Miami Heat Training Camp Thread

[Paolo305613]

Your official Training Camp Thread is here

 

[bksballer89]

Should be called the preseason thread

 

[Heatles84]

Damn, theses muth f'ers get to go to the Bahamas. I wish I was a foot taller and could play basketball.

 

[Paolo305613]

Believe it or not - I am rooting for both Beasley to do well in this go-round with the Heat ( and yes, ready for Shane as well) Beasley said all the right things on the first day of camp - But, as Ira said in his Q & A, with Beasley, at this point - talk is beyond cheap -- He has to produce on the court and not be a distraction of it... He SEEMS ready to turn the corner. I will admit, I am expecting him to fail, because that is all he did really with the Heat the first time around but I am honestly hoping for the best with him. I hope he buys into his role on the team better this time around, if he does - we will get along.

 

[Heatles84]

Believe it or not - I am rooting for both Beasley to do well in this go-round with the Heat ( and yes, ready for Shane as well) Beasley said all the right things on the first day of camp - But, as Ira said in his Q & A, with Beasley, at this point - talk is beyond cheap -- He has to produce on the court and not be a distraction of it... He SEEMS ready to turn the corner. I will admit, I am expecting him to fail, because that is all he did really with the Heat the first time around but I am honestly hoping for the best with him. I hope he buys into his role on the team better this time around, if he does - we will get along.

Did not expect this at all. We'll see what happens.

 

[Paolo305613]

As I said , I am hopeful he is successful, but my expectations are the opposite. I will be on a short-leash with both of them - First big slip up and the flood-gates will open. But I will be good.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Believe it or not - I am rooting for both Beasley to do well in this go-round with the Heat ( and yes, ready for Shane as well) Beasley said all the right things on the first day of camp - But, as Ira said in his Q & A, with Beasley, at this point - talk is beyond cheap -- He has to produce on the court and not be a distraction of it... He SEEMS ready to turn the corner. I will admit, I am expecting him to fail, because that is all he did really with the Heat the first time around but I am honestly hoping for the best with him. I hope he buys into his role on the team better this time around, if he does - we will get along.

If he can stay out of trouble for a week in the Bahamas then a corner has been turned (semi only kidding).

Reality is, he has to know this second opportunity with the Heat was more given then earned.

Bottom line is that somewhere inside of Beasleys body lies some tremendous basketball ability that can make this roster better.
If there wasn't, he wouldn't be here.

We can only hope that people like Riley, Spo, U.D., Wade, Zo , James ,Allen, Juwan, and all of the other professional minded people in the Heat organization rub off on him.
He is still young enough to have a productive NBA career.

 

[Paolo305613]

Reality is, he has to know this second opportunity with the Heat was more given then earned.

As Ira said, with the Heat and really as a whole - This is about Beasley's 4th or 5th chance .... Second chance was much longer ago.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

As Ira said, with the Heat and really as a whole - This is about Beasley's 4th or 5th chance .... Second chance was much longer ago.

Not with the Heat.
And who really cares?
If he makes this team better now and in the future,
then what happened in Minnesota and Phoenix is irrelevant.

Obviously he never burned any bridges with the Heat.

 

[RoboticDreams]

Good luck this year. The Pacers are gonna end the dream.

 

[Heatles84]

Good luck this year. The Pacers are gonna end the dream.

And good luck to you. Because Jim Buss ended your dream already.

 

[Paolo305613]

NBA champion Miami Heat, Erik Spoelstra have bigger options with Greg Oden, Chris Andersen - Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas: ‘Championship habits’ fuel Miami Heat’s Ray Allen - Miami Heat - MiamiHerald.com

 

[Paolo305613]

Miami Heat, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade commentary - Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

The above link is the latest ASK Ira , with a few different things discussed - The obssession, of course, is Beasley.

This Q and A is about how he sees him doing so far in camp and what he has been focusing in on within his game... I hope he can make that transition to not being the main guy or one of the main guys in the offense and that he focuses on doing the other little things such as rebounding to make his mark - If he can make himself useful on offense, given what he is capable of offensively, it would be fun to watch.

If he does these things he will surely make the team and be apart of the regular rotation and be on the floor for the most crucial moments of games.

 

[Paolo305613]

ESPN NBA Back to the start for Michael Beasley

 

[Paolo305613]

Reading up on the scrimmage the Heat just held and one person noted: Juwuan Howard has played for multiple teams in the time D.Rose has been out... Pretty funny stuff.

 

[Heatles84]

Reading up on the scrimmage the Heat just held and one person noted: Dwight Howard Howard has played for multiple teams in the time D.Rose has been out... Pretty funny stuff.

FIFY. Funny nonetheless.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Reading up on the scrimmage the Heat just held and one person noted: Juwuan Howard has played for multiple teams in the time D.Rose has been out... Pretty funny stuff.

I went to it.
Bird, Beasley, and UD didn't play ( and if course Oden).
UD has a knee wrapped in ice.
I'm not sure why the other 2 didn't play.
I'll be interested to see tonight if they do.

As far as the game.
Cole looked fantastic. Mario better bring it this year if he wants to be a starter.
James Jones was hitting shots from everywhere. The guy us the definition of a pure shooter.

As far as the rest, it was to be what you expected to see. The major players often were just deferring to the other guys.

 

[Paolo305613]

Great article on Spo's mindset going into the season with no real plan AS OF YET of when or if to give Wade games off... Rightfully so, no one should take a single day off no matter what unless they are severly injured and can't play at all.

Dwyane Wade, Erik Spoelstra day no preset plan for rest during Miami Heat season - Sun Sentinel

In other news, Heat excercise option on Norris Cole for 2014-15