Rashard Lewis to Heat

[konex]

per Miami radio

[RRR3]

:( :facepalm :roll:

[Scholar]

Who is Rashard Lewis?

[Meticode]

SilkTheShocker will like this if it's true. He cares about winning.

[scott0326]

Another superstar headed to Miami, ****.

[D-Rose]

He's been crap for awhile, but this is golden for Miami. He can still shoot the 3 and will be ideal for their small ball at the 4 as a stretch. Him and Ray are going to get lots of open shots.

[NOHCP3]

Ehhhhhh not much risk. Ray has someone hes played with now on the squad. Wonder if this means James Jones is retiring.

[Meticode]

Who is Rashard Lewis?

After playing his first nine seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, Lewis joined the Orlando Magic, having agreed to a six-year sign-and-trade deal worth $118 million on July 11, 2007.[1] On May 25, he had opted out of the last two years of the seven-year, $60 million deal he signed before the 2002-03 season. The final two years of his contract were worth a guaranteed $21 million.
That Rashard Lewis... :lol

[Meticode]

He's been crap for awhile, but this is golden for Miami. He can still shoot the 3 and will be ideal for their small ball at the 4 as a stretch. Him and Ray are going to get lots of open shots.
Can he still shoot the three?

Last year he shot 24% from behind the arc. The last 5 years his three point shooting has went down each year consecutively.

[KB2009Champ]

so have jones and miller retired?

im trying to figure out how there will be enough balls on offense for that team

[Meticode]

so have jones and miller retired?

im trying to figure out how there will be enough balls on offense for that team
If it's true I felt it was a bad move. James Jones can do exactly what Lewis can at this point of his career and probably better. Not to mention Jones can take a charge or two.

[konex]

Why would James Jones retire?

[Meticode]

Why would James Jones retire?
He was being sarcastic basically saying, "Why would they sign Lewis when they have Jones?" Like I said, Jones does everything Lewis can and probably better at this point in their careers.

[ProfessorMurder]

Look at that, Ray Allen is no better than Shard :facepalm

[RRR3]

I want tmac on heat He needs a ring :(. Plus he's better than freaking rashard Lewis

[wang4three]

They should go for Luke Ridnour and Robert Swift and reconstruct that old Supersonics team.

[Meticode]

Where's John Stockton, can he un-retire and come back and be a full time bench player and get a ring too on the Heat? What about Reggie Miller? Can he?

[Faptastrophe]

He was being sarcastic basically saying, "Why would they sign Lewis when they have Jones?" Like I said, Jones does everything Lewis can and probably better at this point in their careers.
Noo.. it's been said that both Mike Miller and James Jones could actually retire this year.
Don't know why would JJ do it, as well.

[amfirst]

Heats are trying to hoard all the shooters, but don't they have a ton of them already? It's a little redundant if u ask me. And i heard they are going for Antawn Jamison and Grant Hill to. LOL how much money do they have.

[Meticode]

Noo.. it's been said that both Mike Miller and James Jones could actually retire this year.
Don't know why would JJ do it, as well.
LeBron James could retire this year as well...I don't get it though?

[D-Rose]

Can he still shoot the three?

Last year he shot 24% from behind the arc. The last 5 years his three point shooting has went down each year consecutively.
Damn, didn't realize it was that bad! Well, the open looks will help, think it's a good no risk move for MIA.

[PJR]

More shooters/spacing for LeGawd and Flash...:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Ray and 'Shard reunited. :applause:

[Meticode]

Heat should sign Luke Harangody just for the f*ck of it.

[Rowe]

That Rashard Lewis... :lol

Its amazing isn't it.

He's getting $14 Million from New Orleans just to not play with them next season. Shard is living the good life.

[scott0326]

LeBron James could retire this year as well...I don't get it though?
James Jones actually said he is considering retiring after winning a championship. Google "James Jones retiring".. I think he was saying maybe the Heat know for sure Jones is retiring now, which is why they signed Lewis.

[Rekindled]

lol lewis couldnt even get on the floor for the wizards last year he was that bad

[konex]

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[PJR]

Heats are trying to hoard all the shooters, but don't they have a ton of them already? It's a little redundant if u ask me. And i heard they are going for Antawn Jamison and Grant Hill to. LOL how much money do they have.

