<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Rumors Swirling in Miami: The Miami Heat, busy stocking their roster after trading three players to get Shaquille O?Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers, are trying to lure free agent forward Karl Malone to South Beach. The Sun-Sentinel reports that O?Neal has tried to recruit other Laker teammates to join him, namely Robert Horry and Byron Russell. In addition, Miami is in ongoing talks to sign small forward Eric Williams. </div> <div align="center">Link </div> Not the main story, but still interesting to see Shaq wanting to play with former team-mates. What does everyone else think about this? In another Heat story, other free-agents have been signed at other places, after expressing interest in playing for the Heat. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Two free agents who had expressed interest in playing with the Heat have decided to go elsewhere. On Tuesday, New Jersey forward Rodney Rogers signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Hornets. Forward Robert Horry's agent said Horry is expected to re-sign with San Antonio today. </div> <div align="center">Link </div> From the same newspaper
Yeah the heat are missing out on some great players to fill their roster with the exception of malone and bob sura. I trust in Pfund and Riley that they know what they're doing, that this is part of their plan and they already have the whole roster planned out and are just waiting to sign the remaining players that will fill our starting roster and rotation.
Hopefully they'll get Malone or an impact player. 1 or 2 good players could make them a real contender
I'm happy to see shaq being listened too and not disrespected as it seemed he was witht he lakes towards the end of the year last year. I think its awesome that Shaq wants to recruit some old temammates. Haye maybe hell recruit Phil Jackson also. My only question is if shaq does get sac ouple of teammates or even if he doesn't do you think the heat will be converting to a triangle offense.
I dunno if they will be converting, but I read that van gundy was saying that with the addition of shaq they're going back to the playbook and re writing a lot of it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Tripl3:</div><div class="quote_post">It's been reported that Horry has re-signed with the Spurs...</div> Eric Williams is a restricted free agent, it would have to be a sign and trade.
I heard that they were going after the mailman but i beleive his aggent reported that he was likely to re sign with la
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting The Answer 21:</div><div class="quote_post">I heard that they were going after the mailman but i beleive his aggent reported that he was likely to re sign with la</div>Malone is giving everyone the run around, he's said he will retire, resign with the lakers, sign with the spurs, sign with the heat, blah blah blah.<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Palm Beach Post:</div><div class="quote_post">"Karl Malone's agent has said The Mailman is interested in playing for the Heat next season. Heat center Shaquille O'Neal said he'd welcome the Los Angeles Lakers' power forward as well as San Antonio forward Robert Horry and Lakers swingman Bryon Russell. And O'Neal is ready to get them here if asked."</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sun-Sentinal.com:</div><div class="quote_post">"The agent for Karl Malone, the NBA's No. 2 all-time scorer, said the power forward has listed the Heat as one of the teams he would consider playing for..."</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">"General Manager Mitch Kupchak, reworking his roster around O'Neal's trade demand, also would like to re-sign forward Karl Malone, who this weekend told the Lakers he would take a smaller salary for the overall good of the roster..."</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">"It appears unlikely Malone will return to the Lakers, even if Bryant re-signs with them. When free agency came for Bryant and a trade loomed for O'Neal, Malone pledged not to choose between them. So, he mulls retirement some days, the Spurs on others, and other teams still call, his options growing by the day"</div><div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">"Karl Malone sounds like a man itching to become a Spur. Declaring that the biggest obstacle to signing on with the Spurs isn't the money they have ? or don't have ? to offer him, but his own desire to be '100-Karl Malone percent' after surgery to repair a torn right knee ligament, Malone said that since he became a free agent on July 1 he has had productive talks about joining the Spurs."</div>
Well the Heat signed Damon Jones who should be a great spark off the bench, or a decent starter as a PG, which would let Wade play at the 2. This season I see Wade playing a lot more 2 guard than the 1.
