July 17, 200422 yr 5 1 and 55! Lol, read this. Grant, hampered over the years with tendinitis in both knees, said he's in good health, pointing out he played in all 82 regular-season games twice in his four years in Miami and 72 and 76 games the other two seasons. "I don't feel like I have knee problems," he said. Hahahaha edit: article is here http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1841434
July 17, 200422 yr Author Because thats the biggest lie in the world, this guy plays on his thighs basically
July 17, 200422 yr they all seemed to put the heat in the past and moved on, i'm happy for all of them and wish them the best. thanks for all the memories.
July 17, 200422 yr I'm just glad Odom's been located. It's messed up, but I guess the Lakers are now my second favorite team. I'm sure it'll pass. I mean the Charlotte Hornets were my 2nd fave after Rice got traded for Zo, but now I can't stand them. Whatever, I wish those three the best.
July 17, 200422 yr i dont wanna see that picture.it pains me to see odom and caron wearing anything but black,white or red
July 17, 200422 yr 5 1 and 55! Lol, read this. Grant, hampered over the years with tendinitis in both knees, said he's in good health, pointing out he played in all 82 regular-season games twice in his four years in Miami and 72 and 76 games the other two seasons. "I don't feel like I have knee problems," he said. Hahahaha edit: article is here http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1841434 461535[/snapback] Brian Grant is a warrior.The man give you 110% out on the floor plus he gives back to the community.I don't see how can you can diss him.
July 17, 200422 yr I have nothing against Brian Grant. Sure, his contract blew, but he gave all he had every play every night and was a great guy to be around. I'll miss all three.
July 20, 200422 yr it feels so good to have a uconn star on the lakers. other than travis knight. he doesn't count.
July 20, 200422 yr No one should diss Grant. The man has a lot of heart and busted his ass every game. I wish Grant the best with his new team.
July 20, 200422 yr Here's a good LeBatard article from this morning. Don't forget whom the Heat traded 'They did everything we asked' DAN LE BATARD dlebatard@herald.com How would you feel? If you gave your sweat and body to a cause, and that cause was more successful and enjoyable than anyone imagined it would be, but then your boss essentially discarded you immediately afterward? Not only that, he shipped you and your family to the other side of the country from one day to the next, and the entire workplace you lifted not only promptly forgot about your contribution, but all of South Florida celebrated your departure with delirium? That's where Lamar Odom, Brian Grant and Caron Butler are today. Dismissed, discarded, disappointed. Dissed, as NBA players like to say, as so much of South Florida cheers. They have been lost in all the applause for Shaquille O'Neal, who swaggers into our lives today with a celebration Pat Riley compares to Mardi Gras and is unlike any arriving athlete here has ever known. Odom, Grant and Butler helped Miami produce the NBA's best record during the last surprising six weeks of the season, but that is as gone today as they are. They are yesterday; O'Neal promises tomorrow. It's hard to feel too sorry for them, obviously. They make millions, get several months of vacation and even the few hours they do work a day is essentially play. Not only that, but Odom's contract triggered a trade clause that has the Lakers and Heat teaming to pay him an extra $7.5 million he wouldn't have received without this trade. And while Grant is hardworking, professional and played in as much pain as anyone in the league, he must thank Riley for bestowing upon him one of the most bloated and overpriced contracts in the history of games. STILL HURTS Still, all three of them have a right to be wounded by what happened, even as all of them understand the Heat did a wise thing by trading them for the most overwhelming force in basketball. The three of them have never had as much fun playing professional basketball as they did with last season's Heat team, which often did unusual things like go out en masse to the movies. ''The hardest part about this is trading guys who gave us so much,'' Riley says. ``They did everything we asked. They wanted to be here. They felt like we were on the brink and then, poof, it all disappears.'' In the past, Heat centerpieces have reacted with venom about being dealt. Upon departure, Rony Seikaly called former managing partner Lewis Schaffel 'a poisonous snake who lies so much that he is lying even when he says, `Good morning.' '' Steve Smith said, ''Good riddance. I'm happy to be out of Miami.'' Even perpetual overachiever Grant Long exited with the following: ``My wife had to listen to my complaints every night. . . . If I had taken the animosity and grief with me on the court, I wouldn't have had any friends on the team.'' QUIET PROFESSIONALS Odom, Grant and Butler have expressed no such displeasure. These things tend to come out in weeks and months, if they come out at all, but all three of these players were always professional while with the Heat, so it would be surprising if they were anything but that now. It's hard to say for sure, though, because Odom's voicemail has been full for days, and not even Riley has been able to reach Odom by phone or letter. Butler, reached at Six Flags Atlantis in Chicago on Monday, declined comment. Grant, older and wiser about the cutthroat nature of the business, has been nothing but complimentary and grateful, even as all three players admitted shock while being introduced as Lakers. Odom and Butler, specifically, found a feeling of family they had never had in South Florida. Butler, arrested 15 times before age 15, often showed up at Heat community events unsolicited just because he liked the feeling of being around love. He was especially moved by the way players showed up every day with gifts for his unborn child. Odom was raised by his mother, who died when he was 12, leading him to once say, ''My childhood was just the feeling of being alone.'' Asked how many people he trusted, Odom said, ``Less than a handful. Two. My children. I've been betrayed some.'' He might feel a little bit of that today, too. But swaying South Florida is too busy cheering to notice. I'm getting sick how LeBatard says South Florida 6 or 8 times in everyone of his article. It'd be one thing if he wrote for the Sun Sentinel, but it's the Miami Herald, and the Miami Heat so . . .
July 20, 200422 yr Wow, that's like the 6th time I've seen that pic, and the first time I noticed Kobe. That spooked me.
July 20, 200422 yr i didnt notice kobe either at first whats kobe thinking in that picture? "guys, it'll be a pleasure never giving you the ball and critizicing your work ethics" i loved all 3 of those guys. yes, even brian grant. that man is a warrior who gives 110% every night and gives even more back to the community
July 20, 200422 yr i didnt notice kobe either at first 466492[/snapback] He surprised us . . . just like he surprised her.
July 20, 200422 yr and in case anyone is wondering, the guys chose those numbers bc brian cook is #7, luke walton is #4, and jerry west's #44 is retired
July 20, 200422 yr i didnt notice kobe either at first 466492[/snapback] He surprised us . . . just like he surprised her. 466495[/snapback] wrong. just wrong
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