Rashard is a legitmate stretch four. All the others are either 2's/wings.

Lewis fits right into Miami playing 'small'. With LeBron in the game, he's pretty much interchangable at either forward posistion. Versatility is the key.

[RRR3]

Rashard is a legitmate stretch four. All the others are either 2's/wings.

Lewis fits right into Miami playing 'small'. With LeBron in the game, he's pretty much interchangable at either forward posistion. Versatility is the key.
Lewis blows.

[Rowe]

They should go for Luke Ridnour and Robert Swift and reconstruct that old Supersonics team.
Did Danny Fortson ever retire?

They could sign him to come in and injure their opponents.

[DTreats]

Another superstar headed to Miami, ****.
Lewis is done, has been for a few years.

[Rowe]

lol lewis couldnt even get on the floor for the wizards last year he was that bad
Not really.

He was injured and didn't want to play for the Wizards.

So they sent him home to get "healthy" while they worked on a way to trade him.

[Cherry Picker]

As we speak Antoine Walker is working to get back into NBA shape

[flipogb]

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must be where they get physicals

[DuMa]

Sonics East vs Nuggets East. who wins?

[DTreats]

Sonics East vs Nuggets East. who wins?
Andre Miller is actually rumored to be going to the Knicks now, and Kenyon Martin is signing at midnight tonight with NYK.

Miller
Smith
Anthony
Martin
Camby

Crazy yo.

[Rowe]

Lewis is done, has been for a few years.

Done as what? A legitimate starting PF/SF? Definetly.

Done as a reserve who can contribute in 15-25 MPG off the bench? No way.

The spotlight wont be as heavy on him now that he has that massive contract off his back. For the minimum, if he can give you 8 points/4 rebounds off the bench there wont be much to complain about.

[PJR]

http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/07/shard%20%26%20ray.jpg

Reunited. :applause:

[DTreats]

Done as what? A legitimate starting PF/SF? Definetly.

Done as a reserve who can contribute in 15-25 MPG off the bench? No way.

The spotlight wont be as heavy on him now that he has that massive contract off his back. For the minimum, if he can give you 8 points/4 rebounds off the bench there wont be much to complain about.
Ah wow 8/4 in 20 minutes. You know who can give you that? Half the D-League.

[Rowe]

Sonics East vs Nuggets East. who wins?

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Nuggets East > Sonics East

[DuMa]

If Lewis can become a matchup nightmare for Spo vs other teams running a traditional 4, its gon be easy.

also Bosh/Lebron/Shard/Battier/Haslem/Anthony. is that the best F depth core in the NBA?

[Rowe]

Ah wow 8/4 in 20 minutes. You know who can give you that? Half the D-League.

As a person who watches D-League games, I appreciate your optimism on their talent level.:cheers:

[DTreats]

If Lewis can become a matchup nightmare for Spo vs other teams running a traditional 4, its gon be easy.

also Bosh/Lebron/Shard/Battier/Haslem/Anthony. is that the best F depth core in the NBA?
:roll:

[D-Rose]

Sonics fans now have an even better reason to root for Miami if they meet up with OKC. :oldlol:

[Meticode]

http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/07/shard%20%26%20ray.jpg

Reunited. :applause:
Totally skipped my mind.

[Meticode]

If Lewis can become a matchup nightmare for Spo vs other teams running a traditional 4, its gon be easy.

also Bosh/Lebron/Shard/Battier/Haslem/Anthony. is that the best F depth core in the NBA?
:biggums:

[Rowe]

If Lewis can become a matchup nightmare for Spo vs other teams running a traditional 4, its gon be easy.

also Bosh/Lebron/Shard/Battier/Haslem/Anthony. is that the best F depth core in the NBA?
Yep.

Too bad they still don't have a Center.

If Brooklyn gets Dwight Howard they're going to make slight work of the Heat in the Playoffs if they match up.

[All Net]

Good signing gives them more depth and a stretch 4

[Rowe]

Sonics fans now have an even better reason to root for Miami if they meet up with OKC. :oldlol:
They're still missing this scrub:

http://www.sportsgrindent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/jerome_2bjames.jpg

[Meticode]

I hope the Nets do get Dwight. Just to see how good the Nets+Heat games would be.

