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At this point, quantity, but not quality
             The two thoughts taken from Sunday's exhibition opener are the two that were of greatest concern entering the game: There still are no answers at point guard or center.               ...
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... Ira Winderman of The Miami Sun-Sentinel:  “It is rather remarkable that the Heat currently is carrying five point guards (Chris Quinn, Marcus Banks, Mario Chalmers, Shaun Livingston and Jason Richards), and yet could be at a deficit at the position regardless of the opponent. Similarly, even with four centers in camp (Mark Blount, Joel Anthony, Jamaal Magloire and David Padgett), it doesn’t get much better, for now, than again starting Blount. Quantity, the Heat has. Quality? That’s why a forward might have to be sacrificed. That said, when the Heat was playing ...

Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... The Heat have nine players who are either point guards or centers, which is only weird when you consider that an active roster is 12 players, and everybody knows they need a point guard and a center, and may well end up trading a forward or two to get them. ...

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