'13 All things Heat thread

[Wade2Bosh]

Yeah, his offense has been really bad. That J he worked on this off season hasnt been consistent at all and he still hasnt realized that he cant make layups in traffic.

[Wade2Bosh]

Lebron adds one more trophy to his collection

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Congratulations to LeBron James on being named the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year! http://instagr.am/p/T_78TGEMlo/

[Dee-Zy]

I don't understand how Joel can be such a bad rebounder...

[Wade2Bosh]

Originally Posted by Dee-Zy

I don't understand how Joel can be such a bad rebounder...

Very bad hands for one.

[doctordrizzay]

Originally Posted by Wade2Bosh

Very bad hands for one.

His penis must hate him.

[BlackNRed]

Originally Posted by Adam

We recognized that a while ago. Doesn't mean we consider trading Wade for Marcin Gortat.

You should really speak for yourself.

[Jace]

@IraHeatBeat Dexter Pittman with 18 points, five rebounds in Sioux Falls D-League win tonight in 26 minutes. But a rebounding answer?

Adept rebounding is one of the most attainable skills in the league, and yet it's like the Holy Grail for us. Even most of our stop-gap bigs have been average at best on the boards. It's weird.

Clearly the answer isn't currently in the rotation. I'm sure some of it can be attributed to effort, but it's no doubt more than that at this point. Maybe a legitimate, extended look needs to be given to Harrellson. On paper he's our second-best rebounder. It shouldn't be too hard to play defense on par with Udonis' current contribution, so if he can do that and rebound, any offense he'd provide would be damn-near superfluous.

Beyond that, we need to be actively looking into FA's and possible trade scenarios. In the end, it's probably good this team has given Riley a reason to keep an aggressive eye out for improving this roster. He seems to be one who'll ride with what's been successful til the last second, in the name of loyalty and perseverance. It's clear we still haven't figured out our rebounding woes of last season and need to start looking outside the roster.

[Dee-Zy]

Jort can't defend the PnR, that is the main reason.

[Jace]

UD has gotten pretty terrible at it himself.

[Smithian]

Remember everyone, Spoelstra is a trained professional and small ball is the answer! Sit back and enjoy it

[Adam]

Are there any big men options out there? There's gotta be something. I know Dalembert has been told to go away by Milwaukee but I can't think of anything they would want from us to match salaries (although I don't know how matching salaries works anymore under the new CBA).

[Smithian]

Philadelphia has a young big guy who is struggling to crack a spot in their rotation but is a rebounding machine. I think his name is like Walnut Moldtree.

[BlackNRed]

I don't care who we sign as long as he can rebound consistently. We need a hard nosed big who isn't afraid to mix it up down low. Basically, we need a Joel Anthony that can rebound.

[Smithian]

Arnett Moultrie would be so perfect on this team. I won't let that one go for a while. It's like when JJ Barea and other small guards shredded us after we let Beverley go (but Norris helped fix that).

[doctordrizzay]

James Jones and Miller for P. Gasol