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• Expect to see plenty of stars in tonight’s exhibition opener

  Erik Spoelstra said after Sunday’s shootaround that Eddy Curry (hip) and Shane Battier (quad) are unlikely to play Sunday night (6 p.m.) against Orlando. The starting lineup should be the same as it was in Thursday’s scrimmage: Joel Anthony, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers. Magic coach Stan [...]
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• Should the Heat go hard after Baron Davis?

  The Heat knows how good Baron Davis can be. Davis was the star of a Hornets team that took Miami to the limit in the 2004 first round. But that was more than seven years ago, back when Davis had a healthy back, and hadn’t wasted so many seasons of [...]
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• Riley announces Erik Spoelstra’s contract extension

  Erik Spoelstra won’t be a lame duck coach this season. Pat Riley maintained that Spoelstra wouldn’t have been one anyway, that it would have been a media creation. Still, Riley’s Friday announcement that he quietly — as usual — signed Spoelstra to an extension will at least alleviate some speculation. [...]
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• For all the talk of CP3, Rip Hamilton’s move will affect Heat more

  Richard Hamilton will be 34 in February. Yet, there he was last March, looking anything but done, curling around screens, slithering to the rim, and sinking 9-of-16 shots on his way to 27 points. Detroit lost to the Heat that night, as the Pistons lost to most teams last season. [...]
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• Money still ruling NBA free agent market, especially in middle

  Trees don’t fall off, well, trees. So we probably shouldn’t be surprised by the mammoth contracts being awarded to the NBA’s largest men, from Tyson Chandler to Kwame Brown to Nene, who re-signed with Denver for 5 years and $67M on Tuesday night. But, in retrospect, it was silly to [...]
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• Newcomer update: Battier, Cole settling in; Curry sitting out

  This shouldn’t be a surprise, coming where each has come from. Shane Battier — the high IQ glue guy — is picking up the Heat’s concepts so quickly that Erik Spoelstra sees him explaining them to others. Norris Cole — the 23-year-old rookie who carries himself like a veteran — [...]
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• Chalmers can breathe easier as Clippers claim Billups

  Mario Chalmers has talked like a starter, and is being paid like a starter. Now it appears he will actually get to be one. The Heat organization was primed to make a run at Chauncey Billups if none of the under-cap teams had claimed the veteran point guard during the [...]
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• Chris Bosh does stand-up during media day sitdown

  Chris Bosh was ready to start his interview session before LeBron James finished his, making James laugh by standing straight and making a face from just beyond the open door. The comedy kept coming. Here are a few of Bosh’s more amusing comments: (On how it helps to have stars [...]
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• Wade shoots down concept of “competitive balance”

  During his media day session, Dwyane Wade was asked, with all the current chaos in the NBA, if the lockout served any purpose. “Yeah, no. I don’t see it helping right now,” Wade said. “Maybe in a few years we will look back and say it did.” As he has [...]
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• Heat taking it slow with Eddy Curry

  After mentioning “two additions” to the Heat’s core during his media day press conference, Erik Spoelstra was asked to be more specific. He mentioned Shane Battier and Norris Cole. The third addition, of course, is Eddy Curry. But Spoelstra cautioned not to expect too much too soon. “I just like [...]
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