No Dooling? No problem.

Sorry if I am not getting teary-eyed over the departure of Keyon Dooling. This has happened to the Heat so many times over the years that it is all too familiar. Eric Murdock. Terry Porter. Anthony Carter (thank God!). Rafer Alston. Now Keyon Dooling. You see a trend here? Yeah, these guys had success with the Heat then left and went right back to anonymity.

DJ is thinking real hard about this, too. As he should.

There is a reason why Damon Stoudemire wants to be here. Or, for that matter, a number of other highly talented players that are looking to win. Shaq. And Wade, of course.

The Miami Heat has all the glitz and glamour and electrical buzz that the NBA could possibly market. The Heat sells itself. The only problem is, they just dont have the budget to work with.

Still, despite that, the Heat are more likely to attract a potential player than any other team offering a similar deal. So, consider that an advantage, Heat fans.

The other thing is the talent pool of remaining point guards is pretty attractive. After Stoudemire there is Steven Blake, Earl Watson, Marko Jaric, Brevin Knight, Tony Delk, Chris Duhon, Dajuan Wagner, Jannero Pargo, Jeff McInnins, Darrell Armstrong, Dan Dickau even Gary Payton. These guys all can come in and contribute right away to the Heat as they are, for the most part, a veteran pool that can play for cheap. Which fits the bill for the Heat. They are established players and those that are lesser known have the ability and are hungry to show it. Just like Keyon was last season.

Sure, Keyon gave us some highlights and got us excited. He played fast and frantic. Of course, that was also the very same reason he drove us nuts - he played fast and frantic. The fact is, the Heat did lose a valuable player in Keyon who could have seen his game grown and mature quicker with the Heat; but he chose a path he felt was more attuned to his needs. Consequently, the Heat find themselves in a position to find a back up PG who could actually fill their needs a little better than Dooling could have.

And if there is one thing to know about Riley, it is that he does not miss out on talent. When a player comes into Miami, he gets some of the best coaching avaiable and will quickly see his potential maximized. That is why you see players like Keyon Dooling come in through the back door only to leave through the front door. Haslem had the chance, too, but was smart enough to realize what he had here in Miami. And Miami will be kind to him for it.

So another player will come in through the back door, too, and replace Keyon. We very well could be having this same conversation next offseason. And that is precisely why I am not worried at all.