thebostonstrangler said:You remember how well Webber and Vlade executed on offense?
Oh God...
Do I remember?
Excuse me a moment. I have to see if the store down the street has any more Kleenex...
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thebostonstrangler said:You remember how well Webber and Vlade executed on offense?
Haha.Bricklayer said:Oh no! Don't let me talk you out of it!![]()
In fact please start lobbying Sixers management -- after all, A.I. and Webb only have so many years left right?![]()
VF21 said:Oh God...
Do I remember?
Excuse me a moment. I have to see if the store down the street has any more Kleenex...
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sigh...
thebostonstrangler said:I feel your pain man. Remember I live in the city that traded Wilt and Barkley. It sucks when you follow a players career and he is loyal to the city and franchise and then management doesn't show the same loyalty back. It feels like getting kicked in the nuts.![]()
VF21 said:Okay, at this point I feel somewhat honor-bound to tell you...I'm not a man.
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ZachDaddy said:What if we traded Peja and Thomas for Simmons and Gadzuric? Simmons and Gadzuric would provide us with some toughness, defense, rebounding, and shotblocking, while loosing some outside shooting ability, which is well worth it. Have Gadzuric start next to miller to make up for his defensive liabilities b/c shareef does not, and have shareef off the bench which would solve our bench scoring/leadership problems. Good trade for both sides.
VF21 said:Okay, at this point I feel somewhat honor-bound to tell you...I'm not a man.
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Kings113 said:I like this guy.
Not sure on getting both Deng and Nocioni for Peja though. I'd think one, in Deng, along with other piece(s).
The Hammer said:Nothing like this will work.
Bottom line: We need to package our chips for a superstar, then sign free agents who want to come here and make a run. Maybe make a few other trades to get the right pieces.
That's what we did in the last run.
That, or draft a Duncan, Lebron, Amare type player.
ZachDaddy said:How do you know that would not work? It's not easy getting a legitamite frontcourt superstar with tremendous interior defense, cause yes, thats what we really need...BUT if we had a guy alongside Brad(ala Gadzuric) to compliment his game and be that interior presense, then we could do some things, especially with a guy like shareef off the bench, who could be a supersub to carry that second unit. Youd be surprised how much one defensive presence in the middle can help, especially if they are not undersized, and very athletic
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The Hammer said:Shya. I don't think the Mavs are doin' that one.
Rowdyone said:Okay, for two years now I've been advocating our acquisition of a bona fide superstar and then build around him. I've probably worn everyone out with the "get Paul Pierce" refrain but now I'm thinking of .....Tracy McGrady! Yes, I know he's locked up in Houston but if you listen to the news coming out of Houston where they've done a "Kings sized" belly flop coming out of the gate they are rumoured to be making a move. So what I propose is Peja and Mike to Houston for Tracy and Bobby Sura and it works on Realgm. Why do we do it? Obviously for McGrady, who would immediately command respect by the opposition and give us that go-to guy we've always wanted. Sura is mainly filler but could do a creditable job at the point if his knees hold out and, as we've noted in the past, a PG in our system mainly brings the ball up the floor to the high post. Now the really tough part...why would Houston do it? Well, in truth, they probably wouldn't but with Peja and Bibby working the outside and Yao the inside it would balance their team up more. The way they use McGrady now is as a secondary assault if Yao has failed to dominate the game early and give them a lead. Alston has been a bust (they should have kept James) and the magic they had last year has yet to surface.
Bricklayer said:Well, its a nice proposal, but I think Houston is about ready to move everybody NOT names McGrady. Including the coach. I'm not even sure Yao is 100% safe at the moment (which is interesting...)
Rowdyone said:Yao at the high post? Pretty intriguing thought given his face to the basket game is equal to or even better than his back to the basket game...he could run the pick and roll and has the footwork to roll pretty good and can finish. Pssst, don't tell Houston they're running the wrong offense down there, trying to make him into a Shaq daddy clone instead of molding the offense around his skills.
tradepeja said:and thank god that they wouldn't
why would you want to trade one overrated and extremely soft foreign player for one forien player thats even more overrated and just as soft? please...
that deal looks good if we keep miller, they keep yao
Bricklayer said:Uh..no.
Yao is if nothing else titanic, has a great post game, can block shots, and is a significant impediment to anybody wanting to post up inside.
nbrans said:I agree completely. If Yao has underperformed thus far in it's career it's because he can't pass himself the ball.