As a focal point of the offense, Chris Bosh benefited and the team has a result. Bosh has gotten a statistical increase in all of his production. He has gotten three more field goal attempts per game compared to thirteen over the last four years as a third option. Bosh is a bigger factor on the boards as well. To put things in perspective, on opening night against the Washington Wizards. He finished with 30 points, 16 rebounds, going 9/18 in 39 minutes. With the increase in shot attempts there has been an increase in production. To put things into perspective, over the past four years Bosh has averaged 7 rebounds, a PER of 19.3 and 17 points. Now as the center of the offense he is average three more shots, four more rebounds and a PER of 29.4 while getting nine free throw attempts a game.

These numbers are no fluke, remember his role over the past four years was to be the third scoring option. In the 2012, when Chris Bosh strained his abdominal muscle. He missed a portion of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and returned in the Conference Finals against Boston. Over the break and upon his returned he worked on his three point game and his been getting increasingly better since. Now add that to his arsenal. Already one of the best mid-range jump shooters in the game he now has a respectable shot from long distance.

Coach Spoelstra has done a great job giving Bosh and Dwyane Wade different looks every time on the offensive end. Chris Bosh will handle the weight of the scoring while  Wade will handle theLeBron James aspect the rebounding, distribution, a stat stuffer per se. Expect inefficient scoring numbers while he will have increase the effort categories IE his statline against the 76ers and Raptors

Norris Cole as the starting point guard.  While he has a tendency to turn the ball over, he has been an efficient scorer. Chalmers of the bench has worked out great for him and the team. At times there are lineups that consist of Cole, Chalmers and Wade in the backcourt.

There has been a bump in production from everyone one on the team. More shots to go around, the Heat are second ranked offensively and the eleventh ranked team defensively. The team’s identity is to gang rebound, swing the ball for the open shot. The Heats ball movement is top notch, constantly getting open looks behind the arc, whether it is Bosh, at the top of the key or Shawn Williams in the corner. Wade’s pump fake is still getting players to commit silly shooting fouls on a daily basis. Luol Deng is contributing on all facets of the game, doing the dirty work.

But there is some concern with this Heat team. For starts it is the health of Wade. He has had to completely change his game to what now is the “old man” game but the health of him will forever remain the big question mark. With the two rookies in Shabazz Napier and James Ennis, they will show some promise but will also make rookie mistakes and that is to be expected. Chris Andersen and Udonis Haslem are up there in years and father time has nearly caught up to Haslem while Andersen is still the energy bug off the bench.

But for this team to be a top seed in the East, it will ride the wave with Chris Bosh. To those who called him soft, not worth a max contract and is not a top player in this league anymore. Perspective was lost over the past four years and it will be reinstated now. Do not be surprised if Bosh keeps up this production because right now I am not surprised.