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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Andrew Heaney envisions a long, prosperous future with the Los Angeles Angels. Even if he has already peaked as a tweeter.The promising left-hander had a hilarious response to getting traded twice in about five hours at the winter meetings earlier this week, going from the Miami Marlins to the Dodgers to the Angels. Heaney never even got a phone call from the Dodgers before getting flipped again.Well, @Dodgers we had a good run! Great to be part of such a storied franchise, he tweeted, adding thanksforthememories as a hashtag.The Angels have big plans for Heaney, and hes more comfortable with enormous expectations on the mound than on Twitter.Now everybody expects me to be this really funny guy, and Im like, I dont know, I dont think Im that funny, Heaney said Friday in a phone interview. All of those new followers that I picked up are probably going to be disappointed.Once his future was settled in Orange County, the 23-year-old Heaney grew excited about the prospect of playing for the majors best regular-season team last season alongside Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and right-hander Garrett Richards — a fellow native Oklahoman who cashed in on his own huge potential last year.The Angels traded second baseman Howie Kendrick to get Heaney, giving up a major veteran contributor from their lineup for a skinny left-hander who still doesnt have his first major league victory.To Heaney, thats a welcome vote of confidence after the Marlins gave him up in a seven-player deal to land Dee Gordon from the Dodgers.Personally I dont see what anybody could be negative about or be worried about, Heaney said. Im excited. I feel like any time you get traded, the team thats getting you sees something. Especially for a guy like Howie Kendrick thats been here 12 years, they value what you can bring to the team.While Kendrick has just one year left on his contract, Heaney is under the Angels control for the next six seasons.Heaney is hoping to live up to his potential after his major league career got off to a sputtering start. The Marlins top pitching prospect went 0-3 with a 5.83 ERA in his debut last season despite doing solid work at times in five starts and seven total appearances.I unfortunately learned a lot more of what not to do than to do, Heaney said, citing lessons about holding runners on base and keeping his pitches down to major-league hitters.I didnt feel like I was at my best at the time, but Im a little bit glad, he added. I think being a little bit humbled or having disappointments can be good for you.Just a few months after the Angels had almost no organizational depth in starting pitchers, general manager Jerry Dipoto has addressed the problem impressively.The rotation still features Jered Weaver, Richards, C.J. Wilson and Matt Shoemaker, and the Angels now have an array of interesting options to fill it out. Los Angeles acquired touted right-hander Nick Tropeano from Houston earlier in the off-season, while left-hander Hector Santiago will get another chance to keep a rotation spot after an inconsistent 2014. Los Angeles also still has left-hander Tyler Skaggs, who will miss 2015 after elbow ligament replacement surgery.The club will have an intense competition in spring training for the fifth spot in its rotation — or possibly the final two spots, since manager Mike Scioscia no longer expects Richards to be back from knee surgery by opening day.After one tumultuous day, Heaney looks forward to steady growth into a major-league role, hopefully starting this spring.I hope to get in there with a guy like Richards and then Weaver and really be able to pick their brains, Heaney said. Any advantage I can get moving forward to be a more productive pitcher in the big leagues is exciting for me. Im excited to learn more about what they do. Greg Maddux Jersey . The stress, the waiting, the whispers about whether he doped during his stellar cycling career, all of it ended when - after nearly two years - federal prosecutors closed an investigation of him last week without bringing any charges. 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After going 3-3 with DeMar DeRozan out can the Raptors string together a win streak, can the Knicks be fixed, and what does it mean for Kobe to surpass MJ? All that and more, as hosts of TSN 1050s 1 On 1 With Will & Duane, Will Strickland and Duane Watson, are joined by NBA TV Canada’s host and basketball analyst Akil Augustine. In the week ahead, the Raptors square off against five sub-.500 teams (Pacers, Knicks, Magic, Nets, Pistons). Is 5-0 a realistic record? Strickland: Absolutely. As a team looking to walk amongst the elite, you have to close out games vs lesser opponents while you have the opportunity. Execution on both ends of the floor, sustaining the inevitable runs teams make in games and having a high compete level every night, no matter the record or health of the team youre facing are all key. Augustine: It would be ideal. Im not sure about realistic. There will be more fourth quarter growing pains without DeMar. 