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• ASK IRA: Will the Beasley deal bite the Heat?

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  Q: I feel bad for Michael Beasley (even with all the money he makes). I definitely think he’s going to be a star one day. But as we all know, Riley is about winning now. It just bothers me that we essentially traded a 21-year-old future star for a 30-year-old [...]

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• Mike Miller to be measured against Beasley

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  There is no way to get around it:

  The Heat essentially traded Michael Beasley for Mike Miller and two second-round picks.

  The second-round picks came from the salary-cap dump of Beasley on the Minnesota Timberwolves.

  Michael Beasley said he is looking forward to his fresh start in Minnesota.

  The salary-cap [...]

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• ASK IRA: Could T-Mac be in play for the Heat?

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  Q: Do you see Riley giving Tracy McGrady a chance if he agrees to sign for the minimum? I’d be much happier with spending money on a defensive player like Matt Barnes. — Taylor.

  A: Here’s my issue with the ilk of a T-Mac: With Wade, LeBron and Miller in the perimeter [...]

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• In free agency, timing is everything

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  So why isn’t this all moving faster?

  Why are we hearing Mike Miller is locked up? Juwan Howard is on the verge?

  And yet, nothing (at least as of this posting).

  Here’s why:

  Juwan Howard: Delivered, just not signed and sealed.

  Free agency is a process, one that has to follow [...]

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• ASK IRA: Would the Heat have to wait to make trades?

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  Q: Ira, if this doesn’t work out, or if some of these parts don’t fit, can the Heat give itself a do-over and trade some of these players it has signed? Isn’t there something about a three-month rule? — Bob.

  A: By rule, any free agent signed in the offseason cannot [...]

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• Who starts at center, point? Who cares?

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  The most frequent follow-up question in the wake of last week’s Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh epiphany has been, “So who are going to play center and point guard?”

  The question misses the point.

  It is one that does not need to be answered.

  Erik Spoelstra already has [...]

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• ASK IRA: Should the Heat have kept Quentin?

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  Q: Was it Quentin Richardson’s decision to go for the money in Orlando instead of the veteran’s minimum with Heat, or did the Heat not want him? — Jorge.

  A:  The Heat wanted him, but on its terms, which would have been the minimum, with an understanding that he then could [...]

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• Heat’s roster pieces are falling into place

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  A week ago, the Heat had exactly one player under contract, making Mario Chalmers the NBA’s only known combo 1-2-3-4-5.

  Fortunately, the Heat has moved on, and a robust 15-player roster no longer is an abstract.

  So where does the Heat stand?

  Udonis Haslem is the latest piece of [...]

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• ASK IRA: Is there any basis for Heat tampering?

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  Q: Do you believe there’s a real possibility at all that the Wade-Bosh-LeBron transaction can be voided? I’m not sure anything can be proven. There’s no real rule against players talking, anyway, is there? — Jordan.

  A: Absolutely no chance at all. Heck, even the teams that lost the players don’t [...]

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• The tamper-proof tampering solution

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  Well, we certainly have learned our lesson, haven’t we?

  Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh had so much fun playing together with the U.S. national team that they decided they might actually enjoy playing together elsewhere as teammates.

  See what you did, Jerry Colangelo, by fostering such unity under to the [...]

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