[DirtySanchez]

must be where they get physicals

LMAO....nice find

[Meticode]

They're still missing this scrub:

http://www.sportsgrindent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/jerome_2bjames.jpg
Is that a garbage bag? :wtf:

[Levity]

good pick up for the ever growing miami. lewis is a decent stretch 4 the lakers could have used off their bench to pair with bynum when running the second unit.

[wang4three]

Is that a garbage bag? :wtf:

Took me a while to realize that you weren't referring to the actual garbage bag.

[Rowe]

Is that a garbage bag? :wtf:

No. Thats Jerome James.

[Soundwave]

Yep.

Too bad they still don't have a Center.

If Brooklyn gets Dwight Howard they're going to make slight work of the Heat in the Playoffs if they match up.

Honestly though we saw OKC's superior bigs fall apart against Miami when the 3s started to go down, the Heat become unstoppable.

Riley may need to acquire someone better than Turiaf at the deadline though.

[RRR3]

No. Thats Jerome James.
What's the difference on the court?

[Thechosen1]

didnt rashard lewis **** lebrons fiance? lol

[DTreats]

didnt rashard lewis **** lebrons fiance? lol
Nah, she sucked his dick in college, TMZ found out and made a huge deal out of it. Not a big deal though.

[niko]

Nah, she sucked his dick in college, TMZ found out and made a huge deal out of it. Not a big deal though.
Yeah, Bosh sucks dick even now and no one seems to care. Rashard just sucks. :lol

(Kidding, he's a decent pickup, especially since they should play smallball more.)

[Cherry Picker]

Miami need to trade for Bargnani so all their players can stand on the outside and shoot 3s

[ukballer]

Is that a garbage bag? :wtf:

More like his lunch bag.

[TDownpour]

Trust Riley. He isn't signing a player that can't bring it anymore. Rashard must have proved himself. He has been in a shity situation the last 2-3 years so you cant judge the man on that

[Ballin416]

For some reason, I just feel like Lewis is gonna be more of a liability than an asset. Perhaps I'm just not over that contract..

[Killbot]

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Reunited. :applause:

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:rockon:

[Reverend Hoops]

The rich get richer. They get Kaman and they could go 73-9.

[Faptastrophe]

Source confirms @WindhorstESPN report that Heat close 2 deal w/veteran F Rashard Lewis. Can only offer $1.35M vet minimum next year.

[Rowe]

Honestly though we saw OKC's superior bigs fall apart against Miami when the 3s started to go down, the Heat become unstoppable.

Riley may need to acquire someone better than Turiaf at the deadline though.

Kendrick Perkins & Serge Ibaka are "superior bigs"? :coleman:

Perkins can't do anything on offense and was a liability.

Im talking about Miami facing a true low post option at Center, like a Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum. Miami had trouble with Roy Hibbert too. They don't have anyone to put at Center but Chris Bosh and he's more of a PF.

[TMT]

Expected signing. He'll provide another shooter off the bench. At this point not much of a defender though. Surprised Miami hasn't gotten any bigger, since that appears to be their biggest weakness. I doubt Kaman signs with them for the minimum, the guy is worth waaaay more and is only 30 year old.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Kendrick Perkins & Serge Ibaka are "superior bigs"? :coleman:

Perkins can't do anything on offense and was a liability.

Im talking about Miami facing a true low post option at Center, like a Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum. Miami had trouble with Roy Hibbert too. They don't have anyone to put at Center but Chris Bosh and he's more of a PF.

I think Bosh could've handled Hibbert pretty easily. That being said, Hibbert is a big stiff.

Bynum and Howard are probably the only two big low post threats to the Heat, and if your only real weakness is to two players, then your odds are pretty good. If the Lakers end up being the best in the West and Howard goes to the Nets though, all of a sudden you may have a problem because you're going to have to beat both of those teams to repeat.

[Hank]

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[Rowe]

Expected signing. He'll provide another shooter off the bench. At this point not much of a defender though. Surprised Miami hasn't gotten any bigger, since that appears to be their biggest weakness. I doubt Kaman signs with them for the minimum, the guy is worth waaaay more and is only 30 year old.

True.

Only way for Miami to do it would be in a Sign & Trade with New Orleans.

