Re: Heat problems

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

This team is old and needs some youth big time , but is anyone willing to
take a Majerle or Hardaway with their miles, or even Mashburn with his
injury history ?

Riley is dying to land a Sprewell or Eddie Jones.  Would he take Rider ?




----- Original Message -----
From: Sherry & Hart <hartleyo@ix.netcom.com>
To: celtic - chat <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 7:58 PM
Subject: Heat problems


>     I am sure most of you don't give a crap, but in Miami, it is being
> said that the Mr. Riley has been tuned out by most of the team with the
> exception of Zo. Riley, himself said the other day on one of the talk
> shows that the Heat are not playing with any passion. Oakley of the
> Raptors after last nights game said almost the same thing and all but
> ruled out the Heat from any Championship run. The other interesting
> tidbit on the street is that Hardaway is all done and  that the Heat
> would like to find a point Guard, somewhere, anywhere. Glen Rice talk is
> also heating up again, since they have no scorers outside of Zo. They
> realized that Mash is a Zero and are looking to dump him on the Sixers
> for Hughes (Heat must think Larry Brown is an oaf).
>     I mention the trade aspect only, because Miami and most teams want
> to trade crap for quality it seems that most of you C's general managers
> want to trade quality (AW) for somebody else's garbage (Gatling and
> Strong of that potent Magic team) or (Stewart and Williams of the
> Raptors), as an aside do you think maybe that the reason Stewart doesn't
> play is that he just stinks.
>     I, for one think that game in game out, Toine comes to play and play
> hard. I cannot think of many games that he was a no-show. I can on the
> other hand can think of times that his shot selection have hurt the
> team. That will correct itself with time, in fact recently he has had
> many more intelligent games than dumb ones.
>     Can some body tell Walter that he can't shoot 3's and that his basic
> function is to run around and cause havoc and get Boards.
>
> Nuff said and for what it is worth, I think Canada Cecil has the C's
> situation well in hand. Keep up the good work.
>
> Regards from warm (75) Miami.
> Hart
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