Searching For Some HEAT

The Miami Heat are now 0-6 in the preseason with one game to go. Not that we should be looking at records as the be all end all when judging preseason action, but their record is truly indicative of how bad it has been for Pat Riley and the crew. Injuries have kept the Heat from having a single minute with Dwayne Wade on the court. This injury was expected though, so the Heat had hopes of figuring out the rest of the roster, while Wade healed. However, the big guns like Shaq and Zo have also been sitting out.
The big men look old and the young guys that Riley brought in to add athleticism to the lineup have just looked young. This was the year that Dorell Wright took the leap from bench player to starting small forward, but so far he has looked like nothing more than a weakside defender. His offense is nowhere to be seen, even though the ball is his to do whatever he wants with. He looks too timid on offense when on the perimeter, and somewhere along the line he forgot how to take it to the hoop. Message to Dorell, you are an athletic wing man who should be focusing on getting to the hoop and drawing fouls. This is how you find your offensive rhythm.
With Wright not being able to find his game, the pressure falls to some older guys like Antoine Walker and Anfernee Hardaway to provide a punch from the wing. If only this was 1998, then Walker and Hardaway would be the best 1-2 combo in the league, but this is 2007 and these guys are far from their prime. As guys get older they get wiser, but the also get slower, and in Walker's case he was never that fast to begin with.
So where can the Heat go from here to help the small forward position? It is time to scour the waiver wire for a few gems that could help our team. Derrick Byers just got cut from Philly cause they were crowded at the wing position. Byers is a scorer out of Vandy, who had first round talent, but slipped due to a back injury. Could he provide us with help at the 3 spot that we have been looking for? The guy can stroke it from outside, but is not the most athletic guy. Reminds me of a poor man's Glen Rice. Now that is a lofty compliment, but on a team like the Heat who are searching for outside shooters, Byers might be the guy.
Could a trade be on the horizon? Some small forwards that could be available are Ron Artest, Corey Maggette, James Jones, Ricky Davis, and Demetrius Nichols. The Heat are caught in the unenviable position of building for the future, while having a lot of veterans still on the roster. It's tough to ask Shaq and Zo that their season is going to be chalked up to a rebuilding year, but looking at the roster outside of Dwayne Wade and Udonis Haslem, there is not much at this point to be excited about.