Posted by McK1:
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by McK1:
Ray Felton > Steph
keeping with Amare
a guy who'll give 15 and 8 and in the case of Felton upwards around 5 boards, who'll distribute, defend, and be a leader on the court > Stats anyday.
People say Bickerstaff got lucky with Wallace but he knew about him and what he'd bring.
13 roster spots, 29 teams and about 60 available players. Excellent pro scouting...something Isiah has never heard of.
LOL, Bickerstaff also said that Ariza was the steal of the draft but I bet you wouldn't agree with him on that.
Also, I could I forget all I need to know about the wonderful front office of the Bobcats is that Ed Tapscott runs it.
[Edited by - pharzeone on 03-30-2006 5:25 PM]
you are delusional. you should try reading comprehension before responding.
"excellent pro scouting" meaning he looked over professional rosters and picked up guys like Wallace and Brezec who were sitting on the ends on of benches whereas the worst GM in the league lusted after the Jamal Crawfords of the world. Bickerstaff wanted a veteran presence on his young team so he picks up Brev - a model of professionalism. Isiah's last 3 vet acquisitions to fortify his young and athletic soup bowl - Mo Taylor, Jalen, and Steve Francis - 3 guys with reputations as coach killers...And as for Affirmative Ed, G Wallace is getting 3 yrs 16 mill, while that idiot Isiah gave guys like Crawford 7 yrs 56 mill.
If your point is that Bickerstaff is a great scout, I never said he wasn't. I liked him as a GM/Scout for the longest. Hell I wanted him to replace Riley in 95. But shot was at Tapscott. Money has a lot to do with it, when you are strap for cash, you take a lot more time to make decisions. Look at Layden in Utah vs. New York. Even Thomas in Toronto vs. NY. Grunfeld looked smarter in Mil. & Washington vs. NY. If the owner puts down a real budget on this team, believe there would alot better decisions coming across from everyone. The headcoach and GM won't just pick up a Jalen Rose or Steve Francis unless they are sure he fits, you won't just throw money at JJ because he was a starter on another team.
