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Diawara wanted out of Denver
In two seasons with the run-and-gun Denver Nuggets, swingman Yakhouba Diawara struggled to find his role behind Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony. Now in Miami, Diawara hopes for a better opportunity to complement Dwyane Wade and Shawn Marion. Diawara, 25, who played briefly with the Heat's summer-league team in 2005, said he chose a reunion of sorts in Miami over interest from a couple of other teams. But he said a return to Denver, where he started 33 of 113 games in two seasons, was not among his options.
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Comments (24) Add A Comment
i bet they will really miss him...
TheSportsEncyclopedi…
London, ON
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this guy is gonna be an all-star and defensive player of the year next year guaranteed. then the nuggets will be sorry. Look out Miami is a dynasty in the making.
akbo
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this guy is gonna be an all-star and defensive player of the year next year guaranteed. then the nuggets will be sorry. Look out Miami is a dynasty in the making.
akbo | 08/09/08, 09:16 AM
im a miami fan. but u are insane. its a dynasty(in the making) when they can get a big man to put at center, until than they are going to get dominated.
IanSMK
Albany , NY
Total Comments (67)
Who?
Vaughn9
Total Comments (4414)
Well, I wouldn't want to play in Denver either.....
Denis24
Total Comments (2679)
when u come 2 my heat u better bring your A game son!
the dee of Dees
Total Comments (2284)
Miami a dynasty in the making? Wow, step away from the sizzurp and drink some water my friend. DWade may be gone after this season, along with Marion. Pat Riley quit on this team, because when the going gets tough, Pat's hip acts up.
I don't blame Diawara for leaving, because honestly what could you possibly learn about getting better as a player with that team, but Miami is a rebuilding process in the making, not a dynasty.
Rusty Schackleford
Philadelphia, PA
Total Comments (465)
Diawara is a great defensive player, very physical but he has trouble to adjust his shoot to the NBA game. Nevertheless he is a great role player.
bls_73
Total Comments (44)
Do you pronounce his name "Diawara" like that watery bowel movement you sometimes have ???
Mike C. 1927
Total Comments (4753)
Miami has a good squad for the future with Beasley and Wade (providing he stays) and the missing piece is the centre and if chalmers doesnt pan out then the pg also but also remmeber d wade is basically like the point guard as he brings the ball up quite often.
ak47
Total Comments (86)
Who?
vaughn9 | 08/09/08, 10:02 AM
Yakhouba Diawara.
The US Federal…
Washington, DC
Total Comments (269)
he just wants to party in sobe
ilcapo
Miami , FL
Total Comments (14)
We arent so bad if DWade moves to the point
DWade
Shawn Marion
Beasley
Haslem
Mourning
even now i love Quinn's game...i have to admit it.. He and Chalmers splitting time isn't a bad point guard by committee resolution...So where does DWright fit in all this? hmmm....
Heater
Miami , FL
Total Comments (981)
and yes, Marion had split time at the 2, 3 and 4.
Heater
Miami , FL
Total Comments (981)
who?
drMcNinja
Philadelphia , PA
Total Comments (369)
Sweet... A bench guy that played 5 minutes every other game wanted out. Who cares? Does Scott Boras represent NBA players too?
wtnelson = Big Chief
Fort Collins , CO
Total Comments (3641)
I never heard of him...who cares about this.
ahung: The Last…
Santa Clara , CA
Total Comments (2775)
A move to Miami will make him miss Denver a lot more than Denver misses him. Who is this guy? Anybody know?
Hllywd: Old…
Columbus , OH
Total Comments (7908)
He's a bench small forward/shooting guard. He's played here in Denver the last 3 years. Last year, he rarely played if the game wasn't out of hand one way or the other. He can get hot with the 3 now and then, but it's rare, so he is somewhere around the 9th or 10th man.
wtnelson = Big Chief
Fort Collins , CO
Total Comments (3641)
Yeah, no one will even remember that he is gone...
ahung: The Last…
Santa Clara , CA
Total Comments (2775)
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