Quote:/font1h,121b,121Mav'sb,121b,121Dirk.....dude will never get the respect he deserves....has limitations but does stuff few 7-footers can......has a better all-round game than most realize.b,121b,121Jason Kidd - Top five in the league in hoops instinct.....may be too old and too slow at this point.b,121b,121b,121Dampier/Diop - Cuban should be happy if they get a combined 16/12 out of the pair.b,121b,121Jerry Stackhouse......done......over.......nothing left.b,121b,121Jason Terry - Steady and you know what you get with him....above average shooting guard.b,121b,121Josh Howard - Knucklehead who hung out with Marquis Daniels when he was here.b,121b,121Brandon Bass - shows signs of being a dominant player.....reason to try to trade Josh if he steps up.b,121b,121Sleeper ....Antoine Wright....can score and not a bashful shooter....could emerge big. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121At this point Dirk needs some real help to take the pressure off of him.b,121Kidd isnt that dude. Howard isnt that dude. For 4 years y'all have been lookin to him to save the day and it hasnt happened. He's an MVP but Dallas needs someone to compliment him. Howard is just a glue guy and isnt that consistant second threat...IMO.b,121b,121I watched Wright in New Jersey and dude needs some consistant minutes. He should do well w/ the second unit.b,121b,121Terry should also be on the second unit.b,121b,121Bass is a monster but plays PF like Dirk.b,121b,121Dont sleep on Rick Carlyle - he may bring some other shit to the table and squeeze something new out of this bunch.
JimBeamb,121Liberated Fandom b,121a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1596915617/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance" target="_blank"1buy this shit b,121(gun to the head: warriors) b,121Kelenna Azubuike works well in Nelsons system. plays efficiently, effective above the rim-- scrap points, but has the momentary mental lapse. should work out some kinks this season and be 20-25 solid minutes off the bench at swingspot. b,121b,121Marco Belinelli probably should not be in the nbab,121b,121Andris Biedrins has no game beyond 3 feet from the rim. does what is needed of him on the w's-- nellie's always had a soft spot for tall, lanky types. plays better pissed. needs to lay off the spray-on tanb,121b,121Monta Ellis is a moron who jeopardizes franchises with mopeds. no opinion until he proves there will be no lasting effect from the injuries.b,121b,121Al Harrington will be like that relationship that pans out to be nothing more than a emotional rollercoaster, and in the end, you're sitting there going "why don't i have any friends anymore?"b,121b,121Richard Hendrix rookie. haven't seen yet.b,121b,121Stephen Jackson that's my dude right thurr.b,121b,121Corey Maggette dude can light it up. will be nice to see him out of dunleavy's overbearing bullshit. one of the best in the L at drawing contact and still dropping the bucket. gets to the mofawkin line.b,121b,121Anthony Randolph we'll see.b,121b,121Ronny Turiaf dude belongs in oakland. will turn into a fan favorite, although i don't see him doing much more than 10 - 7 a game.b,121b,121C.J. Watson sleeperb,121b,121Marcus Williams stopgap until hurtie-my-leggie gets back.b,121b,121Brandan Wright JUST DO WHAT THE COACH SAYS. fusk.
Capt. Jack will probably run the offense from Point Forward position letting Williams be a spot up shooter.b,121b,121b,121What ever happened to Matt Barnes....dude is str8 Milk Carton after being integral to that big playoff run.
