Mourning Thinks About His Return

Last Saturday, Alonso Mourning stated that there are still some unresolved matters that will affect his immediate future on whether to decide if he'll play for the Miami Heat next season.

A definite factor is for Mourning to know if Heat Coach Pat Riley will be back on the sidelines "Stay tuned" Mourning said, but did not specifically say he’ll be back only if Riley returns, or that he’d definitely retire if Riley steps aside.

"My thought would be, that since he hasn't expressed anything to this point, we're hopeful he plans to give it another run," Heat General manager Randy Pfund said.

For the Heat the doubt regarding Morning’s future may complicate matters as the team prepares for Thursday's draft and the July 1 start of free agency. "I really haven't decided," Mourning said. "I'm going to make a decision soon. Very soon."

If 37-year-old Mourning doesn't come back for what would be his 15th season, the Heat certainly will use Michael Doleac, a big man to add depth behind O'Neal. Mourning started 43 of Miami's 82 regular season games, averaging 8.2 points and blocking 178 shots. His 5.44 blocks per 48 minutes gave him the highest average in the NBA, nearly a full block ahead of Denver's Marcus Camby and nearly two blocks better than anyone else in the league.

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