Matt Barnes could be the next Miami Heat acquisition
The final pieces of the Miami Heat roster are now falling into place with the official signing of Mike Miller, the expected return of Joel Anthony and Juwan Howard on the verge of joining the team as well.
Now comes word straight from the horse’s mouth that free agent Matt Barnes will decide very soon where he’ll play next:
2maro is the day. I will let my fans know where I’m going to sign. Its gonna SURPRISE you!!!! Keep it locked..
Ironically, the signing of former Heat forward Quentin Richardson by the Orlando Magic has paved the way for Barnes’ departure and perhaps yet another possible steal by Pat Riley to shore up even more depth.
Could the Miller signing today have anything to do with the timing of this announcement?
Multiple sources, including A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN, are reporting that the Heat are considered one of the favorites to land the crafty Barnes:
Just got off w 2 diff sources who each said the #Celtics unlikely to get Matt Barnes. Dallas, LAL and … u got it, Miami, the favs now.
However, the Orlando Sentinel has the story a bit different are they are reporting that the favorites to land Barnes are the Heat and the Boston Celtics.
It would seem that the Heat have enough forwards on their roster with Mario Chalmers currently the only point guard on the roster and Dwyane Wade the only pure shooting guard. Then again, there are still about six roster spots open and the ability to add a tough defender for the minimum would certainly be another coup for the Heat.
Lastly, and I’m not making this stuff up, the Orlando Sentinel is also reporting that none other than soon-to-be 39 year old Penny Hardaway would like to join the Miami Heat again after his last stint in 2007. Somehow I don’t think another Shaq-Penny reunion in Miami is in the cards.
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that would be a huge pick up. please make this happen. I also heard t mac want to come. that would be great as well. all for the minimum baby.
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and im not sure about the hardaway thing. and definitely not shaq, but iverson would be ok.
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Heatfan Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Iverson is simply a bad player with a huge ego. Not a good fit for Miami. Hardaway or J-Will I would like to see as Miami’s point guard. They have a great experience.
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mmm not sure about Shaq… never a fan of the big fella. I like Iverson but I don’t see him fitting with the Heat. I would love to see Barnes in the team. I like the idea of bringing Veterans but I don’t want all of the ol’ veteran to come to the team
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i dont either luis but thats all we can afford at this point most of the young guys are gonna want to see some green before they sign the vets on the other hand understand that it is now or never so they’ll take whatever miami gives them for a chance to be part of something great the younger players dont understand that yet and are more concerned with money not that i can blame them honestly so thats why we have to get vets but the good vets not just space eating scrubs lol
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I may be crazy but is there any chance the club could give Antoine Walker a chance if he gets in shape? He clearly needs the cash and is only 33 years old. He was a solid performer on the championship team. Talk about a guy who would be hungry to earn a spot and some cash.
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R. Takahashi Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 12:47 am
No dice.
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shaun Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 12:57 am
hell no to walker i always hated that bum
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derk Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 5:52 am
please no! The heat need UNselfish contributors right now. Don’t remember Toine jackin’ up threes out of the blue?? We need interior defense, not offense..Wade, LeBron and Bosh got that covered. I think Barnes isn’t a bad fit as a hustle guy, but we also need a veteran PG that distributes the ball and can defend. Too bad D Fish didn’t go through.
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http://whitehotheat.blogspot.com/2010/07/barnescition.html
The Barnescition
Matt Barnes is rumored to be interested in joining the Heat.
Standing at 6’7 , he’s become a defensive specialist with his gritty on your face hounding and his intensity on his opponent. He holds a decent 0.444% shooting percentage average and a not great but palpable .329% from the three point line. Last season he got 4.2 rebounds per game which is nice to see from a SF.
Pros:
-Hustle and Grit (similar to Haslem)
-Defensive Rebounding
-On Ball Defense
Cons:
-Decent but not great 3PFG %.
(In contrast last season, D. Wright=.344% Q. Rich=.397% J. Jones=.411%. All 3 of these guys had wide open shots thanks to D. Wade. Now with both him and Lebron, whoever is on the court needs to nail 3s)
- He’s been on 7 NBA teams by now. Worries me a TINY little.
- His middle name is Kelly
- His wife is on Basketall Wives
Okay the last two have nothing to do with his skills but but let me tell you his biggest con, which isn’t much of a con but the biggest reason he won’t wear a Heat uniform:
- At 30 years old, he opted out of $1.6M contract to chase a bigger and longer contract to make his last financial run. His 9 Year vet minimum would be $1.2M.
