Another player to say no.

FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - Francis to return to Rockets (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7040082)

Off Season • Dime Magazine's Blog - FOX Sports Blogs (http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/DimeMagazine/2007/07/18/Off_Season)

"Who’s had a worse offseason than the Heat? First they lost Jason Kapono to Toronto. Then there were some very public swings-and-misses with Mo Williams and Grant Hill (not to mention Steve Blake). And the Heat didn’t even get a chance to make a run at Rashard Lewis, but it turns out there’s no way they had enough money to compete with Orlando anyway. Daequan Cook might be a good ballplayer down the road, but you wouldn’t call Miami’s draft haul a blockbuster. And the only upside to Dwyane Wade being on the shelf through the beginning of training camp is that he won’t be worn out from playing with Team USA. They’re not done, though. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel says the Heat are talking with Steve Francis‘ people, trying to fill that need at PG. On paper, Francis and D-Wade in the backcourt looks real good. If that paper was written up in ‘04. But today? Steve is at least an upgrade over J-Will "…

Another player to say no.

FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - Francis to return to Rockets (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7040082)


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:gun1: MIAMI

Miami is in deep this year. I am not sure they can climb out of it. They may struggle to make the playoffs.

They don't have any cap money. 33 mil next season for Shaq/Wade and another nearly 18 mil for Walker/Williams. I do not believe that their owner likes lux tax anymore than most owners.

I'm glad somebody started this thread. Daquan Cook??? Why and the hell did you draft a poor-mans Dwayne Wade, WHEN YOU HAVE DWAYNE WADE?!?!?!??!?!? Man imagine if this was Joe-D and Det, the moderators would be so busy it wouldn't even be funny. You win the ring, then get bounced in the 1st round after a sub-par title defense and then you have an awful draft and free agent season, with no trades on the horizon?????? I hope Shaq has some gas or Diesel left in that tank, if not Wade is going to get worn down to the point of no return.

They don't have any cap money. 33 mil next season for Shaq/Wade and another nearly 18 mil for Walker/Williams. I do not believe that their owner likes lux tax anymore than most owners.

And why was it that LA didn't want to keep paying the aged Diesel exorbitant amounts of money? Jerry Buss is not looking so dumb after all. Although the Lakers aren't making it out of the first round either, they are in a much better position to make moves, and it seems they have a lot more upside with their youth.

And why was it that LA didn't want to keep paying the aged Diesel exorbitant amounts of money? Jerry Buss is not looking so dumb after all. Although the Lakers aren't making it out of the first round either, they are in a much better position to make moves, and it seems they have a lot more upside with their youth.
Actually, Lakes are not that much better off. They can't even bring in a player to shut up Kobe.
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I'm glad somebody started this thread. Daquan Cook??? Why and the hell did you draft a poor-mans Dwayne Wade, WHEN YOU HAVE DWAYNE WADE?!?!?!??!?!? Man imagine if this was Joe-D and Det, the moderators would be so busy it wouldn't even be funny. You win the ring, then get bounced in the 1st round after a sub-par title defense and then you have an awful draft and free agent season, with no trades on the horizon?????? I hope Shaq has some gas or Diesel left in that tank, if not Wade is going to get worn down to the point of no return.
we would have gotten Acie Law if he was available. acie = poor man's Billups.

aside from that...maimi....BWHAHAHAHAHAHA:stirthepot:

Miami is in deep this year. I am not sure they can climb out of it. They may struggle to make the playoffs.

Maybe they can move the franchise to Puerto Rico and then Stern and the other owners would give them a Salary Cap break.

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Actually, Lakes are not that much better off. They can't even bring in a player to shut up Kobe.
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I believe that the signing of Derrick Fisher has taken care of that problem.

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Since they couldn't get Mo Williams and White Chocolate and the Glove are aging, Smush has been signed to feed Wade as he did Kobe last season??

Miami Heat signs point guard Smush Parker -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-flspheat0728nbjul28,0,6189243.story?coll=sfla-business1)

Since they couldn't get Mo Williams and White Chocolate and the Glove are aging, Smush has been signed to feed Wade as he did Kobe last season??

Miami Heat signs point guard Smush Parker -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-flspheat0728nbjul28,0,6189243.story?coll=sfla-business1)

Smush didn't feed Kobe. He averaged less than 3 assists a game, which is about as many shots as Kobe makes every quarter in addition to the 4 free throws he attempts every quarter.

