Rebuild the Realm: Official 2014 Miami Heat OffSeason Thread

[intruder]

I'd rather keep those jobs separated.

Im a big advocate for keeping the two separate when it comes to basketball. To me, coaching puts you too close to the players for you to make personnel decisions. Sure there are the few successes like Popovic but when i make my case against it i always point to Don Nelson and how he dismantled the Golden State Warriors.

That team could have had Tim Hardaway, Sprewell, Chris Mullin, Chris Webber and Rony Seikaly as a starting 5. Instead he got into a beef Webber and traded him. Reports of disagreement with Hardaway and got him traded too.

So no. Keep the two positions separated.

 

[madness]

Remember when we drafter Wade most people in South Florida (myself included) didn't know much about him. Riley sold us on the "Athletic version of Gary Payton" when fans questioned the pick. Little did we know he'd be even better.

i went to marquette and was a year behind wade and saw all of his college games (used to go drunk as hell with a bunch of white chicks, those were the days)

i remember coming back to miami during spring and summer breaks raving to all my boys about how ill this cat from chicago was. after the heat drafted him nikkas was like "who?" and i was like "don't worry, breh is the truth"

i'd be lying if i said i knew he'd turn out to be a future hall of famer tho

 

[WaddupDoe!]

Not really sure about Howard either. The whole organization seems to have some unwarrented fascination with him.

And I'll put in my application, can I use you as a reference?

I just hope Spo isnt fukking up the only steez of the team. Because Rothstein & McAdoo were OGs. Im guessing Howard is here because he can help the young guys out the Napiers & Ennis. My real problem is i hope bytch ass Spo chances up some of our defensive sets. Because our defense was looking mad in the Finals.

I think we need fresh minds in the organization. I hate to think it but in another 3-5 years i could see Riley stepping down. He's getting old. I hope Mickey has a plan to bring in someone else. I don't want a Jimmy Johnson-Dave Wandsted type transition unless the new GM is a sure thing.

We need to find a time machine to keep Riley young forever. I might shed a tear when Riley retires.

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Former Golden State and Sacramento coach Keith Smart has emerged as a strong candidate to join the Miami Heat's revamped assistant coaching staff, league sources told Yahoo Sports. In the wake of a shakeup that resulted in the reassignments of Bob McAdoo and Ron Rothstein, Smart, 49, and Miami are discussing a role on head coach Erik Spoelstra's bench, sources said. David Fizdale will continue as Spoelstra's top assistant, and ex-Heat player Juwan Howard will move up to an assistant coaching job after a season working in player development, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

Dude sucks

 

[WaddupDoe!]

Former Golden State and Sacramento coach Keith Smart has emerged as a strong candidate to join the Miami Heat's revamped assistant coaching staff, league sources told Yahoo Sports. In the wake of a shakeup that resulted in the reassignments of Bob McAdoo and Ron Rothstein, Smart, 49, and Miami are discussing a role on head coach Erik Spoelstra's bench, sources said. David Fizdale will continue as Spoelstra's top assistant, and ex-Heat player Juwan Howard will move up to an assistant coaching job after a season working in player development, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

Dude sucks

Read somewhere that Smart is a very good assistant coach. So maybe the reason Spo wants him on his staff. Dont know what his does tho, is he a defensive guy or offensive guy? Or is he just straight out offensive to have on a staff?

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Ryan Wolstat: There has been speculation out there that Montreal’s Khem Birch is heading to Miami on camp deal. It’s true. Will happen today.



Strengths

• Big-time run/jump athleticism
• Great shot blocker
• Good rebounder
• 7-0 wingspan

Weaknesses

• Below average size for an NBA post
• Offensive game not that advanced

NBA projection: Birch has been projected as a late second-round selection.



2013-14 Season

Birch was voted the Mountain West Conference’s defensive player of the year and also made second-team All-MWC after averaging a double-double and finishing second in the nation in blocked shots. Birch finished eighth in Division I with 17 double-doubles. He flirted with a triple-double in a road win at Utah State, racking up 11 points, 12 boards and nine blocks.



