The Official Miami Heat Return to the Playoffs Thread.

He wants a 4th year. LA says no.

A 4th year would mean about 12 million more dollars than the heat can offer.

If the Heat could offer the exact amount the Lakers were offering....He would already be here.

That he is even entertaining a MLE offer says how much he would like to Play here...again.

The Lakers would have to pony UP DOUBLE whatever they pay him as a pay scale figure. So in essesnce...if they pay Lamar Odom what he wants...he would count upwards of 20 million a year due the the luxury tax.

Do the lakers REALLY want to pay a 6th man 20 million a year?

 

Just got a text....

"Deal is done for Carlos Boozer." gonna be announced.

 

Herald UP:

http://www.miamiherald.com/594/story/1149794.html

 

I gave you this one as a done deal LAST week.

Put in a call to my guy to ask about particulars.

I DOUBT he will tell me.....Just sayin'.

I talk to him personally tomorrow...will get some info on it.

 

My guy hasn't answered yet.

Herald is retracting their story.

 

Herald changed their headline from:

Heat, Jazz agree to Boozer deal. with a tagline: Heat, Jazz agree on principle to deal for Boozer.

Now they changed it to:

Jazz, Player agree to trade.

 

Chalmers is in a postion to be alot like Rajon Rondo...except that Chalmers had a better rookie season than Rondo.

BTW...the Herald retracted if you haven;t noticed. LOL

My guy is yet to call me back.

 

Today is SOURCE Tuesday....

will have info ...or not....after 5:30 today.

 

I got a ton of stuff....

First of all....Cleveland signing Jamario Moon to an offer sheet could not come at a worse time. I will explain in a second.

Moon is a guy that the Coaching staff felt was the difference between winning and losing their first round series against Atlanta. When he went down with his injury (sports hernia) the series turned at that position. Riley feels that of all the moves made this offseason...this one is one that will go under the radar but will be one of the best. He thinks he is a great fit in Cleveland.

Now for why this came at a horrible time. Utah as early as Thursday of last week began to inquire once again about Daquan Cook or James Jones being included in the deal. Cook to keep..(to Utah).....James Jones to a third team (possibly the Clippers/Wizards).

The deal is in a precarious position now. When negotiations were opened...they were opened by a simple inquiry from Miami as to Millsap's contract situation. They originally thought that Utah wanted maximum value for Boozer and Miami WOULD NOT be a player. That changed in the course of a week when Utah decided to be a "0" against the luxury tax and were willing to take expirings. The Heat became the front runner.

Utah has simply decided that asking for Daquan Cook is reasonable. I am told it is an absolute deal breaker as per Riley. I would go so far as to say that if we included him...then this was a desperate move and pat Riley indeed blinked.

Pat Riley is banking on the noise Carlos Boozer is making to force Utah's hand. it is a game of chicken now...with Daquan Cook hanging in the balance. The Insistance by a third team to add James Jones was a point of interest and a player of target. basically a guy some other team wanted and brought up.

Now for Lamar Odom.

This is where the timing of the Moon signing comes in. Had the Heat been forced to deal James Jones or Daquan Cook....resigning Moon would have been an imperative. Now there is a deadline of Friday to resign him (NOT LIKELY..Cleveland gave him a 2 year deal and I am told it is prohibitive for a 8th man on the salary scale.) So they are losing a chip. Which makes a James Jones inclusion into a deal very unlikely. here is where Lamar Odom comes in. He has told the Lakers that he wants a committment this week or he will sign with Miami. it is being perceived as a bluff and I would not be surprised if the lakers call it and ignore his "deadline". At the same time..Riley has asked Odom for a decision sometime this week so he can proceed with what we have going on.

other than that...my source has no idea what is going on with the Odom situation. it is getting close to put up or shut up time. it CAN drag out all summer if the lakers reopen negotiations.

I am CONVINCED and so is the HEAT...that if the Lakers put a 4th year back on the table...He will resign with the lakers.

 

Yes.

utah knows Boozer wants to be here...and that we want him...so they are testing us to see how much we want him.

IMO..if we trade Cook....along with Haslem and Wright...we blinked.

 

With Odom..this is the way I see it. I think the Lakers realized how much it would REALLY COST them to keep Lamar and they don;t want to do it.

if they try to lowball him..I think he comes here. So let's say/.......50/50.

On Boozer..I think it is gonna happen...but Utah is holding out for more...so I give it a slight edge in favor....let's say....60%.

NOW..if we sign Lamar ODom..I think getting Boozer is a LOCK. because I think Riley will blink on Cook or Jones.

 

Very BAAAAAD blink.

 

Cook happens to be a hair over his 20th birthday..shoots the lights out..can defend and was a guy that went off many times this season and a big reason we were winning at midseason before his slump.

Giving him up is the very definition of "getting rolled".

You don;t give up contributors that young that make less than 2 million unless you make sure he isn't a budding star. Jury is waaay out on Cook.

 

You are sure? you can;t be.

I suggest you look at his production and potential and then look at his salary situation.

THAT is the very definition of getting "rolled" in a deal.