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Heat Deactivate Walker and Posey

Postby BigKaboom2 on Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:07 am

MIAMI -- Heat forwards Antoine Walker and James Posey were deactivated for the team's game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers because they didn't meet a team conditioning goal.

Heat coach Pat Riley, who also announced Wednesday that he was taking a medical leave of absence, said Walker and Posey may be back as soon as Friday in Phoenix -- but could face suspension by Jan. 15 if the undisclosed goal is not met.

"There's been an ongoing conditioning goal that our team has had to make since the summer. ... January was the deadline, they haven't made it, and they knew this was going to happen if they didn't make it," Riley said. "By the way, both of them are in the best condition of their lives. They're very close. But a deadline is a deadline."

Neither player will travel with the Heat to Phoenix on Thursday, instead staying behind to work with team strength and conditioning coach Bill Foran. Miami opens a six-game Western road trip against the Suns on Friday, and it's possible both could join the team sometime during the swing.

Walker declined comment before Wednesday's game, which the Heat lost 110-95.

Posey said his deactivation stemmed from a rule the Heat has about body fat. He said his body fat is 9 percent, but Riley wanted it to be 8 percent.

"He wants the weight to be down and he has his standards, I guess, for the bigs and the perimeters or whatever," Posey said. "It's the weight and for the perimeters [it's] 8 percent body fat. ... I'm at 9 percent body fat. And, that's not eight."

With center Shaquille O'Neal (knee surgery), forward Wayne Simien (recovering from salmonella poisoning) and guard Dwyane Wade (sprained wrist) all expected to miss Wednesday's game with injuries, the absence of Walker and Posey means the Heat will dress only 10 players against the Clippers.

Posey is averaging 7.3 points and 4.6 rebounds this season, while Walker is averaging 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds on 40 percent shooting.


I've never heard anything so foolish in my life.

Where in the world does Shaq fit into this rule?
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Postby Jugs on Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:41 am

We all knew Fatoine was fat but James Posey? 1% over the body fat "limit"? Dwyane Wade injured? JASON FUCKING KAPONO GETTING MINUTES

JASON KAPONO IS DA BEST HE SHOT 300 3PTS AND MADE 270!
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Postby Axel on Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:44 am

Jugs wrote:JASON KAPONO IS DA BEST HE SHOT 300 3PTS AND MADE 270!


can Kapono beat everyone in the NBA at once?

he actually made 280... but that's beside the fact


Oddly enough, I would meet the body fat criterion set by the Heat. Last time I had mine body fat percentage checked, it was 7%.
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Postby maes on Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:40 am

It may be ridiculous but it sounds very Riley-like.
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Postby Sauru on Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:52 am

bah, miami is just gonna tank the season and go for a better draft pick lol
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Postby just kinda there on Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:19 am

Jugs wrote: JASON FUCKING KAPONO GETTING MINUTES

JASON KAPONO IS DA BEST HE SHOT 300 3PTS AND MADE 270!



ok dip shit, you got the best 3 point shooter in the league and your making fun of him?
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Postby Cable on Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:25 am

:lol: Jugs is just making fun of a previous retard who thought Kapono was the best player in the league. You can ignore Jugs.
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Postby just kinda there on Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:34 am

Jugs is just making fun of a previous retard who thought Kapono was the best player in the league. You can ignore Jugs.



kinda hard too, he is the best player in the league.
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Postby BigKaboom2 on Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:21 pm

http://www.nbaliveforums.com/ftopic32617.php

I can't believe you bumped this from over a month ago. Your post also implies that Jugs is a diehard Heat fan of some kind, and I'm not sure where you came up with that, whether or not it's correct.
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