It's March. The NBA season is almost over, and the Miami Heat have officially flipped the switch. It took them long enough, but as long as they win the division no one will remember how long it took them to get to .500.

.500 is now a distant memory. Sure the Heat are only two games above the average mark, but believe, trust me, this team is anything but average. When the season ends, and the Heat are the second playoff seed (just like last year), the Eastern Conference is going to be shaking in their proverbial boots.

One of those Eastern Conference teams just got smoked in Miami. The Chicago Bulls got slaughtered 103-70. The main killers were Shaq (24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 dimes), and Old Man Eddie Jones (23 points, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks). Who knew Eddie still had it in him! He has been more than anyone could have expected since the Heat signed him a couple of weeks ago. The crowd loves this guy. He gets an "Eddie, Eddie, Eddie" chant every time he drills a three.

Miami clamped down on "D" holding the Bulls to only 27 second half points. Oh, and James Posey drew six offensive charges, if you need him. Zo had four blocks in only 11 minutes of playing time. Everyone was getting into the act. Jwil had two steals to go along with seven assists and five points. Even Walker showed some defense with two blocks. His 10 boards, 14 points and five assists weren't bad either.

Basically, the entire league is in serious trouble. If the Heat are going to play this well without their best player, just think about how deadly they are going to be when he returns. I can name about 15 teams who don't want to think about that right now.