http://miamihoopsblog.com For basketball junkies, by basketball junkies. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:14:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it looks like it has come down to this. We've decided to discontinue the site. We're not even sure anyone has been reading this so instead of continuing to throw money down a hole we're going to cut our loses. If ever you have read any of our articles ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/11/05/the-end/ Ok. Yesterday we were successful in making a significant trade this off-season. The deal sending Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, Wayne Simeon, and a future conditional draft pick for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount. Immediately we have improved our offense. But here is what makes the move even more productive: Pat Riley ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/10/25/genius/   According to espn.com's Mark Stein, The Heat are close to signing a deal that will bring Ricky Davis and Mark Blount in return for Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, and Wayne Simeon. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3077037 Sources told ESPN.com that the Heat will soon complete a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire swingman Ricky Davis ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/10/24/pretty-ricky/  Considering the laziness of our MHB staff and the fact that my place of business seems to be in an ever increasing lull, I figured we can cover up to date on what I've seen/heard from the Heat to this point in the preseason. Let's start with Dorell Wright. Reading mostly from ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/10/19/the-mid-october-briefing/   I'm sure you heard about Shaq scouting Brian Chase for Pat Riley. Here's how it happened, courtesy of the Miami Herald: The way O'Neal tells it, he was at Wizards All-Star guard Gilbert Arenas' charity event this summer, when Chase caught O'Neal's attention. ''I saw a little man go at Gilbert Arenas ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/10/10/the-chase/   Article Courtesy of Chris Perkins for the Palm Beach Post MIAMI — The summertime reports on oft-injured Heat guard Jason Williams were glowing. And as he zipped around the court with relative ease in Friday night's intrasquad scrimmage, he again confirmed he was true to his rigorous off-season training program. "I'm really ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/10/07/the-point-is-go/ Article exert courtesy of Ira Winderman at South Florida Sun Sentinel MIAMI - Owner Micky Arison and center Shaquille O'Neal both took sarcastic note Friday of ESPN.com's Mark Stein ranking the Heat 20th of the 30 NBA teams going into the preseason. "I think it's great," Arison said, as he sat courtside ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/10/02/merked/ From the Miami Herald (Herald.com): The Garnett trade left Minnesota with a surplus of shooting guards and small forwards -- two positions where the Heat has been looking to add depth throughout the offseason. The Heat's interest likely centers on swingmen Ricky Davis and Trenton Hassell, veterans who apparently don't fit in ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/09/27/heat-persuing-ricky-davis-trade/ The Saints and Titans will be mixing it up tonight on Monday Night Football from the Louisiana Superdome. New Orleans is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, and that will undoubtedly be mentioned repeatedly (and rightfully) throughout the broadcast. If anyone reading this has the means to give a little something toward that effort, Habitat for ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/09/24/hoops-for-homes/   In lue of the bucks matching our offer sheet for point guard Charlie Bell, let's look at their off season moves: They draft a Chinese guy, Jianlian Yi who wants to play in a city with a large Chinese population. They overpay Mo Williams to the tune of 6 years $51M dollars. They re-sign Desmond ... http://miamihoopsblog.com/2007/09/21/bucked/