We've Got To Rescue D. Wade

by Ceasaleo on Nov 5, 2009 12:05 AM CST Comment 23 comments

After watching the Heat - Wizards game tonight, I'm convinced that the Heat are even more of a one man team, than I believed them to be. There's no way D. Wade stays after this year, and we should really be doing everything in our power to align things to get him next year.

I know a lot of people are going to say, well what would make him want to come here over staying with the Heat and getting those extra millions in the warm weather. Well, look at the team that's around him. The Heat will have a lot of money coming off the books this offseason, from my guess I would say about 38 mil, not counting D. Wade's salary. So I guess they could go out and sign someone like Boozer and resign Wade, but that still leaves them with a starting lineup of :

PG Chalmers

SG D. Wade

SF Beasley

PF Boozer

C FA Pickup / Draft

Is that the team that u think he sees giving him a chance to contend for a title? I don't think so. And if the salary cap shrinks again, then that gives them even less money to fill in those gaps and the bench.

Now, I've heard that we would have to get rid of Hinrich or Ty Thomas's contracts (maybe both) if we want to have enough money to get a premier FA. I say we start with Thomas, I love his potential, but if he's in the way of getting D. Wade I say he can go. Now you're gonna have to follow me on this one.

We trade Tyrus and Jerome James for Boozer, we can give them some cash or a 2nd rounder for fill in. The Jazz do this because at present time they r going nowhere fast and will want to get his contract off the books, before the luxary tax deadline. We get a low post presence for a year, and added salary cap space at the end of the year. This move will give us 24 mil coming off the books. That should be enough space to sign D. Wade.

Our lineup as it exists today is missing the go-to scorer (which we lost when we let BG walk), but even with saying that we have really good pieces in place and that are locked up for the near future. I'll take Rose and Noah over Chalmers and Beasley every day of the week. Throw in Deng, who seems to be showing that he's healthy, and that's a pretty good core group. Reinsdorf has avoided going into the luxury tax like the plague, but I thought I heard he would do so for a championship contender. So say we sign D.Wade for the max and then come back and pick up someone like David Lee for another 8 or 9 mil. This puts us over the cap (I believe, not sure), but not by much and leaves us with this team:

PG D. Rose

SG D. Wade

SF Deng

PF David Lee

C Joakim Noah

With Salmons (if he opts in), Gibson, Johnson coming off the bench. Even if u leave out David Lee and substitute Gibson in. That lineup still looks better than what Miami can throw out.

Thoughts?

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I'd rather go for bosh.

obviously wade is better than bosh, but hopefully rose will develop into a wade type player. I just feel that rose and wade each need the ball in their hands to make plays and neither one is really a shooter.

by Uncle Stanley McGoober on Nov 5, 2009 8:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Quality is Quality

I’d take Wade over Kirk, Salmons & also BG.

Besides, Rose/Wade will work out. Rose already has experience playing with trigger happy ball stoppers (see Gordon, Ben and Hughes, Larry)

by Alighieri on Nov 5, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

First Wade, Bosh is plan B

Here is what happens if we get Bosh: we get a guy who scores 20 points a game. And since no one else on the team has consistency we don’t we games. We need someone who can put 30, 40, 50 on a game. We need Wade. I would even go for Joe Johnson before I try Bosh. (not that I wouldn’t like him on the team)

by JustAnotherFan on Nov 9, 2009 8:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That was a fun game to watch!

Wade was in 2005 form and I think he’s ready for the pay day.

by SoulEater7 on Nov 5, 2009 9:55 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

You see the NO/DAL tilt after that?

Both games were sick, but it was such a pleasure to watch Chris Paul. He dominates the game in every which way and there’s nothing he can’t do. He also took over the huddles and late game playcalling during TO’s. Basically, he has all the things I don’t see in Derrick. That open court move he put on Terry(?) was unreal.

Metal sharpens metal.

