Battier to sign with Heat

[barefacedmonk]

Miller is out for two months after undergoing sports hernia surgery. Battier will get decent amount of court time.

[KGs Knee]

Don't do it Shane!

I've always been a big fan of Battier, going back to his days at Duke.  If he signs with the Heat though, I'll be forced to turn my back on him.  Just the way it is.

[BballTim]

That wing rotation is incredible, esp. if Miller can return to form (or avoid trade/amnesty).  The two best wings in the game, an all-NBA defender who doubles as a 3-point marksman, and a playmaking/rebounding/3-point shooting hybrid in Miller.  

If healthy, is that the best wing rotation ever?

  Start with Jordan, Pippen and whoever their backups were.

[jgod213]

I guess Battier is just another chump.

And Miami has no faith in Mike Miller...

Mike Miller is injured again, isn't he?

I thought it was some kind of hernia that would keep him out 4 to 8 weeks.  Even so, Miami giving ANY money to Battier is a sign that Pat Riley still hasn't given up on his fantasy of having either LeBron or Wade play the point.  It was clear from the start that Riley thought he could win a title playing Wade, Bron, Bosh, Haslem and Miller.  Battier would now slide into that last spot but he wouldn't fix the problems of Miami being very small and weak on the interior and that neither Wade nor Bron can really play the point.

Mike

That's not a fantasy....The messiah already plays all 5 positions....Until the Finals....

piggybacking off this - it is an interesting thought. I'm not so sure that Bron CAN'T play the point, he has all the necessary abilities to do so effectively.  Maybe he's just too stubborn?

What an unbelievable perimiter defense that is between those three, though.