Miami Heat Road To The Lottery Thread

I think we could land Diop, it would be a great pickup

 

Someone who lives near King please go slap him silly. He's saying positive things about Kwame Brown.

 

Former Davidson point guard Jason Richards has signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat and is expected to join the club's summer league team.
Richards led the nation in assists during his senior season at Davidson, averaging eight per game, and is hoping to make the team as a third-string point guard.

It is unclear who the Heat's starting point guard will be next season. They have extended a qualifying offer to Chris Quinn, will soon sign rookie Mario Chalmers, and have entertained trade offers for Marcus Banks.
According to Heat president Pat Riley, "[Banks] is at the top of the depth chart, it's really sort of his job to lose." That is faint praise, however, since Banks is technically the only Heat point guard under contract. It's no secret that Miami wants to upgrade their PG, so don't be shocked if Riley makes a deal for someone with a proven track record.
Source: Miami Herald

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Yeah the only problem with him is that he can't manage to stay on the court for those 20 minutes, he fouls out. I think Diop is a better defensive player.

 

Kurt Thomas can rebound and play defense. he would be perfect for us. and cheap.

 

So, Pat Riley said this would be one of the fastest rebuilding periods ever done. Was he right?

 

It looks that way...If Beasley is as advertised.

If he is as good as EVERYBODY says he is...we will be a #4 to #6 seed...and maybe win 1 series this year..then we have the big money to spend in 2009 and we become Championship contenders.

rebuilding time: 2 offseasons. Pretty fast.

last time it took him 3 seasons.

We went from garbage...to Butler...to Wade...to SHAQ and the EC finals. (3 years)

 

Wouldn't Chalmers be that third wheel? I would hope so: the way Riley was sulking over missing out on Derrick Rose tells me he really wants a star at the position. But he wanted Bosh over Wade, so...

Boozer, Brand, or Bosh?

 

There ya have it.

 

Getting Diop would make the Heat off-season complete for me. I would like the Heat get Posey back as well but i'm not sure if Posey with return to Miami after being let go and winning a Championship.

 

I hope Riley doesn't try for Brand again. I think it's time to give up on the possibility of him being in a Heat uniform. The money should go to Bosh or Boozer.

 

Soon they may not have a shot at him at all. There are reports that the Clippers and Brand are working on a long-term deal.

 

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Biedrins is a nice player. Good defensively and shoots a high percentage. Knows his limits. Only downside is his free throw shooting. I'm surprised that they are trying to move him. Do you know why? I know earlier you stated that they may not pick up POB's option.

 

his downside is his offense but with wade+beasley you dont need as much scoring from him

 

I don't know why anyone would want to play for the Clippers (why does that team even exist?), and I don't know why Brand would re-sign with them when he clearly wanted to play for the Heat. Maybe he's just in it for the money at this point.

 

Speaking of Chalmers, what exactly were the terms of that trade, and the Cavs trade?

I missed specifics on both.

 

Lol yeah, they don't win much as we all know.

Eh, I look at his FT to be the downside. I think he shot 52 percent last year. He shoots a high percentage on offense probably because of his close range baskets.

 

I would be stunned if Chalmers is that third wheel. To me, his upside is a poor (perhaps destitute) man's Sam Cassell: good shooter, best suited as a combo guard off the bench, who can dish and has the stones to take a big shot. I love him as a 7th or 8th man. As a starting guard? Not so much.

Getting Diop would be a nice move for Miami, but if the long-term plan is to re-sign Wade and get Boozer or Bosh, a long-term contract for Diop might not help matters, especially with the fact that they'd have to start thinking about an extension for Beasley in a few years. They have the room to do all that, but they'd have to skimp on other positions if they want to stay under the luxury tax threshold.

Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but it's almost always about the money.

 

I got the opportunity to watch Beasley and Chalmers more than most last year, and you guys are getting two really good players.

Beasley is as good as advertised, he has incredible range, the only drawback that I can see is that he wasn't as tall as he was listed. He's active on the inside and underrated as a rebounder.

In Chalmers you're getting a proven leader who should be able to stabilize the point position and create opportunities for Dwane Wade via dribble penetration. The only flaw to his game is that his jumpshot comes and goes - he doesn't always shoot that great from long range.

Good picks, either way. You guys should be excited.

 

Bosh would be a dream. But if he is not avaiable until 2010 like KiNG said we will need a stop gap for a couple of years. So perhaps a skimpy option would be Kwame Brown.

 

That would be awesome...Okafor rocks on defense.

 

I love ya KING..but that Team SUCKS. That is a team doomed to the perenial 3 seed....ECF loser. That team has ZERO perimeter shooting. and the bench is horrid.

 

I agree. He's a good player.

 

I don't know King..that team has NO ball handlers at the #3 spot..and the bench is replete with known turnover babies.

there is not one guy that can swing from the #2 and #3 spot, and that team looks like it would put alot of pressure on Wade to handle the ball in the 4th quarter.

 

Then why are we excited about him? We need a starting point guard, not depth. Marcus Banks is depth.

 

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