4-1 would be the combination of ideal and realistic. Watson: It better be. DeRozan or no DeRozan this team is capable of beating on the lesser opponents in the Eastern Conference and if they want to be considered elite, then they need to. No moral victories, but the recent loss in Cleveland would have been a different outcome if DeRozan was healthy. Cavaliers, Hawks and Wizards are all breathing down the Raptors necks, and they need to stockpile the wins where they can. Veteran NBA sharp-shooter Ray Allen has told teams to call him In January. Which team would he be a perfect fit for in a playoff push? Strickland: Hard to imagine a team who wouldnt want an Olympic Gold medal-winning, two-time NBA Champion, the Associations all-time leader in 3-pointers made and arguably the greatest jump shooter in league history. Overtures will be made to the 39-year-old Walter Ray Allen by the Warriors, Spurs, Bulls, Rockets and maybe even Doc Rivers Clippers. But his relationship with LeBron James may have him hoisting the rock off Lake Erie in Cleveland for the playoff stretch and beyond. Augustine: Hes just gonna chase LeBron around for another ring. I cant see him joining a team like the Spurs or... I cant see him in anywhere except that good old mistake by the lake. Watson: While I’m sure they are not loudly campaigning, a team like the Memphis Grizzlies could use his shooting to spread the floor for bigs like Randolph and Gasol, or give room for Mike Conley to create would be ideal. His clutch performance in the playoffs is renowned, but for a team lacking offensive weapons on the bench, Allen would be a perfect compliment. Magic Johnson thinks the Lakers should tank the season. Should they? Strickland: Negative. It’s understandable that Magic’s looking toward the Lakers legacy and life after Kobe Bryant. But, no matter how impassioned, Johnson is thinking like a bad owner/GM (until Sam Hinkie wins something in Philly, this fingers pointed at you, Sir!). Players play and have no control over front office mmachinations.dddddddddddd The pressure and expectation on an organization firmly affixed on the Mt. Olympus of the NBA is immense and wont be relieved any time soon. Augustine: Yes. Period. This is worse than that mid- 2000’s Smush Parker, Chris Mihm Lakers squad. Watson: The Lakers cannot afford to tank, Bryant’s recent outbursts illustrate that. As long as he is on the court, he’s a competitor, and he has demonstrated his ability to still play at an elite level. He’s getting very little support, but a team that is pulling a full-on 76ers will not garner TV games or sell-outs and aside from the legacy of the franchise, they are not going to miss out on that money. Can the dysfunction called the New York Knickerbockers be fixed this season? Strickland: No. The Knicks are epically bad, full of terrible contracts, selfish players and resistant to the offensive New World Order Triangle of coach Derek Fisher. With reports of Carmelo Anthony threatening teammates and also to sitting out with a possible knee surgery, early season players-only meetings and outside criticism from offensive mastermind Dennis Rodman, itll take more than The Worm turning to cure all that ails the soap opera in the Rotten Manzana. Augustine: No. They have buried themselves with bad contracts, (mainly Melo and JR Smith) and have no pieces. Reminds me of what Isiah Thomas did with the Knicks, signing Steve Francis, Stephon Marbury, etc... Watson: No, and Phil Jackson is part of the problem. Carmelo Anthony only buys into Carmelo Anthony, if Jackson wanted to take the Knickerbockers in a new direction, he should have let him walk. What does it mean for Kobe Bryant to pass Michael Jordan on the NBA All-Time Scoring List? Strickland: Everything. He will attempt to deflect. But with every fiber of his being, Kobe Bean Bryant has always chased Michael Jeffrey Jordan, be it for titles, points or cultural significance. And when Kobe actually does, we should celebrate it. Oft times, we look to the past for greatness many didnt have the fortune of seeing in HD to comment and critique on their favorite social networking medium. To see the greatest-ever 13th pick in NBA draft history continue to compete so relentlessly after 19 years and a trillion miles on his hoops odometer is a gift. Love him or hate him, respect the work and the resume. Augustine: It means job well done. But we all know Kobe wants a different number, six.... as in six championship rings. Watson: Let’s be honest, Bryant has missed games due to injury over the past four years that could have had him challenging for the No. 2 spot over Karl Malone - a player who never won a championship. Malone was a good player that could score, but Bryant’s impact as a player has been far more than that, and much more like the player he idolized, Jordan. It doesn’t make him as great as him, but strengthens the discussion, lest Raptors fans not forget the 81-point game. 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