Miami signing Lue; Update: Lue departs w/ no offer

[baserunner1414]

Tyronn Lue departs without Miami Heat offer
By Ira Winderman | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
2:52 PM EDT, July 14, 2008
MIAMI - The courtship of Tyronn Lue proved fleeting for the Heat, with the free-agent point guard bypassing a scheduled physical with the team.

Lue, who had been scheduled for the 5:30 a.m. physical today to answer questions about a calf problem that limited him last season, backed out of the plans shortly after attending the Zo's Summer Groove charity game Sunday.

Heat General Manager Randy Pfund said the Heat had no plans to issue an offer to Lue, 31, and indicated the team would wait until later in the offseason to possibly utilize its $1.9 million lower-level exception, its lone remaining salary-cap chip.

"We're kind of in a wait mode," Pfund said.



At today's formal introduction of free-agent forward James Jones, whose signing ate up most of the team's offseason salary-cap exception space, Pfund said the Heat now would "watch what happens here for a little while" before making another personnel move.

Lue said Sunday he had narrowed his free-agent choice to the Heat, Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns. At the time, Lue said the decision would be difficult because of his friendship with Boston's Kevin Garnett and Phoenix's Shaquille O'Neal, his former Los Angeles Lakers championship teammate.

Lue had previously been seen as leaning toward the Suns.

The 6-foot guard split last season between the Hawks, Kings and Mavericks, although the calf injury kept him from suiting up for Sacramento. The 10-year veteran has also played for the Wizards, Magic and Rockets.

[BBallFreak]

Good. I wasn't thrilled with the idea of spending money on Lue when we have such a dire need for a center...

[DBurks2818]

Agreed.

[baserunner1414]

I also agree. I never thought i would say this but i think we should sign Kwame Brown. Im embrassed to say that. but its true.

[GameTime_3]

Good. I wasn't thrilled with the idea of spending money on Lue when we have such a dire need for a Kwame...

Fixed lol

[heat4life]

I am all for Kwame to play defense and lazy offense.

[G.cracker]

I'm ok with Kwame if we allow Zo to beat him up every day as a training method like in WANTED.


Which sucked BTW.

[MartyConlonJr]

Hoorah, Lue is a decent player for the money, but would be taking time away from existing players who are equally as capable at that position. Every man and his dog knows C is a need.

Honestly though, with a 2/3/4 of Wade/Marion/Beasley we have some amazing rebounders by position to make up for Blounts pussification. Would still prefer someone with some balls to play in the paint though, which doesn't really describe Kwame. I'm penciling in the 7'2 Dorell Wright though for spot minutes.

[jmbflame21]

Hoorah, Lue is a decent player for the money, but would be taking time away from existing players who are equally as capable at that position. Every man and his dog knows C is a need.

Honestly though, with a 2/3/4 of Wade/Marion/Beasley we have some amazing rebounders by position to make up for Blounts pussification. Would still prefer someone with some balls to play in the paint though, which doesn't really describe Kwame. I'm penciling in the 7'2 Dorell Wright though for spot minutes.

lol I think that if we start the season with the puss blount as our starting center it would be a very obvious opening in our defense, i dont think he would last 2 games as the starter before we put in haslem or joel anthony and played some small ball

[Mourning_Heat_33]

I'm ok with Kwame if we allow Zo to beat him up every day as a training method like in WANTED.


Which sucked BTW.

Agreed on both accounts.