I'm thrilled with all the improvements the team has made this summer and can't wait to get on the court and start playing.

He didn't have to lift any weights. All he has to do is show up on the block.

He's going to be extremely effective for this team, ... All he has to do is show up on that block. His presence alone is enough for this team.

He didn't have to do that, ... He's already heavy enough. Good gracious.

We all know who the go-to guys are -- Shaq and D-Wade.

[Miami, meanwhile, is so built for the playoffs, from Shaq to Wade to Mourning, who enjoyed a triumphant homecoming. The former Georgetown star returned to Miami as an insurance policy, a guy in the twilight of his career who would spell Shaq for 10, maybe 12 minutes per night. Yet, he played 35 minutes in Game 3 and scored 14 points. It's difficult to imagine a sweeter outcome for Mourning, who retired after a kidney transplant and had to miss most of two seasons.] At shoot around this morning, ... Shaq came to me . . . on the bus and said, 'I'm going to need you tonight.' And I said, 'Okay, I haven't forgotten how to play this game.'