martin wrote:

tkf wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

tkf wrote:

martin wrote:

tkf wrote:i would sign him, he would be better than what we have...

Better than who and how and why?

he is better than felton and the other trash we have because he can actually stay in front of an opposing PG for longer than a few seconds...

DJ might play worse D than Felton. Remember how much Augustin sucked for Indiana in the playoffs last year?

what I remember is DJ was blowing past our guards..

I hate Felton with a passion cause he can't guard any grandma going to the rim, but you don't win any favors by not really bringing up anything to justify DJ.

Indiana didn't want to resign him and he was just cut by the Raptors. Dude can't shoot or defend. Blowing by Felton is something anyone can do.

so what the raptors cut him and the pacers didn't sign him. I knew someone would use that line of reasoning, but truth be told.. we have a team full of outcast and yet yall guys embraced them.. Novak was cut by the spurs, yet he became a favorite here and got a nice contract.. remember jeremy lin? moved around to a couple of teams before landing here and having success... right? didn't most around here big up getting artest who was amnestied which is basically getting waived..

DJ gives us youth, a guard who can score, penetrate and will give us some quickness at PG on both ends. I am not saying the dude is chris paul, but he would be better than the trash we are trotting out there on a nightly basis... to deny this is odd.. as our back court is probably the worst in all of basketball...

I certainly would give him a shot as many on here have made excuses as to why bargnani will be great here showing 4 year old you tube footage, so what is the problem with bringing in a talent like DJ... I would do it right away...

Look at the lakers teams, they have resurrected guys like xavier henry, nick young is playing well there.. who the heck are we to turn our nose up at players who do have talent, but probably need a situation they can succeed in.. who knows it may be here.. what do we have to lose?

what we know (or atleast i know):
-DJ is small. so yes, defense is a bit difficult for him, BUT he is very quick and usually does a good job of keeping his guy infront of him, which is a huge problem for us right now at the pg position.
-i like the pace that dj brings to the court. he's very fast and i feel if we brought him in, he'd add a new dimension to the team (pushing the ball up the court) and could be killer with a jr/shump/hardaway "shift d'jour" as earl would say. *can't believe i just quoted earl*
-his shot has not been good in the nba. its actually been bad. in college at texas he actually shot pretty well, so im not sure what the deal is. never thought he had poor form or anything like that. maybe it's the offenses he's been in and let's be honest, the bobcats sucked for all those years too.
-ive always though of him as a gritty player. it'd be nice to have some cojones on the team.

whether my assessment is wrong or right, it's what i've seen.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/231036/Bulls-Frontrunner-To-Sign-DJ-Augustin-After-Waivers

CrushAlot wrote:

franco12 wrote:look - signing DJ is taking a chance that he can regain form and past success. Its a gamble - but what do we have to lose but a roster spot?

He is really bad. Not many nba points are not as good as the guys on the KNick roster. This guy is one.

he's bad now - but he used to be effective not that long ago. Maybe it was how he was used, the city, team mates, etc.

I say give him - or heck- anyone else a shot.

They were saying Felton is still hurt. If he is, shut him down.

nyk4ever wrote:dj augustine is better than any PG we have on this roster. plus i like the way he pushes the ball up the court. i'd definitely sign him.

just bumping this thread because augustine is killing it with the bulls. over his last 5 games he's averaging 17ppg (48%shooting, 50%3fg) 6apg, 1.6to

we could have had him FOR NOTHING and instead let a smart team like the bulls take him. sigh.

EnySpree wrote:I think it's ironic that alot if us want Augustine. He was the Prigioni to Felton when they both were Bobcats...

history repeats itself

over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

NYKBocker wrote:This is a band aid. I would rather let Toure get a chance. Just blow this **** up already.

I been begging for it. I would rather lose with him learning and paying 35 minds a game. He probably would put up great numbers actually

nyk4ever wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:dj augustine is better than any PG we have on this roster. plus i like the way he pushes the ball up the court. i'd definitely sign him.

just bumping this thread because augustine is killing it with the bulls. over his last 5 games he's averaging 17ppg (48%shooting, 50%3fg) 6apg, 1.6to

we could have had him FOR NOTHING and instead let a smart team like the bulls take him. sigh.

Thank you! Chicago took a chance - and might be rewarded.

We aren't interested in players unless they are past their prime, hurt or just knucklheads!