July 8, 200818 yr LOL Nice first round pick. :thumbup An Italian lmao... enjoy another 10 years in the shitter so wait, because other foreign players were drafted and didn't pan out, he wont? that's like saying you had a bad sex experience with a woman, now you only f*** men.
July 8, 200818 yr A Detroit newspaper article is the only place I've seen this so far, but I suppose it could be legit. Free agency starts after midnight. The 4 or 5 year deal goes against everything the Heat has said so far(although saying one thing and doing something else is a favorite move by Riley). It would be a good signing for between $3-4 million per year and that wouldn't kill their cap position in 2010. Not sure I believe it to be true yet, but here is the article. http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/200...expected_o.html No Pistons signings expected to start free agency by A. Sherrod Blakely | Analysis Tuesday July 08, 2008, 4:40 PM AUBURN HILLS - No deals can become official until tomorrow, but it looks like Detroit is going to strike out with at least two of its small forward targets. Golden State's Mickael Pietrus is expected to sign with Orlando, while Portland's James Jones is likely to ink a long-term deal (I've been told its going to be either four or five years) with Miami. A name that I hadn't given much thought to as part of Detroit's summer plans, but is available, is former Piston Carlos Delfino. The problem is he's a restricted free agent. That means any offer he gets, Toronto can match it. Ditto for Utah's C.J. Miles. James Posey and Corey Maggette still are out there, but I don't see the Pistons landing either one of them. So for Pistons president Joe Dumars to make the kind of changes he talked about at the start of the summer, he's going to have to do it via trade. And the players I anticipate he'll look to move are Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince. Say what you want about Chauncey, but he's still one of the better point guards in the NBA. There are a ton of teams that could use his playmaking skills. And Prince is one of the league's better "glue" guys. As you can imagine, Dumars is expecting a pretty darn good player in return for those two, assuming they are the ones he elects to trade. That's why when all the Carmelo Anthony talk was brewing earlier, it made some sense. Not that they should go after Anthony, but that they should have their sights locked on acquiring a player of Anthony's caliber. I anticipate those conversations will resume at various points this summer and into the regular season if a deal isn't done. And one more thing: Keep an eye on the Josh Smith stuff. If Philadelphia signs Elton Brand, and from talking with folks today, there's a better chance of that happening than some might think, there's a chance -- a very, very slim one, mind you -- that Detroit might become a player for Smith via sign and trade. The Hawks would want Tayshaun Prince, which means Smith would wind up accepting a deal that would pay less than he anticipated this summer. Again, I don't think this has much of a chance of happening, but when it comes to free agency whether it's the NHL (See: Red Wings and Marian Hossa) or the NBA, anything can happen.
July 9, 200818 yr Ira says a five year deal, $4mil per. The final 3 years are conditional to protect the Heat's cap room in 2010. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-070...0,1792511.story
July 9, 200818 yr LOL Nice first round pick. :thumbup An Italian lmao... enjoy another 10 years in the shitter so wait, because other foreign players were drafted and didn't pan out, he wont? that's like saying you had a bad sex experience with a woman, now you only f*** men. Don't talk to us about your personal experiences, we're talking about basketball here.
July 9, 200818 yr Hopefully now that Brand and Maggette are leaving the clips, baron decides not to sign with them and comes to the Heat. Only tricky thing is Marion's salary.
July 9, 200818 yr LOL Nice first round pick. :thumbup An Italian lmao... enjoy another 10 years in the shitter so wait, because other foreign players were drafted and didn't pan out, he wont? that's like saying you had a bad sex experience with a woman, now you only f*** men. Don't talk to us about your personal experiences, we're talking about basketball here.
July 9, 200818 yr We need a PG. Any decent ones on the market? I think they'll stick with Chalmers, Center is the biggest need right now.
