THE OFFICIAL MIAMI HEAT SUMMER of 2010 Thread.

Like Section, I haven't heard anything. It's amazing how nobody really knows what is going on. It seems like Pat Riley is hammering down after all these leaks.

I don't know what's going on.

Bosh is/was scheduled to meet with Chicago tomorrow, but now they met with him after us? Normally I'd say that's a bad thing for us, but that meeting was SO SHORT. Why so short? Miami met with him for four hours. Was there a commitment made during our meeting that led to Chicago's rush to desperation with a last ditch effort that clearly failed?

I'm pretty sure that Riley's plan is to go into tomorrow's meeting with LeBron with Wade + another big free agent locked up. That could be a good or bad thing depending on how "ready" Chris Bosh is to commit. I fear Chris Bosh being iffy, and Riley jumping the gun and going with Amare who would probably accept a contract on the spot.

 

Hehehe

 

I'm sure players can announce their intention to sign.

But Zo's presence makes me think it might have something to do with a charity announcement.

 

more gems from fakepatriley VIA twitter

 

lmfaooooo

and he posted this pic...

this guy is GOLD

 

Nah, Players' Ball bro

 

Damn, he's funny as hell.

 

This is my fear. WAIT FOR BOSH. Amare, Boozer, Lee, etc. will not sign until he does, unless we jump the gun and make them offers. Every big man is waiting on Bosh. Don't let him get away!

 

I don't like this at all. Pat Riley is going to move on. Watch him offer Amare a contract tonight...

http://twitter.com/wallacesports/status/17530560505

 

It's high stakes poker. Since I trust Sec's source who stated that Wade will tell Riley whether or not LBJ is realistic, I think Wade might have told Riley that they need a third but it doesn't have to be Bosh.

Both cle and Miami tried to trade for Amare and he is well liked by both guys. Sure Bosh is a little better but if a commitment from Amare gets you just as equal shot at Lebron Ithink you take it

 

Fake smoke screens all over the place right now HiDef, keep in mind the Bucks sold for 100 million dollars 15 yrs ago, now a single contract can cost more than that, when that much Big Money is in play things are at a whole different level.

I do have to call out Sect a bit, maybe 2 months ago he was certain Rudy Gay would be a member of the Heat, an idea I found absurd...Sect did say there was no way the Griz would sign Gay for big money...

Right now I'm glad the Griz did sign him...Riley wants winners, the Heat need winners imho.

 

Gay just wanted money. If the Grizz weren't going to offer it to him Minnesota was going to.

 

In Section's defense, I've got to say that a lot of people close to the Miami Heat organization felt the same way about Gay potentially joining Miami. And a lot of people around the league (most, if not all) felt the same way about Memphis bluffing about being willing to match any and all offers. They really stepped it up, but it was unexpected.

When I was out earlier and saw the Twitter report on my iPhone I was shocked.

 

He likes Memphis and really wanted to stay there.... just wasn't sure if they'd be willing to offer him his max, much like Amare's situation in Phoenix. That's why he ate it up right away. He'd of gotten similar offers elsewhere with perhaps the poison pill that could have been a bit more beneficial to him financially. But in the end he wanted to stay in Memphis.

Jay-Z f/ Swizz Beats - Onto The Next One.mp3

 

Signing Rudy Gay to such a large contract is a part of the reason why the Griz are the Griz.

You can say he is still a young player, but that much large is meant for greatness not just youth.

 

Yea HD, there's going to be smokescreens thrown here and there. Alot of disinformation is going to be leaked out to mask whats really going on. Like Amare said, no one really knows whats going on.

 

I suspect it is a lot more complicated than that Padre.. With all the open competition in the marketplace, how many marquis players are going to bolt for Memphis?

 

Whoa now.....

 

Aw, I was really looking forward to getting a Rudy Gay jersey as a gift for my least likeable friend.

 

Well, this FA in the NBA is like the uncapped yr in the NFL was SUPPOSED to be, Teams throwing money at FA's right now..

Regardless of quality, when Gooden and Drago are pulling down over 15 millie..things are nutty, no team wishes to be shut out of the FA game.

 

Chad Ford: Heat awaiting Wade & Bosh commitments.....

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/17501/heat-still-waiting-on-wade-and-bosh

Come on Bosh. Don't **** with the program.

 

I actually agree with you, thus the reason why I've called Rudy Gay the backup plan all along.

Miami was never going to sign him to an offer sheet until the other big free agents were all committed.

 

That is one of the Risks of Riles strategy, nothing stays static for very long and there are no sure things.

For me, I'd love to see Haslem and Q back with the Heat..they are the Mechanics for the Ferrari, you need them to make things go right.

 

Chris Bosh better end up here. That is all I have to say. I will be furious if he doesn't regardless of what else happens unless it means LeBron + one of the others taking a discount. I might not even follow the rest of the offseason.

 

This is my preference. Bosh/Haywood/Miller.

G - Chalmers / Dooling
G - Wade / Bell
F - Miller / Wright
F - Bosh / Beasley
C - Haywood / Pittman

That is what I really want to see in October, as I really don't see LBJ coming here.

That team has two superstars, can shoot, and will play defense.

 

This confuses me. Are they both recruiting him to Miami or are both trying to recruit to their own respective teams?

 

Possible, but I think that's a misreading of the tweet, at least it seems like a misreading based on what we know. It sounds like LeBron and Wade will team up to recruit Miller, not compete for his services. At least right now it does.

 

Is Korver unrestricted? I'd be fine with either. We definitely need a dead eye shooter though. Both players fit the bill.

 

Bosh says he hasn't received an offer yet.... explain yourself, Michael Wallace....

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hv_fxVwIUgl6MGbE1A7-AvTLEo6gD9GMKNO80