<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Shaquille O'Neal took a pay cut for this? You mean to tell me the Big Socialist gave back $25 million in future earnings just so Heat President Pat Riley could surround him with a couple of defense-optional, certifiable ball hogs in Antoine Walker and Jason Williams? Which championship is Riley gunning for again, NBA or PlayStation 2? If this were the great brainstorm, the Heat would have been better off letting Shaq keep his money and running out the same team that fell short by a few botched possessions of the NBA Finals two months ago. Give Riley points for degree of difficulty in pulling off the largest trade in NBA history. But just because he found a way to involve five teams and 13 players doesn't automatically make this deal a masterstroke, as some media cheerleaders are portraying it. How many basketballs do they play with again in the pros? And what's the over/under on Shaq eye-rolls per game this year? You know, when the ball doesn't come his way on more than two straight trips down the court? How about Dwyane Wade? What happens to his touches with these new guys on the scene? As for Stan Van Gundy, how is the coach-until-further-notice supposed to keep this strange brew from boiling over? This goes way beyond Tweak and rolls nearly out to Overhaul. So you didn't like Eddie Jones? Thought he clutched up in the clutch a little too often? Found him too soft for a championship contender? Found him vastly overpaid? Fine. Those are all valid points. And change is inevitable. Healthy even. But just wait until you get a load of the new guys. You've heard of Big Shot Bob down in San Antonio? Meet 3-Jack 'Toine. He never met a long-range shot he couldn't take (and usually miss).</div> Source
They are making it sound like the Heat will be worse next season. Im sure Jwill, toine, and Posey are going to be willing to take less shots and share the ball more. They are more mature and understand this is a championship contending team and I feel they will make sacrifices in their own stats for the good of the team.
^ yeah, i agree. the heat are going to be a great and dangerous team next season, and i think they will be the favorites to win the title. but the only question i have with this team is the chemistry. they basically put together a ton of players who have never played together before.
This guy is jsut a wannabe collumnist just looking to get some burn, so he decides to write up a controveersial article, to get his 10 seconds of fame. He's really overexagerating on all of his points, and making it seem like the trade was worse for the Heat, which it really isn't. I would like Walker to come off of the bench though, until he plays some defense.
Yes this writer definitely overexagurated, but he shouldn't be bashed for it. Several JBB posters have expressed less extreme versions of this opinion. I for one like this team on paper, but still wonder how it would work in practise. Posey is a great pickup, but I do think the Heat are better of trading Walker for a good role player who contributes to a team. J-Will isn't the most unselfish of PG's, but I think he'll be fine in the heat. He'll have alot of flashy passes to Shaq and Wade; should be fun to watch.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dakeem1:</div><div class="quote_post">Yes this writer definitely overexagurated, but he shouldn't be bashed for it. Several JBB posters have expressed less extreme versions of this opinion. I for one like this team on paper, but still wonder how it would work in practise. Posey is a great pickup, but I do think the Heat are better of trading Walker for a good role player who contributes to a team. J-Will isn't the most unselfish of PG's, but I think he'll be fine in the heat. He'll have alot of flashy passes to Shaq and Wade; should be fun to watch.</div> I agree with you. James Posey should be solid no matter what his role is, and although Williams is somewhat of a liability on defense, it's not to the point where it means the difference between his team winning or losing a game. The one player I'm concerned with is Antoine Walker. He was on a team very similar to this one when he was in Dallas, and that was an expiriment gone horribly wrong. He's not like the old Antoine Walker. His interior defense has faded, and he relies on his jumper too often. He seems like the kind of player who could screw up the game in the key minutes by being selfish and taking a three pointer rather than giving it up to a more reliable option like Shaq, Wade, or Posey.
The guy who wrote this article hopefully will be proven wrong, I'm quite sure like everyone else that the new addtitions to the heat will forget about personal stats if a championship is on the line... who wouldn't. Though he does make a good point when considering theheat on nba live.
The guy who wrote this article is an Idiot, Im sure since J-will and Walker know this is a championship contender they will do anything possible to make it work.
