It was a battle of uglies Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. For the most part. The Miami Heat and New York Knicks shot a hopeless 39 percent and 33 percent, respectively, through the game’s first three quarters. It was in those three quarters where Miami was bad from three (6 of 21 for [...]
Mario Chalmers was lighting it up for the Miami Heat this year from all over the court. Key word: was. March has been a killer reality check for the four-year guard (Huh? Hasn’t it felt he’s been here for at least a decade? It’s kind of like the Terrible Two’s and when they finally [...]
There isn’t a better sports column/list out there than Grantland’s NBA Trade Value piece written annually by editor-in-chief Bill Simmons. I probably wouldn’t have started this sports blog two years ago if not for that guy, so I figured why not take the same concept and apply it towards the Miami Heat roster. Salaries [...]
It’s 21 games, nearly a third of the way through this compact 2011-12 season, and Heat point guard Mario Chalmers has taken his game to another level. If he keeps up his current play and cuts down on some turnovers, he should be a serious candidate for the NBA’s Most Improved Player. Oh how things [...]
The Miami Heat extended a qualifying offer worth just over $1 million to Mario Chalmers on Wednesday, making him a restricted free agent under the current collective bargaining agreement. They can match any offer he receives without salary cap ramifications. Chalmers becomes a free agent on July 1, although a lockout is expected to be [...]
