After another loss Monday night to the Cavaliers, Heat coach Pat Riley finally came out and said it.
The Heat have a new focus: making Miami better in two years.
Yes, in two years, Dwyane Wade will be making an all-important decision about his future with the franchise.
First, though, the 2007-08 season for the 8-32 Miami Heat is officially over. Shaquille O’Neal sustained another injury in the loss, and Riles essentially told the media he wants Michael Beasley.
Of course, he wants Beasley to complement Wade, so Wade might resign.
This morning's South Florida Sun Sentinel quotes Riley saying they’re done looking for immediate help…it’s back to the drawing board.
Riley finally acknowledged that the current season would not be the focus at the Feb. 21 trading deadline.Ehem, uh, how about signing Shaq to a monster long contract? That was dumb.
"If we were .500 or a little bit above .500," he said, "then I would be looking for instantaneous help for this year. I think we're a little bit beyond that right now.
"I've made a couple mistakes with personnel and those things haven't worked out and it's costing us."
Yet, what the Heat have in store for the near future and the seasons to come could be very interesting. I wonder how untouchable Wade will be this summer and if Riles thinks free agency might lure his star away from his dismal setting.
At this point, the Heat’s future wide open and almost exciting. We can definitely expect some wholesale changes in the two seasons before Wade’s free agency.
Riles needs Miami to look more inviting if he is to have a of retaining Wade.
