Comments on: Heat considering starting lineup changes, but options limited

By: fouldwimmerliak

fouldwimmerliak — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:24:17 +0000

I agree with the first paragraph of this article. Phil Jackson is a god and he is not just lucky. That is the way it is. Don’t anyone ever go bashing Phil.

By: silencegooddoer

silencegooddoer — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:21:13 +0000

T-R-A-I-N-W-R-E-C-K !!! Just as you cannot sustain wining games with trick or gimmick plays, the same appears to apply to trick or gimmick off-season moves. It is now apparent, that this has been a “throw a bunch of mud against the wall and see what sticks” kind of experiment! The problem is, these were huge contracts signed with no game plan; very wreckless and unresponsable. This shows how good “ALL” of the active players in the NBA are as opposed to those that fill the teams of International play. For LeBron, Wade, and Bosh to think this would be like thier days of team USA beating up on the competition is a blatent sign of disrespect for thier fraternal NBA brothers!

By: ocgunslinger

ocgunslinger — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:58:34 +0000

You are aptly named……unless it would be knucklehead. Kobe has not always been the balanced team player and leader he is today. It took a year away from Jackson for Bryant to realize what a great coach Jackson was for the Laker’s and himself and openly campaigned for Jackson’s return. Name a successful coach in any sport who has not had some great players. It takes players and coaches working as a TEAM. It is usually the coaches that develop that chemistry and it is called off the court leadership.

By: zblott

zblott — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:02:25 +0000

Here’s an idea (just an idea): bench Bosh. This article looks at how poor his play has been this year, causing a rational observer to think he’s not even a top-10 PF (and probably wasn’t before now either).

http://www.hoopskarma.com/hk/2010/11/12/is-chris-bosh-a-top-10-pf-probably-not.html

By: metalhead65

metalhead65 — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:02:38 +0000

I love how the season is going so far for the heat and hope it continues.it’s great reading about miami fans being in a panic over the start.that’s what you get when you act like you are entilted to a championship without having to earn it. as for just rolling out the ball and having them win it all I thought that’s all they had to do with the way they talked after the decsion. and sorry but until jackson does his coaching magic with the clippers or twolves or some other team that does not employ the best players then he will always be over rated in my book.seriously what other coach would consider coaching jordan and pippen,shaq and kobe a challenge?how about becoming the coach of the pacers or one of the other lousy teams I mentioned and win something?what could be a bigger challenge than taking over a franchise that has never won and making them a winner?he may be a good coach but the championships he won were because of the players he had/has and not him!

By: henryd3rd

henryd3rd — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:45:01 +0000

There are a lot of people around the league smiling at what has transpired in Miami with the Heat. There will be change and I can envision Riley bringing in a power forward and a decent center to help the so-called “Big Three”. Sadly Erik Spoelstra had better watch his back because there is a history of changing coaches when things in mid season.

By: davidly

davidly — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:38:03 +0000

Here’s a thought: by signing all three stars at once, the Heat kept each’s salary below what they would have gotten anywhere else. That’s the brilliance of the move they made and I think they did it intentionally.

Think about it. If Bosh functions well in this line-up, great, if not, they can trade him to a team that would’ve have had to have given him a bigger contract had they acquired him prior to this season.

What d’y'all think about that?

By: ericreives

ericreives — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:56:04 +0000

Earl Barron FTW? Seriously, the Heat need size and Barron provides that a discount. He’s decent and that’s all the Heat need at this point. Barron provides a jumpshot, rebounding, and some blocks. Athletic enough to run the floor with Wade and James as well. Or they could take a look at Dwayne Jones who has been a rebounding machine in the D-League yet can’t get a look anywhere. Marcus Thornton should also be on the radar of the Heat. Get some scoring off the bench at a cheap price, if they can matchup with the Hornets.

By: thestudiokida

thestudiokida — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:32:27 +0000

Agreed that there doesn’t seem to be many options, but take a mental note now that having Arroyo or Chalmers on the court with Wade & LeBron is just taking up space. They can’t shoot and have no business handling the ball. Ideally they would have signed a guy like Raja Bell who can defend anybody and doesn’t need the ball on offense. Maybe there will be a trade scenario for Shane Battier or some other gritty wing player.