The Miami HEAT have annouced today that they have signed free agent Rafer Alston. Alston, part of the Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic one year ago will now rejoin the Miami HEAT after a brief stint in Miami during the 2003-2004 season.
Alston will hit the ground running. Many are speculating he will start as soon as Sunday versus the Clippers in LA.
Skip-To-My-Lou will give the HEAT the spark they have been missing all this year, he will bring a skillful playmaking abililty that Arroyo and Chalmers have lacked all this season, and most importantly, he will bring the defesive mindset of the Miami HEAT organization.
After last night’s Celtics game the HEAT and it’s fans needed a boost and Alston is just that. Now, many people are filling my twitter account wit comments saying how the HEAT must really suck if we are excited to have Rafer Alston.. the answer to that is no, we don’t suck, our point guards do. Alston is nearly averaging 10ppg, and 4 asp. Chalmers is averaging 8ppg and 4apg as well. Arroyo is averaging 5 ppg and 2apg. So clearly, signing Alston is clearly an upgrade from our current point guards, who by the way have been doing a horrible job.. So much so that Erik Spoelstra has been going with Wade at the point guard position.
No on puts it better than Riley himself. Riley told the AP today, “We are thrilled to have Skip back in a Heat uniform, as he brings another set of skills and experience to the point guard position. From his time in Miami, we know both his game and him as a person, and we had a great experience with him in the past. We are very happy to have Skip back in the HEAT family.”
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