bishop wrote:

misterearl wrote:Don't Want No Scrubs

The reason he does not play is because Shelden Williams is not that good a basketball player.

Jared Jeffries was released for a reason. Averaging less than 2 points and 2 rebounds is not worth a mention in any league, including church league.

Troy Murphy is tissue paper weak defensively.

Earl Barron is unemployed for a reason.

Stop the madness.

Discards do not a dynasty make.

John Starks and Anthony Mason say hello.

Willis Reed never had a game televised at Grambling.

Anthony Mason was overlooked because he attended Tennessee State.

No one ever heard of Virginia Union University before Charles Oakley either.

Just because John Starks was working at Safeway doesn't mean he could not play

When Earl Monroe was spinning on dudes as Black Jesus at Winston Salem State ESPN had not been invented.

Being a scrub is not the same as standing in the shadows.

I would be looking at a Birdman to help the defense and back up Ronnie T

And to fill out the the front court as a back to Amare and 3rd center, Ryan Anderson or Nenad Krstic (FA??)

MaTT4281 wrote:Bring in Sean Williams. I don't care if they play him, I just want a bench of Sean Williams, Shawne Williams, and Sheldon Williams.

A new big 3 the Williams boys .

Killa4luv wrote:Folks, we are desperate. We are no in position to declare ourselves too good for a 7 footer who is showing something in the D-league. I dont think you guys understand how much value there is in being 7 feet tall.

Exactly

Reason number one that a knowledgeable GM like Donnie Walsh (who did the extra espionage work over the summer) does NOT cave in on giving up Mozgov

Killa4luv wrote:I'm not one for reinventing the wheel, so I'll quote a poster who I think has done some good work already. I thought his post deserved its own thread. We dont use the D-league and I consider us to be in a desperate situation. We need someone who is 6-11 and up badly!!!

Finestrg wrote:Here's some guys that could immediately address the rebounding problem off the top of my head:

- I'd immediately call up Marcus Cousin, the most promising rebounding/scoring C in the DL at the moment. This is the guy I want the most -- big, skilled, young and just coming into his own now..There could be a nice future here. His 6'11" 255 lb. size, athleticism, rebounding, ability to can mid-range jumpers and overall ability to play both power and finesse would be a huge addition to our frontcourt.

- Call GS up on the phone and see if they're gonna move Troy Murphy or not..Word is they may not now..but get an answer..If they are ask for permission to speak to him about coming here...Shit, if we had any workable assets left I may have traded for this guy at the deadline--that would've insured he wouldn't go to Boston. What else might help Murphy choose us over the Celts is if we tell him that we can offer him regular PT and a starting role at center. Donnie's had him as a player in Indy -- hopefully there's a relationship there. Need to find out right now what GS's plans are for him. If he's available, do whatever you can to add him as long as he's healthy..Very good rebounder and he can shoot the ball.

- It's spilled milk a little bit, but come on, we should've reached out to Jeff Adrien weeks ago and told him how much we wanted to add him to the mix here..I'd be willing to bet that never happened. You think he would've liked playing for the Knicks at the Garden than in GS?? GS got him so that's that..Big loss for us. No longer an option but I have to mention him here because he's just a huge missed opportunity for us.

- DL C Courtney Sims is the 2nd best C left in the DL right now. Danny Ainge already grabbed Chris Johnson outta the NBDL, a nice move--Looks like Doc's gonna play him too..He'll help them. We should've been very much involved for his services. At least Sims is still available.

- Sean Williams looks a lot better than when the Nets had him..Looks like he's taken the DL experience serious. Give this guy a shot as a shot-blocker/rebounder. Why the F not?? Looks like his scoring may be improved as well..He was putting the ball on the floor a little bit in the NBDL all-star game..I don't remember him being able to do that.

- Joe Alexander like Sean Williams looks improved from his time in the NBA. Doesn't have true big man height (he's more of a big 3 that's been playing 4 in the DL), but he's sneaky athletic, he can shoot/score and he's been a very good rebounder this year in the DL.

- Bring back Earl Barron. It's obvious they like him..What the hell are they waiting for? If this is the guy they really want, they should've gotten him weeks ago..WTF. Why wait?

- Not sure what Dwayne Jones is up to...Dude led the DL in rebounding last year at near 16 rpg..I couldn't care less that he can't really score (neither can Turiaf and Jones is probably better offensively than Ronny)..Bottom line is he can grab rebounds, that's his specialty..That's enough for me..If he's been keeping himself in shape, I'm interested.

- Give Shelden Williams a chance..Let him prove that he can't help in this dept. We need to see it...Mike should want to see it.

- What the hell happened with our interest in Vernon Goodridge? I thought they loved this guy? Why the F wasn't he added weeks ago? There are guys that stand out more in the DL but F it, if they think he can help