Decisions get tougher for Riley, Heat

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First Cup: Wednesday
Published 6/25/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald: "If the Heat thinks this draft decision isn't obvious -- and many league executives believe it is -- then Pat Riley's challenges get only tougher from here as he tries to find a high-quality point guard, smooth over the Shawn Marion situation and maximize the mid-level exception in what one league official calls an 'awful' free agent class. 'The Heat is over-thinking this,' said an executive with another lottery team who has spoken to the Heat and wonders why Miami has considered moving down from No. 2. 'Michael ...

What Will Memphis Give Up to Get Beasley?
Published 6/25/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... says Mike Conley is included but not the #5 pick, another says Mike Miller is included but not Conley, and the third didn't have any particulars but had the sense that something is afoot involving Beasley. I don't put much stock into any of these tips individually, but, collectively, it's clear that there's a lot of scuttle about a potential Beasley deal surrounding the team.ESPN's Chad Ford pushed the Conley version Tuesday, but this morning both the Miami Herald and the Memphis Commercial-Appeal indicate Conley is off ...

Wizards & Constancy, It Ain't So Bad
Published 6/25/2008 by Truth About It (noreply@blogger.com) at Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog
... with his role.....things seemed fine when the Warriors were winning. Does anyone else think Don Nelson is a hot mess? Pat Riley is dangling Shawn Marion for unreasonable expectations while he does his best as Minister of Draft Misinformation. The Grizzlies could be ...

Two players you won’t see in a Miami uniform
Published 6/26/2008 by Anthony Brown at The NFL Source
... In the doldrums before training camp, there’s nothing to write about except rumors and arrests. Columnist Barry Jackson had a little throw-away piece on MiamiHerald.com about Keyshawn Johnson unretiring from the broadcast booth and returning to football. ...

KEYSHAWN GETS HIS PERIODIC ATTENTION FIX
Published 6/26/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... had hoped to become a Tiki-style presence at ABC/ESPN, with a presence that extended beyond weekends during football season. It hasn’t happened. And so with Michael Strahan instantly occupying a higher television profile than Keyshawn enjoys, it makes sense that Keyshawn will do whatever he has to do to get his name back in circulation during the seven-months of the year where he is, but for the draft, irrelevant. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald recently noted that Keyshawn is still “seriously” considering a comeback , presumably to play for the Dolphins, who are led ...

Blog-O-Rama: Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy For Joe Morgan
Published 6/26/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... or something like that .” • SEATOWN SPORTS gets a chuckle from hearing Ichiro’s favorite American expression: “In August in Kansas City, it’s hotter than two rats in a f—ing old sock .” • RED & BLACK finally figures out why Erin Andrews spent so much time in the Georgia dugout during the CWS Final - she’s a Gator spy ! (Well, it must have worked .) • Barry Jackson of the MIAMI HERALD bounced along word that the Heat aren’t completely dead set on taking Michael Beasley with the #2 pick . • UWE BLOG is afraid the Mavericks are ...