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We do have 2 roster spots (after the 10 day contracts are up). So, I think we should sign Oden even if he isnt ready this year to sit next to Pittman (wish we would get rid of him) and rehab until next year.

Harrellson Waived By Heat

#1Heatfan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:03:38 -0000

Harrellson Waived By Heat

Waiving 2 players in a few days (and unfortunately neither was Dexter Pittman). Is this an indication of something coming or am I reading into this?

Tyrann Mathieu: Pressure led to use

#1Heatfan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:09:41 -0000

Tyrann Mathieu: Pressure led to use

I don't know about anyone else, but I love this kid's talent. Just line him up over the slot receiver and let him play. Id be willing to overlook off the field issues in the mid to late 3rd (Janoris Jenkins has sure worked out). Hopefully he really has changed.

Hey guys, just had my fantasy draft and am looking for some feedback. Its a 12 team standard...

#1Heatfan — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:31:38 -0000

Hey guys, just had my fantasy draft and am looking for some feedback. Its a 12 team standard league. Ive never been in a 12 team league, so it went a bit deeper than I am used to, but here it goes:

Starters:
QB- Tony Romo
RB1- LeSean McCoy
RB2- Maurice Jones- Drew
WR1- Greg Jennings
WR2- Dez Bryant
Flex- Ben Tate
TE- Antonio Gates
Def- Eagles
K- Rob Bironas

Bench:
Roy Helu
Miles Austin
Andrew Luck
Peyton Hillis
Nate Washington
Santana Moss

Whats the verdict guys?

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Canes dismiss Ray-Ray Armstrong

#1Heatfan — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:25:04 -0000

Canes dismiss Ray-Ray Armstrong

Oden Seeks Contract For 12-13 Season

#1Heatfan — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:00:57 -0000

Oden Seeks Contract For 12-13 Season

We thought Oden was going to take a year off, but apparently he changed his mind this morning.

"Obviously, if the Heat wanted him, who wouldn’t want to play for the Heat?’’ Conley (his agent) said of the defending champions. "That goes without saying. They have roster spots and a need (at center). But it’s too early to say about where he might play.’’

Ryan Tannehill reportedly set to be Dolphins' No. 3 QB

#1Heatfan — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:25:21 -0000

Ryan Tannehill reportedly set to be Dolphins' No. 3 QB

Dumars: Darko Altered How Pistons Prepare For Draft

#1Heatfan — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:12:00 -0000

Dumars: Darko Altered How Pistons Prepare For Draft

I love that they spoke to Drummond's 6th grade teacher about him

Draft Interview: Festus Ezeli Of Vanderbilt

#1Heatfan — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:11:21 -0000

Draft Interview: Festus Ezeli Of Vanderbilt

Another Hall of Famer to Heat?

#1Heatfan — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:52:30 -0000

Another Hall of Famer to Heat?

We all expected to hear a lot about this. Personally, I'm not sold on bringing him in.

Putting an Issue to Rest

#1Heatfan — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:23:18 -0000

As many of you undoubted know, Mike and I have had a bit of a tiff the last few days. I am just making this fanpost to put that issue to rest. At first, I did not see the problem Mike had with me, but upon rereading my comments during the Celtics series (thanks Rocket), I now see. I think everyone has a right to be pissed after a 3 game losing streak in the ECF, but I definitely crossed the line. The losses brought my frustrations to the forefront. And yes, I do have frustrations with this team (not getting back on D, tendency to get outhustled, long periods of inconsistency, etc). Apparently 3 straight losses the the Celtics was enough to send me over the edge.

This was my comment in reply to Rocket showing me what I said after that game:

wow... damn didnt realize it was that bad, but when its all laid out like that it is
I believe this was during the Boston series when we were playing extremely poorly right? You’re right, guess I was overly emotional to they very poor nature of our play (at the time). I do think those comments are taken a bit out of context, because people had similar ideas. I was fine all game until we began to get out hustled late (hustle gets to me the most). Hindsight is 20-20 and at the time I really did think we lost the series due to the way we were playing and after losing 3 straight to the Celtics and having to beat them at the Garden (luckily we rose to the challenge). My frustration lied in our inconsistency that series— those stretches where we play terribly for a few minutes. That night, it just happened to come with the game still in question which (apparently) really got to me. Either way, I was certainly over emotional that night. I was also certainly dreading the possibility of having to endure an entire year of crap from C’s fans (I go to school in NE)

