reflections
May 5th, 2008 Is it June yet?

*Cue draft music*

(Stern) … With the first pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Miami Heat select…

***** ***** out of *********.

Who’s Out There?

If I’m Pat Riley, a part of the Heat organization, or a fan, the 2008 NBA draft will be a 2nd Christmas for me.  After finishing 15-67 which was good for the worst record in the NBA, the Miami Heat are hoping to strike gold in the 2008 NBA Draft and select a solid young player to contribute to the club.

First, let’s look at the scenario of the Miami Heat landing the #1 pick in the draft…

You obviously have two top prospects in Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose.  Both players are awesome athletes and basketball players, and either one would make a team piss their pants in joy.

F Michael Beasley- Kansas State

Beasley would fit in and start right away for the Heat.  He would give them an athletic god to go along side with Dwyane Wade, as well as someone who can take it down low, rebound, block shots, as well as shoot the three.  So basically, he can do everything.

As a Kansas State Wildcat, Beasley averaged 27/13 in 40 mpg.  Definitely one of the most impressive stat lines in all of NCAA Div. 1.  He led the Wildcats to a first round win in the tourney over USC, but fell short to Wisconsin a round later.

PG Derrick Rose- Memphis

Rose would be a perfect fit for the Heat, a playmaking defensive PG to set up D-Wade and score the rock.  Rose like Beasley has off of the chart athletic prowess.  He’s a great finisher who would complement Wade in every sense of the word.

He’s a very strong defender who locks down on the perimeter and gets the occasional steal.  His court vision is superb and supposedly is a fantastic team oriented guy.  A franchise point guard for sure.

Leading his team to the National Championship is great experience to bring over to the NBA, and is shows his leadership abilities by playing the most important position on the court for a national championship contending basketball team.


What if they don’t land the #1?

Well, obviously if they land the #2 they can just take one of the two players above that didn’t get taken.  However, it doesn’t stay that simple if they land a pick later in the draft say #3 or #4.

If that happens, they can go two routes.

Take another player such as Jerryd Bayless the PG out of Zona.

  • Brook Lopez the center out of Stanford
  • O.J Mayo the point guard out of USC

And etc. etc. etc.

Or, they can get creative and trade that pick for a more proven player playing in the NBA right now.  Who that could be, I don’t know.  But I’m sure some teams would bite at that, especially one in the rebuilding mode.

No matter what happens in this lottery/draft, I’d be very excited for the future if I was a Heat fan.  Combining the talent that will come out of it with Dwyane Wade can only mean good things.

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