I don’t see Barnes taking a pay cut. All our guys have made their money in their careers already and a paycut is more feasible. Barnes has never made a ton of money and he needs to make the most possible to live the rest of his life with.
One more thing, when the shit hits the fan and we need to cover Kobe, Joe Johnson (might not need to in playoffs =P), Vince Carter, Ray Allen/P Pierce, we’ll have Lebron and Wade taking turns locking them down. Scary thought for the rest of the NBA.
I’m rooting for him to join the Heat. But in this instance, I think money will do all the talking.
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monmon Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 2:33 am
Another junk of a player in the Heat’s 5-man lineup. Barnes never helped Orlando in its bid this year. That’s good. Now the Heat are garbage collectors after paying the 3 kings ridiculous amounts of money. Go Lakers!
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James Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 2:51 am
Go away.
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monmon Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 2:57 am
You can’t handle the truth!
James Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 3:11 am
Totally.
monmon Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 5:02 am
My point exactly.
laziie305 Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 4:18 am
laker fans always start to talk trash when they feel treatned good luck tryng to beat us with mr softy (Gasul)on your team the lakers arent good without bynum if it want for perkins going down they would have lost against the celtics its funny how bad they are when there weakness gets exposed there bad,soft.and only have one good player in kobe and he aint even as good as he use to be so dnt hate cuz we have the best two players in lebron and wade
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HeatFan#305 Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
its ok monmon, ur jokes and statements are so sad and pathetic, and irrelevant that they hardly bother anybody. keep it up. its fun. The heat will destroy the lakers next year. lakers suck and kobe is old.
Saleem Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Yeah, they may be the worst back to back champions ever. (That’s sarcasm….Because you obviously don’t get it.)
Jay Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Judging by your posts, I see facts aren’t terribly important in your world but for everyone else’s sake, I’d like to point something out.
If there was ever a LVP (Least Valuable Player) award for each playoff series, it unequivocally would have went to Vince Carter in that Boston-Orlando series. Barnes did what he was suppose to for that team. He was FAR from the problem and why they lost. They lost because Carter pretty much did everything he possibly could throughout the series to get the Magic “fishin’” with Kenny, Charles and Ernie as soon as possible. I would have sworn Vince already had vacation reservations planned for the summer after watching his performance in games 4 & 5.
I think it says a lot that 2 of the 3 games where he plays less than 30 minutes, and other guys like Barnes and J.J. get more minutes, the Magic win. Then in contrast, 4 of the 5 games where he plays more than 30 minutes and jacks up the ball at a completely inefficient rate, the Magic lose.
So Barnes was NOT the Magic’s problem. He was a solid contributor, did exactly what was asked and expected of him, and provided an edge for an otherwise passive team. My point: Good pick up for the Heat if they can get him on the minimum contract…and that Vince is not my favorite player.
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Big3 of Southbeach Fan Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
@monmon – i thought you are a laker fan??? when you said, “you can’t handle the truth” – it means you are referring to paul pierce.
@Saleem – you are correct! lakers are the worst back-to-back champions. first, they beat the very young team – Orlando Magic. second, they won over Boston Celtics because of free throws. that’s also the night when kobe made 6 of 24.
@heatfan – the heat will destroy the 3peat of lakers next year!
threatned*
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laker fans always start to talk trash when they feel threatned good luck trying to beat us with mr softy (Gasul)on your team the lakers arent good without bynum and hes always hurt but then again they aint good with him eaither if it wasnt for perkins going down they would have lost against the celtics its funny how bad they are when there weakness gets exposed there bad,soft.and only have one good player in kobe and he aint even as good as he use to be so dnt hate cuz we have the best two players in lebron and wade
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monmon Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Laziie if that’s true, then how come they hold the Larry O’Brien trophy? They are the champions. Lebron could not give his team a championship despite many all-stars with him. He didn’t even win an Olympic gold WITH DWAYNE WADE until Kobe came into the picture. Lebron and Dwayne Wade couldn’t even beat the other international teams who were mostly without NBA players. They needed Kobe to get a gold medal and that’s a fact.
And Lakers fans don’t hate the Heat, they just think they’re delusional and hyped up just because an overrated player and an all-star loser are now with them. So there.
