While nothing in this world is guaranteed most people feel there is one sure thing going into the NBA off-season free agency. D Wade will ultimately stay in Miami and try to recruit someone most likely a big man to join him.

Why would D Wade want to leave Miami? For starters the only true young talent on a team with 47 wins during the 2009-2010 season is Michael Beasley. Mario Chalmers has already shown that he cannot handle starting and will probably never get the chance again during his career. Jermaine O’Neal is no longer the player he was on the Pacers and Quentin Richardson had one good year with the Suns. What happens if Wade is not able to get someone formidable to join him down in South Beach? Uhh Ohh

Wade might be better off going to a team that has more young quality talent and a better supporting cast. Rather then take a gamble and try to get someone to come and play for the Heat. At 28 Wade wants to win now or within the next few seasons, by staying with Miami he might not get those wins now or even in a few seasons if a quality teammate fails to join him.

The experiment was put on hold Sunday. Michael Beasley was back at power forward for the Miami Heat, back at the spot where he built his lottery reputation at Kansas State, back where he earned first-team All-Rookie last season.


The move certainly wasn’t a definitive switch. Nothing can be definitive when Dwyane Wade, Jermaine O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili all are held out of the same game, which was the case with the 95-93 exhibition loss to the San Antonio Spurs at AmericanAirlines Arena.

But by playing Udonis Haslem off the bench, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra gave himself the chance to look at Plan B, which many considered Plan A when Beasley was taken with the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft — a starting role at power forward.

After averaging 10 points and four rebounds as the starting small forward in the first two preseason games, Beasley finished with 16 and six in 27 minutes Sunday. His quickness edge against power players was apparent from the outset.


Click here to read the full article – By Ira Winderman of South Florida Sun Sentinel

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