Thursday, July 16, 2009

Does Booze make the Heat better?

Iverson? No, thanks.

Boozer? Hmm...

Current Depth Chart:
C - J. O' Neal
PF - U. Haslem
SF - M. Beasley*
SG - D. Wade
PG - M. Chalmers

6th - D. Cook
7th - J. Jones
8th - C. Quinn
9th - M. Blount
10th - Y. Diawara
11th - D. Wright

*Riles and Spo indicated that there is a strong possibility of B-Easy starting as SF this year
**No word yet from Jamario Moon and Joel Anthony's qualifying offers, nor from Jamaal Magloire's status.

Depth Chart after acquiring Boozer (for perhaps Beasley and Haslem after matching salaries):

C - J. O'Neal / M. Blount
PF - C. Boozer
SF - J. Jones / Y. Diawara
SG - D. Wade / D. Cook
PG - M. Chalmers / C. Quinn

You can throw in Wright and to either the 2 or 3 positions but you can still see that that roster will rely heavily on the outside shooting of Cook and James Jones to open up the inside. The Booze and O'Neal pairing will clog up the inside immensely - you just have to hope that both their midrange game is working (just like when UD had that 10 to 15 footer on).

Still contract-wise and thinking of the 2010 cap space, this could potentially be a great pickup. It will just be extremely hard to let go of Haslem - the Heat's ultimate warrior and Beasley - youth and unbounded potential.