Heat president Pat Riley should be proud of his team and the job he did starting over and getting the Heat on the right track again.  Now there is the next step of the building process.

The Heat?s surprising season gives Riley a foundation upon which to build, and the groundwork from which he will try to turn good into elite.

?This was a major step forward for the organization in so many ways,? said first-year head coach Stan Van Gundy.  ?It creates a hope, an excitement.'?

Riley?s pick of Caron Butler and this year?s selection of Dwyane Wade were special, even more so with Wade whom this writer believes has superstar potential.  Riley?s gamble on Lamar Odom also paid off.

So the city of Miami once again is excited ? it believes that the Heat can keep going up ? and Riley has this city?s faith in his hands.