Will Dwyane Wade, Amare Stoudemire and Joe Johnson lead the Heat to glory?

I don’t mean to suggest that I disagree with you, but I’m curious why you are so confident in the fact Wade will stay in Miami?

I’ve been thinking of doing something similar, but I just wasn’t sure how to approach it, and I’ve been crunching some Salary Cap numbers to see what will even be realistic in terms of moves the Heat can make. I do have a question: I read somewhere that the Heat won’t be allowed to exceed the Cap to sign players this summer. Is that true? Why? Why do the NBA have the luxury tax threshold in that case? Or is the tax reserved for deals that involve trades?

PG Mario Chalmers, Patrick Beverly

Dwyane Wade will have to continue to share a lot of ballhandling responsibility (perhaps a little less if Joe Johnson comes on board), but Diamond Rio’s scoring/shooting ability makes it such that the Heat can afford to start him at PG. He must, however, learn to make more sound decisions. He doesn’t have to make plays for other guys; just stop throwing the ball away and be a better manager. Arroyo’s out. Some team out there has seen how consistent he has been in his last two NBA seasons in Florida and could use his services as a back-up for far more than the Heat will be able to pay him. I’m encouraged by Beverly’s stint overseas—just look at what practicing over there did for Brandon Jennings’ game.

SG You-Know-Who, Raja Bell

Bell can handle the ball some, but his biggest contributions would be on defense and spreading the floor for the other playmakers to have room to operate. He also is a relatively inexpensive option.

SF Joe Johnson, Dorell Wright

Johnson is a really good fit for this team. He can carry a team offensively in stretches. He’s a playmaker. He defends well even though it doesn’t show up on the stat sheet. Wright has shown us too much to just let him get away at this point. With Haslem likely gone (in my opinion), Dorell will be the only guy left from Wade’s good ol’ days with the Heat.

PF Carlos Boozer, Michael Beasley

Boozer is the second best fit of the available power forwards (again my opinion). He’s also the best available at the position who should know he’s not worth MAX$. If the post player we get is forced to play center, however, Amare Stoudemire is my first option simply because he’s the only guy of the lot who has legitimate experience playing the position for a season or two.

I just don’t think Beasley will be traded at this point, and perhaps making him the #1 option on the second unit is the best thing for both parties at this point. If he still just isn’t working out as of next summer, he’ll be a restricted free agent and perhaps we could trade him at that point. Haslem—like Arroyo—is out. This is his last long-term contract, and somebody’s going to offer him some good $.

C Brendan Haywood, Jamaal Magloire

Because of Wade’s ability to make plays (and Joe Johnson’s if he’s on the roster), the center position is the most important upgrade we need. Haywood is almost an ideal guy to put in that position because he can protect the Paint, and he’s got a bit left in the tank.

Magloire would be a quality guy to keep around for a solid 15 minutes a game or so, and he’d probably be willing to play for close to the minimum. The coaching staff will need to play him the 15 minutes per for him to show his value though.

Additional Support – Joel Anthony (Post), Daequan Cook (Perimeter)

Joel may be able to pick up more $ on the open market, but if he continues to develop and work hard, I believe the Heat will reward him next summer.

I look for Cook to rebound from last season. You don’t just forget how to shoot a basketball unless something is physically wrong. If it’s mental, I believe he can work it out over the summer.

I remain high on him again, but wonder if he can play center full time and without a nash.

Joe Johnson as a 3rd option intrigues me. It seems as he became the so called "superstar’ of the hawks, his once automatic jumper became kinda iffy at times

And I think Haslem bolts.I just cannot stomach another year of him hoarding minutes from Beasley because he has “grit.” I love UD and what he has done for us but I think we gotta say bye ala PJ Brown (a similar player who I realize was traded)

First of all if this guy does not already know I will teach him.
Yes we can resign Wade for max and get either Bosh,Amare or Boozer.
To add a third marquee guy like Joe Johnson we must trade Beasley,Cook and our first round draft pick.
Or simply trade Beasley and the pick for Bosh if we were to get Bosh in a sign and trade.
So one way or another Beasley is gone, he is inconsistent and a Tito!
Amare excels as a powerforward not a center.
The center has to be a big body that can rebound and block shots, score down low.
Therefore….
Here should be the 2010-2011 redeem heat team roster:
Starting 5: Pat Beverley or Steve Blake,Wade,Joe Johnson,Stoudemire,Brendan Haywood
bench: Chalmers,Raja Bell,Dorrell Wright,Haslem,Joel Anthony,Magloire,2nd round draft picks.
That’s a two man deep roster with scoring, depth, defensive presence and size.

Come on now, if Amare is the center, too much allowed points in the paint
Haslem cannot be our starting powerforward again neither can Beasley, they will be outplayed by the size of bigger four men.
Arroyo is garbage, I would take Steve Blake over him whom is a better shooter, defender and has a high basketball IQ

Well Arroyo could be a situational point guard but we need a new starting point guard period.
Either Chalmers works harder to get his job back or he remains on the bench, Beverley can work, Hasbrouck may work depends how he does in summer league and of course Steve Blake who would immediately fit in.

My only concern over Amare is if he can display the defensive tendancies needed – there is no denying his talent just needs to commit to be more defensive minded. Realistically few teams have legitimate centres so as long as he can man the middle and play the pick and roll with Wade (& JJ) it’ll be great for the heat.
I like the idea of Joe Johnson being here but if he signs elsewhere I would like for Riley to do what he can to get Rudy Gay.
Other good pickups would be Anthony Morrow (great outside shooter) or Haywood but it depends how much they are asking for.
If Q-Rich does come back can someone please tell him to stop taking bad shots early in the shot clock – it kills me…

Most important I think will be how well everyone’s role is defined. With the talent upgrade we are expecting I see no reason for the Heat to win less than 55 games next year and for a few years after…

Dirk is the best shooting big man in the league no doubt, but do you really think Cuban will let Dirk walk for nothing?
I will stick with the heat big 3 of Wade,Joe Johnson and Bosh or Amare.

wade-lebron-bosh

if we get them, id be happy playing 3 on 5, forget pg or c
lolol
sorry im a lil crazy but a guy can dream cant he?

I could have sworn I have heard rumors that he might want to leave Dallas. Wouldn’t he be a great option at center?

which combo is better at PF,C??

I would say Bosh and Haywood.
Haywood bangs, does the dirty work, rebounds and blocks lots of shots aswel as finish around the rim.
bosh plays about 18 feet from the rim, also a good rebounder, knock down shooter, has range, great vision of the court and great passer.
Amare is not a great passer, he needs picks set for him, Bosh can get his own shot, Bosh does more for you, yes Amare is a bit more athletic but Bosh is younger, and is a better all around everything.

Front court:Joe Johnson,Bosh,Haywood
backcourt: Steve Blake & Wade

That’s the most I’ve seen for a post since I joined the Peninsula—other than Open Game Threads of course.

to go with bosh or amare
maybe a mike miller to give us a 3 pt threat

I think that is nice and all but I would love to get Dirk instead of Amare. Dirk will be able to space out the floor (which equals Wade getting funky with it for 30+ points) with his long range shooting or take it to the basket. Dirk, in my opinion, is a better player than Amare. If Wade and Dirk were on the court there is no way a team can/cannot afford to double team them both. It’s a “pick your poison”/“choose one” situation. If you double team both Wade and Dirk SOMEONE will be open(and take into account that Wade rips defenders that are double teaming him apart). If a decide not to double team Wade and Dirk, it is guaranteed that they will go off.

After resigning Wade, you’ll have about 30 million of cap space