding this team, and the amount of talent on it, this was bound to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 The Heat deserve their own stadium in every city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 http://i33.tinypic.com/20126uo.jpghttp://i53.tinypic.com/24f04kg.gifhttp://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad17/pattbateman1/smh.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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