Yuichib,121Team: The more popular LA teamb,121Status: Still Off-Season modeb,121Predication: Finesse until proven otherwiseb,121b,121Players: b,121b,121KB- Has Vanessa, will win it allb,121Luke Walton- Daddy has his back, will win it allb,121Trevor Ariza- Skinny but gangsta. i.e. taunts opposing player's shooting freethrows.b,121Bynum- May the knee hold up.b,121Gasol- Still ass-hurt from Beijing, will have beef with KB throughout season.b,121Sasha- skinny bitch that likes to start shit.b,121Radmanovic- dreams that he is Peja.b,121Odom- Will increase weed intake due to coming off the bench.b,121Fisher- Will try to defend title for sexiest legs in the L.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121 /font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121LeBoring finally has a legit PG w/ Mo Williams b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1 b,121b,121Why do I get the sense that Cleveland is still gonna be mediocre? b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121No inside scoring threat to balance the perimeter power.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121 /font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Monta Ellis is a moron who jeopardizes franchises with mopeds. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1 b,121b,121Also see: Serbian forward by way of Seattle who got injured snowboarding.b,121b,121 b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Yeah but Monta blew his money and a chance to have control of the ball w/ Baron Davis gone. Nellie was gonna had over the keys to his ass.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121Word out of Chicago is that Derrick Rose will start the season on the bench.b,121b,121Just remember who said he would be a bust on Draft Day. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1b,121b, 21I'm excited to see how the rookies will fare. Conventional wisdom has it that Beasley will take ROY.
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font class="post"1b,121b, 21I'm excited to see how the rookies will fare. Conventional wisdom has it that Beasley will take ROY. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I dont know about that. Wade is back and healthy. Beasley isnt gonna get the same touches as someone like Mayo who playing w/out a superstar which Rudy Gay isnt YET.
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font class="post"1b,121b, 21I'm excited to see how the rookies will fare. Conventional wisdom has it that Beasley will take ROY. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I dont know about that. Wade is back and healthy. Beasley isnt gonna get the same touches as someone like Mayo who playing w/out a superstar which Rudy Gay isnt YET. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I think one or the other is def getting it. Unless Derrick Rose gets minutes and goes on a tear.
Tim Grover (Trainer for Jordan and other star athletes) was training OJ Mayo for a lil bit in the off-season and he said he has that "it" and that he will be a star in the league.
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font class="post"1b,121b, 21I'm excited to see how the rookies will fare. Conventional wisdom has it that Beasley will take ROY. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I dont know about that. Wade is back and healthy. Beasley isnt gonna get the same touches as someone like Mayo who playing w/out a superstar which Rudy Gay isnt YET. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I think one or the other is def getting it. Unless Derrick Rose gets minutes and goes on a tear. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21 /font1
Quote:/font1h,121b,121 Word out of Chicago is that Derrick Rose will start the season on the bench. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1 b,121b,121Also - remember that ODEN in Portland didnt play one game last year and might be elligible for ROY.
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font class="post"1b,121b, 21I'm excited to see how the rookies will fare. Conventional wisdom has it that Beasley will take ROY. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I dont know about that. Wade is back and healthy. Beasley isnt gonna get the same touches as someone like Mayo who playing w/out a superstar which Rudy Gay isnt YET. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I think one or the other is def getting it. Unless Derrick Rose gets minutes and goes on a tear. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21 /font1
Quote:/font1h,121b,121 Word out of Chicago is that Derrick Rose will start the season on the bench. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1 b,121b,121Also - remember that ODEN in Portland didnt play one game last year and might be elligible for ROY. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121oh yea that's right! Oden is a rookie. (currently refreshing memory...)
