ASK IRA: Any solace for Heat in being eliminated by eventual NBA champion?

Q: When the Panthers lost in the first round to the Lightning, I said they lost to the Stanley Cup champs (I was right). I didn't see that as the case with the Heat being swept by the Bucks. Does this add consolation? — Rich. A: The Bucks' championship in no way creates any sort of Heat validation, not in the way the Heat were so thoroughly vanquished after the opener of their first-round ...