The Point Guard Dilemma
Miami, we have a problem. Well, sort of.
“Super” Mario Chalmers was nothing short of amazing last season. He started in all 82 games for the Heat and averaged 10 PPG, and 5 APG. Chris Quinn, a 3-year veteran, was Chalmers’ main back-up support for most of the season. Quinn himself did a terrific job backing Chalmers up. He averaged 5 PPG and 2 APG in 66 appearances with the Heat. If you think back to training camp last year, coach Spoelstra said that Chris Quinn was probably going to get the starting job in the backcourt with all-star Dwyane Wade. That wasn’t the case; Chalmers somehow beat him for the starting bit and was talented enough to keep Quinn in the backup role. A role, none the less, that is very important. Just the year before, during thenightmare season of 15 wins, the brightest spot was Quinn. He started in 25 games and averaged over 8 PPG and 3 APG. Coming off such an impressive season just in his second year, Spoelstra was ready to give him the reigns to the offence, but then, Chalmers began to impress. If you remember correctly, the first depth chart was as follows: Chris Quinn, Marcus Banks, and Mario Chalmers… Then, it was Marcus Banks, Chris Quinn and Mario Chalmers.
Here’s my beef with the Heat right now. No offence to Chalmers or Quinn, I love them both. But, we need another point guard. We need someone who can be a scoring threat as much as a defensive wall. We need someone like Gary Payton, or, Jason Williams. If we could find someone with the defensiveness of The Glove, and the scoring threat of The White Chocolate, we would have the greatest point guard ever. Hey wait a minute; I think I know a guy, how about Allen Iverson? Oh wait, he’s with the Grizzlies now. Okay, well there’s a decent one out there called Jamaal Tinsley, I’m sure we can get him; he would come cheap and will be a good addition to our point guard repertoire. But no, Pat Riley says he is not interested in adding a point guard via free-agency. Alright, so let’s trade with the Nets. Let’s give them D-Wright and Yakhouba Diawara for ex-Heat guards Rafer Alston and Keyon Dooling.Wouldn’t that be a sweet reunion? Alston has a 5.25-mil expiring contract so he’s perfect for Riley’s plan and then we can just deal Dooling away. We all know that Riley has questioned Dooling’s basketball IQ so I’m not sure he would like to try him out again. But as for Alston, he would do it in a heartbeat.
What do you guys think? I am really found of that Heat-Nets trade. Anyone have a better trade scenario?
September 21, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I feel as if the Heat need to stop trading for players and just sign Jamal Tinsley. With all the money that the Heat has we should go in and get him from free agency. I t would be a great back up to Mario and even a great starter. The trade I think is dumb just for the simple fact that everytime we trade for someone good or whatever, they end up leaving the team and we end up with nothing yet a gain. So, the best thing I think that could happen is if the Heat go for Jamal Tinsley.
September 21, 2009 at 3:04 pm
The problem with signing Tinsley (in Riley’s point of view) is that if we sign him, we will have less money for the 2010 Free Agency extravaganza. That’s my problem with the whole situation, I don’t think we should keep all this money in to sign key free agents if Wade leaves. We should Invest in some players now so we know for a fact Wade is going to stay. I like Alston but I don’t know