Key statistics: 11.5 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 3.8 bpg, 1.3 tpg, 34.4 mpg, .510 FG, .693 FT



Cool statistic: In less than two seasons, Birch blocked 192 shots, just two short of UNLV’s career record set by Dalron Johnson (1999-03).



Reminds me of: JaVale McGee



What Insiders Say

UNLV coach Dave Rice

"I loved coaching Khem for the last two years. He is a hard worker and a gifted player.”



What Outsiders Say

San Diego State coach Steve Fisher

"Birch creates so many problems for you because he's always lurking around the rim. He's been a thorn for us and has created a lot of problems for us, guarding anybody that drives to the rim. That's his home, and he doesn't want anybody to get near it.”



-- Profile by Chris Dortch, editor of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Follow him @cdortch

Justin Hamilton needs to kick rocks

 

[WaddupDoe!]

avg. 11 & 10 ? :smugspoey:

 

[Primetime21]

Ryan Wolstat: There has been speculation out there that Montreal’s Khem Birch is heading to Miami on camp deal. It’s true. Will happen today.



Strengths

• Big-time run/jump athleticism
• Great shot blocker
• Good rebounder
• 7-0 wingspan

Weaknesses

• Below average size for an NBA post
• Offensive game not that advanced

NBA projection: Birch has been projected as a late second-round selection.



2013-14 Season

Birch was voted the Mountain West Conference’s defensive player of the year and also made second-team All-MWC after averaging a double-double and finishing second in the nation in blocked shots. Birch finished eighth in Division I with 17 double-doubles. He flirted with a triple-double in a road win at Utah State, racking up 11 points, 12 boards and nine blocks.



Key statistics: 11.5 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 3.8 bpg, 1.3 tpg, 34.4 mpg, .510 FG, .693 FT



Cool statistic: In less than two seasons, Birch blocked 192 shots, just two short of UNLV’s career record set by Dalron Johnson (1999-03).



Reminds me of: JaVale McGee



What Insiders Say

UNLV coach Dave Rice

"I loved coaching Khem for the last two years. He is a hard worker and a gifted player.”



What Outsiders Say

San Diego State coach Steve Fisher

"Birch creates so many problems for you because he's always lurking around the rim. He's been a thorn for us and has created a lot of problems for us, guarding anybody that drives to the rim. That's his home, and he doesn't want anybody to get near it.”



-- Profile by Chris Dortch, editor of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Follow him @cdortch

Justin Hamilton needs to kick rocks

6'9

Can you say Jarvis Varnado

 

[He Who Posts Well]

6'9

Can you say Jarvis Varnado

Don't ruin it breh.

 

[WaddupDoe!]

Ethan J. Skolnick ✔ @EthanJSkolnick
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Ron Rothstein will work on Heat broadcasts and Bob McAdoo will join the scouting staff. The Heat are still likely to add an assistant.

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Read somewhere that Smart is a very good assistant coach. So maybe the reason Spo wants him on his staff. Dont know what his does tho, is he a defensive guy or offensive guy? Or is he just straight out offensive to have on a staff?

Affirmative action hire

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Ethan J. Skolnick ✔ @EthanJSkolnick
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Ron Rothstein will work on Heat broadcasts and Bob McAdoo will join the scouting staff. The Heat are still likely to add an assistant.

Farentino will be gone?!

 

[Mr. Brown]

Ethan J. Skolnick ✔ @EthanJSkolnick
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Ron Rothstein will work on Heat broadcasts and Bob McAdoo will join the scouting staff. The Heat are still likely to add an assistant.

If this means that Fiorentino is gone...

 

[WaddupDoe!]

Affirmative action hire

Farentino will be gone?!

Im guess so? Dont know forsure.

 

[Primetime21]

Dont know how reliable this is but looks like we about to get Blatche

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pl...news.asp?sport=NBA&id=1193&line=238151&spln=1