And this guy right here understands and knows what leadership is all about: The coach, the hall of famer......... Dick Butka! George Ryan

by dakoose on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

he was also 2 for 2 on his threes. Too bad he doesn’t have a wing player to complement him.

by SoulEater7 on Nov 5, 2009 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Heat will have more cap room than the Bulls will

And if you’re Wade, who would you trust more to build a championship contender: Pat Riley, or Gar Paxdorf?

by Big D on Nov 5, 2009 11:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

I think a lot depends on how Beasley develops this year too. He’s still young and could still be great. That lineup with Boozer could be an Eastern Conference powerhouse, though Orlando would still give them trouble. Boston has to fade at some point.

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by DLRoth on Nov 6, 2009 10:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If they sign Wade to the max

that’s it for the offseason, they’ll have no cap room left.

Not that I’d care if it actually happened.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 5, 2009 12:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Oh hell yes.... but you do realize your young Malik Allen would start.

Rose
Wade
Deng
Gibson
Noah

JJ, Kurt, 2010 draft pick and I guess it’s time to scout the D-League?

by SoulEater7 on Nov 5, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, how is it true that they have no cap room if they sign Wade to the max?

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/miami.htm

Even with a lower cap, they have O’Neal coming off the books, among others.

by RyPac13 on Nov 5, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I mean 'us'.

don’t like the we/us sports thing.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 5, 2009 4:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Haha, true, I’m not exactly proud saying “us.”

I don’t mind saying “we” drafted Rose, or “we” won all those rings, though.

But back to your original cap point, that is true, we’d have no more cap space and it’s not likely we’ll go into the tax because the management will say “well we just signed Wade, who is worth going into the cap for?” after the fact.

Then again, if Rose progresses and the others play the way that they are capable of, we might not need too much more than Wade for this team to be a legitimate contender. Wade is a leader too, you wouldn’t hear this Lindsey Hunter bullshit with him on the team, I wouldn’t think. It’d be nice to have a clear #1 guy that wasn’t 20 years old to put people in line.

by RyPac13 on Nov 5, 2009 5:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The irony is the Heat just beat us and aren’t off to a bad start this year.

And as many trades as you can name that make sense for us, all you need for the Heat are 1-3 trades that might work and that is a more favorable situation because Pat Riley will actually make it happen.

Their owner is also more willing (not this year so far, but next year I’d imagine) to go into the tax. Maybe we go into the tax for Wade if we have to, but the Heat might go into the tax for a second star alongside Wade. And it’s not like Miami isn’t an attractive destination (Chicago is as well).

I’m hopeful, but I hope the Heat really tank and Riley makes the rare mistake of really marginalizing Wade this season.

by RyPac13 on Nov 5, 2009 2:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

how can we rescue him when his one man team beat our asses

by sin on Nov 5, 2009 3:04 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

So

If Salmons opts out, then we have:

Rose/Hinrich
Wade/Hinrich
Deng/JJ
Lee/Taj
Noah/Asik
That’s not half-suckish. Too bad it requires foresight and risk.

Things could be worse. We could have kept Boylan.

by stupidgenius on Nov 5, 2009 7:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Oh did we just sign David Lee under your plan as well?

by RyPac13 on Nov 6, 2009 11:17 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

for the rec. wade/dwade is awesome in 2k10

"I think it’s safe to say Noah and Rose are the future."

by Belize on Nov 6, 2009 5:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

rose/dwade*

"I think it’s safe to say Noah and Rose are the future."

by Belize on Nov 6, 2009 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Miami is good.

Wade is staying, Bosh is staying, lebron is going to NY.. Bulls get rudy gay……….sigh

DA CUBS DA BEARS DA BULLS

by Rudey on Nov 7, 2009 7:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

there are other options

Joe Johnson, David Lee. But I cannot see Bosh staying in Toronto.

by JustAnotherFan on Nov 9, 2009 8:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I would take Rudy Gay in a minute…..if Bosh and Wade stay and LBJ goes to NY. I don’t know if he can play the 4 but I like 20 ppg and 7 rpg. With his skill set he would fit perfect in VDN’s run, run, run style offense.

by bluezman7 on Nov 8, 2009 8:02 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Rudy Gay is just a big scorer on a bad team. He doesn’t make your team any better. Can’t defend, only a ok rebounder. He’s ok but he’s not a difference maker at all. And he’s a pure 3, not a 3/4

by C Smoove on Nov 9, 2009 8:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs