2024-25 Regular Season Thread Vol. 3

Slot Machine · Post #41 » by **Slot Machine** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:27 am

MorbidHEAT wrote:
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Thanks for everything Jimmy and opening up the suitors. He clearly just wants to get paid

I don’t know what we can get at this point, but we need at least 1 or 2 picks. If we don’t start building assets, we are cooked.

Agreed, my nightmare is the front office swapping Jimmy for a couple of win now type guys to keep the treadmill team going.

AirP. · Post #42 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:29 am

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AirP. · Post #43 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:31 am

"If you're not on the court playing, you should keep your mouth shut," Riley said in response at his end-of-season media session.

Riley and Butler's relationship has yet to recover, sources said.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43266837/sources-jimmy-butler-indicates-heat-wants-trade

Post #44 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:31 am

Slot Machine wrote:
MorbidHEAT wrote:
MettaWorldPanda wrote:

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Thanks for everything Jimmy and opening up the suitors. He clearly just wants to get paid

I don’t know what we can get at this point, but we need at least 1 or 2 picks. If we don’t start building assets, we are cooked.

Agreed, my nightmare is the front office swapping Jimmy for a couple of win now type guys to keep the treadmill team going.

This very well could be what happens due to contract size.

Post #45 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:32 am

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They will not be a tax team next year. That’s for certain

AirP. · Post #46 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:33 am

MettaWorldPanda wrote:
AirP. wrote:
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They will not be a tax team next year. That’s for certain

I think that was a given since they'd be in the repeater tax if they were, it doesn't just go with next year but the year after too.

Remember, Miami stays out of the tax unless they have a top-level player on the roster (which should be Miami's #1 goal moving forward).

Daffy · Post #47 » by **Daffy** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:33 am

Riley & Arison ruined this iteration of the team by not adding help.

Flash4thewin · Post #48 » by **Flash4thewin** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:34 am

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If Jimmy keeps his 52 mil, he has guaranteed money, while we are in the repeaters tax. Jimmy will take the 52 mil and make life very difficult for our front office.

AirP. · Post #49 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:36 am

I guess this was the final straw for Butler....

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SoFlaKingReal · Post #50 » by **SoFlaKingReal** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:36 am

A lot of people are over the entitled NBA diva acts. Thats a factor in the free falling ratings.

MorbidHEAT · Post #51 » by **MorbidHEAT** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:36 am

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That doesn’t sound too bad.

wAtChOut218 · Post #52 » by **wAtChOut218** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:37 am

I was told a few days ago that they worked the phones hard and couldn’t find a trade they liked. They were in agreement this would get figured out in the summer and had a handshake with Jimmy to be cordial between now-then. That went out the window the past 48 hours

They aren’t going to make a trade to make a trade. They won’t take on long term salary unless it’s someone they really want as part of the new core.

My gut is they send Jimmy home and let him watch the rest of the season from his couch.

Also Jimmy just played his hand wrong. I think 80% of the fan base was on his side prior to tonight. That flipped and he just burnt bridges and made himself the bad guy again. Why do that to the only fanbase that still loves you? End on good terms and make Riley & Arison look like the bad guys. Bad move Jimmy. Good luck finding that contract this summer.

AirP. · Post #53 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:37 am

MorbidHEAT wrote:
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That doesn’t sound too bad.

I had forgotten about Robinson and Rozier being expirings.

SoFlaKingReal · Post #54 » by **SoFlaKingReal** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:37 am

AirP. wrote:I guess this was the final straw for Butler....

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The truth hurts.

We all know Butler wasn't giving it his all against New Orleans.

Butler also ran his mouth over the summer and then he got called out by Riley.

Butler crying all the way to the bank every 1st and 15th.

twix2500 · Post #55 » by **twix2500** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:38 am

Flash4thewin wrote:
AirP. wrote:

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If Jimmy keeps his 52 mil, he has guaranteed money, while we are in the repeaters tax. Jimmy will take the 52 mil and make life very difficult for our front office.

He wont make life difficult. The heat can just sit him like Memphis did old Iggy. The Heat has been preparing for this. This is why you see so many young players. The build around Butler ended with Rozier neck.

Seabass777 · Post #56 » by **Seabass777** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:39 am

Who are the game changers we have a realistic chance at getting for Jimmy to add to our current core?

De’Aaron Fox
Zion Williamson
Brandon Ingram
Jonathan Kuminga

?

Who do you guys want for Jimmy?

AirP. · Post #57 » by **AirP.** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:40 am

SoFlaKingReal wrote:
AirP. wrote:I guess this was the final straw for Butler....

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The truth hurts.

We all know Butler wasn't giving it his all against New Orleans.

Butler also ran his mouth over the summer and then he got called out by Riley.

Butler crying all the way to the bank every 1st and 15th.

Sure, and Riley running out the best players in franchise history again. Given a gift in the Butler trade, the FO did very little to capitalize with that gift, looking at what they did the last 5 years, I wouldn't expect a whole lot in the future.

MorbidHEAT · Post #58 » by **MorbidHEAT** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:40 am

Slot Machine wrote:
MorbidHEAT wrote:
MettaWorldPanda wrote:

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Thanks for everything Jimmy and opening up the suitors. He clearly just wants to get paid

I don’t know what we can get at this point, but we need at least 1 or 2 picks. If we don’t start building assets, we are cooked.

Agreed, my nightmare is the front office swapping Jimmy for a couple of win now type guys to keep the treadmill team going.

Pat is too old to want a full rebuild. He’s really never liked full rebuilds. He always opts for partial rebuilds.

SoFlaKingReal · Post #59 » by **SoFlaKingReal** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:41 am

AirP. wrote:
SoFlaKingReal wrote:
AirP. wrote:I guess this was the final straw for Butler....

Read on Twitter

The truth hurts.

We all know Butler wasn't giving it his all against New Orleans.

Butler also ran his mouth over the summer and then he got called out by Riley.

Butler crying all the way to the bank every 1st and 15th.

Sure, and Riley running out the best players in franchise history again. Given a gift in the Butler trade, the FO did very little to capitalize with that gift, looking at what they did the last 5 years, I wouldn't expect a whole lot in the future.

All can be true. This build ended with the failed Dame pursuit.

Butler has been playing games/moping ever since.

Post #60 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:42 am

AirP. wrote:
MettaWorldPanda wrote:
AirP. wrote:
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They will not be a tax team next year. That’s for certain

I think that was a given since they'd be in the repeater tax if they were, it doesn't just go with next year but the year after too.

Remember, Miami stays out of the tax unless they have a top-level player on the roster (which should be Miami's #1 goal moving forward).

They never paid repeater even with a star or star players. Look at the big 3 era