A: I was both surprised and pleased to see how Saturday played out. Even if the contact between Riley and Wade was limited during the negotiations (although they had an extensive season-ending meeting), Dwyane basically delivered his message directly to Pat when he spoke Saturday. And it was an uplifting and refreshing one. There never was a similar sense of mutual appreciation with LeBron James. But Wade's words showed a mutual respect. This could have been the perfect opportunity for Wade to skewer, as LeBron has over the ensuing years. Instead, after a rough week by anyone's standards, Wade exhaled, and then inhaled back all that had made these 13 years so special. Yes, there will be a statue. Yes, the number will be raised to the rafters. In fact, if you want to do something totally out of the box . . . retire Dwyane's No. 3 Heat jersey immediately, before the game when the Bulls make their first appearance this coming season. There is no rule or law that you have to wait until a player retires. And that way, you can retire Wade's No. 3 ahead of Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32, with that ceremony already scheduled for some time this coming season. Yup do it. LeBron got a video . . . Dwyane would get something so much more heartfelt. Pat Riley went out of the box with those Michael Jordan and Dan Marino jerseys. Stay out of the box one more time.