Baseball has nothing on the NBA when it comes to power teams, PD sports writer says.
The new-look Miami Heat with Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James: Superteam powers - activate!Welcome to today's edition of Starting Blocks TV, our Web video show about what's going on in Cleveland sports. Today's show is hosted by beach bums Chuck Yarborough and Branson Wright. On to the highlights:
• NBA commentator Jeff Van Gundy said this week that he believes the Miami Heat will break the league record of 72 regular-season wins by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Do you think LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh can lead their team to the record? Vote in the poll now posted in the Starting Blocks blog.
• Today's guest, Plain Dealer sports writer Dennis Manoloff, says he thinks the Heat can break the record. He also says that these NBA 'super teams' can't be good for the league, and that smaller-market teams like Milwaukee and Sacramento have no hope of winning a title anytime soon. D-Man also contends that Major League Baseball, which has had way more cities win championships in recent years than the NBA, is held up as the model of imbalance, while the NBA gets a free pass.
SBTV will return Thursday morning with Plain Dealer columnist Bud Shaw as the guest.