Rumor: Warriors and Heat Talked about Smush Parker Deal

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 30, 2007 10:36 AM PST in Rumors

GSoM friend Preetom Bhattacharya thinks the Warriors are interested in Smush Parker and today's Miami Herald notes the Heat and Warriors have been talking:

There appears to be no shortage of potential destinations for Parker, who Riley confirmed has been shopped in trades in recent weeks.

Cleveland, Boston, Houston and Golden State are believed to be among the teams the Heat has talked with regarding a deal. Parker has missed the past 18 games since his Nov. 27 altercation with a female valet attendant at a Miami condo.

Smush won't give up the rock easily.

Some smushness after the jump...

Aside from one or two games in the Lakers- Suns first round series in the 2006 NBA Playoffs (disclaimer: Steve Nash and his unsightly defense were attempting to guard him), I've never really been all that impressed with Smush. Most of the time it seems like he's either just making some silly mistake or upsetting his head coach. Who knows if he'll be another great Nellie reclamation project success, but is he worth the gamble?

Check out ESPN's John Hollinger's scouting report on Smush:

2006-07 season: Parker's 2005-06 emergence seemed too good to be true, and it turned out it was. He clashed with Phil Jackson in the second half of the season and lost his starting job just before the playoffs, as his numbers turned south in the final two months of the season and his defense became increasingly lackluster.

For the season, Parker's shooting numbers hardly changed -- it was a steep decline in assist ratio that brought his player efficiency rating down. His mark was the fourth-worst among point guards, and it was accompanied by an increase in turnovers. Meanwhile, his free-throw shooting sunk to new depths. Parker made only 64.6 percent from the stripe, a shameful performance for a guy who is a decent outside shooter.

Scouting report: At 6-4 with limited court vision, Parker is hardly your prototypical point guard. The reason he can function in a superstar system like L.A.'s or Miami's is that he'll knock down some long jumpers (36.6 percent on 3-pointers the past two seasons, 40.5 percent on long 2s last year) and is also a strong finisher at the rim, especially in transition.

Parker didn't shoot as well on close-range shots last season, but a year earlier had converted 62.4 percent in the immediate basket area. With his size and leaping ability, he dunks as often as any point guard in the game.

Parker's defense was subpar two years ago; last year it was shameful. He gambles a lot and gets plenty of steals, but in between those plays he was absolutely torched -- a major reason he lost his job at the end of the year. L.A. gave up 5.2 points more per 48 minutes with Parker on the floor.

Smush doesn't seem to fit the role of the backup distributor or defender the Warriors desperately need, but he can help the team score a little more. It's highly debatable whether another scoring guard is what this team needs though. I'd pass.

Do you think Smush Parker would be a good addition to this Warriors' roster?

Also see:

Warriors Interested in Smush? (Pree)
Four Most Likely Moved [Hoopsworld]

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Back up PG

we need one pretty bad. If Baron sits for rest, this team doesn't execute(or have the confidence to move the ball). I love my warriors but Mully and NElly have to do something about this quick!!!!!

brb, going to ORACLE

by warrior510 on Dec 30, 2007 10:42 AM PST reply actions

BTW

what the hell is MATRIX doing in that pic? i hope he found what he was looking for ...lmao

brb, going to ORACLE

by warrior510 on Dec 30, 2007 10:44 AM PST reply actions

Smush is not exactly what we need

in a point guard, hes about as good at being a distributing point as monta, just with a better 3 point jumper and less (a lot less) other scoring skills. I still think we should go get earl boykins

by Thoang77 on Dec 30, 2007 10:57 AM PST reply actions

Guys who would be backup PGs better than Parker...

Luke Ridnour
Brevin Knight
Darius Washington
Mike James
Anthony Johnson

...Monta Ellis...

by Zack Vank on Dec 30, 2007 11:32 AM PST reply actions

no

smush is terrible, and he as an attitude like he's the greatest ever. bad combination

by AJC3317 on Dec 30, 2007 12:05 PM PST reply actions

better than pietrus

Smush will atleast be better then pietrus b/c he doesn't do anything anyway, and I think is just mad b/c he didn't the big contract he wanted.

by celicadriven27 on Dec 30, 2007 12:35 PM PST reply actions

dude

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFYuyL8fUdc

"my basketball nickname is the grim reaper. cause all i do is kill. everytime i'm out on the hardwood." - Smush Parker

He doesn't drive an escalade, he drives a Smushcalade.

Smush, in addition to being a moronic basketball player, is a total friggin' dork. Pietrus i hear is hella funny. even if u think that smush is better than mikey (which is crazy) the level in coolness dropoff in the locker room would poison the team.

The reason the lakeshow is doing so well this year is obvious... no smush.

by latvianlegendflex on Dec 30, 2007 1:33 PM PST reply actions

I really hope not

Smush Parker is so bad that he lost his starting job to a ROOKIE PG, Farmar, in the playoffs last year, and Phil Jackson is notorious for rarely giving rookies minutes; yet Smush was that bad.

Smush Parker is so bad he can't even get one minute of playing time on the 8-23 Miami Heat.

Honestly, how bad do you have to be when you're not even good enough to be a role player in a backcourt that has either Dwyane Wade or Kobe Bryant.

I'd rather keep Pietrus, at least he can D people up. I'd rather give the point guard minutes to Belinelli than Smush Parker.

by jlagace on Dec 30, 2007 1:48 PM PST reply actions

No

I rather get another big man that is hella active like Mbenga, but a little bit more relaxed on offense.

Ballin

by ballin on Dec 30, 2007 4:11 PM PST reply actions

move pree's diary

& comments?

seems like we have duplicate postings and we could coordinate some diaries into the front page at your discretion rather than have competing postings

just a thought

by hardcore on Dec 30, 2007 5:35 PM PST reply actions

last time i checked

baron davis can play a whole game without getting injured. then we hav that one guy that is a mid range machine and finishes lay ups and dunks lik a dream MONTA ELLIS. then we hav the Italian sharpshooter that can play point but isnt lookin to hot. and jax and barnes hav good nuff handles to run point. jus focus on trading pietrash and croshere

by gswLLBatman on Dec 30, 2007 8:57 PM PST reply actions