<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Mickael Pietrus can't predict what his new year will hold, but he won't complain if it is not in Oakland. "What would be best for me?" Pietrus repeated when asked about potential trade destinations. "Closer to the West Indies." The fifth-year forward is again eligible for a new home today, three months after grudgingly re-signing with the Warriors for a one-year, $3.47 million qualifier on Oct. 1. Pietrus must agree to any trade because he would lose his Bird rights, which allow a team to sign him without regard to its salary-cap situation. Both he and his representatives say they would green-light a move if it meant more playing time and security. "Mike's not going to say no to something that's going to help him," agent Happy Walters said. "We're still trying on our end to make something work. Mike's not getting a lot of minutes now, a lot of shots, and he's a lot more talented that he's being used." Pietrus' numbers are down in every category from last season's career highs, but his last two games have been encouraging. The undersized power forward had seven points and a steal in 11 minutes trying to defend the Yao Ming on Monday and put in an all-around game with four points, four rebounds and two steals against the Nuggets on Sunday. Over the summer, Pietrus listed Miami, Cleveland and Dallas as teams for which he wanted to play. Toronto and Orlando were also among teams interested. The underachieving Heat - who meet Pietrus' desire to be closer to his home in Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean - reportedly are trying to move Smush Parker, but indications are that the Warriors are not interested in the guard. Bench delivers: The Warriors finally got a nice outing from what has become a three-man bench, with Kelenna Azubuike (13 points, five rebounds, two assists) and Matt Barnes (nine points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals) joining Pietrus in the production increase.</div> Source: SF Gate Pat Riley is trying to send Smush Parker to the Warriors. hahahaha
Smush Parker is one of the few regulars in the league worse than MP...that said I'd trade MP for Parker. This is a stupid decision by Pietrus because Miami loses bird rights to him so he'll only be closer to the islands for a few months and he won't make much money.
Smush Parker? No Thanks! I'd avoid any players whose nicknames are onomatopoeia for stepping on sht. Positives about Parker: He's big, athletic, he can share headbands with Al and Sjax, he shoots threes, he steals the ball Negatives about Parker: He also turns the ball over twice as much as he steals. Gambling for steals puts him out of defensive position. He's inconsistent. He's got less vision of the floor than Derek Fisher when Dfish drives. His free throw shooting would make him fit right in as a warrior. Why don't we just hang on to Pietrus and pick somebody up we can use right now like Terrence Kinsey or Reuben Patterson? Are those guys holding out for Europe or what?
