Heat got Bucked (again)
So the Heat tried to sneak in a smart free-agent signing while everyone else was alseep, and the Milwaukee Bucks duped them again.
Charlie Bell won't be a member of the Heat because the Bucks matched Miami's offer, and now the Heat still is looking for that one final addition to complete its roster.
The problem is, with the free agents that remain, it looks like it'll take a trade to do anything significant. And that would probably create another hole (Jason Williams, Udonis Haslem) just to fill in one of its current holes.
Hate to say it, but the Heat may have screwed the pooch (love that phrase) by not convincing Eddie Jones to stay. Dwyane Wade needs a backup, and Eddie could've done that. Not to say it would've been easy to convince him. Eddie was on his way out the door because he didn't really like the Heat's inactivity this offseason and he didn't really like the idea of playing a ton of minutes (can you believe an NBA player doesn't want to play heavy minutes?)
But I'd be interested to see what the team's last-ditch effort is. I cannot believe Utah would even consider a package the Heat has to offer for the pouting Kirilenko (although I will say that in a precise offense like Utah's, a system that also includes the fast break whenever possible, Jason Williams, on an expiring contract, would make a lot more sense than people might think. Problem is they already have Deron Williams, and he's pretty good, too). And there are no quality affordable free agents left (Dahntay Jones? Sarunas Jasikevicius?).
Desperation time?
Dinkin' Flicka (please tell me somebody knows that reference).