42uptop wrote:NDaATL wrote:So, you think Bosh putting up 16 and 6 and Battier's 4 and 2 was a better fit in Miami than Varejao and Thompson would have been alongside LeBron in Miami?
Why do you think Miami was dead last in rebounding last year? It was by far their biggest weakness because Bosh stands on the perimeter, and Battier was lucky to stand.
Again, it's the fit with LeBron. Bosh is a great scorer, but when LeBron is on the team, the team will obviously elect to ISO with LeBron, not Bosh. Bosh was extremely underutilized and has always been a bad fit for the Heat. He contributes to the team's biggest weaknesses. Rebounding and interior defense.
It's the same situation when people were saying Heat were looking to add Melo. It wouldn't have helped them IMO because it doesn't address any of their weaknesses. They already have scorers.
Yes, Bosh and Battier were a much better fit last year than the Cavs rotation of terrible big men would have been.
If you are simply looking at the box score, then 16 and 6 is not impressive. Try actually watching the games.
Bosh had huge games when one of LeBron or Wade wasn't playing because he was heavily underutilized as the third banana. He is about to have a massive upswing in production. His rebounding will go up as well because he will be able to play inside more now that LeBron isn't there.
If Cleveland's double-double guys are terrible, than what does that make Battier? I think you are underestimating how bad he really was last year.
BTW, you have just proved my point. Bosh was heavily underutilized. Of course Bosh will score more now that LeBron is gone, it wasn't my point at all. Miami needed rebounding in the worst way and Bosh stood on the perimeter the entire game. If they need to stretch the floor they had Reshard Lewis on their team. A combo of Varejao and Thompson for THAT Heat team would have tremendously helped their rebounding, most likely into the top half of the league. Sure they would lose some scoring, but getting Battier off the floor is almost enough to negate that as the guy was literally a statue on the floor this season. He honestly may have been the worst player in the NBA last year that actually played significant (20+) minutes.
Steven A is even reporting that LeBron (although he likes Bosh) wasn't a fan of playing with him b/c it was a bad fit. They wanted him to sign with Houston if they kept the same roster. That money would've been much better used on someone who wants to do the dirty work and rebound. Because although Bosh is a great player, as i have said, he was a horrible fit in Miami and heavily contributed to their biggest weakness.
Bosh even admitted he doesn't want to play inside anymore and he publically made that statement about a month ago.
As if there is no chance that a team that added a couple of elite pieces can't significantly improve within the next several months 