Miami Heat Off-season thread 13.0 In Riley We Trust

WD · Post #1661 » by WD » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:23 am

Dmcdani6 wrote:Think they go after JJ for A backup 2/3?

already went after him, haven't read any follow up,,,,Don't care about those who don't want to be here

Post #1662 » by **DefenseWins** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:23 am

Wade3 wrote:So everyone stayed except for you-know-who? Absolutely delighted at the loyalty being shown to Wade, Riley & Arison. I get LeBron wanted to go home but to see Bosh, Andersen, Haslem & others commit to the plan, it's a great show of loyalty.

Ray is gonna be a Cav if he doesn't retire, has loyalty to Lebron

JJ, Lewis, Beas... Dunno what's going on with them

Beas wants to come back I believe, depends of someone reached out and offered more money or something

JJ, Cavs reached out to him cause of Lebron, but I hope he stays with us, he and UD are tight

Lewis has a lot of suitors, including the Spurs...

But for the most part people coming back, it is nice to see. Birdman specifically had loyalty to the Heat cause we revived his career. Nice to see

Mugiwara · Post #1663 » by **Mugiwara** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:23 am

So, we just need to win our division and we are guaranteed Top 4 seed.

I love our division. <3

WD · Post #1664 » by WD » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:24 am

kinghasnoequal wrote:Anyone else think we have a chance at the no.1 seed this year? Or am I just crazy?

How about just finalizing our roster and having a healthy preseason, can we just start there?

heatlespeatles · Post #1665 » by **heatlespeatles** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:24 am

I see cocky Heat fan mode is back

OtW · Post #1666 » by **OtW** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:24 am

I hope this is real. :lol:

Joseph Goodman ‏@JoeGoodmanJr 10m
REPORTER: What's your prediction for that first game against the Cavs?
HASLEM: "Pain."

marson · Post #1667 » by **marson** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:24 am

kinghasnoequal wrote:Anyone else think we have a chance at the no.1 seed this year? Or am I just crazy?

Top 5 would be realistic.

Run DLC · Post #1668 » by **Run DLC** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:24 am

Don't want to get bash or anything, but we'd still have the same team and we'd still get the same results had everyone stayed.

Heat_Fan_87 · Post #1669 » by **Heat_Fan_87** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:24 am

kinghasnoequal wrote:Anyone else think we have a chance at the no.1 seed this year? Or am I just crazy?

bulls look deeeeeeeeep

Hallstar · Post #1670 » by **Hallstar** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:25 am

cheap SG, I would go with Brandon Rush or Douglas Roberts over old players like JJ

Hallstar · Post #1671 » by **Hallstar** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:25 am

Heat_Fan_87 wrote:
kinghasnoequal wrote:Anyone else think we have a chance at the no.1 seed this year? Or am I just crazy?

bulls look deeeeeeeeep

They still have no scoring on the wings

kinghasnoequal · Post #1672 » by **kinghasnoequal** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:26 am

WD wrote:
kinghasnoequal wrote:Anyone else think we have a chance at the no.1 seed this year? Or am I just crazy?

How about just finalizing our roster and having a healthy preseason, can we just start there?

Well yes we can do that. It was just a question though.

CrossOver · Post #1673 » by **CrossOver** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:26 am

OtW wrote:I hope this is real.

Joseph Goodman ‏@JoeGoodmanJr 10m
REPORTER: What's your prediction for that first game against the Cavs?
HASLEM: "Pain."

I'm questioning if it really is. But either way.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZomwVcGt0LE[/youtube]

dakogoliath · Post #1674 » by **dakogoliath** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:27 am

Highest we could get with this lineup would be 2-3 but that would be a dream. :lol:

realistically we could get 4-6 that is if Wade, Deng and Bosh are in top form most season.

FlashTheKilla · Post #1675 » by **FlashTheKilla** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:28 am

WD wrote:
FlashTheKilla wrote:
WD wrote:I don't want to hear anything with the word TRADE in it. After what we've been through, ANYONE that wants to be here, should have a chance to be hear.

I hear you, but there are serious basketball realities that need to be addressed in order for this team to be successful, and one of them is a lack of depth in our front-court.

I also hear you, but YOU nor I are in a position to have a vote in this, let's just stay on the high road, I remember how I felt on Friday, I love how I feel since...how bout you?

Don't be greedy, the ones that are in charge know what they're doing, so far RIGHT NOW< we are a better overall team. After all that has happened, we still got players that WANT to be here..I'll take that..

