but for the record, i said "sleeper," and that no one was beating miami.

i agree that being deep doesn't mean as much in the postseason (and having truly elite players means more), but if a team has a top-five record, i usually don't mind giving them a "sleeper" tag out of respect. that excludes a weird team like last year's rose-less bulls.

spurs
miami
okc
memphis
clips
denver

i'd give memphis/clips the same status right now. it's mostly a rhetorical thing, since the heat aren't losing.