Joel Anthony finds a home in Heat of things
By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY
MIAMI If players such as guard Kenny Ghd Hair Australia Brisbane Hasbrouck an undrafted rookie and a long shot to make the Nike Free 5.0 Womens Miami Heat's 15 man roster or center Mickell Gladness, whom Miami waived Monday, are looking for motivation and inspiration, they can look at the team's potential starting center.
Joel (pronounced Joe elle) Anthony's route to the NBA Ghd Straighteners Sydney is unusual, from high school in Montreal to junior college in Pensacola, Fla., from UNLV to undrafted rookie to multiyear deal with Miami.
"He's as hard a worker as we've had come through our doors, and he's a guy we all root for," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We want him to do well, because he's put in the time and he deserves it."
The Heat rewarded Anthony, 28, for his hard work and production by signing him in July to a five year, $18 million contract. He averaged 2.7 points last season, but he makes his money Nike Free Run 3.0 V4 Womens on the defensive end.
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"I knew there were guys out there with a lot more talent than me," said Anthony, an outstanding shot blocker. "I knew I was going to have to fight my way up. It's just Ghd Straightener Adelaide been a lot of hard work. But it's been fun."
At 6 9, Anthony is undersized for a center, but he makes up for that with jumping ability, speed and strength.
He averaged 1.36 blocked shots in 16.5 minutes a game last season. He was 24th in the league in blocks, and only one player with fewer minutes per Cheap Nike Free game ranked higher. He was also fourth in blocks per 48 minutes among those who played in more than 21 games.
Among centers on the roster, Anthony is the best shot blocker. Zydrunas Ilgauskas no longer blocks shots as he once did, Jamaal Magloire's blocks have been in decline since 2007 08 and Dexter Pittman is a rookie.
Anthony "can really change a game and save possessions with his ability to protect the rim," Spoelstra said.
Anthony, who played for Canada in this year's FIBA World Championships, went undrafted in 2007 but latched on to the Heat's summer league team that year and earned a roster spot. He played 24 games in 2007 08, 65 in 2008 09 and 80, with 16 starts, last season.
Anthony cites hard work, but Spoelstra said it was more that keeps him in the Heat rotation.
"You can work your butt off, and if you don't provide something to help the team win, you're not going to play," Spoelstra said. "Joel has a great knack and timing for shot blocking. We haven't taught him how to do that."
Take Ghd Shops South Africa your pick: By no means is Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy abandoning his effective pick and roll offense and three point game.
Van Gundy said the team needed to do better at developing plays with the idea of getting "better shots against the best teams in the biggest games of the year at playoff time."
The Magic shot 47% during the regular season but 41% against the Boston Celtics. It was the same trend in the playoffs. Orlando shot 46.3% overall, 41.6% against the Celtics in losing to them in the Eastern Conference finals.
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