July 9, 200818 yr James Jones is officially a member of the HEAT. Good signing. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketb...0,3539304.story ORLANDO - Former University of Miami 3-point specialist James Jones has agreed to become a member of the Miami Heat. Jones, a Miami native who attended American High, is signing a contract that, a source said, would guarantee at least two seasons with the Heat at a starting salary of about $4 million. The contract also has three additional years, but allows the Heat maneuverability for the 2010 free-agency period, when its own Dwyane Wade, as well as LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant and Amare Stoudemire could hit the open market. Jones, who has been working out in recent weeks in Weston, arrived at AmericanAirlines Arena to sign the contract. Jones played last season for the Portland Trail Blazers, after previous stints with the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns in his five-year career. The 6-foot-8 forward closed this past season ranked third in the league in 3-point percentage at .444. The only Heat player in the Top 25 was forward Ricky Davis, who finished 25th in the league at .405. The Heat has been searching for a 3-point specialist after losing Jason Kapono, James Posey and Damon Jones in free agency in recent years. With the offer to Jones almost certainly means the Heat would now have to turn to the trade market to fill its voids at center and point guard. With Portland loaded in its perimeter rotation, Jones last month opted out of the $3.2 million on the final year of his Blazers contract to become a free agent July 1. His Heat contract will guarantee more than $8 million over the next two seasons, and considerably more over the following three. The addition of Jones seemingly would signal the end of the second Heat stint for Davis and also potentially require some thinning out of a rotation at shooting guard, small forward and power forward that otherwise would feature Jones, Michael Beasley, Shawn Marion, Udonis Haslem, Dwyane Wade, Daequan Cook and Dorell Wright.
July 11, 200818 yr My favorite offseason highlights: 1. Mario Chalmers - I love his defense and his three-point shooting, not to mention his poise. History has shown that, in the assembly of a championship team, you don't need a superstar point guard. Jason Kidd hasn't done it. Steve Nash hasn't done it. John Stockton didn't do it. And these guys are probably all top 5 point guards EVER. Recent teams have done it with guards like Rajon Rondo (drafted 21 overall) and Tony Parker (28). 2. Erik Spoelstra - I love the youth he brings to this team, and I love the fact he was raised in the family. More so, I like how he will maintain a defensive philosophy. 3. James Jones - Welcome back home. And I don't just give him that welcome because he's from here, I give it to him for the valuable player that he is. I think this is gonna work out great for the Heat. Very excited for the upcoming season!
July 11, 200818 yr My favorite offseason highlights: 1. Mario Chalmers - I love his defense and his three-point shooting, not to mention his poise. History has shown that, in the assembly of a championship team, you don't need a superstar point guard. Jason Kidd hasn't done it. Steve Nash hasn't done it. John Stockton didn't do it. And these guys are probably all top 5 point guards EVER. Recent teams have done it with guards like Rajon Rondo (drafted 21 overall) and Tony Parker (28). 2. Erik Spoelstra - I love the youth he brings to this team, and I love the fact he was raised in the family. More so, I like how he will maintain a defensive philosophy. 3. James Jones - Welcome back home. And I don't just give him that welcome because he's from here, I give it to him for the valuable player that he is. I think this is gonna work out great for the Heat. Very excited for the upcoming season! No Michael Beasley?
July 11, 200818 yr My favorite offseason highlights: 1. Mario Chalmers - I love his defense and his three-point shooting, not to mention his poise. History has shown that, in the assembly of a championship team, you don't need a superstar point guard. Jason Kidd hasn't done it. Steve Nash hasn't done it. John Stockton didn't do it. And these guys are probably all top 5 point guards EVER. Recent teams have done it with guards like Rajon Rondo (drafted 21 overall) and Tony Parker (28). 2. Erik Spoelstra - I love the youth he brings to this team, and I love the fact he was raised in the family. More so, I like how he will maintain a defensive philosophy. 3. James Jones - Welcome back home. And I don't just give him that welcome because he's from here, I give it to him for the valuable player that he is. I think this is gonna work out great for the Heat. Very excited for the upcoming season! No Michael Beasley? Jones may be like kapono for you guys in his last year. He does play surprisingly solid defense as well.
