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mythfaze
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...Or, perhaps some of us haven't wanted him or liked him from the beginning. True, we have no chance of winning this year. But you really think we have a chance next year? The year after?
It's clear we're not going to win this year. Thomas said it himself - at best we're about a .500 team. And there is a lot of overreacting now, because we're doing worse now than we should be, and that will even out a bit, given time.
Problem is, where do you go from here? You still need to completely turn around the team. All the players we're talking about that need to be dumped - all moves Thomas made (with the exception of Houston). He's put together a team with no defense and no heart. It's a work in progress - but these are all choices our "leader" made. He created a team that needs to be changed, and we're just saying we need to give him time.
I'm skeptical - what is he going to do this summer? Bring in some more big contracts that will expire in a couple years so we can talk about light at the end of the tunnel? Perhaps another big name that can score 40 points once every 3 nights, but who gives you nothing else when his shot is off? Use the MLE on someone he doesn't intend to play? The only two defensive players we have are here by accident - Thomas was here to begin with, JYD was a throw in. (Ariza is on the rise though, that was a good move).
We saw what wins Championships last year - defense. The defensive minded Spurs are at the top of the league now - having climbed over the Suns and Sonics who use offense only.
I really wouldn't mind losing so much if there was an effort every night, if every game was a fight. If we were trying to play defense, diving for loose balls, being tough. But it's not like that at all.
All I know is that Marbury = shoot first, pass second. Don't give me this crap about how he has no one to pass to - a good point guard makes his teammates better, which he certainly does not do. He can't play defense at all. When the game is on the line, when we need a play, you know exactly what will happen. He can't create anything - so he'll just drive. Sometimes he'll pull up for a jump shot and hit it. Most of the time he'll miss the layup or complain about fouls that weren't called after the ball is in the other teams hands and they're headed down court. And his attitude is terrible. He has a history of having a bad attitude, that's undenyable. If nothing else, claiming to be the best point in the league is a sign something is wrong.
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2/2/2005 6:53 AM
