Long before mid-April, when the Miami Heat were abruptly eliminated from their 4th consecutive NBA play-in tournament appearance, uncertainty surrounding the franchise's future has fueled impatience from the public, including local media, national pundits, and especially fans on social media. While the impatience is sometimes directed at the head coach, team captain, or other players on the 43-win team, the tenured decision-makers in the front office are facing the most significant scrutiny, fueled by this very impatience. The impatience is rooted in the team appearing to be stuck in the middle of the Eastern Conference with no clear way out. It is also rooted by the stench of several well documented pursuits for a "whale" that were not successful. Well, at least unsuccessful enough to make "whale" a term that Pat Riley now jokes he regrets ever saying.…