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I honestly think we will replace Powe with Hibbert

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Post#101 » by MyInsatiableOne » Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:48 pm

diforman wrote:I'm laughing out loud and im a celtics fan! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


monta ellis is a great young talent and wont be traded, plus he is a FA isnt he? maybe a RFA.


anyways.... all that being said, Powe has emerged as our most important bench player..


he replaces KG off the bench and the better powe can get the longer we can prolong the Ticket's effective prime.


^^The man speaketh the truth, and as you can see above, I agree.
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Post#102 » by campybatman » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:23 pm

Is Andris Biedrins a free agent this summer or has Golden State extended him?
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Post#103 » by tombattor » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:27 pm

I love Leon, but if we can get Ellis for him, I don't think you can pass that up. Ellis is already well on his way to becoming a pretty darn good player. He would be the perfect player to replace Ray when his deal is up, but I doubt GS lets him or Biedrins go. If Mullin has a brain, those 2 would pretty much be untouchable.
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Post#104 » by Red2 » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:43 pm

I think if anyone goes it would be baby and not leon. I love both those guys though and am not a huge hibbert fan although I understand the attraction since he's tall. Still I wouldn't trade Powe to get Hibbert. Leon is tough, can score in the paint and takes a charge. He has great hands and is a man among boys at time. Hibbert doesn't possess 1/20th of leon's fire and passion. I would like to see us draft a shooting guard or wing player. Rush would be nice. Alternatively a 6 10 guy who can run the floor and block shots and defend. Brandon Wallace only with more skills
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Post#105 » by sully00 » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:45 pm

For those who haven't been paying attention, Option No. 2 is how this played out. Hibbert averaged 13.4 points and 6.4 rebounds as a senior, not much different from the 12.9 points and 6.9 rebounds he averaged as a junior. Still, his stock has plummeted in scout's eyes because he's now deemed too slow and unathletic to flourish in the NBA. I happen to agree.


Who wrote this Bonsa? It is nonsense. Scouts thought the same thing of Hibbert last year they do now and frankly from what I have read most don't change their estimations of a players athletic ability and quickness too much.

Hibbert didn't hurt himself by going back to school because he wasn't a lock to go in the first round, this lottery talk is nonsense. Having seen them in the NBA makes it difficult to assess but I think Landry, Davis, McRoberts, and Gray may have all been considered to be equal or better prospects and all slid to the second round.

The thing with Hibbert is that he is a decent 7 footer so he is good to have if the team you are playing against has a good to great 7'. But he isn't going to impact the game in a way that you are going to use him if you don't have to. I wouldn't mind Boston picking him up because he can block a shot, score and pass the ball at the 5 but basically he is the type of player that isn't going to kill you, but that is about it.

Against ATL I am seeing exactly what I wanted from Leon. He is showing the lateral quickness and body control to guard SF off the dribble. It is like he has downloaded Posey's defensive game to go with his ferocious rebounding. If he becomes the kind of guy who can do some things defensively against anybody, ala a Posey or Bo Outlaw, added to his offensive game then it just becomes about matchups more than position.
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Post#106 » by campybatman » Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:59 pm

sully00 wrote:Who wrote this Bonsa? It is nonsense. Scouts thought the same thing of Hibbert last year they do now and frankly from what I have read most don't change their estimations of a players athletic ability and quickness too much.



I know, that's what I was thinking.

Excerpts were taken from an article by Gary Parrish (CBSSports.com Senior Writer).



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Post#107 » by SuperDeluxe » Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:25 am

tombattor wrote:I love Leon, but if we can get Ellis for him, I don't think you can pass that up. Ellis is already well on his way to becoming a pretty darn good player. He would be the perfect player to replace Ray when his deal is up, but I doubt GS lets him or Biedrins go. If Mullin has a brain, those 2 would pretty much be untouchable.


He is already a pretty darn good player. You can safely say that Golden State will not trade him for Powe
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Post#108 » by Datruth345 » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:23 am

the premise of this thread, along withe the idea that powe could produce monta ellis, have led me to deem this the most ridiculous thread since the antoine buyout/signing threads
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Post#109 » by DJToLarry » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:44 pm

Datruth345 wrote:the premise of this thread, along withe the idea that powe could produce monta ellis, have led me to deem this the most ridiculous thread since the antoine buyout/signing threads


I agree. This thread makes me laugh every time I see it. Wow, we can really get ourselves Hibbert for Powe + a pick!!?!?!? Hibbert will never make the impact Powe is making.
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Post#110 » by MyInsatiableOne » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:48 pm

DJToLarry wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



I agree. This thread makes me laugh every time I see it. Wow, we can really get ourselves Hibbert for Powe + a pick!!?!?!? Hibbert will never make the impact Powe is making.


Thank you, this is what I've been saying in this thread all along.

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