In yet another sign that player agents either really believe that the NBA will lose games to a lockout next season, or that player agents are at the very least hedging their bets on a shortened schedule next season, ex-Grizzlies/Kings/Hawks/Wizards guard Mike Bibby has reached a buyout agreement with the Washington team that traded for him last week. This early in the game, we don't have any details as to the specs of the buyout, exactly how much of the remainder of Bibby's salary he gave back, but NBC Washington's Dan Helie is reporting that the buyout has been completed. Read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ba...t=AiqsyfZfcVjgeMD1ocHqSEO8vLYF?urn=nba-327594
McGrawDHBulls: I'm hearing the Bulls will consider a run at Mike Bibby if he's released. He has another year on his deal, which makes a buyout difficult. He would get playing time here. Move Watson to SG.
Substantial was really substantial. Mike Bibby surrendered every dime he was owed next season, more than $6 million. Dude wanted out of D.C. http://twitter.com/#!/MrMichaelLee/status/42315325374599168
Now that's a guy who wants to win! Or at least, he wants to sit on a bench while his team wins. One thing I'd be interested to know is reliable info on how players have/have not taken care of their money. I think I'd probably prefer TJ Ford to Bibby based on my vision of how the Bulls could really make use of Ford. On the other hand, Bibby's a better all around player than Ford and can really shoot the lights out. You could viably create space by putting him next to Rose. The reason I'd prefer Ford, though, is that if you look at our second unit, what it needs is a guy who's fast and can create his own shot. Ford can do that because he can go anywhere on the court he wants. Bibby, not so much. So his awesome 3 point shooting isn't gonna matter if he's out there with Brewer, Korver, Taj and Omer. With that particular set of guys, Ford brings something nice to the table but Bibby doesn't.
I haven't seen Mike Bibby play in way too long, but this appears on paper to be the best case scenario in terms of potential Bulls buyout acquisitions. The Bulls could use another veteran point guard, even if they are bad, and Bibby's season has been statistically decent: 9.1 points and 3.6 assists in 29.4 minutes; 44% from three on 4.5 attempts a game. He has started every game this season, though, so he might not be interested in coming to a team where he would be relegated to sharing time at point guard and perhaps some shooting guard.
One reason to get him is to keep the Heat from getting him. While he's a pretty mediocre fit for a team with Derrick Rose, his shooting would be pretty killer with Lebron and Wade. By virtue of being an experienced PG, I could also see him getting that team to run in a slightly more organized fashion.
Bibby would be nice for the Bulls to have, but he clearly would have a bigger role with the Heat. I don't think the Bulls were ever in this one.
Carlos Arroyo not with Heat in practice it appears he is cut too make room for Mike Bibby in other words DONE DEAL!!! http://twitter.com/#!/FabianYanezESPN/status/42662637103882240
It might sound bizarre to say this, but Carlos Arroyo may be a better prospect for backup, backup point guard for the Bulls than Bibby. I know he wasn't getting any burn in Miami, but I hope the Bulls at least work him out.
SST Ira somebody that covers the heat on twitter, said he could not believe Chalmers was played before Arroyo. And now he is cut. Blew his mind. We could do worse than Carlos. Have him as back up pg, move watson to sg is an option. I would think Arroyo would love to get some revenge on the Heat in the playoffs.
I think you're just looking for a Kurt Thomas role player; an old dude who will eat minutes in blowouts or if CJ Watson gets injured. I would think that Arroyo is a reasonably good fit for that meager role. Sign me up.
By 36 min stats, Bibby and Arroyo are nearly as identical as two players that you could find. Unbelievable. http://www.basketball-reference.com...m=0&p1=bibbymi01&y1=2011&p2=arroyca01&y2=2011 Everyone is making a big deal out of .439 from 3 from Bibby. Arroyo is hitting .458 of his 3s this year.
I feel the same way as you, except toward the entire Heat bench. They're all serviceable vets who would do fine working within solid structures. The fatal flaw on the Heat is the pairing of James and Wade. As much as they (team, coach and prognosticators) have attempted, and will continue to attempt, to blame everyone and everything else, until the two stars start playing better together, nothing is going to improve.
I don't think of them as identical because Bibby was taking them at a higher rate (over twice as many per 36 min) and on a worse team. Arroyo was a good shooter on the Heat because he was getting wide open shot opportunities. He's not historically a very good shooter though. Only 33.5% over an unspectacular career where shooting from distance wasn't his game. Bibby, on the other hand, is a historically great three point shooter. Give him those same wide open looks that Arroyo gets, and he'll do better than Arroyo. Put Arroyo in less good situations, such as where Bibby has been in, and his numbers go down.
James and Wade seem to be thriving together just fine. Both are scoring over 25/game. James is playing as well as he did at Cleveland. If anything, Wade's been able to coast a lot more than he ever could. Bosh's numbers are down, but not as if he's not fitting in well. It took some time for him to find his niche with the rest of the players. After a slow start, he's improved his numbers to 18/8. He sure looked bad against us. The Heat started out really slow and a lot of people ragged on them. Yet here they are with the 2nd best record in the East, a top defensive team, a fine home and road record, and we haven't gained a game on them in the past 10 games (we're both 7-3). We have beaten them twice. The first game, LeBron was out. The second game was at home where we're terrific and the result was in doubt until the last minute or two. As I see it, the Heat's big three are playing far better than the Celtics' big three ever did together. The Celtics had Perkins and Rondo, which gave them 5 competent (at least!) starters, while the Heat have Chalmers and Haslem (who's hurt).
