Q: Ira, do the Heat have their substitute for P.J. Tucker? – Theo.
A: It’s attention-grabbing, as a result of as a substitute of being requested if the Heat have a beginning energy ahead, the questions usually have come on this type, as if the one kind of participant Erik Spoelstra will settle for on the 4 is a 3-point-shooting, defensive-minded, bodily presence. Just as attention-grabbing is that virtually each candidate on the roster for the place has talked about both finding out P.J. Tucker or trying to emulate him, from Caleb Martin to Haywood Highsmith, and, now, to Darius Days, who was simply signed to a two-way contract. So, sure, the Heat have loads of P.J. Tucker wannabes. But the better query stays as as to if the Heat have a bona fide, NBA-level starting-quality energy ahead on their roster. At the second, that isn’t a query that may be answered.
Q: I do know the Heat brass wouldn’t be so gung ho in bringing again Dion Waiters, Hassan Whiteside or Justise Winslow, based mostly on how they left. But how about an affordable choice on the 4 in James Johnson? He matches the tradition nicely, and except for the hiccup with not assembly the health numbers, he, at worst, can be a depth piece within the entrance courtroom rotation.– Christopher, Vancouver.
A: I imagine that ship, too, has sailed. If something, the higher query is perhaps whether or not they would convey Markieff Morris again. But even that might be moot if Udonis Haslem returns, as a result of that might put them too near the posh tax to signal one other participant.
Q: So the knock on Orlando Robinson is an absence of athleticism, by just about the scouts and evaluators, which is why he went undrafted. He appears to have an honest recreation about him. Is athleticism one thing that may be taught and refined within the health club? Can the Miami teaching workers polish that facet of his recreation or does it boil right down to, “either you’ve got it or you don’t?” – Rod.
A: Probably the latter. But to his credit score, Orlando Robinson has put up numbers at summer time league even amid these questions. He stands as the precise kind of participant you experiment with within the G League, which is why it made sense to proceed with him as a venture beneath an Exhibit 10 training-camp invitation.
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