[SilkkTheShocker]

:applause: Took a paycut to play with Lebron. Love that winning mentality.

[DaSeba5]

Good stretch 4; low risk, high reward type of deal here.

Anyways, we still need size at center.

[niko]

:applause: Took a paycut to play with Lebron. Love that winning mentality.
He didn't take a paycut, he still gets paid from his old team.

[Faptastrophe]

:applause: Took a paycut to play with Lebron. Love that winning mentality.
Felt Miami was the best fit, especially since he already had $13.7M coming from Hornets buyout. :rolleyes:

[wang4three]

He didn't take a paycut, he still gets paid from his old team.

Double paychecks must be the best feeling in the world.

[niko]

Double paychecks must be the best feeling in the world.

Let's analyze this. He is overpaid and did a poor job, so poor that he was not needed anymore. So he gets his old salary plus a new salary (so he lost nothing) and moves from a shit team to a great team, and on the great team because they only pay him a little, they expect less from him.

:lol yeah, that would work for me.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Yep.

Too bad they still don't have a Center.

If Brooklyn gets Dwight Howard they're going to make slight work of the Heat in the Playoffs if they match up.


Scared of the Heat^^^

[Rowe]

Double paychecks must be the best feeling in the world.

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[Droid101]

So... their LeBron backup and Wade backups have signed. What about the positions, y'know, where they actually had weaknesses?

[Rowe]

Scared of the Heat^^^

Amare is coming.

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[SilkkTheShocker]

I want tmac on heat He needs a ring :(. Plus he's better than freaking rashard Lewis

If he isn't a shooter or center, there is no point of him being on the Heat. Especially when one of Wade or Lebron is usually on the court.

[DaSeba5]

Howard is still a concern. We need some size at center.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Amare is coming.

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:pimp: :pimp: :pimp:

[Faptastrophe]

Done deal.

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Heat have agreed to a two-year deal with forward Rashard Lewis, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.

[bagelred]

Get on that bandwagon, Rashard. Feel good about yourself knowing you'll make a difference. Enjoy.

[Crown&Coke]

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how has no one pointed out, RayRay is wearing blue cargo pants? BLUE CARGO PANTS

:bowdown:

[DTreats]

Rumor has it that Joel Anthony and Norris Cole will be involved in a sign and trade with New Orleans for Chris Kaman. This along with the Lucas III singing, the Heat are in good shape.

Chalmers | Lucas IIII
Wade | Allen | Miller
James | Jones | Lewis
Bosh | Haslem
Kaman | Pittman

[RRR3]

If he isn't a shooter or center, there is no point of him being on the Heat. Especially when one of Wade or Lebron is usually on the court.
T-Mac can't shoot worse than shard didn't last year. Besides he can just take juwans role then. I just want him to get a ring :(

[Nash]

What you guys seem to forget is that Lewis is the replacement of............... Juwan Howard!
They're actually improving with this deal.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Howard is still a concern. We need some size at center.


We just need more wing players :pimp: :pimp:

[Crown&Coke]

Nah, she sucked his dick in college, TMZ found out and made a huge deal out of it. Not a big deal though.

hold up, Shard didn't go to college

and Im pretty sure that lottery ticket Mrs. James scratched off meant she didn't need to go to college

[NOHCP3]

Rumor has it that Joel Anthony and Norris Cole will be involved in a sign and trade with New Orleans for Chris Kaman. This along with the Lucas III singing, the Heat are in good shape.

Chalmers | Lucas IIII
Wade | Allen | Miller
James | Jones | Lewis
Bosh | Haslem
Kaman | Pittman

Whered you see this?

[DTreats]

What you guys seem to forget is that Lewis is the replacement of............... Juwan Howard!
They're actually improving with this deal.
Nice, I forgot Shard played center.

[DaSeba5]

I don't want to lose Cole. That green van is magical.

[SilkkTheShocker]

T-Mac can't shoot worse than shard didn't last year. Besides he can just take juwans role then. I just want him to get a ring :(


I still like the idea of Shard spotting up from 3 than Tmac. And yea, Tmac is probably better. But he doesn't fit what Miami does at all. He is isn't a center nor spot-up shooter. Dude can't catch a break

[Nash]

Nice, I forgot Shard played center.
Nice, I forgot seeing Juwan on the court.

