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what's the deal with leon powe? i know he's riddled with injuries but is any team gonna give him a chance?
NBA Off-Season News Thread: Roy extends 80/5, AI to Grizz, Chandler/Okafor swap, Marquis to C's.
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I'm glad we got Bass, but we need someone else. Is Anthony Johnson gonna be the only backup PG we have. We should try to sign Matt Barnes.
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Even LeBron is laughing at that DUMB +!# statement:
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Is Anthony Johnson gonna be the only backup PG we have.
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Jared Dudley and Goran Dragic really started to shine when Alvin Gentry took over and brought back the SSOL ideology.
First round pick Earl Clark and recent acquisitions Sasha Pavlovic and Ben Wallace.
They aren't stars, but they are more than serviceable and should help the Suns compete for the 7th or 8th seed.
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Yep. I guess they want to be relevant for another year until they start rebuilding again. Why wait a year when they could've just did it now? If Amareleaves them without them getting anything in return I will
Clark, Frye, Lopez and Dudley would've been something to at least START at. Made the deal with GSW for Amare as well even if they didn't get Curry.Add Wright, Beidrins and Belinelli and they have a young solid frontcourt.
Clark, Frye, Lopez, Dudley, Wright, Beidrins and Belinelli is a nice group of frontcourt players IMO. Could've traded Barbosa for future picks and anexpiring probably. It wouldn't have been THAT hard for them to rebuild if they started this season.
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That's a great move for Orlando. They needed a tough, athletic bruiser next to Dwight.
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Someone please tell me how the Cavs are better than the Magic? Cleveland's offense still looks like a one man team.
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Very good signing by Orlando.
Surprised Bass didn't get a five year deal for the full MLE.
Surprised Bass didn't get a five year deal for the full MLE.
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Heisley on Thabeet:
Now you have to remember, these guys coming out are going to be rookies. Thabeet has played 6 years of basketball. He's coming along. He's got an incredible instinctive defensive capability and we are already working with him with coaches, etc. We'll have people coaching him before the summer league and to not only work on his defense but concentrate highly on working on his offensive capability. He's a good athlete. He's got great quick feet. He's got good lift. He's got great reflexes and there's no reason he can't be like Patrick Ewing.
Now I happened to go to Georgetown and my son went to school with Patrick Ewing and when he was at Georgetown he was a defensive specialist. In the NBA he became an offensive specialist. There's no reason a great player can't switch. I honestly I believe there is no reason he can't be as good offensively as somebody like Bill Russell who was also a predominantly defensive player.
Ok, things are getting out of hand.
I want Thabeet to succeed, but Heisley is really pushing it. He makes a good point about Ewing becoming an offensive specialist in the league, but you alsohave to look at the amount of time Ewing was playing ball before he hit the NBA compared to Thabeet's 6 years.
I can't wait for the playoffs to start already so Orlando can beat Cleveland again.@ these Cleveland is better than Orlando conversations. The signing of Bass willdo wonders for that team especially with him playing beside Dwight. He doesn't have to score, just be the dog he is which is what Orlando need. A healthyNelson, VC, Lewis and Dwight's 20 and 10 can give Orlando all the scoring they need. Add Pietrus to that along with Ryan Anderson (who is decent) andAnthony Johnson to take care of the ball. Barring injury, they will be tough. They still need to add a little more depth to assure that they can still wingames if one of their starters go down.
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hm, leon powe.
he'll be a great pickup for any team that needs a big for cheap(knicks
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that is, if hes completely healthy again..
he'll be a great pickup for any team that needs a big for cheap(knicks
that is, if hes completely healthy again..
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I have a feeling that unless a team gets desperate for a back up PF (looking at you Portland), Powe will wait till mid-season when he's healthy to signwith a team.
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Ok, ima just throw this sceniro out there my fella NBA fans, lets say, cavs are strugglin, maybe a .500 team by All Star break......youll think theyll saveface and trade LBJ that way he doesnt walk without anything? i honestly dont think Lebron stays if doesnt win a chip this year, i think hes gone, maybe not NYbut gone.....what you guys thing? ....just throwin this out there....
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Any updates on the injury??
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Supposedly the Bulls want Jerryd Bayless
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Sad to see Bass go, but I guess it was time to go our separate ways.
This pretty much seals up Marcin Gortat though, and that, I'm pleased with.
This pretty much seals up Marcin Gortat though, and that, I'm pleased with.
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Ok, ima just throw this sceniro out there my fella NBA fans, lets say, cavs are strugglin, maybe a .500 team by All Star break......youll think theyll save face and trade LBJ that way he doesnt walk without anything? i honestly dont think Lebron stays if doesnt win a chip this year, i think hes gone, maybe not NY but gone.....what you guys thing? ....just throwin this out there....
a. you don't go from 66 wins to a .500 team BUT,
b. the Cavs would NEVER, and i mean NEVER trade him unless he demanded it. even if he was forced to be in a wheelchair the rest of his life (God-forbid), theywouldn't do it simply for the fact Cleveland fans need something to believe in (ex. him overcoming a broken spine to play in the playoffs) and he's theface of the whole damn city right now
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For Kirk?
I have a good feeling about Bayless....
