As most already know. Wade has yet to state that he will be a member of the Miami Heat, come next season. And that has to be the scariest the most scariest aspect of this free agent period for the Miami Heat organization.

As stated by numerous outlets and Dwyane Wade himself. He's had two meeting in a little less than 48 hours with his hometown team; the Chicago Bulls. The second meeting featured him bringing in his agent. Yet the two sides that no contract had been afforded...and Zebra's reportedly have spots now.

The Miami Heat didn't even want Wade going anywhere near the Bulls organization, let alone granting them two interviews. Pat Riley understands the pieces that are in place with Rose, Noah, Deng, Gibson, and Johnson. The Chicago Bulls has a starting line-up that is very good without Wade.

All the Miami Heat has currently to offer is two players entering their third seasons and two or three second round prospects. Of those possible four or five players. One will be dealing with the fact that the Heat organization has done everything in it's power to allow him to be viewed as a failure.

Who is this player, Michael Beasley...possible, soon to be franchise player. Can you say irony? Can you say Karma?

Yes. This is the prospect should Dwyane Wade elect to leave Miami and it's additional $30 million on the table. The team would be forced to build around the player the media has lead folks to believe they have shopped the most.

I'm sure Heat fans don't want to even think of that. Losing Wade and then have the team be turned over to Beasley, will lead to a all out war in downtown Miami. Los Angeles Raiders style!!!

So just how far would the Heat fall with a team being lead by Beasley? Well it won't be as bad as you think. In games that Wade has missed and Beasley has played, the Heat have four wins and five loses. Of the five loses, four were against playoff teams.

What's more interesting is the fact that Beasley was able to lead the Heat in seven of the nine games. He scored 21 points versus in a lost to the Celtics(112 to 108, OT game). He scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds(in 24 minutes of play) in a lost to the Hawks(81-79 was the final score.)

So as you can see. The Heat wouldn't be in position to be vying for NBA Titles. However, they may not be in as bad of a position as a lot other clubs. Especially if they surround him with good pieces.

It'll be interesting to see what happens with Wade over the next few days. Will he return to the Heat or will he bolt for what he believes to be greener pastures?

Heat fans want to know...and so does Miami Beasley.

For most of this 2009-2010 season, the talks have been about Wade needing help. Apparently, somewhere along the line the Miami Heat became the "Dwyane Heat" or "Miami Wade". Whatever the case, people seem to want to see him anywhere but Miami. They have had him going to places such as New Jersey, New York, Houston and Chicago. Out of those 4, Chicago is the only team currently with a better record than the Heat(by just a hair). Add to the fact that Chicago is his hometown, has a young star in Derrick Rose and is the place where his BASKETBALL HERO played ball.

However, the Bulls are not in any greater shape to compete for a title than the Heat... yeah I said it. Walk with me for a bit and allow me to lend my theory.

Cap space and returning players next season...

The Bulls have about 34 million committed to 5 players next season(Deng-12, Hinrich-9, Rose-6, Noah-3, Johnson-2 and Gibson-1). In contrast, the Heat has about 8 million tied up in 3 players(Beasley-5, Cook-2 and Chalmers-1).

Being that the cap will be around 56 to 58 million next season... that leaves the Bulls with around 22 to 24 Million to build a team for Wade(Keep in mind that they will have to give Wade 18 to 19 million of that... leaving them with as much as 5 million to fill 8 to 9 roster spots). The Heat on the other hand can be slick about it's business by signing Wade last(because of the soft cap and bird right policy the NBA allows). They can take muck of the 44 to 48 million to sign some good talent to fill out it's roster. Keep in mind that they will need to fill about 10 to 11 roster spots. They could resign Jermaine O'Neal(around 9 million) or take a chance on Yao Ming who'll be a free agent. They could also go after a SF like Joe Johnson(15 to 17 million, wouldn't offer more than that). Josh Howard(around 7 or 8 million). Whatever the Heat does, they need to make sure they get A LOT of good piece. I'd rather 8 really good parts than just two great ones.

Playing alongside Rose, instead of Beasley...

Last nights game against the Hawks proved why Riley didn't move Beasley. Wade is a slashing player, who attacks the rim. He needs to be surrounded with SHOOTERS. It's why he wants Bosh instead of Amare(for the record, Wade never pushed for Amare coming at the expense of Beasley... not once. The deal was to involve J.O.) Derrick Rose is the same kind of player as Wade, as far as style of play is concerned. There is little benefit in Wade teaming up with him. Wade needs the ball to be at his best, as does Rose. Beasley on the other hand is the perfect compliment to Wade's skill set. Beasley can take over a game and he can feed off of Wade because he is already a better jump shooter than Rose or Wade. He will also become a player who can be featured on the block once his body matures and strengthens.

In conclusion...

So if Wade leaves, it'll be for personal reasons. Reasons like being closer to his two sons or playing for the team he grew up cheering for. So if he does leave, let it be known to all... It want be about winning.