[RRR3]

I still like the idea of Shard spotting up from 3 than Tmac. And yea, Tmac is probably better. But he doesn't fit what Miami does at all. He is isn't a center nor spot-up shooter. Dude can't catch a break
I want tmac to at least get a ring after how tragic his career turned out :(

[Faptastrophe]

Rumor has it that Joel Anthony and Norris Cole will be involved in a sign and trade with New Orleans for Chris Kaman. This along with the Lucas III singing, the Heat are in good shape.

Chalmers | Lucas IIII
Wade | Allen | Miller
James | Jones | Lewis
Bosh | Haslem
Kaman | Pittman
I really hope Miller and Jones don't retire.
Should break that Heat club record for 3-pointers attempted in a season - 1,865 ('96-97).

[Legends66NBA7]

Heat have records to break next year.

[LA_Showtime]

Low risk, moderate reward. At worst he'll probably give you 10-15 throwback games and more veteran experience. Wouldn't be surprised if he had a surprisingly good year what with all the open looks he'll get playing next to 'Bron, Wade, and Bosh.

[Legends66NBA7]

...

Do you have a team you cheer for ? Like a main team.

Just curious.

[inclinerator]

dude has fallen off since orlando

[LA_Showtime]

I really hope Miller and Jones don't retire.
Should break that Heat club record for 3-pointers attempted in a season - 1,865 ('96-97).

Miller should retire. It was painful watching him run up and down the court in game five. I wouldn't be surprised if he has to have surgery on his back and knees this summer. The guy broke the record for most threes in a Finals game or something... there's no better way to go out.

[swi7ch]

Without PEDs, this guy is useless. Hopefully they didn't sign him for more than $1.55

[Apogee]

Without PEDs, this guy is useless. Hopefully they didn't sign him for more than $1.55

Vet minimum 1.3 mill

[swi7ch]

Vet minimum 1.3 mill

I wasn't talking about millions. :D

[iguana]

big 5

:biggums:

[Apogee]

I wasn't talking about millions. :D

haha oh damn!

[kNIOKAS]

So Lewis an expirer already, otherwise they wouldn't be getting shit? But dunno... Miami's trying hard but they blow.

[Da Hammer]

What exactly does Lewis bring the heat? He can't shoot the 3 anymore and he can't play defense.

[Derka]

Low-risk pickup for the Heat. Scary if he finds his range again.

[Figlo]

Rumor has it that Joel Anthony and Norris Cole will be involved in a sign and trade with New Orleans for Chris Kaman. This along with the Lucas III singing, the Heat are in good shape.

Chalmers | Lucas IIII
Wade | Allen | Miller
James | Jones | Lewis
Bosh | Haslem
Kaman | Pittman

Where did you hear this rumor, would make some sense for the Hornets i guess and no Battier in Rotation?

[Lord Leoshes]

Where did you hear this rumor, would make some sense for the Hornets i guess and no Battier in Rotation?


He should of wrought it in green.

[Kobr]

Rashard, Wade, LeBron?!

Team HGH!

[InfiniteBaskets]

Too bad Lewis can't rebound better than either LeBron, Bosh, Haslem, or even Wade. If he's not golden from 3, he's not going to see any minutes.

[Meticode]

Rashard, Wade, LeBron?!

Team HGH!
:oldlol:

[TMT]

The Heat need another big badly, but at the rate they are going they are going to have a roster full of wings and guards. Starting Lebron at center is probably their best option right now. :lol

[SpaceJammeR]

i like this signing. i think he will have a good year in miami.
"Miami Super Heat":D
what's the word on greg oden? what bigs can miami pick up tho?

[G-train]

The Heat need another big badly,

Why?

[Droid101]

The Heat need another big badly, but at the rate they are going they are going to have a roster full of wings and guards. Starting Lebron at center is probably their best option right now. :lol
They won it all this year with playground, all wing ball. Why not give it a second go? :lol

[Meticode]

So apparently Waton, Korver and Brewer are going to be released maybe? If they care about winning they better sign in Miami, otherwise they're money chasing idiots like SilktheShockker thinks...

:confusedshrug:

[Meticode]

Why?
I think people are assuming Howard goes to the Nets. Just someone to matchup well against him. Camby would've been that.

