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July 16, 2010
Miami Heat Fill Out Roster: Since signing the big three, the Miami Heat have added Mike Miller, Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem, Joel Anthony and Dexter Pittman and are negotiating with Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Juwan Howard.
posted by rcade to basketball at 08:29 PM - 14 comments
Penny Hardaway has just reached out to the Heat and wants to re-up at age 39...
I hope they turn him down. I'd find it hard to root against Penny, but I'd have to in this case...like Gary Payton going to the Lakers in 2004...
posted by MeatSaber at 02:14 PM on July 16, 2010
I hope they turn him down. I'd find it hard to root against Penny, but I'd have to in this case...like Gary Payton going to the Lakers in 2004...
I blame Penny Hardaway for Shaq leaving Orlando and all that followed. It may be unfair, but I thought he and management believed Penny, not Shaq, was the star of that team. Plus, I would have loved to see what Webber and Shaq could have done together.
posted by bperk at 02:49 PM on July 16, 2010
I'm excited about seeing what happens, good or bad.
That makes the two of us. What's even better is that I just moved from NJ to N. Miami and am like 20 minutes away from American Airlines arena so I'll be getting an up close look at the new Heat squad for years to come.
Plus, I would have loved to see what Webber and Shaq could have done together.
Now that would've been an awesome backcourt!
posted by BornIcon at 04:06 PM on July 16, 2010
I'm excited about seeing what happens, good or bad.
Well said. I've been reluctant to wade into the right/wrong/good/bad discussions around this whole affair for that very reason---I'm just curious as hell as to how this is all gonna play out, and what we'll be saying about it a few years from now.
posted by Spitztengle at 04:58 PM on July 16, 2010
I hate to say it, but it's still basketball and this isn't the first time we've seen player controlled teams. Player created? Yes, I don't think one can say we've ever seen this degree of collusion before. I mean - all these guys re-upped for five years with a three year opt-out years ago. It could easily go back that far.
But that is all just background noise if they don't win the big one.
Does anyone think Miami is better than the Lakers right now? I'm not convinced.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:57 PM on July 16, 2010
Two Zydrunas Ilgauskas's ?
That'd be positively powerful !
posted by tommybiden at 08:40 PM on July 16, 2010
LOL. Fixed.
posted by rcade at 09:07 PM on July 16, 2010
Sweet, now I can go off on the tangent I didn't want to post in the other thread...
I'd go so far to say the Heat are at best the 2nd best team, and at worst 4th or 5th. They lack 2 important elements to be considered better...chemistry and viable role players. Unless they are expecting 80 points and 30 boards from the 3-headed monster, along with 44 minutes a game a piece. Someone from the Heat should ask the Pistons how playing your starting 5 40-45 minutes a game works for you in the playoffs...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:18 PM on July 16, 2010
The heat are going to have 2 guys on their roster named Mario Chalmers? How did they add a guy that was already under contract?
posted by Demophon at 10:59 AM on July 17, 2010
The heat are going to have 2 guys on their roster named Mario Chalmers? How did they add a guy that was already under contract?
I never could understand the NBA salary cap, and all the twists, turns, Bird Rights, and other exemptions.
It must be something to do with avoiding the luxury tax. ;-)
posted by tommybiden at 11:13 AM on July 17, 2010
This is looking to be the type of team where, during a timeout, one of the players is going to take the whiteboard away from the coach, push him out of the huddle, and diagram some play. With these players, the team should do well. But some times (especially in the playoffs), they may find that it is not the same as playing in the all-star game. Some teams do play defense.
posted by graymatters at 12:18 PM on July 17, 2010
The heat are going to have 2 guys on their roster named Mario Chalmers? How did they add a guy that was already under contract?
They have the one guy who was already under contract, who wore number 6, and who had to give that number up on the spot to the recently arrived LeBron shmuck.
Then they have the guy who currently doesn't have a number because he had to give his up, and I am going to suggest to that guy that he pick 23 as a replacement number.
If anyone has a problem with that, I will call Ben Wallace and Maurice Lucas and ask them to straighten things out. Their way.
(Dan Gilbert is still trying to get league headquarters to add two additional 6's to Le Bron's new number.)
posted by beaverboard at 02:23 PM on July 17, 2010
The heat are going to have 2 guys on their roster named Mario Chalmers?
I think there was a point at which the big three were the only three on the team.
posted by rcade at 04:36 PM on July 17, 2010
There is just no escaping the viselike hold that the Miami franchise currently has on our attention span.
We're witnessing something new in Miami: The player-created team. Riley, the owner and whoever the coach is have no power at all. This is pro sports as a pick-up game. I'm excited about seeing what happens, good or bad.