RonRon wrote:is this the last year to be able to use the amnesty?

So use or lose? I remember someone saying that awhile back...

There is no deal supposedly, in place for Bynum/Howard or w/e.
But Houston wants to have enough cap room to take 2 max FA+, to form a possible Dwight/Cp3 combo and build around them.

I think it has to be used by 2015.

smackeddog wrote:What I don't get is why Amar'e gets killed for his rebounding, while Scola can average 6.2 per game (down from a high of 8) and that's no problem.

I don't understand you....

Amare carries himself as an alpha dog, calling himself a "Beast". He is very high on himself. The truth is if he doesn't have a lane to the basket or if he can't bully his man and blow past them, he is inefficient. Rebounding.....he lets everyone take advantage of him, especially when it counts down the stretch. He puts no effort into rebounding. He finishes games with 2 rebounds, 4 rebounds way too much. Even in the playoffs....

Thing about a guy like Scola is, he is not an Alpha dog...he is not a guy you give 40 minutes to and as them to carry a team. Scola is a skilled player, but if you wanna win you play him 30 mins per. I' rather have Camby and Scola split minutes because Scola is more involved in the game besides pick and rolls...Scola can post, pass, play miami heat style defense with the flopping, etc.

Truthfully if Amare is not able to get the lane or blow by his man he is useless.

SupremeCommander wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Can a brother dream????? Why ya'll wanna crush my dreams????

dream on man... that would be awesome. And it's realistic enough of a scenario to get me running "what ifs" in my head

Grunfeld is going to give Amare a shot to redeem himself so i understand that. I hope Amare can bounce back. Thing about my whole beef with Amare is rebounding....he has to get nothing short of 7 rebounds in any game and needs to get 12-15 more often. He needs to average 10 rebounds per game. With the way he feels about himself, I can't believe he is ok with finishing games with only 4 rebounds.

Oakley and Ewing were both elite rebounders, so was Mason. When the three of them played together, they all still got near 10 rebounds per game. Ewing always got his 10, Oak had his 9-10, Mason in limited minutes had his 7-8. There is no excuse for Amare to have 4 rebounds regardless if Tyson Chandler is around.

I can't let Amare live with this

ChuckBuck wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Can a brother dream????? Why ya'll wanna crush my dreams????

dream on man... that would be awesome. And it's realistic enough of a scenario to get me running "what ifs" in my head

Grunfeld is going to give Amare a shot to redeem himself so i understand that. I hope Amare can bounce back. Thing about my whole beef with Amare is rebounding....he has to get nothing short of 7 rebounds in any game and needs to get 12-15 more often. He needs to average 10 rebounds per game. With the way he feels about himself, I can't believe he is ok with finishing games with only 4 rebounds.

Oakley and Ewing were both elite rebounders, so was Mason. When the three of them played together, they all still got near 10 rebounds per game. Ewing always got his 10, Oak had his 9-10, Mason in limited minutes had his 7-8. There is no excuse for Amare to have 4 rebounds regardless if Tyson Chandler is around.

I can't let Amare live with this

Grunwald man, Grunwald!

You bringing me back to the glory days with that name, Ernie Grunfeld...

lol....Grunwald is a horrible name, lol....can we get a "where's waldo" icon for him??? that would be awesome