[G-train]

Can he still shoot the three?

Last year he shot 24% from behind the arc. The last 5 years his three point shooting has went down each year consecutively.

No it didn't. But he did shoot poorly last season, I'm not sure if its injury related or whether he forgot how to shoot.
I like the signing, I don't know how much he will play or how good he will be, but I think he will get opportunity early on to show something.

[I<3NBA]

I want tmac to at least get a ring after how tragic his career turned out :(
let's focus first on getting Tmac out of the first round (with him actually playing and not injured).

[G-train]

I think people are assuming Howard goes to the Nets. Just someone to matchup well against him. Camby would've been that.

Joel is better than Camby against Howard.
The Heat have handled Howard fine the last two seasons.

[Kurosawa0]

Meh, worth taking a look at. If Lewis still has any game Miami gets a steal at the price. If not, I'm sure he can work hard and become a skilled towel waiver.

[LBJDW305]

Good pickup. He's replacing juwan Howard but he will actually play

[imdaman99]

dont care, the heats are the evil empire. fcuk them and fcuk their frontrunnin fans

[Meticode]

Joel is better than Camby against Howard.
The Heat have handled Howard fine the last two seasons.
I guess they did okay...

11-12:

56% FG%
19.8 PPG
18.8 RPG
1.3 BPG
1.8 SPG

Shot horribly from the line though....

10-11:

55% FG%
18.5 PPG
14.8 RPG
1.8 BPG
0.5 SPG

[G-train]

I guess they did okay...

11-12:

56% FG%
19.8 PPG
18.8 RPG
1.3 BPG
1.8 SPG

Shot horribly from the line though....

10-11:

55% FG%
18.5 PPG
14.8 RPG
1.8 BPG
0.5 SPG

They basically held him to his averages, cant ask for more.
Those stats aren't a good depiction of the games either, he was up and down.

[Jax]

Rashard, Wade, LeBron?!

Team HGH!
Team #norape.

[TMT]

Why?

Who's going to guard Dwight or an improved Amare/Chandler? I thought that their top priority coming into the season would be improving the front court, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I'm not saying they absolutely need one to compete or anything but it would certainly help their already solid team defense to have a man in the middle patrolling the paint. But hey, if they don't want to go that route they will still be top dog obviously. But there are certain teams in the league who can take advantage of a Bosh/Haslem/Anthony/Turiaf frontline imo.

[G-train]

Who's going to guard Dwight or an improved Amare/Chandler? I thought that their top priority coming into the season would be improving the front court, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I'm not saying they absolutely need one to compete or anything but it would certainly help their already solid team defense to have a man in the middle patrolling the paint. But hey, if they don't want to go that route they will still be top dog obviously. But there are certain teams in the league who can take advantage of a Bosh/Haslem/Anthony/Turiaf frontline imo.

The defensive scheme requires speed at the five to cover out to shooters and switch on to smaller players. Bosh/Haslem/Anthony are all quick and range from good to very good man on man, and are excellent help defenders. They fit the scheme well.

It was only exposed for a short time when the Celtics plonked KG inside and threw it high to him with Bron and Haslem fronting, but when Bosh returned they couldn't do it anymore, he kept intercepting and deflecting and positioning perfectly to stop it.

If Lewis can find form behind the line, and actually plays in the scheme well with his quick 6'10 frame, he could be a very valuable role player for the Heat.

A 7 footer patrolling the paint actually hurts the scheme. Basically Chandler would be the only one that could play big minutes, and he is DPOY on $60m in far away lands.

[EnoughSaid]

Loving this pick up. Makes the bench THAT deeper and also allows us for many more rotations. Wade/Allen/James/Lewis/Bosh will KILL TEAMS.

[StateOfMind12]

I already saw this coming so this isn't much of a surprise. I don't expect a whole lot from him but it's a low-risk pickup so it's a good one. He will be a great replacement for Jones/Miller.

Lewis is an underrated defender though so don't just expect him to shoot 3s and if he is off he won't do anything to impact the game.

