A: This is where the Heat and I disagree, and, to a degree, I hope that I'm wrong, that enough of the players added to the mix pan out and that a Shawne Williams or Reggie Williams or Shannon Brown offer unexpected surprise. The Heat's way of thinking is that Luol Deng, Josh McRoberts and Danny Granger have been added, and that those moves are part of bolstering the depth. My thought is that it will take at least two of those players, if even possible, to offset most of what was lost with the loss of LeBron James. Deng is rock solid, but I don't consider him part of the "depth." And considering McRoberts likely will start, I don't consider him part of the depth, either. Look, I'm not overstating what was lost. Michael Beasley and Greg Oden did not contribute when it mattered. Nor for that matter did James Jones, Rashard Lewis or Toney Douglas get much of a chance. Shane Battier dropped off to the point where he recognized that retirement was the proper reality. And even Ray Allen dropped off enough to consider stepping away from the game, as well. But Dwyane Wade is a year older, and Chris Andersen turned 36 in July. So an argument could be made that even more depth is needed than last season. Again, whether it's the minimum-scale journeymen I mentioned or perhaps some of the kids -- like James Ennis, Justin Hamilton or Shabazz Napier -- there certainly is the possibility of an infusion of quality depth. That is what the next month, and beyond, is about.