eddieheatfan wrote:my mistake about butler but lowry is indeed old, the problem with jimmy is that he cant always carry a team and have difficulty scoring so age doesnt really matter even if he is at his prime. though i must say that the heat system does him justice unlike the other teams in which he was a go to scorerAirP. wrote:eddieheatfan wrote:you forgot lowry and jimmy who are in the mid 30's as well. its an old frontcourt. i highly doubt that they will do anything meaningful because of injures and aging. lets see what happens, i'm eagerly to find out,2 months to go for the first pre season games
You have a weird definition for mid 30s, Butler is 31 and probably in the best shape of his life. I'll give you that most players drop off in their early to mid 30s but most of those players aren't putting in as much work and dedication into their bodies as Butler is to stay at the top of his game. If you want to be angry about Butler's age be mad at the Miami FO who acquired Butler 2 years ago and waited till this summer to really acquire talent(the 2021 plan).
On the PF situation, since Butler has been in Miami, this is probably the best group of PFs Miami has went into a season with which is still not good, they both at least bring toughness to a roster that was pretty soft on the court last year.
Lowry is getting up there which would be an issue if his game was built off his athletic ability but it's not much like Butler his game is built on skill, toughness and BBIQ. What I worry about with Lowry is the injuries that will take longer to heal then they once did half a decade ago. Lowry will be fine in his role of running the offense, hitting open 3s and playing defense, is he worth 30 mil, probably not but that's what it took to acquire him but he'll absolutely be a difference maker in Miami and a player Spoelstra can count on playing his role every night.
Since acquiring Butler, this should be the best rotation Miami has had by far and that's without Oladipo who will be that 3 level scorer in his prime to really help the team out. Spoelstra's will have a lot less unknowns to deal with and with that, not having to throw #)$( against the wall as much in hopes to find a combination that works.
Don't sweat the ages, with Oladipo coming on board he'll be able to take even more scoring pressure off the rest of the team for the next 2-4 years.
Just think... just 2 years ago the Miami fanbase was facing a future built around Bam, Winslow, Richardson and Robinson(who I expect would have developed just as much without Butler) maybe they could have added another player like Ball or Markkanen, but that type of team isn't anywhere close to as good of a team Miami will have for the next 3 years with Lowry. After those 3 years, if they have success, there might be players pushing to join Bam and Butler while Miami has racked up 3 more future 1st round picks to trade for higher level talent.
Also, when Oladipo comes back, unless the team is doing well enough with Tucker and Herro, I could see a package deal of Herro and others(probably Tucker because of salary filler) to bring in a good PF for the long term. Miami is under the tax now, but has cap space between the tax and the hard cap to possibly make 1 more substantial deal after the free agents are eligible to be traded.
This is a good team and could get better if they need to.
