Saturday, July 17, 2010

Magloire, Arroyo may return --- and Mark Blount II.

Uptweet from Heat AP beatwriter Tim Reynolds:

Have no idea on "this moment." Both will be part of the 10-11 Heat. RT @taheati: Are Magloire and Arroyo negotiating w/Miami at this moment?
Reynolds is usually money on these matters. If he says "will" not may, then they likely will.



Windertweet:
Don't sell short the Heat's comeback trail. Carlos Arroyo appears to also be closing in on a Heat deal, along with Jamaal Magloire.
Good. Arroyo realized career-highs in Ast/TO-ratio & WS/48 last year while  Magloire -- not Joel Anthony -- is the perfect complement to Z.

How so?  Anthony for all his swatting overhype isn't physical, isn't court-aware, lacks presence, lacks ball iq, doesn't deter rim-attacks, doesn't consistently change shots, doesn't rebound, doesn't screen with precision, doesn't read-and-react, does have 10 thumbs.

Even grandpa Juwan (12.7%) logged a better board-rate than Anthony (11.1%) last season. So did Beasley (12.6).

Meanwhile, Magloire does almost everything Anthony can't, albeit with more whistles and much less appreciation.

Worse, at 5yrs/$18m Anthony just became the defensive version of Mark Blount. Call him Mark Blount II.

But there was interest in and offers for Anthony you say? Yeah. There was lots of interest in Elton Brand too. Before Philadelphia. Ditto Diop pre-2008.

Ugh.

VSL: Heat 78-58

Recap by NBA.com:
The Miami Heat started slowly but warmed up quickly, earning a 78-58 victory (boxscore) over the Milwaukee Bucks in 2010 NBA Summer League action held in UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center.
Miami scored only 14 points and trailed by six after the first quarter before turning things around, owning as much as a 27-point lead. Milwaukee came out hot in the first, scoring 20 points on 58 percent shooting (7-for-12). The Bucks got six of their 20 first-quarter points from the free-throw line. The Heat (3-1) started the second quarter looking like a different team, outscoring the Bucks (0-4) 23-15 to take a two-point lead into halftime.
The second half was more of the same for Miami, as it outscored Milwaukee 41-23 over the third and fourth quarters. The Heat opened up the third scoring 11 consecutive points for a 48-35 lead before pushing the lead to 27 on two different occasions during the fourth.
The Heat made 11 3-pointers compared to Milwaukee's five. Shavlik Randolph led Miami with a team-high 18 points on 6-for-12 from the field. Kenny Hasbrouck had 14, Weyinmi Efejuku added 13 and Davon Jefferson pitched in 10 for the Heat. Milwaukee's Micah Downs scored a game-high 21, while Larry Sanders chipped in 14.
Both teams return to action against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Miami will play Saturday afternoon (3:00 p.m. PT) against Cleveland, while Milwaukee will wait until Sunday (1:00 p.m. PT). Both games will take place in the Cox Pavilion.