Getting their championship rings on Tuesday night will be the easy part of the Miami HEAT's season. The hard part will be defending their title. This week's HEATcast makes a forecast for how the season will play out.


Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index, Alfredo Arteaga and Pheana Winfield the Queen of HEAT News
Recorded: October 26, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET
Duration: 1:15:43
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Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_102612-2013_Season_Preview.mp3

Since the 2013 NBA season tips off next week, Mrs__NBA joined the HEATcast to discuss the difference between season ticketholders and couch fans and the best games for each to watch this season.
Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index and Mrs__NBA
Recorded: October 24, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET
Duration: 1:01:05
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/10/heatcast-nba-preview-of-best-games-to.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_102412_2013-Season-Preview-BestGamesToWatch.mp3

Dwyane Wade's first book, A Father First, provides Miami HEAT fans with a lot of insight into the best player in franchise history. Where does his determination to succeed come from and what makes him tick? The Miami Heat Index and the Queen of HEAT News reveal and review on the latest HEATcast.

Podcast Details Podcasters: Miami Heat Index and Pheana Winfield the Queen of HEAT News Recorded: September 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM ET Duration: 1:30:42 Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/09/heatcast-book-review-of-father-first-by.html Download mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_092812-AFatherFirst_BookReview.mp3

NBA TV aired the five best HEAT games from the 2012 regular season on Monday, but if you missed them don't worry. The Queen of HEAT News joined the latest HEATcast to review her Top 3 regular season games and explain how she archived every game from the regular season and playoffs on her DVR system.


Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index, Pheana Winfield the Queen of HEAT News
Recorded: August 6, 2012 at 7:30 PM ET
Duration: 48:23
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/09/heatcast-best-games-of-2012-season.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_080612_Best_Games__Plays_of_2012.mp3

HEAT Championship edition for the Best of the Dan LeBatard Show featured Dan, Stugotz, Hochman and producer Mike Ryan belittling Dwyane Wade stats from the HEAT Produced recap of Game 6 in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Podcasters: LeBatard Show
Recorded: July 10, 2012 12:21 PM ET
Duration: 00:06:38
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/07/heatcast-lebatard-show-makes-fun-of.html
Download: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_071012_LeBatardShow_Ridicules_WinsProduced.mp3

The Miami Heat Index and Madame NBA honored the biggest sellouts, pimps and bitchass analysts covering the NBA in the first annual Corporate Heaux Blogger Awards.

Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index and Madame NBA
Recorded: July 5, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET
Duration: 50:25
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/07/heatcast-2012-corporate-heaux-blogger.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_070512_CorporateHeauxBloggers.mp3

The Miami Heat Index previewed the impact the 2012 Draft and free agency could have on the Miami HEAT's title defense against playoff teams in the Eastern Conference and title contenders from the Western Conference.

Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index, Alfredo Arteaga from HeatFreak.com and Big Shot Ron from The Section 357 Show
Recorded: June 29, 2012 at 7:30 PM ET
Duration: 1:10:04
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/06/heatcast-everything-heat-fans-need-to.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_062912_2012_Offseason.mp3

The Miami HEAT won the 2012 championship and every angle of the NBA Finals was discussed on the HEATcast along with a quick analysis of what the team needs to address in the NBA draft on June 28th.

Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index, Alfredo Arteaga from HeatFreak.com and Pheana Winfield the Queen of HEAT News
Recorded: June 22, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET
Duration: 1:25:46
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-championship-heatcast.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_062212_Championship.mp3

Before the Miami HEAT and Oklahoma City Thunder tip-off the NBA Finals, the HEATcast discussed the biggest question marks in the series and predicted who will win the coaching matchup, which players will be the best defender and reserve, the best game of the series to watch and the moment that will blow up Twitter.

Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index, Alfredo Arteaga from HeatFreak.com, Pheana Winfield and Big Shot Ron from The Section 357 Show
Recorded: June 11, 2012 at 8:01 PM ET
Duration: 51:37
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/06/heatcast-everything-you-need-to-know.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_061112_EverythingYouNeedToKnow_Finals_Edition.mp3

Doubt and disappointment from Miami HEAT fans after Game 5 changed to awe and joy after LeBron James' performance in Game 6. The Miami Heat Index discussed the differences before and after Game 6, expectations before Game 7 and predictions for what will happen afterwards with Alfredo Arteaga from HeatFreak.com and Pheana Winfield the Queen of HEAT News on this week's HEATcast.

Podcast Details
Podcasters: Miami Heat Index, Alfredo Arteaga and Pheana Winfield
Recorded: June 8, 2012 at 6:59 PM ET
Duration: 1:24:39
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/06/heatcast-before-after-games-6-and-7-of.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_060812_BeforeAfter_ECF-Game6.mp3

Was the Miami HEAT's 101-91 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals a curse or coincidence? A blogger and his wife discussed whether their presence ended the team's 5-game winning streak on this week's HEATcast.
Podcast Details

Podcasters: Miami Heat Index and wife
Recorded: June 2, 2012 at 7:50 PM ET
Duration: 34:26
Listen online: http://miami-heat-index.blogspot.com/2012/06/heatcast-curse-of-traveling-heat-fans.html
Download the mp3: http://archive.org/download/HEATcast/HEATcast_060212_CurseOfTheTravelingHEATFans.mp3