Did Pat Riley sleep through the trade deadline?

[stillgotgame]

Miami could really use some help at PF. Yet with a lot of forwards being traded at the deadline they sat idle. Did Riley sleep the afternoon away?

https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/did_heats_pat_riley_hit_snooze_button_on_trade_deadline/s1_13132_38450503

[Kent]

We will never know what conversations took place. Every GM tries to do something, I'm sure. But do they like the proposed deals enough to pull the trigger?

[Harry Garris]

Give the guy a break, he’s is in his mid 70s. It’s hard not to fall asleep the instant you lean back in your comfy chair at that age.

[bisme37]

No he traded Dedmon and a 2nd for cash. Cash is going to ball out in the playoffs, just watch.

[Karate Diop]

The dead weight of Duncan Robinson and Kyle Lowry has really hamstrung them...

[chilluminati]

I used to really like the Heat, but it looks like they'll just idle through Jimmy's prime it seems. That team has never been the same since Dragic got older/isn't there anymore. Just not enough oomph under the hood on that roster. Dragic had to go off for like 25ppg in the bubble to get them to the finals. And while Bam and Herro are the real deal, neither has put up what the Heat needs when they need it most. Jimmy is an unconventional star player, and needs a bit more consistency in his teams offense production.

[miamiheat319]

Yes I'm sure everyone was dying to take on Kyle Lowry and Duncan Robinson's contracts but he just stood pat. Pun intended

[ThunderBolt]

I used to really like the Heat, but it looks like they'll just idle through Jimmy's prime it seems. That team has never been the same since Dragic got older/isn't there anymore. Just not enough oomph under the hood on that roster. Dragic had to go off for like 25ppg in the bubble to get them to the finals. And while Bam and Herro are the real deal, neither has put up what the Heat needs when they need it most. Jimmy is an unconventional star player, and needs a bit more consistency in his teams offense production.

It wasn’t that long ago some heat fans were calling him Past Riley and he was determined to give every average rotation player $10-20 million contracts in the days of Tyler Johnson. Riley is a good GM but heat have limited assets and Kyle Lowry was too old to justify that contract. Also, winning is hard, even if you are a good GM.

[rocketsfan100]

I used to really like the Heat, but it looks like they'll just idle through Jimmy's prime it seems. That team has never been the same since Dragic got older/isn't there anymore. Just not enough oomph under the hood on that roster. Dragic had to go off for like 25ppg in the bubble to get them to the finals. And while Bam and Herro are the real deal, neither has put up what the Heat needs when they need it most. Jimmy is an unconventional star player, and needs a bit more consistency in his teams offense production.

Jimmy prime has pretty much gone. It’s obvious he is starting to decline. Given how much punishment he put his body through with his physical style it was going to happen sooner or later. It’s pretty much Bams team now

[meekrab]

People have been overrating Riley for like a decade now because LeBron decided to go play in South Beach. If he chose Chicago instead everyone would be convinced Gar Forman was a genius.

[Slim Charlez]

They really need to find a way to get a third star in there, preferably someone around Bams age to help ease through Butlers eventual decline.

[DBurks2818]

I used to really like the Heat, but it looks like they'll just idle through Jimmy's prime it seems. That team has never been the same since Dragic got older/isn't there anymore. Just not enough oomph under the hood on that roster. Dragic had to go off for like 25ppg in the bubble to get them to the finals. And while Bam and Herro are the real deal, neither has put up what the Heat needs when they need it most. Jimmy is an unconventional star player, and needs a bit more consistency in his teams offense production.

Jimmy's probably not been in his prime for a year or two now. I agree that more should've been done to improve the roster the last couple year, but does "idling" through the Jimmy era include a finals appearance and being 1 missed shot away from another one, in a 3 year span, without having to tank prior to it? I'm sure most franchises would kill for that.

But the bar always seems to be higher for Miami.

[DBurks2818]

People have been overrating Riley for like a decade now because LeBron decided to go play in South Beach. If he chose Chicago instead everyone would be convinced Gar Forman was a genius.

But one might also argue that one of the reasons LeBron decided to go to Miami was Riley. Even after LeBron left, they were a game away from getting back to the Eastern Conference finals 2 years later, and that was after losing Bosh halfway through that season.

I wish I could be as forgetful as some people here.

[meekrab]

People have been overrating Riley for like a decade now because LeBron decided to go play in South Beach. If he chose Chicago instead everyone would be convinced Gar Forman was a genius.

But one might also argue that one of the reasons LeBron decided to go to Miami was Riley. Even after LeBron left, they were a game away from getting back to the Eastern Conference finals 2 years later, and that was after losing Bosh halfway through that season.

I wish I could be as forgetful as some people here.

Re-signing Dragic and Wade is some top 10 all time GM moves, agreed.

[BBallFreak]

Pat Riley is one of the most successful GM's in the association since 1995 but sure, let's believe that on the most important day of the year, he took a nap and missed an opportunity to improve his team.

I buy that

[DBurks2818]

People have been overrating Riley for like a decade now because LeBron decided to go play in South Beach. If he chose Chicago instead everyone would be convinced Gar Forman was a genius.

But one might also argue that one of the reasons LeBron decided to go to Miami was Riley. Even after LeBron left, they were a game away from getting back to the Eastern Conference finals 2 years later, and that was after losing Bosh halfway through that season.

I wish I could be as forgetful as some people here.

Re-signing Dragic and Wade is some top 10 all time GM moves, agreed.

Yeah, and way better than successfully assembling a front of court of Hassan Whiteside, Luol Deng and Joe Johnson under the salary cap. Every team makes moves like those to go deep in the playoffs every year. I guess Spo should get all the credit though (if any, because this team lucked into all their success right).

[strokerace]

The sad part is anyone could almost sleep through a Miami game. The crowd has to be the worst in the whole NBA. Empty seats and silence.

[HearshotKDS]

Rippin blunts with the Bulls FO and the group collectively forgot they had stuff on their schedules.

[Jadoogar]

The heat are kind of stuck. Huge contracts for Jimmy, Bam and Herro. Lowry and robinson are dead weight and likely aren't going anywhere without assets attached. What tradeable pieces did the heat have to better their roster?

[Wingy]

Rippin blunts with the Bulls FO and the group collectively forgot they had stuff on their schedules.

At least Miami got a 2nd and cash. We got...

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