The A.I. Experiment (South Beach Style)

The question Heat fans are asking lately seems to be... Do we sign Iverson or no? Well here's what I'm going to say to this.

Sign him. Sign him now!

Well, by signing him, won't we have to put Chalmers on the bench? The simple Answer is NO. Iverson is at a point in his career that he will do anything to continuing playing. As we know, Pat Riley is notorious for signing free agents past their prime and make them into champions. Jason Williams, Antoine Walker, James Posey. All were the stars on their respective teams but one they moved to south beach, they became roll-players for Wade and O'Neal. Now, Riley will work that same magic with former league MVP Iverson.

Iverson is hungry to win his first ring and Wade is hungry to go back to the promise land. Iverson will come from the bench, and some times he will start. We need a player that comes out of the bench and can drop 20 or so points. Iverson is that guy and not Michael Beasley. I'm sorry, but Beasley has to become a better defender, but that's a whole different article.

Rumor has it that the Memphis Grizziles and the Miami Heat are talking to Iverson. Now, if you were Iverson, where would you go? South Beach or Tennessee? Would you want to play with O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay, or Dwyane Wade and Michael Beasley? The only thing that Memphis can do to lure Iverson is say that they are going to give him guaranteed starting time. Miami will not do that. We have Mario Chalmers, he is the point guard of the future for the Heat and Iverson can be a great addition to help Chalmers achieve his potential.

I don't see Iverson starting any drama with Miami. The last guy that gave Pat Riley drama left and has been on the downhill since (*Cough*, Shaq, *Cough*)...

Here is what will happen when Riley signs him. "Welcome to Miami Allen! Now, a few ground rules... if you break any of them, you are gone."

Now, the next question. Is Riley going to sign Iverson as a desperation move to keep Wade? No

Riley is for sure worried about Wade, but all these interview Wade has done in the past week is nothing but media hype. Wade isn't going anywhere and true Heat fans know that Riley has the contract offer ready to go for Wade and that as soon as he signs it, he will pull the trigger on a trade that he has had under his Armani sleeves for a while.

Bottom line, this summer you can expect some things... Wade resigning, Iverson coming to Miami, and Riley pulling the trigger on a trade with Toronto...

(Let me spoil the trade for you... Udonis Haslem and Mark Blount/Joel Anthony for Chris Bosh and cash consideration or a draft pick)