Miami Heat MORE Dangerous Without Bosh?

     What are you nuts?! Let me be clear by saying that I do realize that 1) Bosh is an all-star caliber player and 2) The Heat were 4-5 without him this season (although not everyone realizes that the MVP was also out for 3 of those 5 losses). 

     The most effective part of Bosh's game is his ability to knock down outside jump shots and although he hits a few of those every game; I truly believe the defense of the Heat, along with the physical play of Turiaf, and the 2 or 3 jumpers Haslem hits could be just enough to get them back to the NBA finals and maybe then some as long as the rest of the bench knocks down their open looks as well. 

     Bosh has a shooter's touch similar to a small forward and that allows him to create space for LBJ and Wade to get to the rim because his defender can't afford to leave him open from 15 feet. There's no question his offense will be missed. But he was never the biggest rebounder nor did he have that much of a defensive presence. I'm not saying he is soft, but I have definitely heard people mention that word in the same sentence, often. 

     Points are very tough to find in the playoffs and every little bit helps. But the fact of the matter is that defensive intensity is notched up a level and becomes the more important factor in these post season series. I think the perfect recipe for a team with LeBron and Wade running the offense is to throw in a big man or two that can be the physical presence they're looking for. Miami's main identity is that they play swarming defense and create problems for opposing teams best players while causing turnovers which turn into transition points.

     Bosh getting hurt didn't change the fact that LeBron and Wade could create open looks for the rest of the guys, it's just that those guys don't shoot the ball as well, and need to be a bit more efficient. I think the physical defense that Turiaf plays could make up for the few jumpers that Bosh usually hits throughout the course of a game. It's just going to be very tough beating Boston, OKC, or SA because they are such deep and well rounded teams that they can find the mismatch and take advantage of it often. Also I don't expect the Heat to win the rebounding battle against anyone they play, when they do it's usually because of the MVP playing like a C. The part that scares me going forward is how weak the Heat's bench is compared to Boston, Oklahoma City, and San Antonio and the fact that those teams play great team defense and might be just enough to contain Batman and Robin. If the Heat can't consistently contain these teams on the defensive end then they are sure to be sent fishing.
     Part of me wants to say that they have no shot to win a ring, and the other part of me wants to think of it as a blessing in disguise for LBJ's and Wade's Legacy. Regardless of what the outcome is these guys have to attack the rim like never before for to have a shot and I believe they knew that before Bosh went down. The only thing is that it's going to be 10 times harder to get to the hoop without Bosh on the floor due to the space he opens up from being able to knock down open jumpers. 
     To say they are more dangerous would probably be a little unrealistic, but one way to look at it is that it possibly upgrades the defensive side of things and maybe that could offset the missed offense... Maybe.