Heat Out Of Iverson Race

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Heat out of running for Iverson

By Ira Winderman
Sun-Sentinel.com
Posted December 18 2006, 6:31 PM EST

MIAMI -- Heat coach Pat Riley said Monday his team has ended its trade pursuit of 76ers guard Allen Iverson.

"That is not going to move forward," Riley said before his team faced the Hornets at AmericanAirlines Arena. "We have discussed just about every scenario. Those scenarios and discussions never became formal offers. And, so, we just feel that it's sort of time for us to just move on."

Iverson has been on the 76ers' inactive list for more than a week, with Philadelphia agreeing to deal the disgruntled All-Star scorer.

Riley last week expressed interest, saying, "I would be delinquent in my responsibilities if I didn't have interest in Allen Iverson."

No sooner did Riley offer that comment then speculation began on the futures of such supporting Heat players as James Posey, Jason Williams, Udonis Haslem, Dorell Wright and Antoine Walker.

Monday, Riley announced the pursuit was over.

"We are not going to pursue that any longer," he said. "I thought it was in the best interest of the franchise, obviously, to at least explore. So, as of today, we're done with it."

Riley said there was no formal offer from the Heat, just "scenarios and discussions forever."

Riley said the Heat was one of 28 teams to talk with 76ers General Manager Billy King.

"Scenarios and discussions always turn into offers, and then the media matches up dollars," Riley said of speculation around salary-cap scenarios. "And, before you know it, when you got 28 teams talking, then, before you know it, 'He offered this,' 'He offered that.'

"There were no formal offers, and it just got to the point where it got pretty complicated. So, we decided, to move on."

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[G-Money]

What if the heat did go did it and got AI. That whole team would be more ed up then it already is. 3 huge egos on one team wouldn't last.