Miami Heat Road To The Lottery Thread

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• Exploring possible alternatives to Ricky Davis, the Heat spoke with agents not only about James Jones, but Kirk Snyder, Roger Mason Jr., Devean George and restricted free agent Ryan Gomes, among others. And at center, beyond Kwame Brown, Miami spoke with agents representing Nenad Krstic (who is restricted), Francisco Elson, Primoz Brezec and David Harrison. . . . Although restricted free agent Monta Ellis' interest in the Heat had Ellis' camp exploring that option, the Warriors need him after losing Baron Davis. . . . Undrafted former UM center Anthony King auditioned for the Heat the past few days.

Miamiherald.com

 

Rotoworld.com

 

Chalmers looks to be a quick study

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/07/05/bc.bkn.heat.chalmers.ap/index.html

 

If Heat sign Kwame, it'd be like Smush Parker Part II.

 

If we sign him, it'll just be to have a body out there. He won't stick beyond a year or two.

 

I think we have never seen Monta Ellis handle the point for 36 minutes.

That is why his numbers look "off".

If given the opportunity fulltime...I don't see how he can't become a 4 to 1 assist/turnover guy.

He doesn't have to average 10 apg...just a paltry 7.5 to 8 would make him among the best pg's in basketball to go with his efficient 19 to 20 ppg. That with Wade makes up a mean back court.

He is no different IMO to what a Derrick Rose/Wade backcourt was going to look like.

 

Well, Rose is a fairly big, pass-first point guard, while Ellis is a smaller, shoot-first "point guard" (I use the term loosely here). So no, I don't think they're that much alike. I also don't see that his A/TO ratio is going to suddenly jump to 4 to 1 after being about 1.7 to 1 for his career. He's played 207 games; it's not like he's a rookie. If he handles the ball more (as a point), history suggests to us that he's going to turn it over more. He's not going to magically become more responsible with the ball just because you slap the "point guard" label on him. Either you make good decisions with the basketball, or you don't.

 

The way Ellis has been used dictates what his numbers have looked like.

Ellis is taller than Rose BTW, with just as much athletic ability.

 

Exactly.

 

Beasley is 30. My guess is that Chalmers will wear the same number as he did in college which I don't remember.

 

This Link Says Beasley is wearing 44 and Chalmers is wearing 1

 

Thanks. I saw Beasley wearing 30 on the Heat front page.

 

So I take it Beasley has been impressive?

 

Damn.

 

There's no foul outs in Summer League. I remember because last year Greg Oden had nine in one game.

 

Told you guys Chalmers would be a hell of a player.

 

Dude sounds amazing. Hopefully this can translate into the regular season.

 

Maybe Pat Riley will get over it now.

 

Damn Beasley. What did he finish with?