As for that night Mike keeps bringing up, I just read them over, the comments were no where near that bad. The extent of my comments that night were that we were out-hustled and that we had a history of being out-hustled at times. Some guy named Tim (I think he was a C’s fan- not sure) came later and had very similar opinions. He stated his comments in a non confrontational way and Mike got all over him for being a hate spewing troll. Tim wasnt inappropriate at first, but once the arguing started, he naturally became inappropriate. After like an hour of reading their argument, I commented to Mike that Tim was (at first) simply stating his opinion and there was no reason to go after him at that point. Even if Tim had a history of being a troll, arguing with him like that just gives him the reaction he wants and makes everything worse. From this point on, we should simply flag trolls rather than going after them (what they want)

But can we honestly just drop this at this point? Im sure that would make the site more enjoyable for everyone (even those not involved). I am not a bandwagon fan, but I will concede that I definitely am over emotional…

This was my comment in reply to Rocket showing me what I said after that game:

wow... damn didnt realize it was that bad, but when its all laid out like that it is
I believe this was during the Boston series when we were playing extremely poorly right? You’re right, guess I was overly emotional to they very poor nature of our play (at the time). I do think those comments are taken a bit out of context, because people had similar ideas. I was fine all game until we began to get out hustled late (hustle gets to me the most). Hindsight is 20-20 and at the time I really did think we lost the series due to the way we were playing and after losing 3 straight to the Celtics and having to beat them at the Garden (luckily we rose to the challenge). My frustration lied in our inconsistency that series— those stretches where we play terribly for a few minutes. That night, it just happened to come with the game still in question which (apparently) really got to me. Either way, I was certainly over emotional that night. I was also certainly dreading the possibility of having to endure an entire year of crap from C’s fans (I go to school in NE)

As for that night Mike keeps bringing up, I just read them over, the comments were no where near that bad. The extent of my comments that night were that we were out-hustled and that we had a history of being out-hustled at times. Some guy named Tim (I think he was a C’s fan- not sure) came later and had very similar opinions. He stated his comments in a non confrontational way and Mike got all over him for being a hate spewing troll. Tim wasnt inappropriate at first, but once the arguing started, he naturally became inappropriate. After like an hour of reading their argument, I commented to Mike that Tim was (at first) simply stating his opinion and there was no reason to go after him at that point. Even if Tim had a history of being a troll, arguing with him like that just gives him the reaction he wants and makes everything worse. From this point on, we should simply flag trolls rather than going after them (what they want)

But can we honestly just drop this at this point? Im sure that would make the site more enjoyable for everyone (even those not involved). I am not a bandwagon fan, but I will concede that I definitely am over emotional…

The one thing that gets me (and I still take exception to) is the whole bandwagon fan thing. I am not one of those guys who decided after The Decision on July 8th to follow Lebron. I have been a Heat fan long before Lebron and I will be one long after he hangs them up. And I honestly think that anyone who spends as much time as we do and actually joins a site like this to converse with other fans cannot possibly be a bandwagon fan. I certainly do get over emotional and hyper critical following playoff losses and there have been times over the last few weeks that I have been just that. Our tendency to get out hustled is what really upsets me at times. However, it seems that we learned our lesson in the Finals. After game 1, there was no way the Thunder would out hustle us.

I am not apologizing specifically to Mike, but rather to everyone I unintentionally upset. And I do thank Mike for being to committed to bringing this to my attention (even though I didnt see it at first). In the future, I will attempt to be more level headed following playoff losses.

GO HEAT. We are the champs. Lets do this thing again next year, get this dynasty started...

David Garrard getting first-team reps with Dolphins

#1Heatfan — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:29:08 -0000

David Garrard getting first-team reps with Dolphins

Female masseuse dies after collapsing at Chris Bosh's home

#1Heatfan — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:13:24 -0000

Female masseuse dies after collapsing at Chris Bosh's home

No real details yet, but I hope this isnt any sort of distraction.

Joel Anthony.... Playoff MVP? This is an excerpt from an ESPN insider article in which David...

#1Heatfan — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:01:51 -0000

Joel Anthony.... Playoff MVP?

This is an excerpt from an ESPN insider article in which David Thorpe lists him MVP's for the playoffs. Guess who comes in at #10? Thats right, Joel Anthony.

