A few things I’m burning on…
So lately I have been getting e-mails from people asking me what i think about 2 things. one, what i think about Shawn Marion and the rumor mill. and two, Michael Beasley.
I’m going to begin with Beasley…
I am beginning to think that he was a waste of a draft pick. please don’t get me wrong, he’s a great player, but he has done nothing significant for Miami. People argue that he won the game for us on December 1st in Golden State with that steal and free throw. But here is the thing, he would have never gone in if Shawn marion got fouled out…
Sure, its great to have a guy that can come off the bench and do some damage but he been nothing great in the past games I’ve seen. Go ahead and criticize me. I know what most of you are thinking. “Give him time he”s only 30 games into his rookie season”. I’m not saying I hate Beasley, please don’t get me wrong he’s a good guy but he’s beginning to feel like a Draft hype and nothing more. sure I’m happy he’s here but i want to see more from him.
Our best rookie, is a guy by the name of Mario Chalmers. He is the most underrated rookies in the league. He’s averaging 10.5 ppg, 2 steals per game and 5 assists per game. No one looks at that. I believe he was the steal of the draft and he will someday be an all star player. Mike is too going to be an all star but I believe the only way he will thrive in Miami is if Haslem or Marion get traded. If not, Beasley will sure be a great 6th man. I believe the honeymoon is over mike, welcome to the NBA kid. Start preforming up to the standards we know you can preform at… Make me and all other HEAT fans interested to see you play when we pay to go see you. Again, please don’t take this as a throw Beasley under the bus sort of thing. its nothing like that, I’m just voicing my opinion as a die heart true heat fan. if we have drafted oj mayo, we would have gotten a guard that is number one among rookies in scoring with 20 ppg. He would be an offensive force to be reckoned with. wade and mayo.. BUT if we drafted mayo there would be no need to trade for Chalmers and ultimately we would have never found the hidden talent charmers has. so i suppose having Beasley is not the worst thing ever. its frustrating to see such a great player under preforming but I’m sure he’ll get through this. C’mon Mike! I’m a huge fan! Start playing like you did at Kansas State
Now, let’s talk about Marion…
I will be the first to say, Shawn Marion should not be traded. We should give him a new contract and let him keep doing what he has done for us. The reason we are doing so well is not because we got Michael Beasley in the draft, the reason is Marion has been with the heat for a training camp,
and a begging of a season. He is such a great player, he isn’t called The Matrix for nothing, and seeing him leave Miami would be devastating. People say Wade will only stay in Miami if we have a championship caliber roster, well if that’s so, leave Marion. trade someone else for a good reliable center and we have a playoff team. Shawn is averaging 13 ppg, 9 rebounds per game, and 2 assists per game. Sure, they are lower than his career totals but that’s because we have other players to pick up the load when they need to. If Miami gets rid of Marion, it would just make Miami seem like one of those teams that needed a quick fix so they take this guy and now trade him.
If you trade him, at least trade him for someone reliable like Carlos Boozer for example. Yeah, keep Beasley in the bench as a 6th man and bring in all star forward Carlos boozer, we all know he wants to come to Miami so why not pull the trigger on this trade. That would be probably the only trade I would agree with, nothing else. I just don’t see why its so hard for Pat Riley to offer Marion a contract and sign him long term. Wade will surly sign if he knows Miami is trying to make a run at the Larry O’Brien trophy. Do you really expect Miami to sign Wade and Lebron in 2010? How about Wade and Bosh? It would be awesome, but be realistic.
You know what it is? The Miami HEAT are spoiled. They have a great team with a great starting 5 (minus the center), all they need is a center. Why not trade someone else for a center? Keep Marion and we will soon see another championship banner hanging in the rafters of the American Airlines Arena.
