Oct 31, 2008 10:01 AM EST
Kings' coach Reggie Theus decided to keep his team in Minneapolis on Wednesday night and practice there on Thursday to avoid a night of potential night of distraction in South Beach.
"We just don't necessarily want to spend too much time in Miami," Theus said. "And I think that's OK. It doesn't make as much sense (considering) what happened last (season) to go there too early. I don't know any other way to answer that. ... It's what best for the team."
The team did spent Thursday night in Miami, but Theus hoped his players would use proper discretion.
Via Sacramento Bee
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Mike D'Antoni says that the New York Knicks now have standards and that Eddy Curry is not going to see the court while he does not meet them, but according to a report in the New York Daily News, Curry is not alone on the Knick bench.
Stephon Marbury, who is in shape, also did not get into the game against Miami on Wednesday night.
"This is not going to be easy where we're all having lollipops and thinking we can turn this around," D'Antoni said hours before the Knicks beat Miami, 120-115, in their season opener. "There are going to be a lot of tears, yelling, and screaming. There are going to be certain standards. It's easy for me to go, 'Yeah, OK let's just do it the same way it's always been done so no one will get mad.' Now, we have standards."
D'Antoni met with Curry yesterday morning, and afterwards Curry disputed the claim that he's not physically ready and said of their meeting, "I just listened to what he had to say, got up, and came to shoot-around. I feel like I am (ready), but he's the coach. And it's his team."
Via New York Daily News
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Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra wants forward Udonis Haslem to add roughly five pounds to his 230 pound frame in order to help counteract the team's undersized roster.
"I mean, I'm trying. It's hard," Haslem said Monday. "I've established a certain way that I eat and certain things I do and certain things that I don't do.
"I've been spending time in the weight room. I'm not really a shake-type drinking guy. I really don't like that kind of stuff. I'm physically strong enough. The 5 pounds would just be wear and tear for the season."
Haslem was famously asked to lose weight while with Florida in college, where he weighed as much as 270 pounds.
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Heat Oct 2008 Archive
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New York Daily News | Oct 28, 2008
Frank Isola thinks Eddy Curry is on the way out.
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Press Release | Oct 28, 2008
The Miami Heat on Tuesday exercised the third year player option on Daequan Cook.
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Newsday | Oct 28, 2008
Wilson Chandler's knee sprain will not keep him out of the season opener.
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Miami Herald | Oct 27, 2008
The knee of Heat point guard Shaun Livingston held up fine after playing back-to-back preseason games this season.
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Newsday | Oct 26, 2008
Dwyane Wade can become a free agent in the summer of 2010, but many around the league expect him to remain with the Heat.
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St. Augustine Record | Oct 26, 2008
The Miami Heat have high hopes for rookie forward Michael Beasley as he enters his first season in the league.
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Press Release | Oct 26, 2008
The Miami Heat announced on Sunday that the team has requested waivers on C David Padgett and G Jason Richards.
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NBA.com | Oct 25, 2008
Rookie guard Mario Chalmers hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer on Friday night to give the Heat a 96-93 win over the Spurs.
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Press Release | Oct 20, 2008
The Miami Heat announced that forward James Jones underwent successful surgery on Saturday, October 18th to repair a ruptured extensor tendon in his right wrist.
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New York Daily News | Oct 19, 2008
The Heat are reportedly interested in Pacers point guard Jamaal Tinsley, who has been stuck in limbo as Larry Bird tries to unload him.
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Miami Herald | Oct 18, 2008
Heat forward Shawn Marion claims that he won't allow failed negotiations with the team on a contract extension to affect his game this season.
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Press Release | Oct 16, 2008
The Miami Heat announced on Thursday that forward James Jones will undergo surgery on Saturday, Oct. 18 to repair a ruptured extensor tendon in his right wrist.
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Sun-Sentinel | Oct 16, 2008
Michael Beasley was widely expected to be a starter with the Miami Heat from day one, but his play on the defensive end may force the club to bring him along more slowly.
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Miami Herald | Oct 15, 2008
Alonzo Mourning claims that he is about a month ahead of schedule and should know in December whether or not he'll be able to return.
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Press Release | Oct 14, 2008
The Miami Heat announced tonight that they have requested waivers on forward Omar Barlett and guard Eddie Basden.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Oct 12, 2008
Heat power forward Udonis Haslem was cleared to practice on Sunday morning and played against the Nets in London.
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NBA.com | Oct 12, 2008
The New Jersey Nets defeated the Miami Heat, 94-92, on Sunday thanks to a strong fourth quarter.
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Miami Herald | Oct 12, 2008
Miami President Pat Riley says that the team won't be swinging any other moves prior to the regular season.
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NBA.com | Oct 11, 2008
Dwyane Wade is coming off a gold medal victory this summer but still believes he has something to prove after the former NBA Champion Heat struggled last season.
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AP | Oct 11, 2008
Heat center Jamaal Magliore will be out of action for at least six weeks with a broken left hand suffered in a preseason game against the Nets in Paris.
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Press Release | Oct 9, 2008
Miami Heat center Jamaal Magloire suffered a fracture of the third metacarpal in his left hand.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Oct 6, 2008
Alonzo Mourning remains unsigned and is still uncertain about a comeback this season, but the Heat have left his corner locker open.
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Detroit News | Oct 6, 2008
Michael Beasley scored 13 of his 16 points in the third quarter of his preseason debut, but the Detroit Pistons prevailed in overtime.
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Miami Herald | Oct 5, 2008
Four point guards will enter the preseason in Miami with significant playing time on their minds.
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The Boston Globe | Oct 5, 2008
The Heat are looking to bring back a major piece for Shawn Marion.
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Miami Herald | Oct 4, 2008
Heat star Dwyane Wade is happy about the team's signing of free agent point guard Shaun Livingston.
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Press Release | Oct 4, 2008
The Miami Heat announced today that they have requested waivers on Matt Walsh.
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ESPN | Oct 3, 2008
The Miami Heat have given former fourth overall selection Shaun Livingston a comeback shot, signing the former Clipper to a two year contract on Friday.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Oct 3, 2008
Shaun Livingston is on the verge of signing a contract with the Miami Heat.
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Washington Post | Oct 1, 2008
Confidence is something that Michael Beasley has no shortage of and he proved it again this week when talking about what he wants from his rookie season in the NBA.
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Star Tribune | Oct 1, 2008
On Monday, Kevin McHale said Shaun Livingston's agent told the Wolves that his client would sign with Miami, but Pat Riley on Tuesday called Livingston's acquisition a "dead issue."
