Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by codeunknown:
I wouldn't be too worried about handing out #1 picks any time soon. TT, Mobley and Harrington all shoot the 3, at a career 37%, 38% and 36% respectively. Q is at 39% this year, Nate at 42% and Duhon at 35%. So, now you have legitimate 3 point shooting, potentially at every position. That is, 1-5. And you're running with Mike D'Antoni. I wouldn't be too concerned. This is a playoff team easily, if D'antoni doesn't tank it early and often (which, of course, he should).
Sure it is. We have no shot blocking and we lost an all league rebounder with nothing in return that can fill those rebounds up. When we play teams with a Bogut he's going to play ping pong with the ball while we take 30 footers. We'll win some games but this is now a team that will not only end up out of the playoffs but likely just good enough to be in s ht draft position. Like Mark Cuban said--that is the worst place to be in the nBA--either you go for it to win it all or stink up the joint. I thought we had a chance to win 45 games this year--trade the players later on if all you are getting is cap relief 2 years from now. Tim Thomas and Mobley will play in 50% of the games and IR for the other half.
That is the question and also what you mentioned before about not getting back a pick or player. I don't understand us not getting back Bellinelli (or whatever his name is from GS). We did give up the better player.
I look at it essentially like this: This year we will probably suck but maybe not enough to get a top 5 pick. But perhaps, just perhaps, we can still do some moving of players. We can still package Lee to move Curry (but who knows, maybe Curry starts playing now and raises his value - it can't get any lower). So, I'm hoping after we see what this team does (and probably raise the value of some of these players) we start "condensing" what we do have and try to build something with some decent younger players.
I really hope Gallo's back works out cause he could be a great cog in the wheel and efficient player in this system. Roberson is going to get minutes and if he continues to suck it up we can eat his contract for Ewing JR, at least he'll get some developmental time. Jefferies... well, we will see.
Now we have time on our hands for this year, that is at least the good part.
EMS
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. Albert Einstein
11/21/2008 10:59 PM
