The Miami Heat coach Pat Riley said that it might take 20 games for Dwyane Wade to resemble himself again after returning from off-season knee and shoulder surgeries. The Miami Heat is now 6W-15L and we can say that D. Wade is on schedule because from the last 2 games he had a big contribution for away team wins (31 points in match#21 117-113 victory Suns-December 10, and 35 points in match #20 100-94 victory at LA Clippers - December 9)
Wade stopped short of suggesting he’s physically ahead of schedule, or close to regaining his form from the days before knee and shoulder injuries robbed him of his quickness.”I gave myself a month when I came back … I said I wanted to be going into the holidays and Christmas feeling good,” Wade said. “I’m still getting the kinks out. I feel it coming. It’s the best I’ve felt in a while.”

For Miami Heat it comes to play 6 “easy” games - 5 at home court and one away at Hawks Philips Arena so there are big chances to have 50% victories after a week. If this 50% is passed, S. O’neal will have to prove that he deserves those 10x millions annual contract and Heat will reach the playoffs.