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Allanfan20
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subzero, while I respect the arguement you just presented to me, I just don't appreciate you calling me a coward and would like you to come to that understanding. You don't know me, so I'll leave that there.
As for your Ariza arguement, I'll just come to this conclusion, based on reading your posts. You seem to take things day by day, which may make you a very successful person, as I am sure you are, but that doesn't work in the NBA.
You gotto look at the long term. Francis was never a fit for this team, and never will be, with or without Marbury, and I'll even go on to say that Marbury is not a fit for this team either. Hence, I can even go as far to say that Jamal might not be either. Hard to tell with Nate. However, I'll stick with Francis and Marbury, since they are both the same player. Right now, we need two types of guards. We need guards who are fundamentally sound. They need to be able to feed the post for Eddie Curry and Frye. We need a guard who will be able to distribute the ball anywhere at anytime. He doesn't have to be a star. He doesn't have to be great. He can be Charlie Ward for that matter. We need that type of player though. A guy who can just run the offense. Francis and Marbury are NOT those types of players. Second, we need guards who are good second or third option scorers, who can hit a shot from mid range and long range. A realistic player to have, that fits that mold is Mike Miller. This type of player also has to be a sound passer. Just remember, this is all under the assumption that we are building around Curry. Francis and Marbury STILL don't fit this mold, as they play best as go to guards which is fine, but not under this system. Finally, we need wing players who can play DEFENSE so that guys wont flood Eddie Curry, who is already a defensive liability. This is where Trevor Ariza fits the bill.
Subzero, you are absolutely correct that Mr. Ariza was not a great defender yet. In fact, I was argueing that same thing with people on this board. I was saying that very same thing, you are now, to people who thought he was the next Shawn Marion or Richard Jefferson. However, he still has the mental and physical capabilities to be a VERY GOOD defensive players and he was never actually bad in the first place. A gambler, yes, but poor, NO. Plus, to top it off, he always seemed to enjoy playing defense, which only made his upside on that end, rise. And he's injured now, but he'll be back man, and he'll have a spot on the Orlando Magic, waiting for him, as long as he continues to work. He's only 20, kinda dumb at times, but he's got the tools. We should have continued to work with him. Not trade him for someone who's not a fit for this team at all...
“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
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2/13/2007 9:33 AM
