Miami Heat Road To The Lottery Thread

That's one of the most rational trade proposals I've heard. In the words of Dr. Spock, it is completely, flawlessly logical.

 

Mo Williams can put up points. I like Lowry and Hinrich. If Haslem is dealt, then I think Beasley would be bound for Miami. The only problem with that would be is if Chicago takes Beasley then you guys would be stuck with Derrick Rose which by no means is bad but you would have gotten a PG.

 

they musta promised him

 

Forget the Height.

Here is a problem: Most scouts measure these guys flat footed with their arms extended overhead.

Beasley is 1/4 "taller" than Brandon Rush.

he is a combo forward as of now. he is not a true PF. we CANNOT trade Haslem if we pick beasley. a Haslem/marion/beasley minute rotation would be nice. he cannot take the minutes at the 4. he would be better suited to share his minutes between the 3 and the 4.

 

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after reading rose's comments i want the heat to draft beasley. i also don't think beasley has real "off court issues." the line up of:

banks
wade
beasley
marion
zo

doesn't look too bad. if zo is healthy, team would be really exciting. we'd have shooters around wade and zo and marion to lock down defense and rebounds.

also beasley would be an x-factor, giving us low post scoring (which we dont have) and a better shooter than rose.

 

even if Zo comes back I cant imagine him starting, not at his age. Maybe playoff time, assuming we make the playoffs, which no reason why we shouldn't. I still think we need to go after a PF/C in FA.

 

You're half right. It makes a ton of sense for the Heat. For the life of me, though, I can't imagine why the Griz or Bucks would give up a good, young point guard for a league-average power forward. I could see Haslem for Hinrich working if only because Hinrich's contract looks more and more like a liability for the Bulls.

 

Beasley's arms are very long, though, thus making his height less important. He can play the 4 full time.

 

personally I think Beasely would be a great fit with Marion and Wade . A higher tempo kind of offense would be fun to watch.

 

Statistically, Warrick's better than Haslem. Warrick had a 16.2 PER last year, whereas Haslem had 13.7. And Warrick's rebound rate of 7.3 per 36 minutes is plenty good enough to get the job done at the 4.

Lowry's a good young point guard; he can score and dish and makes good decisions. True, Memphis needs to resolve that logjam at the point, but I just think there's plenty of better ways to do it. But hell, this is the team that gave up Pau Gasol for a bag of magic beans, so I shouldn't put it past them.

 

Hopefully those Mayo talks die out.

 

Ugh. Beasley is a supreme talent, but I think we needed Rose more than Beasley.

 

Dear lord King....for the love of all thats good in the world..take that mans face off your sig...

 

Point guard Derrick Rose will work out for the Heat Saturday in Los Angeles, despite earlier reports to the contrary.
Rose's representation stated that Rose would not be holding anymore workouts, but that information was wrong. While there's still a decent chance that Rose will be drafted by the Bulls with the No. 1 pick, it's now obvious that they have not made a promise to him.

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Yeah, no kidding. When I see Screamin' A. Smith, I think God decided to take everything that was wrong with sports journalism and put it in one neat, tidy package to punish us for something.

 

BTW, it made no sense for the Bulls to promise #1 to Rose or Beasley. What's the point of promising the #1 pick? You only promise a pick to get a player to shut down his workouts so no one else can look at him. This protects the player from going any lower, and protects the team from having the player go above their slot. Well, the Bulls gain nothing by having Rose shut down his workouts, save for the slight risk of avoiding injury. And given how closely these workouts are monitored, an injury is a seriously long shot. Why not get as much information as possible, right up to draft day?

 

With Riley's penchant for maturity, I don't know that Noah is his kind of guy.

I can't imagine Wade being traded at age 26. But you can never say never.

 

Well, the marijuana possession charge was dropped, and in any case, it's not exactly uncommon in the NBA. Noah works hard, hustles and plays solid D, all things Riles loves.

If the Heat swap Wade for the #1, Thomas (or Noah) and Hughes, they're idiots. I can't imagine they'd do it, but it's not the first time this rumor has come up, so you can't totally dismiss it out of hand.

Just to play devil's advocate, I suppose if they WERE to swap Wade, now would be the time. If Riley is concerned enough about his injury problems to believe that he's on the verge of a Penny Hardaway-like decline (which I don't), I suppose they should trade him before it becomes evident to other teams. That's the only rationale I can see for the Heat entertaining such an idea.

 

I'll believe Wade gets traded when I see him in another team's uniform. Until then, no way.

Besides, if we trade him, who exactly is this team built around? If you take both Rose and Beasley, which of the two is your team's focal point? Who's the number one guy? Who's steering the ship?

 

It would suck to see Wade wearing another uniform but i doubt we'd do a deal like that.

 

Thank you for ditching Screamin A.

 

This sounds like Sam smith again. Somebody should slap him.

Wade is not gonna be traded.

enough of this sam smith crap.

 

Sam Smith is the Joel Sherman of NBA journalism.

For those who don't know Sherman, that's not a compliment.

 

we'll be fine. it's all pre-draft smokescreen. riley is doing his "due-diligence" as team president and seeing what we might be able to get for the #2.

i'm pretty confident we're coming away with beasley or rose. if we get somebody else, it's because some team floored us with an awesome offer. pat riley's trade resume is pretty impressive.

the more i think about, even though i'm in love with rose, i think beasley is a perfect fit for this team. if we get a diop type player with the MLE, it's going to be an exciting season.

 

The only way Wade is going anywhere is if he demands it, period.

 

Truth be told I think Beasley is a better fit for both teams at the top. Both could really use an inside scoring presence to take pressure off their guards. Neither team is that far from really competing in this league.

I may be in the minority, but I am not sold that Chicago is going for Rose.