aleZ wrote:Basically there's nothing new under the sun, it's funny how Otis needs 3240535356 words to say "I like this team".
And only about a third of them are audible......lol
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Steve Nash was a marginal starter until he was 30. Now he is a two-time MVP and a LOCK for the hall of fame.
Nelson needs to lower his TOs, and from even there, he's a top 12 PG in the NBA. Today he's a top 20 PG. Look up the stats. (I am NOT arguing Nelson will evolve into an All star.)
spinedoc wrote:Hedo doesn't have to go to the bench every night, just when the matchup isn't favorable to us. He can come off the bench and still get his minutes, but then we could have Shard matched up against backup pf's when he slides over. The thing is, Battie is good enough to start at pf, not because he's better than Hedo, but because of the matchups. Look at what SA does. They adapt and react to who they are playing and to get certain guys off quicker some nights. It doesn't mean that they are pigeon holed into a certain lineup just because they announce their starters. We should do the same thing, and given that we already know that Hedo can come off the bench already warmed up, it seems reasonable to do something like that, at least on nights when Shard is gonna get killed by the opposing teams starting pf. Theres no sense in touting versatility if we aren't going to use it properly, right?
Bensational wrote:when's McDyess' contract finish with Detroit? i'd love to pinch him from their squad. make them weaker, make us stronger.
has it been confirmed if Ewing's going to NY yet or not? i hope not. i've got high hopes on him making Dwight as efficient a scorer as he was.
as for Hedo's role, i have to agree with richboy. unless the team replaces Hedo in the lineup with a SG that similar attributes (good passing/play making, hit the open 3, drive, defend) then it means those responsibilities fall to Nelson and Lewis to primarily pick up.
so the question stands, what SG can fill that role that we can land via trade, draft or free agency?
If that is the case, we will become the Phoenix Suns of the East, good regular seasons, and then we'll get our behind kick at playoff time.PimpORL wrote:That was so disheartening. Basically, there's a 90% chance that we won't trade anyone or make any moves. It looks like Jameer is here to stay as starter and Turkoglu is too.
TheGlyde wrote:IMO, It's time to put those responsibilities on Lewis and see if he's good enough and the expensive experiment is worthwhile.
Enough of the $120million third wheel, at least try to run it through him and then if it doesn't work, take another path.