So, by checking out Allan Houston today in New York, Riles continues desperately to try to make something out of nothing this offseason. Not that I think it's a "disastrous" offseason, like most people are saying. But it certainly does put a lot more pressure on Dwyane and really, really, really puts a lot of pressure on the team to stay healthy, which is a lot to expect from such an old team.
Back to Houston, though. Even if he is healthy enough to come back, the Heat would probably have to decide between him and Penny. They can't have two guys in their upper 30s who have had microfracture surgery and have missed at least one entire season. So if you had to choose one, and this is assuming they can both provide something even remotely close to what they used to, which one do you choose?
Penny because he does more off the dribble and can still hit an outside shot when asked, or Allan because he's such a drop-dead shooter that he can open up the floor for Dwyane and Shaq?
On the one hand, Riley wants a player who can create more to take the pressure off Dwyane. But on the other hand, who is he really kidding? Dwyane's going to carry most of the weight anyway, so might as well have a guy who's absolute cash from the perimeter.
I know what everybody's first answer is going to be: Neither. Go get Mickael Pietrus, Ron Artest or anybody under 35.
Well, that's not an option right now. So which one sounds best?
(On an entirely random aside -- and this is just because I'm making the connection between the NBA and hip-hop -- does anybody outside of New York really think that 50 cent can outsell Kanye this week? Kanye's got a more universal appeal -- not to mention 50 hasn't put out a good song since 2003. OK, that is all.)
Update: Looks like Allan Houston might be going to the Nets. Also, talked to Penny Hardaway briefly and he looks good, trimmer than he was in New York. And after the first day of sales, Kanye was better than 100K better than 50 in record sales.
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