Buy in? Bibby, Murphy could help fill holes for Heat


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MIAMI – The Decision started all of this last summer. But it might take a couple of less-significant decisions over the next 48 hours for LeBron James, the Big Three and the Miami Heat to avoid a colossal letdown this season.

Sixty games into their much-ballyhooed season – and on the precipice of a 10-game stretch against good teams poised to test Miami's supposed greatness – the Heat remain a team both flustered and in flux.

This shouldn't be happening so close to the playoffs. But a still-weak frontcourt and an ever-widening and gaping hole at point guard have contributed to the Heat's failure to execute at the level expected of them.

LeBron is still taking, and missing, too many big shots at the end of games. Dwyane Wade is still not taking, and therefore not making, enough big shots at the end of games. The Heat, a squad with two future Hall of Fame players and two of the league's most ferocious scorers, still can't run an effective half-court offense. That fact alone is simply inexcusable.

The next 48 hours will be filled with NBA intrigue centered on where players like Mike Bibby (Atlanta), Troy Murphy (New Jersey) and Corey Brewer (Minnesota) – guys who have reportedly accepted buyouts – will take their lesser talents.

If a few were to choose South Beach, the Heat would become remarkably more formidable.

The most important among these is Bibby, an aged but able point guard who is leaning toward signing with the Heat, according to multiple reports. It's true Bibby, 32, is not a defensive savant. It's also true that simply getting Mario Chalmers off the court would be a major step forward.

Though it's likely Carlos Arroyo would be cut if Bibby were to sign, it's Chalmers' shrinking minutes that matter most. That, and Bibby's ability to do what Chalmers can't: run a half-court offense, shoot the 3-pointer (Bibby shoots 44 percent from there as opposed to Chalmers' 36 percent) and be coach Erik Spoelstra's extension on the court rather than LeBron's.
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I don't think the Heat will be desperately relying on Mike Bibby and Troy Murphy. The Heat have not had any consistency at the point guard position all season. Remember Carlos Arroyo started at that position when the year began.

Now it has been Chalmers who has been lukewarm at best. All Miami needs Mike Bibby to do is distribute the ball and hit open shots.

Ironically the Heat have had the second best record in the NBA since they started the season 9-8 and are a half-game behind Boston for the No. 1 seed.

I guess all those lofty expectations are a mother for some folks to handle.
 
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