SUNS: Slept on Editionb,121b, 21Steve Nash: tweaked his ankle twice already, hopefully Kerr's plan to rest him this season will spell success for the long haul. b,121b, 21Goran Dragic: Kerr's genius move so far, the Slovenian is shaping up to be "baby Nash." He's much better at point than Barbosa or Banks, but pretty much anyone is better than Banks at point. He's also athletic enough to create his own shot and even dunk on folls.b,121b,121Robin Lopez: The Suns finally have a big defensive YOUNG Center, hopefully he learns tons from Shaq an Bill Cartwright. Dude might be a goofball but he's no dummy. His multiple vicious blocks executed at the Indian Wells outdoor exhibition game were a welcome sight from the Suns rookie big man. b,121b,121Matt Barnes/Grant Hill: The Suns got both at bargain bin prices, hopefully Barnes can grow with the younger players and stick around in the desert for a while. Grant Hill just needs to stay healthy. b,121b, 21Shaq: Dude is another year older but has motivation to win one more ring. Maybe this is his time. b,121b, 21Raja Bell/Diaw/Barbosa: I think as long as they keep on playing well, I see no reason so mess with a good thing here.b,121b,121Amare Stoudemire: If he plays well, the Suns win. Period, end of story. His new glasses (thanks Boris) and emphasis on defense are are a refreshing change, but Amare can be all talk at times. b,121b, 21Louis Amundson: Energetic player, I haven't seen much of him yet. b,121b,121Robert Hite/Sean Singletary/Alando Tucker: I think the Suns are still trying to figure out what to do with these 3 players. My guess is Singletary and Tucker stay, since Kerr has sung Alando's praises and he has definitely improved since his rookie year. Not sure why they swapped D.J. Strawberry for Sean Singletary, but I think they needed a more reliable point guard backup just in case Goragn Dragic wasn't learning fast enough....b,121b,121b,121and Terry Porter: ? Only time will tell if his new defensely-minded system will be as effective as D'Antoni's 7 seconds or less offense was.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121SUNS: Slept on Editionb,121b, 21Steve Nash: tweaked his ankle twice already, hopefully Kerr's plan to rest him this season will spell success for the long haul. b,121b, 21Goran Dragic: Kerr's genius move so far, the Slovenian is shaping up to be "baby Nash." He's much better at point than Barbosa or Banks, but pretty much anyone is better than Banks at point. He's also athletic enough to create his own shot and even dunk on folls.b,121b,121Robin Lopez: The Suns finally have a big defensive YOUNG Center, hopefully he learns tons from Shaq an Bill Cartwright. Dude might be a goofball but he's no dummy. His multiple vicious blocks executed at the Indian Wells outdoor exhibition game were a welcome sight for a Suns big man. b,121b,121Matt Barnes/Grant Hill: The Suns got both at bargain bin prices, hopefully Barnes can grow with the younger players and stick around in the desert for a while. Grant Hill just needs to stay healthy. b,121b, 21Shaq: Dude is another year older but has motivation to win one more ring. Maybe this is his time. b,121b, 21Raja Bell/Diaw/Barbosa: I think as long as they keep on playing well, I see no reason so mess with a good thing here.b,121b,121Amare Stoudemire: If he plays well, the Suns win. Period, end of story. His new glasses (thanks Boris) and emphasis on defense are are a refreshing change, but Amare can be all talk at times. b,121b, 21Louis Amundson: Energetic player, I haven't seen much of him yet. b,121b,121Robert Hite/Sean Singletary/Alando Tucker: I think the Suns are still trying to figure out what to do with these 3 players. My guess is Singletary and Tucker stay, since Kerr has sung Alando's praises and he has definitely improved since his rookie year. Not sure why they swapped D.J. Strawberry for Sean Singletary, but I think they needed a more reliable point guard backup just in case Goragn Dragic wasn't learning fast enough....b,121b,121b,121and Terry Porter: ? Only time will tell if his new defensely-minded system will be as effective as D'Antoni's 7 seconds or less offense was. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1b,121b, 21That is quite a funky team without D'Antoni.b,121b,121Who's the coach now?
Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Terry Porter: ? Only time will tell if his new defensely-minded system will be as effective as D'Antoni's 7 seconds or less offense was. b,121b,121h,121
The Suns are gonna need a MONSTER year from Stoudmire. Im talkin MVP shit.b,121b,121'Cause I dont see them being better than last year. Theyre on the decline and in transition like Detroit.b,121b,121The old guard who didnt get it done are on their way out.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Terry Porter: ? Only time will tell if his new defensely-minded system will be as effective as D'Antoni's 7 seconds or less offense was. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1 b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I think Terry Porter will be a good coach.
