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Is Chris Bosh Really The Heat's Problem?

Today I came across a quote from Shaquille O'neal during a telecast with NBA TV. He said The Heat only have a Big 2 (leaving out Chris Bosh).

This got me thinking....is Chris Bosh even the problem in Miami? My answer is...not at all.

From a team aspect, Chris Bosh isn't the problem. If I were to trade anyone in the Big 3, Bosh would be the untouchable one UNLESS you got an even better big man in return.

I would trade Lebron or Wade, not both, but one of them. Yes, Chris Bosh is the least talented of the three, but he's still a very good big man.

Having a very good big man and a deadly two guard is a VERY hard combination to beat. (Kobe/Shaq is a prime example of that)

The problem with the heat is, you throw ANOTHER superstar 2 guard/SF into the equation (Lebron or Wade) and your big man isn't getting the ball enough. Not too add, your back-court is fighting for the ball constantly because they need the ball in their hands.

Chris Bosh isn't the Heat's problem. Figuring out how to play Lebron and Wade together is the issue, and unless one of them commits to playing heavily off the ball, then that problem isn't getting solved without trading one of them.

Another Throwback Clip: Michael Jordan vs. Reggie Miller 1993 Fight

Cuttino Mobley Trying For A Comeback

MyFoxHouston is reporting that former Houston Rockets guard Cuttino Mobley is attempting to make a comeback to the NBA:

HOUSTON - Former NBA guard Cuttino Mobley, who retired in 2008 because of a heart ailment, would like another shot at playing in the NBA.

Mobley played for 11 years with four NBA teams, but was forced to leave the game after he was traded by the L.A. Clippers to the New York Knicks.

After a routine physical following the trade, Mobley was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

It is the same condition that led to the deaths of basketball players Hank Gathers and Reggie Lewis.

"It's a lot of different variations of HCM," Mobley said in an interview with FOX 26 Sports. "Me playing 40 minutes a game for 11 years straight at a very high level. Mine is not serious at all. As you can see 11 years of playing and still playing three years later after they said you shouldn't play. You shouldn't run. You shouldn't do this. You shouldn't play that. A lot of different things they said you shouldn't do."

This week Mobley was back on the court in Houston taking part in pick up games with NBA players like Washington Wizards forward Rashard Lewis, Indiana Pacers guard T.J. Ford and Houston Rockets guard Kyle Lowry.

However, Mobley wants more than that.

He wants to play with and against those guys again when the games matter and he said he and his agent, Andy Miller, have made the NBA aware of his situation.

"I've been trying to do that," Mobley said. "You have to get doctor's evaluations and all this other stuff, but you got to understand too what the Knicks put out there, the notion, nobody wants to take that chance now. I've been playing with it for so many years. You ask yourself was it genuine or did you do it for a reason?

"I'm not done. It depends on what the league says when the time comes. It's been a difficult process."

"What the Knicks did kind of putting a stomp in it and giving people that fear about me, something I was born with."

Mobley said he is not happy with the way the Knicks handled his situation in 2008.
"At first I was cool with it because I didn't do research on it, but then doing research and getting different opinions, then I became upset because the corporation, the big company trying to get as much money as they can and do different things like that, for me I don't think that was right," Mobley said.
"You either waive me, you don't take me in, you let me go somewhere else, let me create my own destiny like I did in 1999 when I came to the Rockets. Let me create my own decisions. Don't make the decisions for me, clogging my heads with different things.

"I'm not upset now because I know it's a business and that's how they treat it as a business, but it's two and a half, three years I haven't played. It's been a waste."
Mobley, who was drafted in the second round by the Houston Rockets in 1999, also played for the Orlando Magic and the Sacramento Kings.

He got a chance to get some work in with the Boston Celtics last September.
"(Celtics president of basketball operations) Danny Ainge is unbelievable," Mobley said. "Great dude."

"The Celtics, I went in and played with Paul (Pierce) and Ray (Allen) and those guys. It was a three-day thing. I signed a waiver.

"I went up there not to get picked. I went up there just to let them know I'm fine. I can still play and this was just last September. So hopefully things will change and somebody will give me a shot and let me play or just help out. It'd be fun. If not, it's fine. It's all good."

Mobley's agent, Andy Miller, was able to find two jobs for him last year.

Mobley turned down an opportunity to play for a team in Poland.

He also had a shot to play for a team in the NBA Development League, but the two sides were not able to make it happen.

"They gave a laundry list of things that we needed to do, protocol, of things that needed to be done to put him in a position that they would be willing to offer him a contract and the list and the demand within the list, they were too cumbersome," Miller said in an interview with FOX 26 Sports.

