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      Is Michael Beasley’s stock at an all-time low?

      June 2, 2010 /

      It would appear so, assuming this Nets Daily report is true.

      Jason Smith of ESPN Radio’s “NBA Today” podcast reports that an NBA general manager told him the Heat offered Michael Beasley to the Nets for Keyon Dooling and “Rod Thorn turned them down”. Smith described Thorn’s decision as yet another indication of how badly the Heat want to get rid of Beasley.

      While the deal certainly would have reduced the Nets’ cap space (by about $4.5 million). The Nets are on the hook for about $20 million heading into free agency, so they theoretically have about $36 million that they could spend. If they struck this deal, that number would have dropped to about $31.5 million, which would make it a little bit tougher to squeeze two “max” free agents under the cap.

      The Nets may wait to see how free agency goes before acquiring Beasley, but another team might step in and take him off the Heat’s hands. Miami wants to move him so they can create enough cap space to sign two max free agents plus re-sign Dwyane Wade.

      As for Beasley, he averaged 15-6 in about 30 minutes a game. His PER (16.16) was above average, even if it dropped from his rookie season (17.28). I’m surprised to see that his stock is so low that the Heat can’t even seem to give him away.


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      Tiger says neck “feels pretty good”

      June 2, 2010 /

      On the eve of the Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods says that the bulging disc in his neck, the one that forced him to withdraw from The Players Championship on May 9, “feels pretty good.”

      From ESPN.com:

      “Actually, my neck feels pretty good,” Woods said Wednesday at Muirfield Village Golf Club, where he participated in a 9-hole skins game that featured two groups of players, including tournament host and founder Jack Nicklaus.

      “Still not where I want it to be, but the inflammation has calmed down. I got range of motion again. It’s a little bit sore after a good hard day of practice, but I can recover for the next day, which is good … and get back at it, repeated days in a row, which is what I haven’t been able to do consistently.”

      Woods claims that the injury stems from his haste to return for the Masters, which was his first tournament following his very public sex scandal. But if he is feeling better, maybe he’ll prove it with a good showing at the Memorial Tournament this weekend.


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      With Jackson out for the season, what are the Eagles options at free safety?

      June 2, 2010 /

      Marlin Jackson apparently has less luck than the victims of those “Saw” movies.

      On Tuesday, Jackson suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon in his right foot, which will end his season – if not his career. The injury comes on the heels of the Eagles’ signing him to a two-year, $6 million deal to be their new free safety despite the fact that he suffered two knee injuries in the previous two seasons. The position now becomes the black hole of Philly’s defense for the second straight season.

      What are the Bird’s plans to replace Jackson? O.J. Atogwe is now a free agent, but GM Howie Roseman told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the team won’t pursue the former Rams’ safety. Instead, the Eagles will rely on in-house options like rookie Nate Allen, Quintin Demps or possibly even Macho Harris (a cornerback that started eight games at FS last season) to fill the void created by Jackson’s injury.

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      Your quick & dirty NBA Finals preview

      June 2, 2010 /

      WORKING IN THE LAKERS’ FAVOR

      The “Big 3” are two years older. (So is Kobe, but he doesn’t look it.)
      Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are 34, and Paul Pierce is 32. They’re not over the hill, but they aren’t spring chickens, either. The way that the schedule is set up, Game 2 is on Sunday and then both teams will have to fly to Boston on Monday for Game 3 on Tuesday. There is also just one day of rest between Game 5 and Game 6. These are going to be tough turnarounds for the 30+ crowd. In terms of play, KG is playing as good as he has in the last two seasons, but he’s still not in ’08 form. After a substandard regular season, Ray Allen has played well in the playoffs. Only Paul Pierce is playing at nearly the same level as in 2008.

      The Lakers have home court advantage.
      Last time around, the first two games were in Boston. This time, the series starts in L.A., where the Lakers were 34-7 on the season and 8-0 in the playoffs.

      They’re starting Ron Artest at SF instead of Vladimir Radmanovic and Luke Walton.
      Artest may be a little crazy, but he definitely makes this Laker lineup tougher. Radmanovic, Walton and Sasha Vujacic got major minutes in ’08, but are now either gone or relegated to spot duty. We can debate Ron Artest vs. Trevor Ariza all we want, but there’s no doubt that Artest is an upgrade over the Radmanovic/Walton combo that faced the Celtics two years ago. He’ll also make Paul Pierce work for his points, which will allow Kobe to worry about Ray Allen.

      They want revenge.
      The Lakers were embarrassed after losing Game 6 by 39 points. Their win over the Magic last year was nice, but if they had any heart, they wanted to face the Celtics again. A win over Boston would squash any talk about how the C’s would have had a dynasty had Kevin Garnett stayed healthy.

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      Rumor: Izzo interviewing with the Bulls

      June 2, 2010 /

      Brandon LaChance over at Bulls Home says he has a source that says Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is interviewing with the Bulls today.

      From an anonymous source from within the Tom Izzo camp, I have been informed that Tom Izzo will be interviewing today for the Chicago Bulls head coaching vacancy.

      I’m not sure why he put the word “anonymous” in there. Is the source anonymous to LaChance or anonymous to us? If it’s the former, someone could have just emailed the site and claimed he was in “Izzo’s camp” and knew about the interview.

      If it’s the latter and LaChance knows the name of the source and can verify that he’s an Izzo confidant, then this story could very well be true.

      There is a long list of very successful college coaches that have struggled on the NBA level. Larry Brown is the only coach to win a title at both levels.

      That said, Izzo is a very good coach and is smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. However, he won’t have the benefit of the stability of the Spartan program or his ability to out-recruit his competition.

      More on this story/rumor as it develops.

      Wednesday afternoon update: I contacted Brandon LaChance and confirmed that the source is known to him, but doesn’t want his name revealed.


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