Player on a sucky teams in the league deserves better?

ljp24 · Post #1 » by **ljp24** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:35 am

Heat
T-Wolves
Knicks
Sonics
Memphis

The worst teams in the League currently 1 to 5.

I'd say D-Wade. I feel bad for him to go on the bench at the end of a close-but-not-close-enough game.

Then Al Jefferson or Rudy Gay.

theTHIEF · Post #2 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:38 am

hard to feel bad for a guy who landed a ring after only being in the league for 3 seasons, amazingly...

jzmagik · Post #3 » by **jzmagik** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:18 am

Mike Miller

Jemini80 · Post #4 » by **Jemini80** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:25 am

David Lee

Al Jefferson doesn't deserve better, his stats wouldn't be as good on any other team.

Post #5 » by **bleu** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:33 am

As much of a hater as I am, D-Wade deserves better.

theTHIEF · Post #6 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:35 am

Jemini80 wrote:David Lee

Al Jefferson doesn't deserve better, his stats wouldn't be as good on any other team.

he was putting up similar #'s in Boston and with the growth swing im going to say that he's be about even if he never moved, the dude is VERY capable...

JarrettJackSG · Post #7 » by **JarrettJackSG** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:46 am

Jeff Foster.

High 5 · Post #8 » by **High 5** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:53 am

Josh Smith. I can only imagine him on a great team where he could just focus on playing defense, making plays, and picking up the easy buckets. He wouldn't have to force things on offense. He would be an absolute monster with Phoenix of Golden State.

That said, I hope he's a Hawk for as long as he can play.

LakerFanMan · Post #9 » by **LakerFanMan** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:05 am

thEthIEf wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

he was putting up similar #'s in Boston and with the growth swing im going to say that he's be about even if he never moved, the dude is VERY capable...

In all fairness though, Boston was one of the worst teams in the league last season. I agree with you though, he's very capable. He'd be a top option on a lot of teams in this league.

YiYaoYue · Post #10 » by **YiYaoYue** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:08 am

Rudy Gay because houston wants him and he would have wished to be a housto right now

Jemini80 · Post #11 » by **Jemini80** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:20 am

Houston only picked Gay because Memphis wanted him.

Nate505 · Post #12 » by **Nate505** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:22 am

Why feel sorry for Wade? As a superstar player aren't you supposed to will those around you to play better?

Nate505 · Post #13 » by **Nate505** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:24 am

LakerFanMan wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

In all fairness though, Boston was one of the worst teams in the league last season. I agree with you though, he's very capable. He'd be a top option on a lot of teams in this league.

Jefferson is a solid player and I like his game and attitude. But he needs another superstar type player to share some of the load. I'd wish him luck on getting that, but the last thing the Northwest division needs is a more high lottery pick talent.

Patterns · Post #14 » by **Patterns** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:10 am

Nate505 wrote:Why feel sorry for Wade? As a superstar player aren't you supposed to will those around you to play better?

Wade is too "unselfish" to will some wins for his sucky teammates. He'd rather pass to those teammates than to carry them to some wins.

Joseph17 · Post #15 » by **Joseph17** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:14 am

This thread has Elton Brand written all over it.

Number34 · Post #16 » by **Number34** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:38 am

Nate505 wrote:Why feel sorry for Wade? As a superstar player aren't you supposed to will those around you to play better?

what he is he supposed to do? Pass more? 7 assists per game isn't good enough. Should he score more? 25 points not enough? When he has Blount and old jwill in his starting lineup i think you could at least give him some slack. Jeeze, just an example of the suckiness of the heat roster is Earl barron gets a fair chunk of mins.

Rasheeed!!! · Post #17 » by **Rasheeed!!!** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:42 am

Will his teammates to play better? Yeah that only works when the GM is in on the plot too....Riley seems to be going the opposite way.

exkonvict · Post #18 » by **exkonvict** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:25 am

If you're a star/superstar and your team is playing for a top 5 lottery pick then maybe your star/superstar status needs to be revoked.

Number34 · Post #19 » by **Number34** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:32 am

exkonvict wrote:If you're a star/superstar and your team is playing for a top 5 lottery pick then maybe your star/superstar status needs to be revoked.

Why?

But first, read my post.

exkonvict · Post #20 » by **exkonvict** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:37 am

Number34 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

what he is he supposed to do? Pass more? 7 assists per game isn't good enough. Should he score more? 25 points not enough? When he has Blount and old jwill in his starting lineup i think you could at least give him some slack. Jeeze, just an example of the suckiness of the heat roster is Earl barron gets a fair chunk of mins.

Wade has another All-Star in Marion on the team and his team just lost 10 in a row for the 2nd straight time. This is disgraceful. He either needs to average 40+ points for the next 10 games or the ball needs to be in Marion's hands instead of his.