I know, I know...It's one preseason game, but what the hell.

Just looking at that boxscore made me start counting down till Nov. 2. What stood out most (aside from QRich's 1-for-12 mess) were Curry's 16 in 13 mins., Frye's 12 in 18 and Ariza's 13-6-4 line. Plus, I like that Trevor got a team-high 29 mins. He could be a huge factor for us. I also read that Nate Robinson looked good pushing the ball up the court, though the article questioned whether Brown will accept his erratic play. I think Brown will have a good influence on him, as well as Crawford.

What I like about this team is that it has real versatility. Brown has several options at every position:

PG: Marbury, Robinson, Crawford, Penny

SG: Crawford, QRich, Penny, Marbury

SF: QRich, Ariza, Penny

PF: Rose, Taylor, Frye, Lee

C: Curry, James, Frye

And this does not include Houston, whose status is obviously up in the air.

What's also nice is that every position has a nice mix of youth and experience.

The only thing I can see us needing pretty desperately is another shooter if Houston is a no-go.

Erniecat, I really don't think we need another hucker... we already have Marbs, Q-Rich and Crawford who are more than capable of making a shot from the outside - last year they had no one who could consistently draw double teams (Sweetney's 15mpg isn't enough) which meant they had to create a lot of their own shots... I'm expecting the FG% this year to rise dramatically

Yes, I would trade our expiring contracts to get Joe Johnson. Maybe the Hawks want to be under the cap each and every year.