josh smith is terrible, something i've come to grips with over the last few weeks of watching hawks games to scout him
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1. He's not terrible
2. He fits this team like a glove
3. If he bought into mathketball, he would be a more efficient player. I think that would be a likely acenario
2. He fits this team like a glove
3. If he bought into mathketball, he would be a more efficient player. I think that would be a likely acenario
he shoots his teams out of games. That's my biggest problem. He'll never learn to stop shooting threes, 20 footers, etc. The need someone who will stay in the post and come off high screens and take the ball to the basket. Smith likes the pick and pop (like he's pau gasol or something), not the pick and roll
I think if he's on a team with other scorers like Harden, and with 3 point threats from Chandler and Delfino, he probably won't feel the need to shoot it all the time. In Atlanta he's basically their go to scorer (not their only scoring option, but a big piece of it)
Someone that can score in the low post, on this team
Is Aldridge a FA this summer? How old is he?
Aldridge, Love, Gasol, and many others are available next year.
Love is available? He would be my first choice.
Edit: Just saw Love will be available in 14-15 as a FA.
[This message has been edited by allshine (edited 4/25/2013 5:40p).]
Edit: Just saw Love will be available in 14-15 as a FA.
[This message has been edited by allshine (edited 4/25/2013 5:40p).]
Love will be dealt before he becomes a FA so the team can get something from him instead of watching him walk.
Yeah, that's true. I read that Chicago is going to make a serious offer to Minnesota next year to get Love.
What if we could get two guys like Millsap and Tyreke Evans (get rid of Lin) who we might be able to sign both contracts to equal a max contract?
What if we could get two guys like Millsap and Tyreke Evans (get rid of Lin) who we might be able to sign both contracts to equal a max contract?
I imagine that's on the table.
I imagine the ideal scenario would be to use the maxcap space to sign Chris Paul and then trade Asik, Lin, and Jones or asomeone like that for Howard.
Then we'd have our own big three. Just hope cp3 and Howard want to play together.
I imagine the ideal scenario would be to use the maxcap space to sign Chris Paul and then trade Asik, Lin, and Jones or asomeone like that for Howard.
Then we'd have our own big three. Just hope cp3 and Howard want to play together.
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I imagine that's on the table.
I imagine the ideal scenario would be to use the maxcap space to sign Chris Paul and then trade Asik, Lin, and Jones or asomeone like that for Howard.
Then we'd have our own big three. Just hope cp3 and Howard want to play together.
IF that happened I would cream in my pants
Howard had said he doesn't want to play in Houston
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Howard had said he doesn't want to play in Houston
Please proved proof. Please
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Please GTFO of our thread. Thanks
Please GTFO of our thread. Thanks
Just ignore the troll. He feeds off your response.
I want to throw as many assets at Utah for Favors. Convince them to keep their crappy Jefferson and Millsap while giving them other interesting players to go along. I don't think we can swindle the Kings any more for Cousins at this point.
Harden (obviously) and Parsons are the only players worth holding onto. Parsons might be Scottie Pippen. Compare their pictures, videos, and numbers at age 24. Even at his Danny Granger worst case, I think he's worth keeping.
Other than that, its going to tough to go farther than the 2nd round; no one else has upside to be a star player. Even with Josh Smith. We'd be signing him to be a maxed deal specialist AND high schoolers tend to fall apart in their early 30s.
Harden (obviously) and Parsons are the only players worth holding onto. Parsons might be Scottie Pippen. Compare their pictures, videos, and numbers at age 24. Even at his Danny Granger worst case, I think he's worth keeping.
Other than that, its going to tough to go farther than the 2nd round; no one else has upside to be a star player. Even with Josh Smith. We'd be signing him to be a maxed deal specialist AND high schoolers tend to fall apart in their early 30s.
I think harden and parsons should be untouchable.
Would Utah do favors for Robinson, Jones, Lin, and a 1st round pick?
Would Utah do favors for Robinson, Jones, Lin, and a 1st round pick?
Pascal, did you just call Al Jefferson and Paul Milsap "crappy"?? Please tell me you didn't.
I don't know who I want. Obviously a trade for Aldridge I believe would be best, but as for now I don't know between Josh smith and big al
Well Hickory High, it all depends on how you define "crappy". They're nice players but giving an undersized power forward max (or close) money at age 28 IS crappy. I can't even think of one undersized, Milsapp-shaped 4, who's maintained production into his 30s.
Jefferson has the size, but I also worry about the high school body. Lots of those guys seem to lose it entering their 30s as well. And his upside isn't worth taking that risk, where it would be for Dwight.
My argument, in any case, is that Favors is ALREADY better (per minute) than both of these guys. Per minute numbers are proven INCREDIBLE indicators for future performance of young players. Favors projects to be the best big man in the NBA soon (with competition from Cousins and Brow Davis).
And if I were Utah, I wouldn't trade him for anything less than Harden himself.
But seeing as how they've buried him on the bench behind their 56 year old frontline, they might be stupid enough to give him up for Lin, Asik, and whatever else; though I doubt it.
Jefferson has the size, but I also worry about the high school body. Lots of those guys seem to lose it entering their 30s as well. And his upside isn't worth taking that risk, where it would be for Dwight.
My argument, in any case, is that Favors is ALREADY better (per minute) than both of these guys. Per minute numbers are proven INCREDIBLE indicators for future performance of young players. Favors projects to be the best big man in the NBA soon (with competition from Cousins and Brow Davis).
And if I were Utah, I wouldn't trade him for anything less than Harden himself.
But seeing as how they've buried him on the bench behind their 56 year old frontline, they might be stupid enough to give him up for Lin, Asik, and whatever else; though I doubt it.
You've already explained why favors isn't worth talking about so let it go.
Dang...didn't know Staff even patrolled the basketball other board.
Staff with the beatdown!
No you are just annoying
Westbrook is done....holy crap
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Lilchris is a Rockets fan that edited my post. Pathetic.
Wrong.
We're not sensitive. Your **** just gets really old. You don't see us spamming the spurs board w/ the same crap you spew over here. So please, listen to staff and GTFO this thread
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