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monmon Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 4:42 am
One more thing, Dwayne Wade’s legs and knees are so brittle that one nudge from Ron Artest will put him on the injury list for say…two seasons!
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Nee Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 8:43 am
@ Monmon
1St Off WHy aRe YoU LakERS faNS oN eVeRY WeBSitE tHAt HaS SoMEtHiNG tO DO WiTH My tOWN BiG 3??? yOU aRe So jEALOUS & So WAt He iNjURiED HiS kNEE a fEW YeaRS AGO hE SHOlE CaMe BaQ WitH tWO BaCK-tO-BaCK oUTStaNDiNG SeaSoN DROPiN 40′S ALMOST EVERY OTHER GAME [EVEN AGAINST THEM SOFT 'OLE LAKERS] & LEtS NOt GEt ON kOBE & HiS fREAKiNG kNEES ‘CAUSE THEY ARE JuST aS BaD aS BYNUM’S [NEEDS TO DRAINED EVERY OTHER GAME] SO LEtS NOt GO tHERE !!! & iF PeRKiNS HaDN’t GOt iNJuRiED iN GaMe 6 OH tRUST & BELiEVE tHEM SOFt ‘oLE LakERS WOULD’VE LOSt AGAiN [2008 & WOULD'VE iN 2010] !! & BeFORE yOU SaY kOBE MaDe tHE teaM iN tHE OLYMPICS WHO LeaD tHE TeAM iN MiNS?? [LEBRON JAMES] WHO LeaD tHE TeaM iN POiNTS?? [DWYANE WADE] && LAST BUT NOT LEAST WHO LEAD THE TEAM IN REBOUNDS?? [CHRIS BOSH] UM i See tHAT’S THE MiAMi’S “BiG 3″ KOBE AiNT DO NuN && PlUS DWYANE WADE CAME OFF THE BENCH && STEAL LEAD THE TEAM IN POINTS SO AGAIN LETS NOT COMPARE KOBE && HIS SOFT TEAM [EXCEPT RON ARTEST] GOTTA GIVE HIM HIS PROPS, TO MIAMI’S BIG 3 !!
ronald Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 8:46 am
If i remember what happened in the Olympics, I’m pretty sure Wade was ridiculous OFF THE BENCH outscoring the rest of the team, including KOBE, and he was primarily responsible for the victories, NOT KOBE. Enjoy your rings. Kobe had LOTS of help because they won when he had bad nights. He is a great player but I believe he will play his last final this year and LOSE to the Heat. The Thunder will be the next big team in the West. Kobe had a great career but he is done and right now I can tell that LA fans are quite nervous because I’ve never seen any postings from LA fans till these blockbuster deals went through. Wade & Lebron are arguably the two best in the nba and it will be way too much for any team to handle come playoff time. I’m sorry BUT YOU ARE FINISHED!!! SO GET OFF THIS DAMN SITE AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THE HEAT ARE DOING AND START WORRYING ABOUT YOUR DAMN ROSTER UPRGRADES!!!!
Nee Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 8:54 am
MEANT STILL*
joe Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
first of all the were young at that time and i think the best player of the last gold medal team was d-wade and i thing d-wade was a finals mvp and if lebron had a descent time around him i think he may have won a ring or two so just stand bye the heat are going to take the leauge by storm go heat!!!!
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Big3 of Southbeach Fan Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
to all heat fans – i agree with all of you that laker fans are very afraid. i have a close friend who is a fanatic laker fan and he is very much affected emotionally when he knew that wade, lebron, bosh are joining forces, THE CREAM OF THE CROP IN THEIR OWN PREVIOUS TEAMS.
SO THIS IS WHAT I SUGGEST TO THE LAKER FANS, PREPARE YOURSELVES BECAUSE YOU WILL CRY IN 2011 WHEN YOU WILL NOT GET YOUR 3RD TROPHY.
@ moron/monmon – you are holding the trophy now because it was giftwrapped to your team. that will never be the case next year.
and if you think we are just delusional, why are you so affected and reply to every post that we make? it’s because deep inside you, you are in denial that we have great chances and opportunity to grab your 3peat.