[KingLeBronJames]

Hey, this Miami Heat super team is probably better than the 2006 Miami Heat super team. And better than all the super teams put together this year. Championship Cruise part 2 coming at ya!:banana:

[Y2Gezee]

Low risk, high reward. Good move

[TMT]

The defensive scheme requires speed at the five to cover out to shooters and switch on to smaller players. Bosh/Haslem/Anthony are all quick and range from good to very good man on man, and are excellent help defenders. They fit the scheme well.

It was only exposed for a short time when the Celtics plonked KG inside and threw it high to him with Bron and Haslem fronting, but when Bosh returned they couldn't do it anymore, he kept intercepting and deflecting and positioning perfectly to stop it.

If Lewis can find form behind the line, and actually plays in the scheme well with his quick 6'10 frame, he could be a very valuable role player for the Heat.

A 7 footer patrolling the paint actually hurts the scheme. Basically Chandler would be the only one that could play big minutes, and he is DPOY on $60m in far away lands.

Don't know. The Heat were tested a couple times in the playoffs against Hibbert and KG, and even though they were missing Bosh for a chunk of those series, I don't think he's the exact last piece to their defensive puzzle. Not all bigs try to get the ball at free throw line extended, but that was what appeared to work for KG with a lack of length on the interior. And KG wasn't just effective at those times, he was dominant. I can't really comment much on the Pacers series. At the time I was moving and I missed the entire second round of the playoffs except for a few Spurs games during that time.

In my opinion even having a guy like Camby off the bench would be a nice asset to have in key situations. I don't think the defensive scheme they used in their championship run will work on every single team in the NBA per say. They had preferred matchups in most of the series they went through that worked for them rather well. But I think against elite bigs who can score in the post they will have trouble.

[dunksby]

Rashard Lewis is the luckiest Mfer in the NBA.

[Nash]

So apparently Waton, Korver and Brewer are going to be released maybe? If they care about winning they better sign in Miami, otherwise they're money chasing idiots like SilktheShockker thinks...

:confusedshrug:
Yes, because Waton, Korver and Brewer are 17 year old veterans who have made tons and tons of money through out their years.

Great comparison :facepalm

[RazorBaLade]

staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacked

[raprap]

Heat are stacked! They need size though, Kwame Brown? Is he a FA?

[DirtySanchez]

Damn they got shooters!

[DTreats]

I like how people are saying this is a low risk, high reward type move.:oldlol:

Do you understand what "high reward" means?

Best case scenario Lewis plays 15 mpg and averages 6/2 on 35% shooting.

Low risk, low reward.

[It's A VC3!!!]

It's pretty impressive seeing a team pick up valuable pieces after winning a championship. First Ray now Lewis. I don't think they can even acquire another player at this point. :lol

[Nash]

Miami and Lebron dares you to play zone, just do it, do it!

Miami with Wade resting on the bench:

Chalmers
Allen
Lebron
Lewis
Bosh

Zone that..

[DTreats]

:lol

People swear Miami just signed '09 Lewis.

[G-train]

I like how people are saying this is a low risk, high reward type move.:oldlol:

Do you understand what "high reward" means?

Best case scenario Lewis plays 15 mpg and averages 6/2 on 35% shooting.

Low risk, low reward.

Best case is 28mpg, 10/5 on 45/38%'s

Worst case is 1 mpg, 0.3/0.1 11/5%'s

Plus people were saying low risk moderate reward.

[blacknapalm]

i think he's done (and no, not saying that because he signed with miami). i said he was done a couple weeks ago. that said, it is low risk and he can't be much worse than hobbled miller was last season

[Nash]

I like how people are saying this is a low risk, high reward type move.:oldlol:

Do you understand what "high reward" means?

Best case scenario Lewis plays 15 mpg and averages 6/2 on 35% shooting.

Low risk, low reward.
Low risk, high reward as in you pay him small money and you don't expect him to do shit.. And if he plays a bit better than the non motivated and injured Rashard from Washington then thats a reward already.

And don't forget, he'll be taking Juwan Howards spot, both on the bench and in salary. And since Juwan never go to play, its a reward already.

[Faptastrophe]

Heat assembling a 3-point shoot out team

http://i.imgur.com/qznbK.png
+ Shane

[G-train]

:lol

People swear Miami just signed '09 Lewis.

ah no, they think they signed '12 lewis for vet min and he might be a decent role player that can hit open shots.
He might be healthier and get better open looks on an elite team than a bad team.
keep trying though.

