Southeast Links: Heat, Wade, Harkless, Vucevic

While none of the five teams that make up the Southeast division play on Thursday night, that doesn't mean things are quiet.  Here are some links from around the division:

  • Lost in a dominant two seasons plus has been the relative mediocrity of the Heat on the road, writes Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports.  While it obviously hasn't significantly hindered their overall success, Miami's players and coaches alike seem to think it is something they need to improve on.  
  • Couper Moorhead breaks down the anatomy of a Dwyane Wade steal in a lengthy story on Heat.com.  While his 1.2 steals-per-game average in 2012-13 is easily the lowest of his NBA career, Wade is normally one of the league's best ball thiefs. 
  • Two of the pieces the Magic got for Dwight Howard appear to be, in the short term, headed in opposite directions, according to a story from Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel.  Rookie Maurice Harkless is frustrated as his playing time has been slashed with the return of Hedo Turkoglu.  Meanwhile, Nik Vucevic is thriving in his second year, particularly from a rebounding standpoint.  The USC product had 20 points and 29 rebounds on New Year's Eve against the Heat.  
  • While we heard earlier that ESPN's Marc Stein thinks DeMarcus Cousins would fit in Dallas, Steve Kyler of HoopsWorld tweets that Cousins is "the wrong kind of personality" for what the Magic are building in Orlando. 
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