Have I have mentioned previously in my posts that I will not make a full judgement on the Miami Heat until the clock read 0:00 against the Celtics on Tuesday night, but the Heat signing Jerry Stackhouse looks like a desperation move to me. It may however be just to fill a roster spot until shooting guard Mike Miller returns in Janurary.
Miller was supposed to be the Steve Kerr of the Miami Heat equation because his supreme ability to hit a 3-pointer was supposed to be the perfect fit for defenses focusing there efforts on LeBron James, Dwayne Wade or Chris Bosh. However, the injury bug certainly has made its way around South Beach but that is professional sports and one must adjust.
Now I am not saying that Jerry Stackhouse will not fit into this system, its just that his age, 35, and dwindling stats over the past three years, signals that he was the best available option for the Heat; which there is nothing wrong with that. Stackhouse may turn out to be the perfect fit for this team who will inherit Miller's job of hitting open shots. Stackhouse is not going to have to run the floor, just hit open shots which is a talent that you never lose. And if he does end up running the floor, I do not see him playing more than 20 minutes a game, roughly his average with the Milwaukee Bucks last year.
But keep in mind, Mike Miller and Eddie House are practically the same player so I would expect to see House take on the role of hitting open three pointers, much like he did with the Boston Celtics in there championship run two years ago. My feeling is that the most important part of this team sits on the bench in an injured reserve position. If De'saun Butler can get healthy and back to his elite eight form with West Virginia before his horrific injury that the entire nation saw, this team will be better with him than with Stackhouse. But if Stackhouse is just a temporary fix until then, then I am all for it.
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