'13 All things Heat thread

[doctordrizzay]

Originally Posted by Wade County

Hardly think Phoenix would go 'you want Gortat? SURE! We'll take Udonis if that's cool?'.

I didnt say Gortat for Haslem...I just want Gortat here and haslem gone.

[Knicks4life]

Originally Posted by Wade County

What is the protection on that Raptors 2013 1st rounder that OKC owns....?

Petrified of them getting ANOTHER young stud now

Top 3 protected

[Wade County]

So OKC will have it if it's a pick #4 and out.

Fark - that's golden for them.

[Dee-Zy]

Originally Posted by doctordrizzay

I didnt say Gortat for Haslem...I just want Gortat here and haslem gone.

How do we get Gortat?

We give them Pittman?

[Jace]

No. Probably a pick or two, and...who knows who, if they'd even want a player. That's probably not even realistic, actually.

Speaking of the Suns, poor Beasters isn't working out already:

@Powell2daPeople Suns source: Michael Beasley is "toxic," team in tailspin, could lead to major shakeup.

The truly problematic part, according to a person close to the situation who spoke with USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, is that Beasley is hardly hiding his frustrations with the fact that his role isn't what he thought it would be. Beasley, who has shared his frustrations publicly recently as well, could find himself changing teams for the third time in five seasons if the situation doesn't improve leading up to the Feb. 21 trade deadline.

The numbers indicate that he's hurting more than helping. For the season, there is – according to stats provided by the NBA - a 20.8-point swing toward the negative on average when Beasley is on the floor compared to when he's not (a negative-14.4 plus-minus rating with him on the floor and a plus-6.4 rating with him off it). He's clearly not helping them on the defensive end, either, as the team's defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) is 96.2 when he's on the bench and 114.9 when he's on the court.

Making matters worse, the numbers say that the Suns are better as a offensively when he isn't playing. With Beasley on the floor, their offensive rating (points per 100 possessions) is 100.1 while it's 101.5 with him on the bench.

[Wade2Bosh]

That was a weird signing to begin with. Dont know who would take on that contract now.

[Jace]

Yup. I thought he'd have trouble getting signed, let alone something over the minimum.

Random Thought: When LeBron's career is over, John Hollinger should change "Player Efficiency Rating (PER)" to "LeBron James Rating (LJR)." He tops the list in his sleep. It's like it was made for his game.

[Wade2Bosh]

Just looking at the contracts. Mario has a team option next year at $4 million. He very likely wont be traded, but he along with that Sixers pick are probably our best tradeable assets.

Its too bad that Riles was in such a giving mood the summer of 2010. Could have at least made the final year of UD and Joel's contracts a team option instead of a player option. Would have made them much better trade chips.

[Adam]

The thing I don't like about Gortat is he's a transient possession. He's got one year left on his deal after this one, and then because of the way the salary cap is structured we will lose him because we can't match opposing team offers. The only way we can re-sign him after a year is if he is a complete bust and awful player and nobody else in the league wants him.

Would rather keep and use Philly's pick than trade it. Imagine the position we would be in today if we never traded that Raptors pick which is going to be a lottery pick some day. Riley has always been bad with the draft (Kaman over Wade?), it's his one fault.

[Dee-Zy]

I was sarcastic for Pittman for Gortat.......

[Wade County]

Like the guys said, Mario and that Philly 1st are really our only trade assets. Guys like Miller, Haslem and Joel are worth more to us than other teams in all likelihood - and we'd get nothing for them.

Like W2 said though - wish those Joel and UD contracts were team options, but we likely would've lost them otherwise.

[Wade2Bosh]

[Wade County]

Anyone slightly concerned that CB is getting worn down playing Center?

Last 5 have been very pedestrian: 13 and 7 on 44%.

Just a bad shooting patch?

[Wade County]

In related news, after a very poor November, DWade is rounding into form in December.

Last 5:

24.6 ppg
2.4 rpg
3.4 apg
0.8 spg
2.2 tpg
33.4 mpg

59.7% fg
42.9% 3fg
82.4% ft

Looks like rumours of his demise may have been exaggerated.

Insteresting to note that lack of steals and blocks for Dwyane so far this season though, usually a staple of his game. He's at 0.6 and 1.1 blocks and steals per game respectively, career wise he averages 1 block and 1.6 steals.

Looking at his shot attempts also, he's down to 15.3 per game on average this season. That's the lowest since his rookie year.

[Smithian]

Originally Posted by Wade County

Anyone slightly concerned that CB is getting worn down playing Center?

Last 5 have been very pedestrian: 13 and 7 on 44%.

Just a bad shooting patch?

Not surprised.

Expected.