Tonight Mike Bibby will make his debut with the Miami Heat. There has been much debate over whether his arrival can incrementally boost the Heat in their quest to compete for a championship. Some among the basketball community have especially questioned his signing because it came at the expense of Carlos Arroyo – the veteran guard Miami was forced to cut to free up the roster spot needed to sign Bibb – who played relatively well at the beginning of the season before falling out of the rotation. Bibby himself is long past his prime, and his contributions on the court have been little more than marginal. He no longer creates enough plays for himself or for teammates to be a viable option as a starter, and on the defensive end he requires good defenders around him and a good scheme in which his weaknesses can be protected or even hidden. (Here Tom Haberstroh of ESPN.com’s Heat Index discusses Bibby’s much maligned defense.) With all of this said, there is a n...
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