Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by eViL:

Posted by kam77:

The NBA is just like the playground. If your team has the best player around, you're staying on the court all day.

It's not like that in other major sports. There's much more emphasis on a complete team. In the NBA if you have Batman and Robin, or a Big Three, you're a serious contender regardless of the rest of the roster.

If so few great players control the destiny of NBA franchises and player movement is rare... then you have the NBA.

I agree. That's why I think Walsh is right for securing the possibility of signing one of those great players. I mean, we're not just talking about cap space. We're talking about cap space during the hugest free agency period in recent memory.

nothing wrong with walsh's plan for all-in 2010. i just question if it was necessary b/c what if he doesn't get his guy in 2010, then what? is he going to sign his 4th choice like he's rumored to be doing with sessions?

[Edited by - djsunyc on 07-22-2009 10:19 AM]

Then what? Then you are in the same position you should have been in anyway. Cap space, young players, vets with short contracts. We keep acting as if Lebron doesn't sign then we are doomed, yet at the same time we all seem to realize we had to clean out the roster anyway. Getting a shot at the Lebron types is just a bonus.

that's cool...but my whole premise is that the team could've been in the same position in 2011 but actually winning a bunch of games and advancing in the playoffs w/ d'antoni at coach.

Posted by martin:

a shot at LBJ, Wade, etc or trade for Baron, Tyson, Jefferies, Vince Carter?

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by martin:

a shot at LBJ, Wade, etc or trade for Baron, Tyson, Jefferies, Vince Carter?

How were you getting a group of these guys? Is that route different than Isiah's slap a bunch of guys on a roster and let the coach figure it out?

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by martin:

a shot at LBJ, Wade, etc or trade for Baron, Tyson, Jefferies, Vince Carter?

How were you getting a group of these guys? Is that route different than Isiah's slap a bunch of guys on a roster and let the coach figure it out?

your opinion of d'antoni is that low?

[Edited by - djsunyc on 07-22-2009 10:43 AM]

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by bitty41:

bitty, did you really just post that? Cause it seems like a post out of frustration and makes no sense whatsoever.

Why take a job at a crappy organization if you have no immediate intentions of turning the team around? Then waste even more money on a coach if this just a deconstruction period.

Maybe because Walsh liked the coach? Had Walsh not hired D'Antoni when he did, he wasn't going to be around when it came time to "contend"

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by martin:

a shot at LBJ, Wade, etc or trade for Baron, Tyson, Jefferies, Vince Carter?

How were you getting a group of these guys? Is that route different than Isiah's slap a bunch of guys on a roster and let the coach figure it out?

your opinion of d'antoni is that low?

[Edited by - djsunyc on 07-22-2009 10:43 AM]

What do you mean?

Again, how were you getting that fantasy line-up you listed?

fantasy gm'ing:

no need to get all of them. you trade for vince. if that means trading an expiring and lee - fine.

draft lopez.

gives you a starting lineup of duhon + vince + chandler + zach + lopez

you then move crawford for some spare parts.

and you still have expirings to make more moves. don't need to fill your team out with all stars BUT that lineup i typed above w/ d'antoni coaching wins ALOT of games. you have defense, you have scoring, you have rebounding, you have a prime time player and you have the coach.

vince + zach expire in 2011 so they can be moved then. you still have chandler + lopez as young players.

you still had a pick in this draft, you still had the option of re-signing nate, you still have MLE w/ guys chopping on the bit to join the team instead of using them to get better deals.

Posted by djsunyc:
gives you a starting lineup of duhon + vince + chandler + zach + lopez

you then move crawford for some spare parts.

and you still have expirings to make more moves. don't need to fill your team out with all stars BUT that lineup i typed above w/ d'antoni coaching wins ALOT of games.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by martin:

a shot at LBJ, Wade, etc or trade for Baron, Tyson, Jefferies, Vince Carter?

How were you getting a group of these guys? Is that route different than Isiah's slap a bunch of guys on a roster and let the coach figure it out?

your opinion of d'antoni is that low?

[Edited by - djsunyc on 07-22-2009 10:43 AM]

What do you mean?

Again, how were you getting that fantasy line-up you listed?

fantasy gm'ing:

no need to get all of them. you trade for vince. if that means trading an expiring and lee - fine.

draft lopez.

gives you a starting lineup of duhon + vince + chandler + zach + lopez

Posted by TMS:

face it dude, that team of yours would only make us into a .500 type team, not a serious contender... repeat of the same ol' crap we've been doing since Ewing left... what's the point?