Best team for the next 5 years

Jemini80 · Post #61 » by **Jemini80** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:38 pm

Julio wrote:I could see the Sonics and the Wolves, if well managed, get there in say 3 or 4 years.
Durant and Green plus say Rose or Beasley will be great.
Big Al will be as close as a superstar as you're gonna get in this league; add a matured Brewer, Foye, and a top 3 or 4 pick in this draft and they could be really good.

sonics maybe, T'Wolves not a chance since McHale can do no wrong to get fired apparently.

asubennett · Post #62 » by **asubennett** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:49 pm

Phoenix will have the core of Nash / Bell / Hill / STAT / SHAQ together for the next two years. Barbosa and Diaw are wrapped up for a while now.

In two years Nash, Bell, Hill and Shaq come off the books. Same time CP3, DWil, Lebron, DWade etc.......become free agents.

We will have Amare, Barbosa, and Diaw which is three solid players. Add to that any of the above free agent names and we will be right back knocking the Lakers around again. :wink:

Sign Nash for the vet. min to let him retire a Sun. He can back up CP3. :nod:

rewill17 · Post #63 » by **rewill17** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:24 pm

may i add the clippers

kaman + livingston + brand + high draft pick + maggette (good trade piece) // seems nice

the heat

Wade + Marion + 1st overall pick

bobcats

J-Rich + Wallace + Mohammed + May + Felton + Okafor + High draft pick + $20 million in cap space

_BBIB_ · Post #64 » by **_BBIB_** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:31 pm

Hard2dhole wrote:
How can you call Atlanta "another great young team"? what is great about them?

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They have the 2nd most talented young roster in the entire NBA.
Best in the Eastern Conference.

Unless you assume they won't re-sign the core, they should not be below a top 5 list if you're talking 5 years down the road

hermes · Post #65 » by **hermes** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:36 pm

lakers

KobeFarmarEra · Post #66 » by **KobeFarmarEra** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:41 pm

rewill17 wrote: may i add the clippers

kaman + livingston + brand + high draft pick + maggette (good trade piece) // seems nice

Livingston is done. His skinny ass aint coming back from that type of injury.

Kaman/Brand is good, but Kaman is less effective with Brand on the court. Good chance Brand bails after next season, probably not opt out though.

Thorton is nice, not sure why youdidn't mention him.

Maggette doesn't play any defense, low bb iq. Nothing special.

the heat

rewill17 wrote:Wade + Marion + 1st overall pick

Next Jordan/Pippen! :rofl:

bobcats

rewill17 wrote:J-Rich + Wallace + Mohammed + May + Felton + Okafor + High draft pick + $20 million in cap space

Thats if Okafor stays. And i doubt they have 20 million cap space if they pay Okafor to stay. That team suck right now, in the Eastern conference. Doubt they get much better without out some dramatic changes.

farzi · Post #67 » by **farzi** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:40 am

Hard2dhole wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Some of your statements are so contractiding it hard to fathom. Lets start with your Lakers line- How can you give a solid 2 after saying you never know how things will work out? Especially when you have already clarified that this team has never played as a team yet, is injury prone, and have huge contracts to deal with?

How can you call Atlanta "another great young team"? what is great about them?

Yes New Orleans is a young team but they lack bench depth so they won't go anywhere in the playoffs as it stands now.

Using the same logic Utah and Orlando should be way above Atlanta.

WHY AREN'T MY LAKERS FIRST?! RAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!