MIAMI— Heat rookie guard Norris Cole started the season by drawing comparisons to Rajon Rondo. He was early on considered the fourth cog on a team already with three established superstars, especially after a 20-point showing against the Boston Celtics in just his second game. With only a handful of games remaining, Cole is no [...]
Heat’s Norris Cole on same stage with young stars
February 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
ORLANDO –— The only negative for Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole was the landing. He recorded his first dunk in the NBA in the first half Thursday of the Heat’s victory against the New York Knicks. The play came after a stealing the ball from guard Jeremy Lin, but the moment was somewhat dampened when [...]
Heat rookie Norris Cole struggles with place at a slower pace
January 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— Norris Cole no longer is running to glory, or at least isn’t doing it quite as often. “That fast start kind of got everybody real, real extra excited,” the first-round pick out of Cleveland State said as he looked ahead to Tuesday night’s game against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. “I understood it [...]
Is it (gulp) Norris Cole’s team?
December 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI – Zo. Hardaway. Riley. Fifteen Strong. The Heat Way. Grind it out with veterans. Get in their face. Pound the half-court rock. Ha! Kiss that franchise bye-bye. It’s officially outta here. If the Christmas Day Massacre in Dallas wasn’t enough to show there’s a new Heat Way, Tuesday’s home opener offered it while turning [...]
Pointed challenge: Is Norris Cole elevating Mario Chalmers’ game?
December 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
(TO COMMENT, CLICK ON “COMMENTS” TOP LEFT)— We appreciate it was only one game, one exhibition game, at that. Yet could it be that the mere presence of first-round pick Norris Cole already is pushing Mario Chalmers to greater heights? For now, there is no competition, per se. Coach Erik Spoelstra continues to insist that [...]
Miami Heat, rookie Norris Cole get going at scrimmage
December 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— This was about renewal, considering the last time the Miami Heat appeared on this court they exited Game 6 of the NBA Finals vanquished by the Dallas Mavericks. That was on June 12. In front of more Mavericks fans than anyone could have anticipated. Thursday, it was purely red, white and black for the [...]
Norris Cole ready for Heat challenge at point guard
December 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— The kid is all right. At least that’s what Norris Cole will attempt to impress upon the Miami Heat when training camp opens Friday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Cole joined several teammates Monday on the Heat’s practice court for the informal sessions that will continue until an expected Thursday ratification of a new collective-bargaining agreement. [...]
LeBron James summons Heat pick Norris Cole for workout
September 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Heat’s Norris Cole, James Jones not looking overseas
August 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 3:58 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2011 MIAMI— Bypassing the opportunity to play in a pro-am league with other players, as well as the allure of playing overseas, Miami Heat first-round pick Norris Cole instead has been working with same personal trainer who prepared him for the draft. “That [...]
So who is Norris Cole? This is who (VIDEO)
June 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
by: Ira Winderman June 26th, 2011 | 1:41 PM We could say Norris Cole would have been the choice here all along. But that would have required subscribing to the Horizon League-on-demand package. And, well, while we love Butler as much as the next guy, we tend to prefer our NBA League Pass. But that’s [...]