Oh, I'm feeling fantastic since Friday. But our post-LeBron roster moves have taken us from down-on-our-luck and lottery-bound to potential contender. Riley has made clear that we want to win now, and my own vision/opinion on how to win basketball games does not include three point guards on our roster who either don't contribute much or are not ready to contribute much. I think it's just basketball basics. Having the three of those guys is not a sustainable model for a winning basketball team, nor is it conducive to Shabazz getting the serious burn we want him to get so he can grow into the piece we hope he can grow into. If one of Chalmers and Cole does not play for us next year, it would not throw our continuity into flux.

Regardless, we will be a different look team next year, anyways. We're going to have to rebuild our chemistry from the ground up.

Run DLC · Post #1676 » by **Run DLC** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:28 am

Lol @ No.1 seed. Never going to happen with Chalmers being the head of the snake for the team's offense. Let's stop fooling ourselves. The Heat will make the playoffs, but realistically, we might play as badly as the Knicks did last season.

BlueHeat · Post #1677 » by **BlueHeat** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:29 am

FlashTheKilla wrote:
WD wrote:
FlashTheKilla wrote:
I hear you, but there are serious basketball realities that need to be addressed in order for this team to be successful, and one of them is a lack of depth in our front-court.

I also hear you, but YOU nor I are in a position to have a vote in this, let's just stay on the high road, I remember how I felt on Friday, I love how I feel since...how bout you?

Don't be greedy, the ones that are in charge know what they're doing, so far RIGHT NOW< we are a better overall team. After all that has happened, we still got players that WANT to be here..I'll take that..

Oh, I'm feeling fantastic since Friday. But our post-LeBron roster moves have taken us from down-on-our-luck and lottery-bound to potential contender. Riley has made clear that we want to win now, and my own vision/opinion on how to win basketball games does not include three point guards on our roster who either don't contribute much or are not ready to contribute much. I think it's just basketball basics. Having the three of those guys is not a sustainable model for a winning basketball team, nor is it conducive to Shabazz getting the serious burn we want him to get so he can grow into the piece we hope he can grow into. If one of Chalmers and Cole does not play for us next year, it would not throw our continuity into flux.

Regardless, we will be a different look team next year, anyways. We're going to have to rebuild our chemistry from the ground up.

Yeah, I think Cole is gone. I see no need to keep another pg with an 8.8 PER.

BIRDMAN BIRDMAN · Post #1678 » by **BIRDMAN BIRDMAN** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:30 am

Deng/Granger SF combo...........man if Granger can regain his ****, that would be a sick duo on the wings. And that's without the potential youth punch of Ennis/Beas too

Never thought I'd be this excited damn

WD · Post #1679 » by WD » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:32 am

kinghasnoequal wrote:
WD wrote:
kinghasnoequal wrote:Anyone else think we have a chance at the no.1 seed this year? Or am I just crazy?

How about just finalizing our roster and having a healthy preseason, can we just start there?

Well yes we can do that. It was just a question though.

meant no harm, trying to stay in the POSITIVE moment, we have a lot of time for predictions....each day since Friday has made season ticket holders feel a little better

Wade3 · Post #1680 » by **Wade3** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:32 am

DefenseWins wrote:
Wade3 wrote:So everyone stayed except for you-know-who? Absolutely delighted at the loyalty being shown to Wade, Riley & Arison. I get LeBron wanted to go home but to see Bosh, Andersen, Haslem & others commit to the plan, it's a great show of loyalty.

Ray is gonna be a Cav if he doesn't retire, has loyalty to Lebron

JJ, Lewis, Beas... Dunno what's going on with them

Beas wants to come back I believe, depends of someone reached out and offered more money or something

JJ, Cavs reached out to him cause of Lebron, but I hope he stays with us, he and UD are tight

Lewis has a lot of suitors, including the Spurs...

But for the most part people coming back, it is nice to see. Birdman specifically had loyalty to the Heat cause we revived his career. Nice to see

My point is that everyone, not saying us Heat fans, but generally everyone thought all these guys were only showing loyalty to LeBron & the rings. That's true of Allen & there might be a few others that leave but the ones that stayed playing with Wade, playing for the Heat even when not title favourites, staying loyal to Spo, Arison, Riley proved that we don't need to have the best player in the world and 60m tied up between 3 players just to be an attractive spot. Deng could have gotten more from Hawks, Suns, Dallas ( if they were unsure about Parsons deal being matched by Rockets) but he signed here as well.

It's just great to see us not being a bottom-of-the-conference team just because our best player left. Howard leaves LA, look what happens. LeBron leaves Cleveland, look what happens. Paul leaves Hornets, look what happens. In an era where tanking is supported by front offices & fan bases alike, we continue to put a competing team out there & aim at going for the ultimate prize. It's made me proud to be a Heat fan as much as when we win Championships because this organization doesn't accept losing.