OffSeason Free Agent Thread...Let's build a DYNASTY! 3.0

[This IsMy House]

at the end of the day it all comes down to this

would you rather have birdman playing limited minutes or juwan howard/eddy curry/pittman and to some extent joel anthony.

at least birdman is somewhat athletic has a good rebounding rate and can block shots and play without fouling

if we can get birdman i think we are done

C- Bosh/Birdman/Joel/Pittman
pf- Battier/Haslem/Howard
sf- Lebron/Lewis/Jones
sg- Wade/Ray/Miller
pg- Chalmers/Cole

Bosh wont start at center all year. Hell played a lot of time there but I dont see him starting as the center.

[twix2500]

Jorts is much younger, has NO potential, very unathletic, can barely make a roster spot, is not good rebounder and can only shoot three pointers, poorman Schalabrine. Blatche is done with the potential title, is decently skilled if his head is screwed on right, is a poor rebounder and is actually a lscoring threat.

Let me correct your statement.

[King_John]

Miami Heat Weekly ‏@MiamiHeatWeekly

Breaking: The @MiamiHeat sign Chris Anderson
Retweetet von Miami Heat

[twix2500]

Miami Heat Weekly ‏@MiamiHeatWeekly

Breaking: The @MiamiHeat sign Chris Anderson
Retweetet von Miami Heat

Hell yes love his game.

[OtW]

^ I'll hold off on saying anything until Woj breaks it. However, wasn't it this same account that broke Ray Allen a couple days before it happened or was it someone else?

The official Heat twitter did not say anything about it...

[BigDaddyPR]

How credible can it be when they cant even spell his last name right... lol!!

[King_John]

^ I'll hold off on saying anything until Woj breaks it. However, wasn't it this same account that broke Ray Allen a couple days before it happened or what?

they were early on both allen and lewis signings so I ll say they have a good source...although they send this tweet

Miami Heat ‏@IAmHeatNation

The @MiamiHeat did not sign Chris Anderson, YET !

So there seems to be something going on there

[LikeABosh]

Got a little excited

[Cloud765]

http://birdman2.ytmnd.com/

[orangeparka]

If true, HELL YES.

Birdman's a guy I loved in Denver, and he brings a lot of energy/hustle/intensity and rebounding/shotblocking off the bench.

The best part is that he has legit size and is a legit center.

Let's just hope he's not uber washed up at this point. As stated by a few posters before me, he's quite old and coming off surgery.

[orangeparka]

Plus, we can finally have our "crazy" guy.

[OtW]

Wade shooting in the gym. From his Twitter.
http://pics.lockerz.com/s/239299612
He is finally back to on-court activity!

[Slot Machine]

Well, Andersen is definitely a huge upgrade over Juwan or Eddy, so no complaints there. Here's hoping he can still rebound and his surgery/age don't impact his game too much.

[twozeroMM]

Wade shooting in the gym. From his Twitter.
http://pics.lockerz.com/s/239299612
He is finally back to on-court activity!

He better work on his shot and conditioning up until training camp. Looking forward to seeing some pre-knee problem Wade!

[SmushedPennies]

It was @Schultz_Report who was early on Allen and Lewis. Not saying those two Heat fan accounts are wrong, but I wouldn't say they're highly credible sources.

Bosh wont start at center all year. Hell played a lot of time there but I dont see him starting as the center.

Prepare to be shocked on opening night. Or you can accept it now. The entire organization, including Bosh, is all-in on it. He's our best center. He's starting there.

Anyone know if Ray has returned to the court?

[RexBoyWonder]

WE GOT THE BIRDMAN?? OH THEY SCARED NOWWW.....(for their kids )

[BBallFreak]

IF we get him, Birdman really solidifies our bench. Birdman (and Anthony), Haslem, Shard (and Jones), Allen (and Miller), and Cole is good at every spot but possibly point guard, where we have enough to cover the spot in the starting lineup and enough wing depth to not care. Slide Wade or Bron over, bring Allen and Miller in. Of course, I'm encouraged by the way Cole played, but not foolhardy enough to entirely trust it...

[Alleyooops]

It was @Schultz_Report who was early on Allen and Lewis. Not saying those two Heat fan accounts are wrong, but I wouldn't say they're highly credible sources.

Bosh wont start at center all year. Hell played a lot of time there but I dont see him starting as the center.

Prepare to be shocked on opening night. Or you can accept it now. The entire organization, including Bosh, is all-in on it. He's our best center. He's starting there.

Anyone know if Ray has returned to the court?

This article was from August 11th:

Allen said his ankle is now about 75 to 80 percent healthy, and he expects to be 100 percent when training camp starts next month.

http://articles.courant.com/2012-08-11/sports/hc-ray-allen-camp-0812-20120811_1_jim-calhoun-ray-allen-athletic-director-warde-manuel

[Mars]

Riley said he'd like to have the training camp roster filled out by the end of Labor Day weekend, meaning new additions to the squad should be popping up over the next 5 days.

[Bubstubbler]

I'm on board with the Heat's plan to start Bosh at c and have him play the majority of his minutes there, and I'm also on board with the 'pf by committee' approach using Haslem/Battier/Lewis/LeBron at that position (with some Bosh undoubtedly sprinkled in).

The thing that I'm really unsure of, however, is exactly what that pf rotation is going to look like. Who starts when everybody's healthy, and how will the minutes and rotations be managed? It's going to be interesting to see how many minutes Haslem/Lewis/Battier/LeBron/Bosh play at pf.

Chalmers/Cole
Wade/Allen/Miller
LeBron/Battier/Jones
Haslem/Lewis
Bosh/Birdman/Anthony/Pittman