Death Chart

Pending other preseason transactions, this is what Miami's depth chart will probably look like at the beginning of the season:

C - Blount / Magloire / Anthony / Mourning*
PF - Haslem / Beasley / Padgett
SF - Marion / J. Jones / Wright
SG - Wade / Cook / Diawara
PG - Quinn / Chalmers / Banks

With the recent signing of Magloire, it seems that Riles will be playing the center position by committee. It is not necessarily a bad thing, sometimes that approach works. But given that most of the Eastern Conference contenders had strengthened their 4 and 5 positions, and the fact that Miami will be pinning its postseason hopes on Blount's offense, Magloire's defense, and Mourning's health - the season will certainly look bleak.

Now, what about point guards? I can't even begin to imagine that Pat Riley is done dealing. He has been able to get quality point guards in the free agency in the past, so yes, I trust him. Its just that all the guards are getting signed by other teams. Who is left anyway? Livingston? Stoudamire? Gordon?? Urrghh.. I hope that Miami does the right thing or signs the "right" guard - whoever that may be.
In Riles We Trust.

Of course, its not all bad. The two, three, and four positions are loaded with talent. They can score on anybody and defend anyone.
We got shooters to spread the floor: Cook and Jones;
Defensive stoppers: Marion, Diawara, Wright, and Haslem (add Wade if he's not spent on offense);
Slashers: Wade and Marion,
Natural scorers: Wade and Cook, and;
Young legs, a ton of potential, and a lot of rebounds: Beasley.

My prediction? 8th or even 7th in the East. But it will mainly boil down to health and chemistry - two things that seemed to lack last season's heinous regular season run.