Rebuild the Realm: Official 2014 Miami Heat OffSeason Thread

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Likely meaning his ho ass planned on leaving during the finals. It'd explain his quitting in the final minutes of game 5. Nice to see he ran from Riley challenging him. That's what happens when you grow up without a father.

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I'm Mad too...but he didn't have to come down to MIA in the First Place. I appreciate him for what he did.





Still lost SOME respect for how he went back to Dan Tho...:what:
 

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Who was available at what we could afford last year? Fraud ran at the first available chance he got. Shaq didn't ditch the lakers after a few years of not winning the championship. Timmy didn't ditch San Antonio. Dirk could've gotten out of Dallas long ago. They all had a pair.

The Heat are no longer a Championship team with Wade's knee problems. So why should Lebron stick around?

Legacy wise he needs his own team and Miami was always gonna be Wade's team.
 

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Chill out. You are starting to sound like those butthurt cleveland fans from 2010. We won before him and will win after ....... Dont know how long its gonna take though :lolbron:
I'd be bummed if he left for let's say Dallas or Houston or Chicago, but after getting Wade and Haslem to leave a combined $46 million on the table and taking so long that we couldn't get Lowry, this is some slimy shyt. The issue is going back there after the way they treated him on his exit. I read some comment the other day that they were the figurative ugly chick that let him coast and never pushed him to achieve since they knew he could do better, while Miami is the dime that wouldn't let him coast. Dude dragged Riley cross country for a meeting when he knew he was already leaving. Pat Riley deserves better than that.
 

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But Dragic is also more use to being a starter. Last year was Bledsoe first time being the man. When he was playing they were way better. Then he got hurt. The only thing that worries me if he really does have Wade knees.

Ugh.

Don't watch then. It can't all be roses.

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2007 wasn't that long ago, man. It just sucks because I don't see no silver lining.

LOOK AT THE ROSTER!

Going from Lebron James and Chris Bosh to Ennis, Granger, and McRoberts.

It's like eating prime steak, cooked to perfection, to the chef taking a dump on your plate after eating 50 sliders from White Castle.
 

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Riley is an awful drafting GM and there is no Wade-esque talent coming out that I can see plus Riley and Spo aren't what you call "developers of talent".

I looked at the FA for 2015-2016. I'm not seeing any championship pieces, man. I'm not seeing glue guys and 6th men pieces (That are actually possible...we ain't getting Kawhi, Noel,, etc).

What do we have to offer top tier FA? Playing with a Prime Wade or being with the a Big 3 has been our main selling point for the past decade.

Everyone just saw Wade look like trash in the Finals. We got no picks, it's not like our NBA fanbase is looked at very favorably by the rest of the NBA.

One of my Heat brehs, show me the silver lining! Tell me I'm not being a pessimist or is this 2007 again!

I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Knicks fans, although there are no superstars in the draft(which come every 3-6 years), there are AS talent in that top 5. Mudiay projects to be a 6'5 :russ: ; Jahlil Okafor is a taller version of Boogie/Al Jefferson, and Mario Hezonja is an very athletic version of Gallinari with handles.

Even if you don't get one of those players in the draft, a top 10 pick is still valuable, and you can use that in a package to net Boogie, especially if you have two top 10 picks. Keep the picks and play them or use them to acquire players in trade. Not counting KD, you still have Al Horford; Batum(athletic SF with J and lockdown d), Noah, and Mike Conley Jr in this 2016 FA Class.

Also you'll likely get assets(late picks, but still) through S&T off Bosh and Bron. Not saying Miami will be in the Finals in 2017, but they can be close to their if they play this smart.
 

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I'd be bummed if he left for let's say Dallas or Houston or Chicago, but after getting Wade and Haslem to leave a combined $46 million on the table and taking so long that we couldn't get Lowry, this is some slimy shyt. The issue is going back there after the way they treated him on his exit. I read some comment the other day that they were the figurative ugly chick that let him coast and never pushed him to achieve since they knew he could do better, while Miami is the dime that wouldn't let him coast. Dude dragged Riley cross country for a meeting when he knew he was already leaving. Pat Riley deserves better than that.

Why does Lebron owe Pat Riley or anyone with the Heat organization anything. They didn't even tell Lebron before they held Wade out of games during the regular season. I don't blame Lebron for wanting to go somewhere he's the main priority.
 
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