"He has the worst hands I've ever seen from an NBA post player on offense. But there's no getting around his impact in the Heat's series against the Pacers. It wasn't his shot-blocking that made such a difference but his activity on defense overall. Showing on ball screens, helping on dribble penetration with his long arms, making plays above the rim and adding just enough catch-and-finish baskets in the paint off feeds from Wade and LeBron to make Indiana pay for leaving him open as often as it did.

Anthony is nowhere close to the player Chris Bosh is, but Indiana now knows it needed to account for him more than it did."

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2012/story/_/page/PostseasonMVPs-120525-5/nba-playoffs-mvp-rankings

Haslem suspended for Game 6

#1Heatfan — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:01:31 -0000

Haslem suspended for Game 6

No surprises here...

Bosh Pleased With Progress, Hopeful Of Return If Heat Advance

#1Heatfan — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:17:54 -0000

Bosh Pleased With Progress, Hopeful Of Return If Heat Advance

A bit of an update

Steve Nash I know most people don't have ESPN insider, so i'm going to share an excerpt from an...

#1Heatfan — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:52:19 -0000

Steve Nash
I know most people don't have ESPN insider, so i'm going to share an excerpt from an article on where Nash should land.

"Best fit:

Miami Heat: Imagine the possibilities: Nash to Chris Bosh in the pick-and-pop. Nash to Dwyane Wade, or LeBron James, on the break. Nash as an off-the-ball option to spread the floor when Wade and James go to work in isolation. Nash breaking down the defense on close-outs and feeding a world-class athlete coming along the baseline from one corner or the other.

Nash could make a healthy Miami roster nearly unstoppable on offense, even given the lack of a knock-down 3-point shooter. This is his best chance to chase a ring and catch it."

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7959472/2012-nba-playoffs-los-angeles-lakers-use-playmaker-steve-nash

Kellen Winslow: Bucs don't want me

#1Heatfan — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:51:03 -0000

Kellen Winslow: Bucs don't want me

TE Kellen Winslow is available. Anybody else interested in bringing the Miami star back home? I know we have Egnew as a receiving TE, but having him watch Winslow for a year doesnt sound too bad to me...

Greg Oden wants to play for the Miami Heat

#1Heatfan — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:27:47 -0000

Greg Oden wants to play for the Miami Heat

Buccaneers sign Eric LeGrand

#1Heatfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:45:47 -0000

Buccaneers sign Eric LeGrand

A great story. Really impressed both with LeGrand and with Schiano for helping a former player achieve a dream

Yeremiah Bell visiting New York Jets

#1Heatfan — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:14:32 -0000

Yeremiah Bell visiting New York Jets

Overflow- Wednesday Daytime Random Live Thread:Manning Watch Day Six/ Free Agency Rumor Edition

#1Heatfan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:41:01 -0000

Just gonna copy what Tex wrote here this morning:

I am going to continue this version of the live thread until something breaks. Where will he wind up? Also this is day two of free agency. Continue to check the front page throughout the day for breaking news.

REGULAR DAILY STATEMENT-This is one of our daytime random live threads. I will post one each non holiday Monday through Friday. Feel free to stop in during your work day and chat about whatever. There are never any set subject's but as always we prefer that you stay as far away from politics and religion. Also as this is a day time thread and not a nighttime CKC please keep the conversation as close to a PG as possible.

Also I do not care if you post picks during these threads but try and keep them to a minimum of one or two per person with something in the subject line so that they may be closed. In the past we have had issues with the same person posting several and that only serves to slow down the whole thread for everyone. Also please refrain from placing GIF's in to live threads as they severely slow down the load time of the thread.

Just gonna copy what Tex wrote here this morning:

Major scoopage! The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms of a trade w Miami for pro bowl WR Brandon...

#1Heatfan — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:56:34 -0000

Major scoopage! The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms of a trade w Miami for pro bowl WR Brandon Marshall in exchange for 2 third-rounders.

Jay Glazer

The Peyton Manning effect

#1Heatfan — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:17:59 -0000

The Peyton Manning effect

The Most Valuable NBA Teams

#1Heatfan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:49:53 -0000

The Most Valuable NBA Teams

Philbin to convert to 4-3?

#1Heatfan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:20:20 -0000

i read on walterfootball.com that Philbin said he will convert to a 4-3 and i dont remember hearing or seeing that on this site. Is it true?