When Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez began summer camp with the Miami Heat on tuesday, many didn't think much of it but Heat Head Coach Pat Riley seems to be quite found of Gonzalez despite the fact that Gonzalez doesn't feel that way about himself reports Israel Gutierrez of the Palm Beach Post

On Tuesday, Riley called Gonzalez the best player on the floor.

However, Gonzalez didn't think so highly of his own performance two days later.

"(Thursday) was horrible for me," Gonzalez said. "It's tough. You have overseas players here, you have guys like Sean Lampley here who was Pac-10 player of the year, a guy like Luke (Recker) who could have went first round before his accident."

Despite his difficulties, Gonzalez remained in the Heat's summer camp Friday because no cuts were made. The team is expected to be narrowed from 17 to 10 or 12 players this weekend, before it travels to Orlando for the start of summer-league play Tuesday.

The All-Pro isn't overly concerned with the prospect of getting cut.

"I've never been through that before, but I'm not nervous," Gonzalez said. "I said this was a long shot from the beginning. Whatever happens, happens."

Whatever the result of Gonzalez's latest basketball endeavor, he plans to give hoops one last shot after the upcoming football season.

"I'm going to keep going until they tell me 'Hey, you have to go. We don't want you here,' " Gonzalez said. "If I can't get it done this year, I'm going to take that month off after football, and if a team says if I'm ready, they'll bring me in for a 10-day contract. If I can't do that this year, I think I'm going to hang it up."