Miami Heat : Vets seeking to sign, phones ringing off hook

Haslem is leaving a lot of money on the table if he's taking the minimum.

 

the desperados are coming at an alarming rate. Just as I expected

 

Of course they are.

For all the b****ing and whining and moaning, everyone forgets this is a game. The chance to play with a team full of some of the best players in the league, in what's sure to be a season selling out arenas like they are on some World Tour, oh and clubbing and living it up in South Beach while they're at it?

These veteran guys who have been around are going to eat that up.

 

time to say, "i told ya so".....contender overnight.

 

Honestly if I were playing in the NBA, in my prime as well, I would probably sign with the Heat for the vet's minimum if that meant getting a few rings for a few years. I wouldn't want to be in Adam Morrison's position (suit warming the seats for the Lakers) but I could see a good amount of players signing up with the Heat just to finally lift the trophy. Idk about joining them if Juwan Howard signs with them though, that albatross is pretty hard to get past if you wanna win it all. If they could resign Haslem and somehow get Bell and Z that'd be a pretty respectable team that could lock up the East for a few years. It remains to be seen on how James/Wade/Bosh'll all share the ball and how much chemistry plays a part in the Heat's cohesion but my guess is, they'll beat a significant amount of bottom dwellers just with those three dominating the ball. So many teams to watch out for next season, should be rather interesting. I'm keeping my eye on the Thunder, Heat, Wizards and of course the Rockets.

 

you know McGrady has to be one of those calling.

 

Mike Miller was making 8M a year and the Heat want to sign him for 5M, Haslem was making 6M a year and they want him to sign for the vet min. Riles luck is going to run out of luck in trying to sign these guys, they can't eat rings.

If Riles does sign these guys for that money, he is the messiah.

 

I bet you dollars he didn't call and is wondering why they aren't calling him.

 

Yawn, call me when these losers actually have some guys.

You'd want to waste the prime of your career for a measley million dollars a years in the NBA? Please. The Heat will get washed up guys, like Juwan Howard and Shaq and maybe Z. They won't get anyone young playing with the vet's min, especially with the CBA.

 

I can see how that conversation went:

"Heya Coach, this is Tmac..."

"Click"

"Uh, hello...hello?"

 

Those vets are one year rental type,most likely.

 

you're probably right about this.

 

Ya, the players making veterans min are probably not in their prime, ie an Artest, an Odom, or even a Morrision.

Kobe says have your veterans min players, I'll keep my two time champions.

 

What's to stop Lebron from promising these guys endorsement money? I'm sure that he could negotiate some lucrative deals for each of these guys to supplement their income since they are taking a paycut. Does he have a "Lebron Corp" yet? He could just pay them an exorbitant amount to do a one-time commercial or something.

Are there rules in the NBA against this?

 

...then Yao and Scola would dominate all of those guys.

 

Even if there are rules against it, who is gonna stop them?

LeBrick is Stern's lovechild and as long as they earn revenue Stern aint gonna do squat!