Wow, Matt Barnes would be a great pickup for them. The Heat does not need a PG, they have LeBron to do that. I mean djeesus
LB
Wade
Miller
Barnes
Bosh
not excactly your closing lineup in g7 but damn, that is a 70w team in the reg season
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the parts to the HEAT team are looking good BARNES will be a good fit to play . D, GO HEAT COME GOT SOME ALL
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I would be surprised if he joines the Heat. I think Barnes wants to get a nice contract. If we didn’t have Miller then maybe but I don’t see how he gets enough minutes to showcase himself for a nice payday. Unless of course he has also decided a ring is more important. Couldn’t the Bulls use Barnes, I’m sure he’s looking at a contender that has more money to spend.
The Heat need to sure up their Center and PG positions a little better then they can add extra’s at the other positions. Barnes wuold be a extra.
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If A.I. could settle with being the first scoring option off the bench, he would be a great pickup. If the Heat do not get another point guard, I can see Lebron playing alot of point this year.
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St8 Cash Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
I definitely can see that
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Heatfanatic Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Hey everyone keeps saying LBJ can run the point dont get it twisted its D-Wade’s team and he’s a better ball distributor than Lebron
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James Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
It might be “Wade’s team” right now, and that point can’t really be argued. He’s been here and won a title. But that’s not related to how well he plays a certain position or his style of play. LeBron is the best passing non-PG in the league, and some would argue the best passer period. His court vision is apparent when you watch him play — there’s a reason he’s often compared to Magic. And beyond that, when Mo Williams went down last year, LeBron averaged 11+ assists a game in a distributor role as he filled in at point guard. I’ve watched almost all of the guy’s games over the last 5 years….trust me, putting LBJ in a ball-handler/distributor role is the best way to maximize the strengths of Wade and LeBron.
James Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
And that’s not to knock Wade’s passing or distributing ability. He’s just got different strengths as a player. Wade is better playing off the ball, and LeBron is at his best with the ball in his hands. In the end though, it’s a discussion of who’s throwing alley-oops to who. Good times all around.
shawn Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 2:06 am
wade is better off the ball
gwin0403 Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 9:34 am
No LeBron is the better passer his has a better assist average for a career. Plus is see the defense better too cause he’s taller. Plus that is LeBron’s game give out of this dimes. Plus this team is all of their team. Stop feedin into these haters thats a reason if they dont win next year is worry about who team it is. Its all of their team and it dont matter who take the last shot. It might not even get down to that if they blow people out.
me 2
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Damn thats the best scenario that i have heard. Thanks man
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i can also see him playing a lot of point but i would prefer a true point gaurd and let him stay at sf
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gwin0403 Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 9:39 am
I just want a point that can shoot 3 and play great d. Chamlers is a great defender he was in college I think can develop his threepointers to. All he need to do is hit threes and play d. Mayb if they get another point that does the same. Cool. They need a big body Jamal Maiglore should b havin contract talks with Riley right now.
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Beekeeper Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Wade should be the point and Maglore sucks
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Seeing how there are pretty much no starting caliber options left at point gaurd I think our only option for the point guard position is LeBron and Wade alternating at the point depending on what the match ups are that night. They have both proven to have excellent decision making skills, they can both play off the ball, and the both of them have the ball handling skills that are required, so the need for a point guard is not as dire as the one for a veteran rebounding/shot blocking center with good size to compete with Howard, Bynum, and Perkins
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i think the heat should sign fa rookie mannie harris out of michigan he was running for player of the year 2 years ago he left as an junior i think he would be an great role player if they can get him
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Hey just wait the Heat will speak for itself at the end of the season only 1 will remain
GO Heat !!!!
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I can’t wait for this season to start. I can’t wait to see the heat to great in the regular season and blow teams away. Then I can’t wait to see the heat lose in the playoffs, when scouting, matchups, bench-play, and huevos come into play.
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Jay Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
…and I can’t wait for Laker fans to quit spending their days and nights obsessing over what just happened in Miami.
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Big3 of Southbeach Fan Reply:
July 16th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
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gwin0403 Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 9:47 am
They’re not losing in the east playoffs. But u should hope Bynum is healthy when the Finals come around. Plus Ron aint goin to be guard slow ass Pierce he’s goin to be guardin the Frake Train LeBron James. He aint goin to be holding him down to a 15 point average and 30% shootin not happenin. Kobe aint guardin Allen he guardin Wade and he cant pass to Ron to guard he got his hands full already. Only thing ya’ll got that worries me is Odom and thats it and he doesnt show up all the time. Other than that I really dont see a bench over there. Who else comes off your bench.
