dimemag.com - 5/19/2008
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That appears to be the way Pat Riley is approaching the next two NBA seasons for his Miami Heat. By all accounts, assuming Miami gets the No. 1 pick, he seems to like the idea of drafting Derrick Rose ahead of Michael Beasley. Common sense would say then that he’d need to get [...]
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Ridiculous Upside —
... is completely screwing themselves by ignoring it. If the Kings draft another big man (ANOTHER! BIG! MAN!), are they going to be able to insert him right away, with Spencer Hawes making top 10 money and Brad Miller killing it? These are the types of scenarios that BEG for D-League involvement.
What do I take from this Indy piece on drafting? A good point guard can turn your team around incredibly fast in the modern NBA.
Turns out Miami is thinking about doing exactly what we think they should do . Except for that whole "going after Boozer" thing. ...
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Arsenalist —
... Miami’s plan is to land a free agent power forward and if they do I hope they can give us Udonis Haslem in exchange for TJ Ford. Chris Quinn and J-Will aren’t cutting it in Miami and Ford might be a good fit with the high-flying Shawn Marion on the wing and a double-team-inducing guard in Wade. I’m probably pipe-dreaming again. ...
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