"It had to do more with I think the league trying to protect themselves with regard to exposure, if God forbid something should ever happen to Cat."
Miller didn't want to identify the NBA D-League team that expressed an interest in Mobley.

"There is a herd-like mentality in our business that when a player has been labeled under a certain category, there is a tendency for that to be the label regardless of change of scenery," Miller said.

Miller has continued to check out every possibility for his client.

"Last time I spoke with every team in the (NBA) league," Miller said. "I treated him as a free agent in the hopes of finding him a job regardless of the economic package that would have been put together.

"I looked for jobs across the board and came up with the one with the Euro-League team in Poland and we are looking for opportunities. That hasn't changed at all.
Mobley understands his dream of returning to the NBA may end up being just that.
"Three years not playing, maybe it is a pipe dream, but it's just fun to play

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It's great to hear that he's healthy, but let's be real here. He hasn't played in 3 years, and he already has 11 seasons of mileage on him. Add the potential season ending lockout to that, and he hasn't played in 4 years. For him to think that a comeback is legit at this point is foolish.

If I'm an owner and I know that potentially cap room could be a lot smaller after all this lockout foolishness is over with, I'm not dropping a dime on an old 2 guard with a medical condition who hasn't played at the NBA Level in 3-4 years.

Best of luck to Cuttino however.

Throwback Clip: Shaq Dunks on Bynum and Bynum Returns The Favor

10 Best Beards In Sports Today (Part 2)

I’m back with Part 2 of the Top 10 Beards in Sports. Let’s finish things off starting with number 5:

5. Dave Martinez

The former Rays outfielder is now a bench coach for Tampa Bay Rays, and his beard is an easy indication as to why any team would want to hire him to their staff. Combine that with the fact that the beard makes him look like a Cuban drug dealer (especially when his shades are in full effect) and you’ve got the perfect argument to put him at number 5 on our list

4. Brett Keisel

This Pittsburgh Steelers’ beard speaks for itself. I mean literally….I would not be surprised if his beard started talking. It’s phenomenal. It has its own Facebook page and Twitter page, so go Google it and start following right now.

3. Paul Mara

You know your beard is bad-a when you can’t even see your mouth anymore. This Canadiens’ defenseman has a beard that men across the globe dream about. It legitimately looks like there is a wig on his face, which puts him at number 3 on our list.

2. Brian Wilson

Ah, Brian Wilson. Not only is he a former LSU Tiger, but he’s grown to national fame not only for his amazing performance in last years MLB playoffs, but for a beard that makes him look like a man among boys. The legend of Brian Wilson’s beard puts him at number 2.

And finally…..

1. Kimbo Slice

First, if you have not seen Kimbo Slice’s street fight YouTube videos than stop reading this right now and go watch them. You will have your life changed. This street fighter/MMA wanna-be has a beard that is known around the world. At one point he was homeless (if you couldn’t tell by his beard) and through popping a guys eyeball like a grape in a fight, he became a YouTube legend (and eventually rich). This beard is not only full, bushy, and mean-looking but it’s got a history/legend to it that no one else can touch. This is the meanest beard in sports my friends.

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10 Best Beards In Sports Today (Part 1)

A beard is like a bar mitzvah; it’s a man’s passageway to manhood. So rightfully so, the sporting world is filled with more beards than a strip club. But only the beardiest of beards stand above all others, and that’s what this list will pay homage too. Let’s start out with #10:



10. Drew Gooden

Drew Gooden has bounced around more locker rooms than a Kardashian, but through it all his beard has stayed strong enough to put him at number 10. I mean….look at the picture.


9. Johnny Damon

Oh good ole’ Johnny Appleseed (Yes, I just made up that nickname for him). Famous for his days as a Red Sox All-Star, Johnny Damon has a beard that most lumberjacks dream about which puts him at number 9 on our list. Bravo Johnny….bravo.


8. Jose Bautista

Jose Bautista has a beard that makes his Dominican countrymen screaming “ole!”. Could it be steroids not only giving him the power to bang out homeruns like a frat boy at his little sisters high school graduation party, but also the power to grow such a bodacious beard? Maybe, but who cares, because it’s tight as crap.


7. Baron Davis

I think what puts Baron Davis ahead of the others on this list is the fact that he’s kinda chubby and round like a marshmallow, and we all know from watching Rick Ross live life, that the bigger you are, the tighter your beard is. This puts Baron Davis at number 7 on our list.


6. James Harden

Somewhat of a new face to the bearding world, James Harden makes his beard lovable purely by playing next to Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant who faces are barer than a Janet Jackson breast at the Super Bowl. His beard brings a thickness and aura that puts him at #6 on our list.


That’s it for our list today. Check back in soon to see who gets crowned “Best Beard in Sports”.

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