NJPlayer79 wrote:If Rose wants to really get his offense going he should stop passing the ball...

I don't like his game all that much. He settles for so many jumpers with the speed he has.

PresIke wrote:lee is so efficient around the hoop with both hands...jesus

He's been as efficient as a heat pump, for those of you who play 2k10.

PresIke wrote:good observation, dj. i agree.

seems like we've had some stretches of this before, which is why i get nervous, but maybe this time it's different.

bulls look terrible. (no pun intended).

del negro is a dead man walking if they don't do something better soon.

rose can get anywhere on the court he wants to but i think he's a bit too unselfish. he needs to realize that nobody else can do anything out there so he needs to go for his with this team.

bulls were everyone's darlings 6 years ago. but paxson stood conservative and look at them now.

pritchard fell into the same trap.

let's see of okc will follow suit in the next 2-3 years.

orangeblobman wrote:What did I tell you guys about the Knicks? Conference Finals baby, here we come. What did I say about this team??

What did you say?

MSG, baby. Here comes the future. Boys lookin solid tonight.

djsunyc wrote:

PresIke wrote:good observation, dj. i agree.

seems like we've had some stretches of this before, which is why i get nervous, but maybe this time it's different.

bulls look terrible. (no pun intended).

del negro is a dead man walking if they don't do something better soon.

rose can get anywhere on the court he wants to but i think he's a bit too unselfish. he needs to realize that nobody else can do anything out there so he needs to go for his with this team.

bulls were everyone's darlings 6 years ago. but paxson stood conservative and look at them now.

pritchard fell into the same trap.

let's see of okc will follow suit in the next 2-3 years.

The way to build a team in this league is not through the draft UNLESS you're drafting home run players every year which no team does. Or you get lucky in a special year with a certain player at your spot like Miami with Wade. The draft is for finding that cornerstone absolute stud player. All those other players you draft in the lottery that are nice but not quite A-1... Aldridge, Deng, etc ...those guys are trade bait if you know what you're doing. You package a couple of prospects for absolute studs like an Amare a Garnett or a Bosh.

djsunyc wrote:

JrZyHuStLa wrote:Only difference between Pritchard and Paxson is Brandon Roy. And Aldridge is good too.

pritchard collected all those young wing players who aren't that special and is now somewhat stuck in trying to get that team to the next level.

To take a team to the level that Portland is trying to get to solely through the draft is extremely difficult. But yes, they have been disappointing so far this season. They look like they've been built solely through the draft like Chicago.