July 11, 200818 yr My favorite offseason highlights: 1. Mario Chalmers - I love his defense and his three-point shooting, not to mention his poise. History has shown that, in the assembly of a championship team, you don't need a superstar point guard. Jason Kidd hasn't done it. Steve Nash hasn't done it. John Stockton didn't do it. And these guys are probably all top 5 point guards EVER. Recent teams have done it with guards like Rajon Rondo (drafted 21 overall) and Tony Parker (28). 2. Erik Spoelstra - I love the youth he brings to this team, and I love the fact he was raised in the family. More so, I like how he will maintain a defensive philosophy. 3. James Jones - Welcome back home. And I don't just give him that welcome because he's from here, I give it to him for the valuable player that he is. I think this is gonna work out great for the Heat. Very excited for the upcoming season! No Michael Beasley? It's not that I don't like Beasley; what troubles me is his role with the team. He's a go-to guy, but I thought we had one already in DW. I think people make too much of a big deal out of his rebounding ability; I would rather he be a mediocre rebounder but at least be better on defense than what he is. Part of me sort of hopes that, if we do keep both Haslem and Marion, that we bring Beasley off the bench, to give him extra motivation to improve and to prove me wrong about him being two-dimensional on the court.
July 11, 200818 yr My favorite offseason highlights: 1. Mario Chalmers - I love his defense and his three-point shooting, not to mention his poise. History has shown that, in the assembly of a championship team, you don't need a superstar point guard. Jason Kidd hasn't done it. Steve Nash hasn't done it. John Stockton didn't do it. And these guys are probably all top 5 point guards EVER. Recent teams have done it with guards like Rajon Rondo (drafted 21 overall) and Tony Parker (28). 2. Erik Spoelstra - I love the youth he brings to this team, and I love the fact he was raised in the family. More so, I like how he will maintain a defensive philosophy. 3. James Jones - Welcome back home. And I don't just give him that welcome because he's from here, I give it to him for the valuable player that he is. I think this is gonna work out great for the Heat. Very excited for the upcoming season! No Michael Beasley? It's not that I don't like Beasley; what troubles me is his role with the team. He's a go-to guy, but I thought we had one already in DW. I think people make too much of a big deal out of his rebounding ability; I would rather he be a mediocre rebounder but at least be better on defense than what he is. Part of me sort of hopes that, if we do keep both Haslem and Marion, that we bring Beasley off the bench, to give him extra motivation to improve and to prove me wrong about him being two-dimensional on the court. Wasn't Shaq a "go-to guy" as well? Beasley is only 19, his defense can improve.
July 12, 200818 yr My favorite offseason highlights: 1. Mario Chalmers - I love his defense and his three-point shooting, not to mention his poise. History has shown that, in the assembly of a championship team, you don't need a superstar point guard. Jason Kidd hasn't done it. Steve Nash hasn't done it. John Stockton didn't do it. And these guys are probably all top 5 point guards EVER. Recent teams have done it with guards like Rajon Rondo (drafted 21 overall) and Tony Parker (28). 2. Erik Spoelstra - I love the youth he brings to this team, and I love the fact he was raised in the family. More so, I like how he will maintain a defensive philosophy. 3. James Jones - Welcome back home. And I don't just give him that welcome because he's from here, I give it to him for the valuable player that he is. I think this is gonna work out great for the Heat. Very excited for the upcoming season! No Michael Beasley? It's not that I don't like Beasley; what troubles me is his role with the team. He's a go-to guy, but I thought we had one already in DW. I think people make too much of a big deal out of his rebounding ability; I would rather he be a mediocre rebounder but at least be better on defense than what he is. Part of me sort of hopes that, if we do keep both Haslem and Marion, that we bring Beasley off the bench, to give him extra motivation to improve and to prove me wrong about him being two-dimensional on the court. Wasn't Shaq a "go-to guy" as well? Beasley is only 19, his defense can improve. Hey man, I hope you're right and that his defense does improve. But I've noticed that it's hard to learn to be a good defender at this stage of the game. Usually, players bring that with them from college and high school. But I have a lot of confidence in this team's coaching staff, so I think we will see him improve.
July 14, 200818 yr B easy will be a beast. Hopefully I will buy a beastly Jersey in the upcoming weeks, that guy is going places. Can't 4get d wade da best though...but i already have a jersey of him lol
July 14, 200818 yr LeBron James and DWade playing on the same team in 2010? Well LJ and DW both said they would like that. It also looks like the Heat have made room for a big 2010 move when a lot of players free up.
July 14, 200818 yr LeBron James and DWade playing on the same team in 2010? Well LJ and DW both said they would like that. It also looks like the Heat have made room for a big 2010 move when a lot of players free up. I highly doubt the Heat will be able to afford both of them unless they fill out the rest of the roster with little leaguers.
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