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• ASK IRA: Could the Heat be overstating Amare?

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  Q: Could Pat Riley be that dumb to go after Amare Stoudemire? He doesn’t play any defense and he doesn’t go after any rebounds. He ball watches. If the Heat signs him instead of Bosh, then it would ruin the franchise for the next five years at least. — Eric.

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• The summit: Summing it up

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  Here’s why there will be no free-agent summit:

  Because there won’t be a winner, and, more than anything, these guys want to win.

  For a moment, consider what would happen if the leading agents were to get together and stage their own summit.

  Dwyane Wade may have trouble [...]

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• ASK IRA: Is Wade overstating loyalty?

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  Q: How can Wade question a team’s loyalty when he expects other free agents to be disloyal to their own teams and sign with the Heat? — David.

  A: Hmm, deep philosophy comes to “Ask Ira.” I think Dwyane was caught in a “moment” and has no issues with the Bulls, [...]

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• Love thy own team, and only thy own team

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  No matter what Dwyane Wade has to say about the Bulls, what is clear under NBA rules is what he can’t say about the Heat.

  He can’t say he’s leaving. He can’t say he would rather play for another specific team. He can’t denigrate the team that holds his exclusive rights [...]

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• ASK IRA: Did Riley trigger the coaching scramble?

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  Q: In light of all the coaching craziness with Calipari rumors, Phil Jackson rumors, can we credit Pat Riley for getting the ball rolling on this? Ever since he put himself in play, it seems every other team is playing catch up to attract a big-name coach. — Jose.

  A: I [...]

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• What if the Suns re-write the Riley blueprint?

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  Face it, it’s probably not going to happen.

  But the Suns, with their not-very-many-seconds-or-less offense and girlie (Alvin Gentry’s word) zone defense, are in position to change the chamcpionship landscape.

  For years, when discussing what it takes to build a champion, Heat President Pat Riley has diminished the accomplishments of teams built [...]

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• ASK IRA: Is Riley the right GM for the Heat?

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  Q: As I watch the Eastern Conference finals, I see how Riles has botched a couple of draft picks. Think of where we would be if we had drafted right or had better scouts. Glen Davis instead of Cook. Nelson instead of Wright. The way I see it, Riles is a [...]

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• Targeting shooters makes sense on many levels

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  So the Suns found a zone, and suddenly the Lakers couldn’t find their stroke.

  Then the Magic found its stroke, and perhaps we yet will have a compelling Eastern Conference finals.

  As Heat scout Chet Kammerer pointed out over the weekend, the NBA has become a shooter’s league.

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• ASK IRA: Is the Heat putting the needed focus into the draft?

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  Q: Stipulating that the Heat scouts have forgotten more about basketball than I’ll ever know, they might be better off letting some chimpanzees throw darts at the Top 50 draft board. I wish Riley would stop treating draft choices as almost a nuisance. — David.

  A: I honestly don’t think he is [...]

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• Heat pre-draft tour continues in Minnesota

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  The Heat continued what has turned into an extended road trip when Pat Riley, Chet Kammerer and Adam Simon hit the ground running Monday in Minnesota for the start of a four-day workout camp for players mostly projected in the second round.

  Pat Riley has [...]

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