The Warriors are going to freaking suck. Williams is nailed to the bench. He can do NOTHING. He's so slow he can't beat his man off the dribble. Without a point guard this team goes nowhere. Jackson will play point forward but that basically means he dribbles the ball past half court, then he passes. They simply have no one to run that team and set up their offense. By the time Ellis comes back, it'll be a lost cause. Their rookie Randolph however could be real special.b,121b,121Dallas and the Suns are on the decline. Both will probably make the playoffs, but in the bottom and will probably get bounched in the 1st or 2nd round. They need to rebuild. b,121b,121Indiana needs to be all offense because as long as they start Murphy and Dunleavy in the frontcourt they will never defend anyone. b,121b,121I think the up and comers are the young teams like Utah and the Hornets. They're not going to win the championship, but they will be the hottest teams for a couple years. Of course, no one is really going to watch Utah though.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121SUNS: Slept on Editionb,121b,121Steve Nash: tweaked his ankle twice already, hopefully Kerr's plan to rest him this season will spell success for the long haul. b,121b,121Goran Dragic: Kerr's genius move so far, the Slovenian is shaping up to be "baby Nash." He's much better at point than Barbosa or Banks, but pretty much anyone is better than Banks at point. He's also athletic enough to create his own shot and even dunk on folls.b,121b,121Robin Lopez: The Suns finally have a big defensive YOUNG Center, hopefully he learns tons from Shaq an Bill Cartwright. Dude might be a goofball but he's no dummy. His multiple vicious blocks executed at the Indian Wells outdoor exhibition game were a welcome sight from the Suns rookie big man. b,121b,121Matt Barnes/Grant Hill: The Suns got both at bargain bin prices, hopefully Barnes can grow with the younger players and stick around in the desert for a while. Grant Hill just needs to stay healthy. b,121b,121Shaq: Dude is another year older but has motivation to win one more ring. Maybe this is his time. b,121b,121Raja Bell/Diaw/Barbosa: I think as long as they keep on playing well, I see no reason so mess with a good thing here.b,121b,121Amare Stoudemire: If he plays well, the Suns win. Period, end of story. His new glasses (thanks Boris) and emphasis on defense are are a refreshing change, but Amare can be all talk at times. b,121b,121Louis Amundson: Energetic player, I haven't seen much of him yet. b,121b,121Robert Hite/Sean Singletary/Alando Tucker: I think the Suns are still trying to figure out what to do with these 3 players. My guess is Singletary and Tucker stay, since Kerr has sung Alando's praises and he has definitely improved since his rookie year. Not sure why they swapped D.J. Strawberry for Sean Singletary, but I think they needed a more reliable point guard backup just in case Goragn Dragic wasn't learning fast enough....b,121b,121b,121and Terry Porter: ? Only time will tell if his new defensely-minded system will be as effective as D'Antoni's 7 seconds or less offense was. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1b,121b, 21In my opinion the Suns can't win by relying on Nash, or Shaq anymore. Amare is gonna be the man to take em to the shit. He has the skills, heart, and determination, but needs to prove it on the court. Also, Raja Bell needs to step up. He had that one good year where he was in the head of every swingman in the league, but been coasting and chucking 3's ever since. I see Barnes taking his minutes this season too.b,121b,121Hometown Suns fan here, but plan to catch as many Blazers games as I can this season. img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/oof.gif" alt="" 21
Derrick Rose -- if/when he starts on the bench really has nothing to do with his performance (which so far has been pretty awesome); it's the Bulls' brain trust, or lack thereof. I am actually happy Larry Hughes got injured, as it takes a little pressure of the logjam at guard: Captain Kirk, Ben Gordon, Derrick Rose, Thabo Sefolosha and Larry Hughes. The Bulls seriously need to trade someone, preferably Hughes but that seems real unlikely. b,121b, 21However, John Paxson doesn't really seem to know what to do with the team, as far as developing talent v. doling out minutes to veterans with big paychecks. Skilles didn't know how do it, either did Boylan. The jury is out on Vinny del Negro. If Rose starts on the bench, the only positive I can get from it is if they are showcasing Kirk and Larry for a trade.b,121b,121But Rose has been fairly impressive. I like the idea of a team centered around him, Gordon, Deng, Tyrus Thomas, Noah and Drew Gooden -- young, small and fast. I don't know if they are going to make huge waves this year but they are definitely promising (and fun to watch).
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