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a. you don't go from 66 wins to a .500 team BUT,Originally Posted by JDB1523
Ok, ima just throw this sceniro out there my fella NBA fans, lets say, cavs are strugglin, maybe a .500 team by All Star break......youll think theyll save face and trade LBJ that way he doesnt walk without anything? i honestly dont think Lebron stays if doesnt win a chip this year, i think hes gone, maybe not NY but gone.....what you guys thing? ....just throwin this out there....
b. the Cavs would NEVER, and i mean NEVER trade him unless he demanded it. even if he was forced to be in a wheelchair the rest of his life (God-forbid), they wouldn't do it simply for the fact Cleveland fans need something to believe in (ex. him overcoming a broken spine to play in the playoffs) and he's the face of the whole damn city right now
you act as if the team cant fall apart? some bad coaching, a few bad loses, a bad streak, injuries.......
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What? Orlando might be younger but theyre certainly not more talented/experienced.
I...I, I dunno what I'm supposed to say here.
You just watched Orlando defeat Boston in the playoffs right?
They did so with Jameer on the bench right?
While losing Hedo, they have replaced him with Vince, right?
Boston is a year older right?
It's possible that Howard, and Jameer are going to improve this season right?
There's no guarantee that KG will be fully healthy right?
But the lone signing of 34 year old Sheed makes them better then Orlando just like that??????
I think the experience of beating Boston in Boston in a game 7 will take care of that aspect.
And neither team has a bench to speak of yet, so no reason to bring them up just yet. TBD I guess is the best way to look at that part of the equation.
In the East, right now, Orlando is the best team. Can Boston get better and beat them, of course. But as of today, I'm goin with ORLD.
1. Orlando did defeat Boston in the playoffs but it took a long series and Boston was giving significant minutes to Stephon Marbury and Mikki Moore by the end of that series.
2. Vince instead of Hedo isnt an upgrade. I think Hedo is overrated as a player, but theres no doubt he was the fuel for that team last year.
3. Boston is a year older, but so is every other player in the league. Theyre older, but its not like their ancient.
4. Its possible, but not a guarntee. Its just as possible that the Magic had one of those "magic" (intended) years where everything came together. He might have reached his potential.
5. Its no guarntee, but Nelson is also coming off of an injury. If Garnett is doubtful to be 100%, so is Jameer.
6. Sheed is a big presence and 10x better than anyone else they had off the bench last year (other than Davis). He might not give you what he had 5 years ago, but he's still a big signing.
I dont even think Orlando is better than Cleveland right now. I think Orlando is the 3rd best team in the East.
Ok, Nelson is a young dude with an injured shoulder. He isn't a running back, shoulder shouldn't be a problem any longer.
KG is going into his 15th NBA season with a bad knee?Uh, that may not feel all too well ya know? So no, KG injury concerns are NO WHERE close to Jameer's.
Agree Vince isn't really a true upgrade over Hedo, but he's still a good player, though a little soft.....ok a lot soft, but he now is on a title contender, we'll see if that toughens him up a little.
I misread you saying that Howard might have reached his potential. Tell me I misread that. You were joking? You're funny right?Please don't say a 24 year old super freak is done improving his skills. Please don't, it'll make me feel bad.
Last I checked, but if Davis walks, and Powe is gone, guess what? Boston's bench still could have a bunch of Marbury, Mikki Moore type
mu(@#$&^% s on it. So they better get to work.
And you did not just say the Cavs are better then the magic. I mean.......damn man.
Just because Nelson is a young guy with a shoulder injury doesnt mean he'll bounce back right away. Injuries are weird weird things.
I wasn't sayin that Nelsons injury was close to Garnetts. I was just saying that if one of them has injury concerns, then the other has to as well. Isone greater than the other? Yes, but you simply cant say that Jameer will be fine and ready to go and Kevin will not. It just doesnt work that way. Theyreboth question marks for next season.
I just dont see Vince toughening up on a title contender. He might be rejuventated being back home and on a contender, but I personally just dont see it. Toomany seasons removed from having that fire to compete hard every night.
I did say he MIGHT have reached his poential. I still have yet to see anything of an offensive presence from him. He's a defensive freak, but he stilldoesnt know how to play offense prductively so he's has hit a bump in his potential. He wont score points on a consistent basis. I dont think Vince willeither. I simply dont see where a large portion of the points are coming from on this team.
Powe leaving hurts, but Bostons bench is still better than what Orlando has. I dont think Davis will leave, but if he does that hurts as well.
I do think that Cleveland is better than Orlando right now. I just dont see Orlando repeating what they did last year.
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He's aiming to get back by mid-season, but that is asking a lot.
Best of luck to him.
WOW. Was it the same knee has he hurt the first time??
Deal broken. Watch.
Cavs will never, ever, ever, eva eva eva, ever trade Bron. They have invested the whole franchise into kid. He's the coach, GM, recruiter, ticket seller,PR enforcer, captain and best player of the team.
They know they can't make that move. They would rather he walk away for absolutely nothing, then be the team that traded LeBron James. End of idea.
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i guess grant hill is gonna spend his last seasons in phoenix and play golf on his days off.
looks like he isnt worried about a championship on his resume
looks like he isnt worried about a championship on his resume