These are some of the faces you might see in Miami next season... My picks would be Ridnour and Watson at the point. Morrow or Brown to back up Wade at the two. Outlaw and Rasual at the three spot. Gooden and Smith at the 4. And Haywood, Lee or Brown at the center spots. What say you!!!

PG: Luke Ridnour, C.J. Watson, Nate Robinson, Will Bynum, Earl Watson, T.J. Ford, J. J. Barea, Sebastian Telfair, Acie Law

SG: Joe Johnson, Anthony Morrow, Shannon Brown, Radja Bell

SF: LeBron James, Travis Outlaw, Tracy McGrady, Josh Howard, Rasual Butler, Marquis Daniels, Kelenna Azubuike, Jarvis Hayes

PF: Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, Drew Gooden, Amare Stoudemire, Carl Landry, Tyrus Thomas, Craig Smith

C: Brendan Haywood, David Lee, Marcus Camby, Eddy Curry, Nazr Mohammed, Kwame Brown, Darko Milicic

It never stops, does it? The length that analyst or reporters will go to get a headline. What gets me is the so-called fans that fall for it every time. It amazes me how one guy can get a pass after having a bad game and another guy gets treated as if he hasn't done anything to help the team they both occupy. The current target is Michael Beasley. Apparently he's being expected to carry a team to wins that ELITE player Dwyane Wade struggled with.

Did the Heatnot lose, in blowout fashion, to the Dallas Maverick??? That was with Wade people... the score was 106-93. Wade was 8-24 from the field(33.3%) shooting. Did he get tossed under the bus for struggling against a team with not one player capable of staying in front of him??? Of course not... he's GOD around these parts and can do no wrong. Yet Beasley has a 3-11 showing on a night the Mavs get 33 free throw attempts and the Heat get 10(5 by Beasley in the first quarter) and all of a sudden a 97-91 loss is his fault, against a much improved Mavs club that up-graded. I can't be the only person in HEATville that see a problem with such bias logic.

Need I bring up the Bucks? Wade was 7-19(36.8%) and 6-20(30.0%) in back to back games against this club. How is his sub-par performances any different than Beasley's 5-14(35.7%)??? Seems to me a double standard is going around here.

The kid is just 21 years of age... get off his back. Here's something I bet you didn't know. The GREAT Kevin Durant in his 57 games has had 21 games where he has shot 43% or lower from the field... Beasley has done the same in 23 games. Durant in 9 more minutes only averages 1 more rebound and 1 more assist than Beasley. They both block about the same amount of shots and get the same amount of steals. Only thing that separates the two is the fact that Durant gets about 7 more shots per game and gets the calls from the refs. You get Beasley on a team where he is the primary option and give him a attacking point man like Westbrook that keeps defenses on edge and you get to see the real Michael Beasley.

And for all those who think that Beasley's past 3 games is more truth of his ability than just a shooting slump... have a look at the 30+ games he's done well from the floor.

13-25 vs MEM

13-24 vs OKC

12-21 vs SAS

11-19 vs TOR

10-21 vs ATL

10-17 vs NJN

9-17 vs CLE

9-14 vs NYK

9-14 vs CLE

9-15 vs IND

8-15 vs ATL

8-18 vs TOR

8-15 vs POR

8-15 vs ORL

8-18 vs PHO

8-13 vs GSW

8-15 vs SAC

7-14 vs CLE

7-13 vs NOH

7-16 vs ORL

7-14 vs BOS

7-16 vs NYK

7-13 vs IND

7-15 vs LAC

7-14 vs UTA

7-15 vs WAS

6-8 vs LAL

6-13 vs WAS

6-11 vs CHA

5-9 vs PHO

5-10 vs HOU

5-10 vs WAS

That's 32 games out of 57... That's more good than bad!!! So can you folks please lay off the kid if you aren't going to be honest about the situation. Or would you rather I show you how poorly Wade has done this season. Anyway, Beasley has done more good than bad this season, often against PLAYOFF teams, unlike his SUPERSTAR teammate.

With the trading deadline gone and the team still intact and some what healthy and playing it's best ball since the start of the season(if not better). Most fans(supporters of Wade and not the Heat) seem to be disappointed. The cries for Amare were not answered(thank the heavens). Sure he's a great offensive player but the Heat would have had to give up to much to bring him... with his salary, the Heat would have had to give up at least two or three players that are key to the success of this team. Him coming would have meant that the team had given up on this season and maybe it's future.

Look, Pat Riley knows more about this game than probably all of us armature analyst combined. He knows that Beasley has a brighter future than Amare. Yes the guy can put the ball in the basket but how much of his success is attributed to the style of the Suns and the play of Nash. And if anyone didn't notice... Beasley is more or a versatile scorer and play maker. It made no sense in moving him for Amare. Amare is pretty much set in what kind of player he will be. Extremely explosive offensively but very inconsistent defensively(the same problem you folks seem to have with Beasley). What you folks don't get is that Beasley is commited to getting better and being a game changer on that end.