Smush Parker Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parkesm01.html)

Kobe Bryant Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html)

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Smush didn't feed Kobe. He averaged less than 3 assists a game, which is about as many shots as Kobe makes every quarter in addition to the 4 free throws he attempts every quarter.

Smush Parker Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parkesm01.html)

Kobe Bryant Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html)

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My bad.

Kobe only averaged about 2.5 free throws a quarter, about the same number of field goals he made per quarter.

Smush didn't feed Kobe. He averaged less than 3 assists a game, which is about as many shots as Kobe makes every quarter in addition to the 4 free throws he attempts every quarter.

Smush Parker Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parkesm01.html)

Kobe Bryant Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html)

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Lets put it this way...Smush was supposed to feed Kobe, but instead Kobe fed Kobe, and Smush played in Phil's doghouse for most of the second part of the season. Fisher although older than the mush man should be more efffective since he is familiar with the triangle as well Kobe and Phil's antics...:stirthepot:

Lets put it this way...Smush was supposed to feed Kobe, but instead Kobe fed Kobe, and Smush played in Phil's doghouse for most of the second part of the season. Fisher although older than the mush man should be more efffective since he is familiar with the triangle as well Kobe and Phil's antics...:stirthepot:

Kobe averaged 5.4 assists a game which is pretty darn good considering the only other guy on the team that could score was Lamar Odom, who was out for an extended period last year.

Kobe Bryant Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html)

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HEAT: HEAT Sign Devin Greene (http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_sign_greene_070810.html)


The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed free agent guard Devin Green. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Green spent the 2006-07 with three different teams. He played in eight preseason games (two starts) for the Los Angeles Lakers, averaging 4.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.10 steals in 12.8 minutes per game. He was waived by the Lakers on October 30, 2006, and played in 14 games (14 starts) for the L.A. D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. There, he averaged 19.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.50 steals in 38.4 minutes per game.
Halfway through the 2006-07 season, he left for the German team RheinEnergie Köln, where he helped the team win the German National Cup and guided them to the German national championship semi-finals.
During the 2005-06 season, Green played in 27 games for the L.A. Lakers, totaling 25 points, 24 rebounds and 135 minutes. The 6’7”, 210-pound guard out of Hampton University also played for the Lakers 2006 Summer-Pro League team, where he averaged 14.4 points per game while also handing out 2.0 assists.

Penny Hardaway is making a (cough) comeback reuniting him with Shaq:pound:

HEAT: HEAT Sign Anfernee Hardaway (http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_sign_phardaway_070809.html)

Penny Hardaway getting comeback chance with Heat - NBA - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AmK3Hkd48K.xbI7fqSr4Z9K8vLYF?slug=ap-heat-hardaway&prov=ap&type=lgns)

PR move all the way or what.

Penny Hardaway is making a (cough) comeback reuniting him with Shaq:pound:

HEAT: HEAT Sign Anfernee Hardaway (http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_sign_phardaway_070809.html)

Penny Hardaway getting comeback chance with Heat - NBA - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AmK3Hkd48K.xbI7fqSr4Z9K8vLYF?slug=ap-heat-hardaway&prov=ap&type=lgns)

PR move all the way or what.

Pat Riley must be losing his mind. If Penny and Shaq couldn`t do it what, 10-12 years ago, they certainly can`t do it now. Even with D-Wade in the mix!!!!!!!!!

Wade says they have nothing to lose by signing Hardaway:

ESPN - Wade approves of Hardaway's addition to Heat - NBA (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2969202)

Each year, teams draft players who become nobody's........The list is a mile long of all the non players taken in the draft the last ten years. Penny Hardaway was a SOMEBODY. In my opinion, that places him above most of the recent draft choices, even with his recent history of injuries. Good move by Miami.................Good Luck Penny.

I bet they're going to bring back those Lil' Penny commercials.

With inflation a Penny ain't worth what it used to be.

It would take a lot of Penny's to buy just one pair of D. Wade's sneakers.

To tell the truth I am more of a fan of Brad Penny than Penny Hardaway.

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when shaq signed with miami didn't he have alot of not so nice things to say about penny...

when shaq signed with miami didn't he have alot of not so nice things to say about penny...


Yea, he preferred a contract full of DOLLARS...........:pound: