Here's how Miami Heat got stuck in NBA purgatory. Now, can Pat Riley find a way out?

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It isn't a mess that Pat Riley's Miami Heat finds itself in as NBA free agency nears But it is a no-man's land, a sort of stuck-in-the-middle purgatory that the Godfather must find a way to escape. Can he? The heft of his résumé tells us yes, that the 73-year-old club president has a last hurrah in him. But will he? That's unknowable. We only know with near certainty that it won't be now, because the hamstrung Heat is a summer spectator to the NBA party. Miami had no selections in Thursday night's draft; only Toronto also had zero. And more importantly the Heat has insufficient salary-cap maneuverability to be a serious player in free agency commencing July 1. "We've always thought big," said

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