Dooling interested in rejoining Heat

BassMaster · Post #1 » by **BassMaster** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:22 am

HoopsWorld found an article from local Miami newspaper where in an interview Dooling said that he would like to rejoin the Heat after this season since he will be a free agent.
Either he is trying to put pressure on Smith to get a lot more money then Smith is willing to offer or Dooling really wants to return to play for the Heat.

theTHIEF · Post #2 » by **theTHIEF** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:27 am

i just read where he said he didnt leave on bad terms so there would be no problem with him re-signing with them...not that he was actually interested in the Heat...and just 2 weeks ago he said he enjoys his role here...

odd...then again, this is steve kyler we're talking about...

mattyBoi · Post #3 » by **mattyBoi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:37 am

Hopefully we can bring both Evans and Dooling back but...

If Dooling comes with an outrageous demand...See yah!!!

Post #4 » by **damo[23]** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:26 am

Dooling to pull a Deshawn?

magicfan4life05 · Post #5 » by **magicfan4life05** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:21 pm

is kyler legit? i've always wondered b/c i read a lot from there

magicmamma · Post #6 » by **magicmamma** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:40 pm

Has Keyon ever moved his family to Orlando? I know last season he decided to keep them in south FL because he didn't want them to "have to keep changing cities." I assumed that meant that he didn't intend to settle in Orlando.

drsd · Post #7 » by **drsd** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:47 pm

I would favor the Heat as a playoff team next year if Wade is fully healthy. Why wouldn't Dooling consider his best financial offer on a probable winning team?

Cigamodnalro · Post #8 » by **Cigamodnalro** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:06 pm

magicfan4life05 wrote:is kyler legit? i've always wondered b/c i read a lot from there

steve kyler aka "a guy named steve" is one of the least legit hoops bloggers out there. that said, if he posts a link, the legitimacy of the article, not the blogger, falls under question.

maginno · Post #9 » by **maginno** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:10 pm

drsd wrote:I would favor the Heat as a playoff team next year if Wade is fully healthy. Why wouldn't Dooling consider his best financial offer on a probable winning team?

A little surprising with the Van gundy Connection but not too much so but yeah - Hoping that the balls fall the other way because if they get Beasley they could be looking real good real soon with Marion and Wade and money to sign a good free agent this off season. Getting rid of Shaq was huge.

Post #10 » by **craig01** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:11 pm

I am not surprised if true. Didn't Dooling say that he would only play for Miami or Orlando a while back?

Post #11 » by **BFRESH44** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:49 pm

With Marcus Banks locked in to a deal paying him 4mil in 2010(they're the same exact type of player, tweener guard)...Dooling would be pretty redundant on the Heat this time around.

BassMaster · Post #12 » by **BassMaster** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:48 pm

magicmamma wrote:Has Keyon ever moved his family to Orlando? I know last season he decided to keep them in south FL because he didn't want them to "have to keep changing cities." I assumed that meant that he didn't intend to settle in Orlando.

I read that Dooling in fact has not moved his family.
Plus this intervew was from a Miami area paper not from some blogger.

It sounds like Dooling is trying to push the ball about Orlando resigning him and for the kind of money that he wants. That is why he is using the Heat so he can get a better offer from the Magic.

As I have seen that can really backfire into a players face really fast, can't it.

surflawyer · Post #13 » by **surflawyer** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:02 pm

I mentioned this would probably happen as soon as we let the trade deadline pass. Dooling, Evans and Arroyo have us by the "short and curlies". We have no money to replace them we only have money to resign them. We have a 5.5 mil MLE and 1.5 mil LLE that is it for next year (aside from trades but we have no one to trade) so if Dooling Arroyo or Evans decide to leave we have no money to replace them with anything of quality. We must resign at least one of them. We have their rights so we can resign them to any amount.

This was what really bothered me about the trade deadline.

