Oh boy here we go again…
The Miami Heat are on the verge of signing two free agents for training camp. That should be good news, but when you look at the players, you understand why it’s not. Miami will offer a contract to attend training camp to point guard John Lucas III, and forward Shavlik Randolph. Here’s my beef with these guys, what happened to “not getting a point guard via free-agency and getting one via trade”? So you are telling me that we can sign some nobody, but can’t sign Jamaal Tinsley?
In 2005 Lucas signed a contract to play with the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Summer League team. The Timberwolves also signed him to their training camp roster. In the regular season, Lucas was a member of the Houston Rockets for two games before being waived. Later in 2006, Lucas signed with Snaidero Udine of the Italian League. After a month or so, Lucas again signed with the Rockets to a three-year contract. On October 30, 2007, Lucas was one of four players cut from the Rockets’ roster. He then returned to Italian basketball, joining Benetton Treviso. He was then later released by Treviso during that same 2007-08 season. Lucas was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder in September 2008, and he was released by them in November before playing in any NBA games for them. Well on the bright side, he did win a championship.. NBA D-League Championship that is..
That’s the kind of player Pat Riley wants to keep Dwyane Wade happy? If I was Wade, I would go into Riley’s office and ask him to sign Jamaal Tinsley, no questions asked.
And what’s the deal with this other player Shavlik Randolph? Has Pat Riley gone mad? This guy, Shavlik Randolph, is a forward.. Didn’t we already discuss this in a previous post on how half of out roster are forwards? Why do we need another forward? just in case our other five get hurt?
Randolph went undrafted in the 2005 NBA Draft, but, was signed to a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. Randolph broke his ankle in 2006, in an accident during practice. On September 25, 2008, Randolph was signed to a non-guaranteed free-agent contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. His first game with the Blazers was played 38 games into the season, on January 14, 2009 against his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Randolph had 4 points in only 4 minutes of play. The Blazers did not resign him and he became a free agent.
Miami doesn’t need players of that caliber in their team. They are trying to build, at least i think, a championship team to support Dwyane Wade on his quest to win his second tittle. With players like this, Miami will not accomplish that goal and will eventually be left scratching their heads when Wade leaves in 2010 to sign with the Bulls.
September 23, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Pat is the dumbest president that I have ever met right now…I mean why would you go for a point guard that has been released by so many tems including the Oklahoma City Thunders and consider to sign him..If Wade leaves after this season the only person you can blame for it is Pat…he might as well sign Tinsley to practice with us at least he’s a good player…Pat really needs to make up his mind before it is too late!!!