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OJ Mayo for JJ?

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Post#41 » by ATLfan » Sat May 31, 2008 7:34 pm

We're not going to trade Joe.
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Post#42 » by parson » Sat May 31, 2008 9:37 pm

This thread reminds me of the old joke, "Call now, and let me show you how to turn your measly one million dollars into a freshly-cut check for ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!"
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Post#43 » by JoshB914 » Sat May 31, 2008 10:27 pm

parson wrote:This thread reminds me of the old joke, "Call now, and let me show you how to turn your measly one million dollars into a freshly-cut check for ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!"


Actually you have it reversed. It's more like turning a million dollars into five million dollars in the future. Of course that's provided you think that Rose or Beasley will turn out as well as many are projecting (which is much better than JJ).
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Post#44 » by parson » Sat May 31, 2008 10:36 pm

JoshB914, the thread was JJ for Mayo.
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Post#45 » by JoshB914 » Sat May 31, 2008 11:02 pm

Oh wow, I forgot to add him onto the list. The thing is Mayo is if you believe that Mayo can reach his ceiling, he will easily be better than JJ.

Personally I wouldn't take the risk. But there is definetely a legit justification for doing that deal.
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Post#46 » by parson » Sun Jun 1, 2008 4:44 am

JoshB914 wrote:The thing is Mayo is if you believe that Mayo can reach his ceiling, he will easily be better than JJ.

Bah. This entire collegiate season has been filled with quotes of coaches/players/scouts all exclaiming how overrated Mayo is.

Only now, with the draft mania upon us, do we start to hear how wonderful he is again.

And Rose'd better develop a jump shot before you anoint him to the HOF.

Same for Beasley, he'd better be a real 6'9". And it wouldn't hurt for him to develop some kind of affection for the defensive side of the court.

Plus, if you consider JJ's age, it's not unreasonable to wonder if his ceiling is maybe a bit higher yet. If he turns into a 6'8" Ray Allen with better defense and ball-handling, he might be a HOFer, himself.
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Post#47 » by raleigh » Mon Jun 2, 2008 12:12 am

JoshB914 wrote:Of course that's provided you think that Rose or Beasley will turn out as well as many are projecting (which is much better than JJ).


I'm not buying those projections.
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