The Official MIAMI HEAT 2011 - 2012 Thread....

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http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/10501/pat-riley-sells-shane-battier-on-showtime

Pat Riley sells Shane Battier on*Showtime

MIAMI – He’s had some good times in South Florida over the years, adding a ring to the portfolio and making loads of cash. But Pat Riley’s glory days will always been those jet-black hair and thin tie years in L.A.

He found himself pondering Showtime again recently when sorting through what he should do with his Heat roster heading into his second season with his Big Three. Riley was putting the full press on Shane Battier and getting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to recruit via text messages. Part of the sale was stories about those old Lakers.

In signing Battier, which the Heat finalized over the weekend, the Heat have become a team loaded with wing players. Coach Erik Spoelstra said that he envisions playing James, Wade, Battier and Mike Miller (when he recovers from hernia surgery) together at times. That’s a rare style seen more in college than the NBA. And a type that Riley often used to perfection when racking up titles with the Lakers.

“It reminded me a little bit of what I had for nine years in Los Angeles,” Riley said.

“I had Magic (Johnson) and (Michael) Cooper and (Byron) Scott and (James Worthy). Basically perimeters that played all different positions. I see Shane and Mike Miller and I see Dwyane and LeBron in almost the same kind of thing. (Spoelstra) has the same opportunity.”

This idea appealed to Battier, who passed up richer offers elsewhere to accept a three-year, $9 million deal in Miami.

“The Heat gave me the best opportunity to have a winning role 10 years into my career,” Battier said. “Sitting there with my wife looking at all our options…whenever another team gave us an offer we said to each other “does this beat Miami?” Hands down every time the question was no.”

In talks with other teams who were interested in signing him, Battier proved to be quite demanding in his first-ever experience as an unrestricted free agent. According to some of the teams who spoke with him, Battier was in search of everything from the full mid-level exception of $5 million per year to guaranteed minutes plus assured end of game playing time

Smiling in his first day with the Heat, Battier said he’ll sit on the bench and wave a towel if he was asked to. But that’s not, of course, the plan. The plan is to have Battier fit in with the other Heat athletes to create a team that is hard to matchup with.

With a couple variations, the Heat basically a team made of up two types of players: versatile wings who double as point guards and versatile power forwards that double as centers. Notice Riley didn’t mention anyone on his current team reminding him of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

But Battier fits in with that vision and at the price the Heat got him, it appears to be a prudent signing at this point.

“I think he fits that role perfectly,” Riley said. “When we get Mike healthy we’re going to have four of the best and most versatile perimeter guys in the league.”

 

[infamous114]

New Heat uniform

 

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Fuck that heat but Lebron going to win that ring this year.

 

[infamous114]

^ lol @ this dickrider

 

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New Heat uniform

Idk if its new because the heat took photoshoots in those jerseys in the past but never played in them. Unless they announced a new alternate.

I would like to see these though..

 

[infamous114]

Yea they been selling these jerseys for a minute down here but they actually plan to use them in some home games this year

 

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Yea they been selling these jerseys for a minute down here but they actually plan to use them in some home games this year

Word? Nice...

 

[infamous114]

Word? Nice...

I'm referring to the all black jersey D. Wade is wearing in the pic I posted, I've never seen that jersey you posted lol. I was wondering if it's real

 

[Beta]

I'm referring to the all black jersey D. Wade is wearing in the pic I posted, I've never seen that jersey you posted lol. I was wondering if it's real

lol Oh nah I knew what you was talkin bout. But I heard the ones I posted are on the Miami hoops website for fans to buy.I'm just sayin they should make those official

 

[IceBergTaylor]

lmao dead.......

 

[ROFL.GUY]

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[infamous114]

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[IceBergTaylor]

[video=youtube;OzWBXANumUA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzWBXANumUA[/video]

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and thats all that needs to be said.

 

[c.b.b.]

I'm not a fan of megateams, but the Heat are probably the favorites to win it all next year depending on where Dwight Howards goes and what other offseason moves the Mavs make

 

[d.green]

So Eddy Curry already injured?

Eddy Curry (hip flexor) sat out of Tuesday's practice.

Curry hasn't even been made available to be seen by the media yet, but we should have all expected this to happen. The big man is being called day-to-day for now, after supposedly coming into camp in the best shape of his life. Uh, right.

This the best the Heat could do????
Cmon Man.

 

[Kame]

lol and smh at him injured already

 

[d.green]

Shitz ridiculous.

In 3 NBA seasons this nicka has only played in 10 more games than myself and i've never played a damn game in the league.

 

[usmarin3]

LOL at Eddy Curry being in the best shape of his career, what the fuck was he before Oliver "oil" Miller.

 

[coop9889]

You Fucctards ...if Eddie was lightskinned, would it be a big deal that he's consumed with conditioning challenges, of not playing in two years?

Son...

Your dark skinned lightskinned argument gimmick is banned.

As of now.

 

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Heat vs Magic pre season game is on nba tv @ 7:00 et...