Yardbarker: Michael Doleac

2004-05 NBA Preview

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:00:57 -0500

Five seasons ago, Shaq landed in Miami. He promised silverware, and eventually delivered in ‘04 while Dwyane Wade emerged as a superstar. Five years later The Diesel is on the move again, this time to aid LeBron on his quest for his first ring. The Spurs completed their dynasty by winning in ‘05 and ‘07. KG and Allen finally provided Pierce with help in ‘08 and Kobe stepped out from underneath Shaq’s gigantic shadow in ‘09. Five seasons ago, the Knicks were...

Shavlik Randolph is Feelin' It

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:58:00 -0500

Oh yeah, Shav. Shoot those free throws. Your free throw game is looking tyte, bro. You know it too. I see you, pursing your lips trying to act all nonchalant when it's pretty obvious that this is your thing. Free throws, man. Child's play.The haircut, the scraggly armpit hair, the dusting of actual arm hair that makes you look like your glowing? Super fresh. Super. Fresh. You look like a regular Michael Doleac out there.I can't be mad at you, Shavlik. You know what's up. Feel...

Rashard Lewis and the Importance of #2

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:40:57 -0500

Continuing in my quest to chronicle role players, I turn to the opposition. Sure, it's hard to argue that a player with two all-star berths and multiple 20 ppg seasons is a "role player," but Rashard Lewis is still a player that is often overlooked. This is partially due to the fact he has never played in a large market, but is also due to his demeanor and style of play. I don't think Lewis is either over- or underrated, but I do think that he has been under-analyzed. Thus, ...

So, Who Wants Our MLE?

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:32:15 -0500

So, our wish list is slowly accumulating more lines through the middle than a Memorial Day weekend at Cedar Point. No, we really never had a shot at offering any sort of money at the big-named guys; a sign and trade was our only path to the promised land. But what do we have to offer? Aside from some expiring deals and a crazy-haired master of the running 360, all Danny Ferry has to work with at this juncture is that mid-level offer of approximately $6 million - a nominal amount that is s...

Five Player Trade Upgrades Heat's Talent, Gives Timberwolves Express Ticket to Draft Lottery

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:47:44 -0500

In the wake of an 0-7 preseason and facing the real possibility of not making the playoffs this season, the Miami Heat shipped Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien and a conditional first round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount. It is amusing to see this referred to as a "blockbuster" deal--none of the players has been an All-Star in recent memory and none are likely to be one any time soon.

Ricky Davis is Heading to the Heat

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:13:05 -0500

Breaking down the five-player trade between the Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Ricky Davis is Heading to the Heat

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:11:52 -0500

Breaking down the five-player trade between the Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Employee #8 takes his game over to the Twin Cities

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:49:18 -0500

Yahoo! Sports reported that the Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves have consummated a five-player deal highlighted by Antoine Walker leaving his conditioning problems and moving out West in exchange for one-time Heat player Ricky Davis and center Mark Blount (who both came from the Boston Celtics in a trade deadline deal almost two years ago). The Boston Globe wrote: "The Celtics sent Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two conditional second-round picks to the Timberwolves on January 27, 2006 in exchange for Michael Olowokandi, Wally Szczerbiak, Dwayne Jones of the development league, and a conditional first-round pick likely to be exercised in 2008." While for the same two players (Davis and Blount), the Heat got the aforementioned Antoine Walker, third-string center Michael Doleac, forward Wayne Simien (who I know is there but never really seen play) and a conditional first-round draft pick. Gosh, it's either the Mutt and Jeff combo of Ricky Davis and Mark Blount isn't worth that much anymore (Davis is projected to be the Heat's third scoring option while Blount should provide help to the trio of Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, and Udonis Haslem) or this is just another fine move by Timberwolves General Manager (Wikipedia.org lists him as Assistant GM) to dump salary because I don't think the T-Wolves fans would love the idea of trouping to the Target Center to watch the "spectacular" veteran tandem of Antoine Walker and Juwan Howard fill up the box scores. University of Florida's Corey Wayne Brewer, who the Timberwolves drafted this year would be more entertaining to watch in their frontcourt. I mean, come on! They did once upon a time have Kevin Garnett...