BassMaster · Post #14 » by **BassMaster** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:12 pm

surflawyer wrote:I mentioned this would probably happen as soon as we let the trade deadline pass. Dooling, Evans and Arroyo have us by the "short and curlies". We have no money to replace them we only have money to resign them. We have a 5.5 mil MLE and 1.5 mil LLE that is it for next year (aside from trades but we have no one to trade) so if Dooling Arroyo or Evans decide to leave we have no money to replace them with anything of quality. We must resign at least one of them. We have their rights so we can resign them to any amount.

This was what really bothered me about the trade deadline.

I think that Evans is on the short list of that group since he is the starting sg while the others just come off the bench and are not the primary players.
And Dooling knows it that is why he has already let loose with the first volley seeing him Smith will let loose with some of that precious DeVos money to the tune that Dooling wants to hear or he will take his dog and pony show somewhere else.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #15 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:23 pm

Well a 3 year 10 million deal seems fine IMO. Anything higher and he will probably be let go. I hope we re-sign Evans and Dooling, then sign Williams for cheap. Arroyo is a goner IMO, unless he signs for cheap.

surflawyer · Post #16 » by **surflawyer** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:26 pm

cougar13 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I think that Evans is on the short list of that group

If we target AND GET a PF with the MLE then yes. If we cant get a PF then we will go after a SG or PG with that MLE. It will be a waiting game over the summer. I am not confident that Dooling and Evans will be so patient. I am also not very confident in Otis' skill in communicating with potential signees (see Darko) and we may be SOL if we go too far into the summer without any definitive direction. If we are actually going into this summer without some expectation of who we are targeting and some good expectation of the likelyhood of getting that player, then I am concerned.

surflawyer · Post #17 » by **surflawyer** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:30 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:Well a 3 year 10 million deal seems fine IMO. Anything higher and he will probably be let go. I hope we re-sign Evans and Dooling, then sign Williams for cheap. Arroyo is a goner IMO, unless he signs for cheap.

IMHO I see Evans getting 4 mil per and Dooling will get between 5 and 6 mil per. We will be forced to overpay Dooling. I dont like it but we either overpay Dooling or we get a replacement for the 1.5 LLE and that will be crap.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #18 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:32 pm

surflawyer wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

IMHO I see Evans getting 4 mil per and Dooling will get between 5 and 6 mil per. We will be forced to overpay Dooling. I dont like it but we either overpay Dooling or we get a replacement for the 1.5 LLE and that will be crap.

I don't think Dooling is worth that much. Also I remember reading something about how Dooling had finally found a home in Orlando and liked his role. I think he will stay for about 3.5 to 4 million a year. Evans will get a 3 million a year contract as well IMO.

surflawyer · Post #19 » by **surflawyer** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:40 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I don't think Dooling is worth that much.

No argument here but I can guarantee you that if Dooling was only looking at 3.5 or 4 mil he would have already been resigned the day after the deadline. I can also guarantee you that Dooling's agent was on the phone with Otis at 3:01 pm on the deadline giving him their demand for an extension. Dooling is asking for top dollar because he knows we can pay it (we have his rights) and he knows we have no money to replace him if he bolts.

BassMaster · Post #20 » by **BassMaster** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:43 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I don't think Dooling is worth that much. Also I remember reading something about how Dooling had finally found a home in Orlando and liked his role. I think he will stay for about 3.5 to 4 million a year. Evans will get a 3 million a year contract as well IMO.

I read where Dooling's family are still in Ft. Lauderdale remember that is where he is from. He loves that area.
Also Williams most likely won't be that cheap considering how much we overpaid Nelson.

This is from another post on Darko. Darko's agent was the one who messed this up he got into some find of snit with the Magic when they told him that they were trying to sign Lewis first and just wait.
The problem is that Darko's agent convinced Darko that he was worth a lot more then the Magic were offering.
I heard he actually signed for less with Memphis then what the Magic had offered him in the first place.
Well the Magic not re-signing Darko was great since Darko has not proved that he was worth any kind on real money.
Darko has not been very good anyplace. The Magic are better off without him.