I still think after seeing Alonzo Mourning on the floor in a limited capacity that it will be a huge boost for the Heat. They didn't expect to have him at all and yet he's joining the team with 13 games remaining. There's enough time left before the playoffs for Zo to get back in the flow of the NBA game.

	Mourning

He's clearly not in it yet. It was evident from his few minutes of action that his timing and stamina are not anywhere close to where they will need to be to truly contribute. He also hasn't played with all of the Heat players new to the roster this season. He has to work in with and get used to Anthony Mason, Brian Grant, Cedric Ceballos and Eddie Jones. But, overall, they are getting back the defensive player of the year over the past two years and one of the best shot blockers in the game. So it has to be a big factor.

It will take time for Alonzo to get acclimated to the situation and it will take time for Pat Riley to blend all these talents together as well. There's no training camp to develop a chemistry. It's hard, in the 69th game of the season, to accomplish what they're trying to. There are a lot of things to overcome, but from Miami's standpoint, they would much rather have these problems than not.

Mourning, Hakeem Olajuwon and even Sean Elliott from a few years ago, had extremely serious medical conditions that would seem to preclude them from playing basketball at the highest level in the world. But it's a great tribute to medicine and healing techniques that these three athletes, and many others, are ready to play as soon as they are.