Posted by McK1:
I hope Gallo doesn't become Johnathan Bender pt 2.
most "experts" were in agreement OK4 should be the no. 1 pick because despite Dwight's physical talent he was still raw and OK4 had the training.
Oden was also a consensus no. 1. he was a once every decade center blah blah blah. Portland had signed Pryyzbilla to a long term deal the summer before. He is still young and is still one of the best rebounding/shot blocking centers in the league.
I hope you're right about it not being Lebron or bust
Gallinari-Your hope is the same hope as mine. Only time will tell. And if that happens you and I will be in the criticism bandwagon together.
Howard-Doesn't matter what the "experts" had to say. What matters is that Orlando had him ranked the highest and they took him. It didn't matter what position he played. The only need they were trying to fill was the need to get better. We are in the same boat. i'm still not sure what you are trying to argue on this one.
Oden-I'm completely lost on what we are arguing.
I hope you're right about it not being Lebron or bust- You know when you will know that it's Lebron or bust? When we trade young guys or draft picks and mortgage our future in order to acquire a marginal talent in the hopes that this will entice Lebron. Then when we don't get Lebron we are stuck because we can't make any more moves. But when the guy is acquiring young players, and freeing cap space, how can you say it's Lebron or bust? Even if you don't get him, you are still in position to be a player in the free-agent and trade markets. The only thing left to do is to try to acquire a first round pick since we don't have ours. Don't let the media influence your mood. Look at our current situation. We are young, and have vets with short term contracts. Does this not look like every rebuilding team that has ever existed?
7/22/2009 12:52 PM
