Shane Battier to the Miami Heat. Love this move. He's always been a good spot up shooter, especially in the corners, and is a versatile defender. With Wade, LeBron and Battier, the Heat have 3 switchables. They can play multiple positions and most importantly DEFEND multiple positions. Everyone looks at positions offensively and guys want to play on the wing ("I'm a 3 man coach") but it comes back to WHO CAN YOU DEFEND. Here is a great, but lengthy, article from the NY Times (Feb. 13, 2009) about Shane Battier and what he brings to a team that doesn't show up on a stat sheet. No Stats All Star
CP3 to the Clippers. The Clippers will now be a hot ticket in opposing arenas. They will be one the more entertaining and high flying teams in the league. Chris Paul is a RUN and REWARD point guard. If you RUN, he'll get you the ROCK. Also one of the classiest, most competitive guys you'll see in the league. My one question for CP3. He used Clippers, great organization, and tradition in the same sentence. Has he met Clippers owner Donald Sterling yet? See This Article from ESPN the Magazine
Bonzi Wells to the Timberwolves. The guy hasn't played since 2008. Was a member of the Jailblazers. Brought in to display "veteran toughness" ??? Not sure on this one. Chalk this up to another head scratcher from David Kahn. Wikipedia on Bonzi Wells
Bonzi however did have his share of on and off the court incidents. During his tenure with the Blazers, Bonzi was suspended for two games for publicly cursing at his coach after being taken out of a game. Bonzi was also fined in a separate incident for making an obscene gesture to a fan in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. When asked by a media reporter about the incident, he said, "I black out sometimes". Wells was suspended one game without pay and fined $10,000 for intentionally striking and verbally abusing an official in 2000. Bonzi and teammate Erick Barkley in 2001 were cited for criminal trespass after they refused to follow the order of an officer to leave the scene of a fight near a downtown nightclub
Not a good acquisition in my opinion. Very talented, 10 YEARS AGO maybe a good addition, not now. Sorry Kahn man.
Metta World Peace, formerly Ron Artest at Lakers Media Day:
You can't make this stuff up. One of the best Ron Ron videos yet.
Dwight Howard: At this point, incredibly talented but a clown. All his talk is taking away from his freakish athleticism and what he does on the court. Be known for what you do on the court Dwight, not all the junk off the court and in the press.
James Fraschilla Trick Shots: James, the son of ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla and a walk on at Oklahoma, had some spare time after finals.
More to come....
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