[CelticBaller]

fvcking three points shooters

[Faptastrophe]

:lol

People swear Miami just signed '09 Lewis.
So to recap, Pat Riley got Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis for roughly the cost of a Marcus Camby.

[icewill36]

Andre Miller is actually rumored to be going to the Knicks now, and Kenyon Martin is signing at midnight tonight with NYK.

Miller
Smith
Anthony
Martin
Camby

Crazy yo.

source?

[LEFT4DEAD]

Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen again together.
Miami Supersonics baby. Yeahhhh :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Mach_3]

Its amazing isn't it.

He's getting $14 Million from New Orleans just to not play with them next season. Shard is living the good life.

DAMN,

That nicca Rashard Lewis hasn't done an honest days work in like 5 years yet he's still getting paid that Peyton Manning money :roll: :roll:

[comerb]

:lol

People swear Miami just signed '09 Lewis.

We just want him to be '10-11 Lewis. A ~.350 3pt shooter than can stretch at the 3 or 4. Considerings he's going to be getting tons of open shots, will be playing in a winning culture, and doesn't have the pressure of that salary weighing over his head... I wouldn't be surprised if he had a really rejuvenated year... And if he doesn't, we only paid 1.3 for him.

Also, for all the guys saying we need size or a center, we don't. The Heat embraced small ball up tempo play with versatile wings that can all play multiple positions to create matchup problems. There are so few dominant centers in the league anyway, we can just deal with what they get and try and counterpunch with mismatches when we're on offense

Bottom line is we aren't going to pick up anyone who can truly mitigate Howard, so we might as well play bigs that can force him out of the paint defensively (Bosh, Lewis).

[bluechox2]

lewis will be their new center

[livinglegend]

I think Lewis will be like Diaw last year. Diaw was fat, slow and noneffective with the Bobcats. Then, he came with the Spurs and he was more motivated. He played much better and was really useful.

[WockaVodka]

One of my favorite players.

http://alanpaul.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rashard-lewis.jpeg

[icewill36]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/imgly_production/4914889/large.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/imgly_production/4914893/large.jpg

ray looks skinny as hell in that pic

[Lebron23]

http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/files/2009/06/rayandrashard.jpg

[SilkkTheShocker]

So apparently Waton, Korver and Brewer are going to be released maybe? If they care about winning they better sign in Miami, otherwise they're money chasing idiots like SilktheShockker thinks...

:confusedshrug:
Those players are still young compared to guys like Camby and Allen. The difference is Allen and Lewis have a winning mentality. Camby would have played for the Flint, Michigan Tropics for 5 million per year. Even when the man has made over 120 million dollars over his career.

[TMT]

Those players are still young compared to guys like Camby and Allen. The difference is Allen and Lewis have a winning mentality. Camby would have played for the Flint, Michigan Tropics for 5 million per year. Even when the man has made over 120 million dollars over his career.

Maybe he wanted to be closer to home and go back to the team where he had the most success and got closest to the championship in his entire career. :confusedshrug:

You really not over him passing on Miami?

[Alan Ogg]

With Lewis going to the HEAT, Wade is now 4th in career points on the team!

[SilkkTheShocker]

Maybe he wanted to be closer to home and go back to the team where he had the most success and got closest to the championship in his entire career. :confusedshrug:

You really not over him passing on Miami?
Im over it now in the sense he is a knick. But i still dont think he gives two shits about winning. Either way, people are acting like I think all free agent should sign with the Heat for the Minimum. Im talking more along the lines of vets with less than 3 years left (Lewis, Allen, camby etc). I mean the guy had Houston #1 on his list to return. The same Rockets who are rebuilding and about to sign Asik. If its about family or money, so be it. But you can't tell me with a straight face winning basketball games is high on his list of priorities.

[Hank]

With the much improved Heat bench Wade Lebron and Bosh are going to get alot of rest in 4th quarters.


all of them will be sparkling fresh for the playoffs with the reduced regular season minutes

[G-train]

Maybe he wanted to be closer to home and go back to the team where he had the most success and got closest to the championship in his entire career. :confusedshrug:

You really not over him passing on Miami?

His home is in Texas.

[Lebron23]

http://richkidsbrand.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rash.jpeg