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After 58 games into the season, one would figure that we'd have a understanding of who the Heat are as a club. I don't know about everyone else, but I have grown tired of hearing the same idiotic folks blaming all the problems on the supporting cast. Their comes a time when the COACH and the BEST PLAYER has to shoulder the bulk of the blame. There comes a time that the so called REPORTERS and ANALYST have to actually provide a more in-depth look at what are the true possibilities for this team not having a better record. It only took me all of 12 minutes to come to the conclusions that I have for the teams SO-CALLED struggles. After all, this is essentially the same team from last season minus one or two players. So if this club was basically a .500 club last season, what would lead folks to believe they'd be anything more... especially when the team STAR has 15+ bad games out of 27 loses that he's been apart of.

Why hasn't the supporting cast improved from a year ago???

To those of you who aren't knowledgeable enough to understand what's going on out on the floor, it would appear that this team isn't to good and that it's players haven't progressed from a year ago. Many of you are probably just idiotic folks that rely on individual stats to determine what it is that a player is doing. You'll probably see that Wade is averaging 26.1 points a game and say he's having a down year... never paying attention to the fact that he's playing nearly 3 less minutes per game from a year ago( a tribute to the play of his teammates, the club has 20+ wins of 7 or more points, they had just 20 all of last season).

Anyway, in 19 team related catagories, the Heat has improved their rankings in 13 from a year ago. Let's have a look.

(2008) vs (2009)

FG%: 14th vs 19th

OFG%: 13th vs 6th 

Points Per game: 18th vs 26th

Opponents Per game: 12th vs 4th 

Three Point Percentage: 22nd vs 16th

Opponents Per game: 28th vs 6th

FT%: 23rd vs 18th

OFT%: 18th vs 15th

Offensive Rebonds Per: 26th vs 17th

Defensive Rebounds Per: 21st vs 14th

Total Rebounds Per: 28th vs 17th

Opponents Per: 23rd vs 10th

Assist Per: 17th vs 19th

Opponents Per: 12th vs 2nd

Steal Per: 5th vs 12th

Blocks Per: 4th vs 3rd

Turnovers Per: 4th vs 3rd

Forced Turnovers: 6th vs 13th

So as one can see, a team that stayed basically the same has actually improved even though most say they haven't. What isn't being spoken is how the many bad games of Wade thus far this season has actually cost the team 5 to 8 wins. If not more. Remember, role players tend to follow the lead of their leaders.

You can't say the players aren't good enough when they consistently keep their team in games against the top teams(LAL, BOS, CLE, ORL, ATL and etc). Games that either the coach or the STAR of the team has failed to close. For whatever the reason.

Look, teams aren't guarding Wade any different than they were came the second half of last season. No one wasn't allowing him to go one on one. He faced 2 and 3 defenders at least 70% of the time... easily. So that shouldn't be a excuse. And neither should him not having enough help be. Beasley shouldn't ever be on the bench when this club is struggling to score points. If his defense isn't good enough to close out games, then it shouldn't be good enough to start off games either. The team needs to take the cuffs off this kid as well as Chalmers. The coaching staff is forcing this group to think more than play. You watch other young guys around the league make mistake after mistake and still be allowed to contribute to their teams success or failure.

It's seems that in a quest to keep Wade a happy camper, the Heat may very well be mortgaging it's future. No young guy is going to want to STAY or come play for the Heat if they think that they have to deal with a short leash from a AVERAGE basketball coach.

There's been nothing but ranting and raving about how the Heat are inconsistent and haven't shown much improvement from where they were last season come this time(43 games in). Well I beg to differ, this club is greatly greater than the time last season. All one has to do is take the time and just pay attention to the two schedules and see how the level of competition differs. Last year they had a pretty easy schedule through the first 43 games... only 20 games were against playoff teams. This season they have faced teams with that same status 29 times... only teams they have faced without 20+ wins are the Nets, Knicks, Pacers, Wizards, Warriors and Kings(13 games).

Last year they got swept by the Blazers, Rockets, Hornets, Nuggets and struggled against the Magic, Hawks, Raptors and etc. This year that isn't the case... they have beaten or swept all these teams thus far. 

In the teams 20 loses Wade more than anything has been the deciding factor in why they didn't come out on top... that and Speoltra poor game decisions.

So before you say they are inconsistent or haven't improved... do your homework and stop going off the next guys opinion. Michael Beasley is improved, as is Dorrel Wright, as is Joel Anthony. Jones is better than you think and Mario Chalmers will never succeed when his two has the ball more than he does, he's not that kind of player yet. With a better coach and a few baskets here or there from Dwyane Wade early on and Miami could easily be a 30+ win club. As it stands, their right there with your Jazz, Thunder, Blazers, Hawks and etc... if those teams aren't inconsistent, then neither are the Heat.

Folks need to make up their mind... either they wasn't suppose to be good and have exceeded YOUR expectation or you folks are idiots for calculating wrong how good they would be, thus making them underachievers.

Which is it????