[Poll]When will Miami reach their potential?

[Rampage]

Stackhouse and Penny might be bums, but how are Dampier and Big Z? Dampier is a clear upgrade from Joel Anthony. He helps some of their biggest weaknesses: defensive rebounding and post-defense on bigger centers.

Dampier is nothing special and was overpaid by the Mavs.

What does Dampier's salary with the Mavericks have to do with him making the minimum now with the Heat?

[cangiz]

Dampier In
Haslem Out

I just don't see much of a gain there unfortunately.

[kwamebargnani]

We STILL haven't seen the Heat's best lineup of:

Bosh
Haslem
LeBron
Miller
Wade

James Jones has done a great job filling in for Mike Miller, so I'll just call this an excuse.

[Jake Steed]

Ewww, the hate is so extreme for the Heat. This topic mind bottles me.


Deluding works fine there Mr. Grammar Nazi. Maybe you should stop criticizing people about inane BS when you are incapable of recognizing correct vocabulary usage.

Mind bottles certainly doesn't work there. You probably meant to say mind boggles.

Nice try, though.

[GOBB]

We STILL haven't seen the Heat's best lineup of:

Bosh
Haslem
LeBron
Miller
Wade

And since Haslem and Miller are injured, we might not see it until late in the season, or the playoffs.

Dampier was just signed, so we finally have a traditional center to start and play against tough matchups.

But really, I think the coach has lost this team, and the situation won't be turned around until someone is installed who can light a fire under their ass and hold them accountable. Spo isn't that guy, and that's not even getting into his problems designing an offense.

They shouldn't need someone to light a fire under their ass. They should already be self-motivated.

[Rupert Murdoch]

NEVER. The curse of Dan Gilbert is working.

[Basileus777]

We STILL haven't seen the Heat's best lineup of:

Bosh
Haslem
LeBron
Miller
Wade

James Jones has done a great job filling in for Mike Miller, so I'll just call this an excuse.

Not to mention how that lineup would be awful defensively. Bosh at center, Wade or LeBron chasing PGs around screens all game long...

The Heat have no interior defense and can't stop pick and rolls as it is.

[sub_zero255]

Where is the
"When Kobe and Celtics Big Three retires" option ?

[cangiz]

They played a pretty competitive game vs Orlando despite wade being a complete no-show. But it seems Wade may never get it together vs top teams.

[nbacardDOTnet]

Where is the
"When Kobe and Celtics Big Three retires" option ?

then

[Vindicater]

Where is the
"When Kobe and Celtics Big Three retires" option ?

then

This big three would be better. They would be even better still if you could trade out Amare for Bogut.

[darth_federer]

this site feels more like the espn Heat-Idex page rather then realgm now adays.

[MiamiNative0722]

We STILL haven't seen the Heat's best lineup of:

Bosh
Haslem
LeBron
Miller
Wade

James Jones has done a great job filling in for Mike Miller, so I'll just call this an excuse.

See you read one quote after the first week and you think that's permanent, there was a stretch where jones was 1-22 from the three, very streaky and the bench has been horrible without miller and UD

Maybe if you watched the games you'd be able to put valid information in

[miltk]

The Miami as envisioned that day with all the hoopla and fireworks is a failed experiment. THAT roster is no longer and has changed to try to plug holes. Therefore that team and the current one is doomed and has no potential. The potential lies in changing the roster

[dangermouse]

Heatfans need to wake up and realise that the return of Miller isnt going to make any difference to the win column.

Heat needs another year of adding pieces (drafting well in the late first round by picking players that can help them right away over players with potential), using the mid-level exception and lastly finding a taker for Chalmers in a trade to get someone else who might be able to help more.

[reppinthe916]

[bc legends]

Where is the
"When Kobe and Celtics Big Three retires" option ?

This but I'm sure a better team will form afterwards.

[Asianiac_24]

One of Wade/LeBron needs to learn how to play the post, and their better offensive plays. Theres a couple times in the Miami/Dallas game where MULTIPLE players came to set a pick for Wade. Unacceptable, thats local YMCA stuff right there