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Surya, do you realize that Big Z is apart of the Cleveland Curse! AND HE IS COMING TO MIAMI! This is Terrible(in Charles Barkley voice)
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Alex Ortiz Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 3:33 am
You have to be retarded to believe in curses. Cleveland can’t win because they don’t know what it takes and it’s nearly impossible to lure free agents there, they have to rely on the draft and trades to get any decent assets.
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i enjoy trollers. honestly, i’m confident with my team and i never care trolling other sites just to post nonsense. trollers have one thing in common when they post trash to the sites of their “hard to beat” opposing teams:
- afraid
- building up their own confidence in their teams (which they lost) by insulting the IMMINENT THREAT.
IT’S INEVITABLE, MIAMI WILL BE CONTROLLING THE NBA IN SO MANY YEARSSSSSSS.
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shawn Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 2:05 am
@big3 of southbeach. im from LA and trust me all the fans are scared to play the heat
and if Perkins wasnt injured boston would have won and plus the refs started calling the biggest ticky tack fouls
to all the laker fans think of this…. when wade or lbj drives .. double team and they kick out 2 mr.miller and boom
its raining 3
ONE LAST thing ROn artest had one good game and one lucky ass shot vs the suns and now hes awesome please
lbj or dwade are going to light his ass up
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Big3 of Southbeach Fan Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 1:15 am
@shawn, i totally agree with you.
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monmon Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 3:25 am
The only thing Miami will be controlling are idiots like you who are counting Heat titles when they havent played a game yet. Lebron and Wade were in 2 usa teams that lost! Only kobe halped them to get a gold medal. Since they still have no kobe in miami, they will lose again! So Miami still cant control LA, bub!
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shawn Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 3:30 am
okayyyyyyyyyy
idiots huh
wow
at least we dont cheer for a rapist
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Alex Ortiz Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 3:42 am
If you are going to post something here how about you back up the bullshit with some facts. Kobe was not the reason we won it was Dwyane Wade who led the team in scoring throughout the tournament and tallied a game high 27 points in 27 minutes on 75% field goal shooting and added 4 steals, 2 assists and 2 rebounds in the game. For the tournament, he averaged a team high 16 points in 18 minutes on 67% field goal shooting, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2.3 steals (courtesy of Wikipedia). I don’t even have to say anything else the numbers do all the talking for me. So please go worship Kobe somewhere else this is a Miami Heat blog.
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shawn Reply:
July 17th, 2010 at 3:46 am
THANK YOU ALEX
monmon Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 12:38 am
I youre so great at facts, how come you dont have an answer to the fact that Lebron and Wade in the World and Olympic teams couldnt win against inferior intl teams? What excuse do you have this time – that they were young? That Larry Brown was not a good coach? What esle? Truth is, they were losers together as is the case now!
shawn Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 3:13 am
what excuse are you going to have when the heat beat the lakers in the finals?
seriously go troll somewhere else
hater
and 1 kobe byrant is better then dwade and lebron
shawn Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 3:14 am
i mean isnt better than dwade and lebron
sorry typo
monmon Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 8:46 am
It’s not a typo shawn, that’s how you really feel. Just be a man and admit it…
shawn Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
its a typo u troll
and u be a man and admit the flakers are going to get their ass’s handed to them
his going to sign with the CAVS. For more money and to show LBJ that his no longer the king. Just to spite of him. Would like to have him, but wont fit into our system. his best days were with Golden State. He might sign there too.
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We need Shaq!
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matt barnes didnt really help orlando when the celtics were raping em, imma heat fan but im just saying. i know kobe would love for barnes to join the heat, after theyre little “confrontation”. the thing miami needs badly in point guards. i dont trust chalmers or arroyo takin any team to the finals, dem dudes STINK, thats why pat riley offered derek fisher the starting role so fast, theres no faith in chalmers, only reason hes still on the roster is cuz d-fish turned the heat down, or else he wouldve been shipped off like that beasly bum
earl watson from the pacers is better
earl boykins is better, yeah hes 5 feet, but he was the best bench player the nuggets had couple yrs back.
or how about lebron playing point guard, he averages 9 asst already
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Matt Barnes is an average basketball player and it’s hilarious to see him hyped up as much as possible. True enough, everything sounds good before the beginning of the season (Knick fan here *sigh*) but let’s be honest when it comes to career journeymen such as Barnes.
But I guess Miami could use a minimum player to fill a position of its position.
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You need a pointguard-reserve and he’s Carlos Arroyo.Him is real pointguard
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