Miami Heat Road To The Lottery Thread

yep he is finally looking explosive off the dribble and taking no prisoners on hsi way to the rim. also amazing pass to Bosh today.

 

Anyone up for a footrace between Wade, Ginn, and Hanley to determine who the fastest player in South Florida is?

 

Ginn might be the fastest South Florida professional athlete ever. Charlton Jimerson was faster as a collegiate at UM though. (I head CJ once ran a 3.97 40????)

Wade would probably beat both guys off the line, but Ginn would eventually catch up. Not saying Hanley is slow, but I think both D-Wade and Ginn blow him away.

 

its physically impossible to run below a 4 second 40.

 

It was wind aided? LOL. I remember hearing it when I was in High School as Jimerson is a few years older than me. Im sure it was a little higher than that but somehow the legend grew. I can tell you that he was a track star there at UM.

EDIT: Just emalied my friend who went to UM and he said Jimerson ran a 4.29.

 

I agree. Wade is really explosive.

 

Heat Claim Jones Off Waivers

The Miami Heat have claimed forward Bobby Jones off of the waiver wire. The 6'7 forward played for five teams last season. (Link)

Heat Going After "Starbury"?

The Miami Heat may be interested in troubled Knick Stephon Marbury. Teams around the league are expecting the Knicks to cut Marbury. Knicks President Donnie Walsh said earlier this off-season that he would not buyout the player but would rather trade him. The Heat have also expressed interest in Jannero Pargo, Shaun Livingston and could be interested in Luke Ridnour of the OKC Thunder. Ridnour is on the trading block. (Link)

 

I would love to see Marbury in a Heat Uni...I think he would make a great addition to a playoff potential team.

 

His attitude worries me. Hes like Randy Moss with less talent. He quit on his team once, whos to say he wont do it again?

Granted the coach he quit on was a total D-Bag

 

I'd rather see Chalmers out there than Starbury.

 

eventually def. but I'd like for him to be given atleast a yr behind a vet. Starbury may not be the best to learn off of, but I think he gets alot of bad rep. due to his passion. Personally I dont think he's as big of a problem child as put out there to be.

 

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LOL..we start off on the road against the New York pricks.

 

I guarantee that Tom Brady can go faster than 4.0 in 40 yards.





After I throw him off a cliff.

 

I still don't get how you can be a Fins/Heat fan, but then follow the Muts.

But hey, going 1-0 to start the season works for me!

 

I root for the marlins as well...just that ties go to the Mets.

 

That's better, but still makes little sense.

Oh well, still glad to have you on board. 1-0 to start, maybe 2-0 depending on what the heck Sacramento's doing.

 

Nobody knows what SAC is doing. They're a weird *** organization.

 

Posted already.

 

I just wonder if he can still play well enough to make it in the league with that knee.

 

He'll still be a pretty good backup PG for some team. All that potential he had is gone now though which is a sad thing. He had A LOT.

Like KiNG said, there's a very slim chance Pargo signs with the Heat. I expect him to be a Spur by the end of the weekend. He's looking for a three year deal. My guess would be he gets somewhere around eighteen million over three years. We'll have to see.

 

I like Diawara. Good bench player. I believe he was a Nugget last year. Dorrell Wright is looking for a long-term deal but may not get it in Miami. There are other teams interested in him so don't be surprised if he leaves. I believe he opted out of his deal a couple days in FA, looking for a long term deal.

 

Hi guys, so what are our options at center now so far?

 

I don't know whose out there. I think all the quality bench players are picked up. I mean even Kwame was picked up.

 

All signs still point at Blount. I'm hoping we go after something else. I've heard rumors of a couple moves involving Brad Miller, he wouldn't be a bad pick up. Anyone know if Zo resigned?

 

Zo is still out there I believe. Miller seems to be headed to Chicago if anywhere. SAC is reluctant to let him go because they want him to mentor Spencer Hawes who has been impressive this off-season. However, if the right deal came along, they would be willing to move Brad.

Barring a big man move, it looks like the Heat will play small this year.

 

Zo is poised to come back mid-season.

 

I just remembered of a pretty good big man out there. Former Spur and Nugget Francisco Elson is still available. Although, there was talk that he may be inking a two-year deal with the Bucks. The Heat could still make a run at him and I think they should. He's not a bad player.

 

Yeah they are stacked. Four of those could be on the roster come opening day. Your probably looking at Wright, Jones, Marion and Diawara. I don't expect Jones to be anything more than a 'camp fodder'. I don't see Lasme making the roster. You guys have nineteen guys on the roster right now. I believe the NBA maximum is 15. I'm interested to see who are the other two cut.

I don't see him coming back if there are all those guys at the same position he is listed. I think the signing of Diawara may have sealed that. I could see him getting a 4 / $16 million elsewhere.

 

Yeh we were discussing this earlier. I'm glad we got rid of him, and Davis, etc. But we really arent replacing these guys with anything that strikes me as much better. I mean the draft landed us a hopeful superstar, but other then that we have been pretty quiet.

 

You are underestimating the impact the James Jones and Mario Chalmers will make.

 

Chalmers is still just a rookie though. Jones will make a good sized contribution, I agree.

 

That would be a steal.

I am a huge Ridnour fan. he WOULD be here when we challenge for a championship.

That is the way I am evaluating the roster. (I am separating the "now" guys and the guys that will be here when we are contenders)

So far, these are the only guys I see that will be on the roster when we contend for a championship:

Wade, Chalmers, Beasley, Haslem, Jones. Adding Ridnour would another player to this list, and would put us a superstar and a couple of bench contributors away.

 

James Jones is a good player. He may not be as talented as Davis but he can make a bigger contribution to the Heat. He shoots threes very well and I believe is a good defender. As for Chalmers, he is still a rookie but he should have a good role this season. He's a good three point shooter, ball handler and defender. I think they are better off with playing Chalmers than Williams.

Not sure about Alexander Johnson. As for Mourning, Mourning did an interview about a month ago and stated he could be available come start of regular season. Other reports say mid-season but he says the beginning of regular season.

That looks good except is Quinn going to be back? I don't recall them re-signing him. If not, I know there will be a couple teams interested in him.

They have expressed interest in Ridnour so its a possibility. Is Banks contract expiring after this year? I think that's what the Thunder are looking for in a trade. Another big man available is Chris Wilcox. I believe Wilcox and Ridnour's contracts run up after this season.

 

Heat Looking To Deal Haslem

Earlier this off-season the Miami Heat tried to move Forward Udonis Haslem. Now, they're back at it again. The team is reportedly attempting to move Haslem for a Point Guard or a Center. The only issue with a possible deal is the compensation that the Heat would receive. Heat President Pat Riley is worried that the team may not get enough back in the trade. Link