<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Lawrence Frank made it quite clear Thursday that last year’s players “didn’t buy into the team” and that something had to be done. “We made the decision as an organization that we would have to deal Richard, and felt we got one of the better young players in the league,” he said of Yi Jianlian. In spite of the youth of the current team, Frank says the goal is still the playoffs come April. -netsdaily</div> Al Iannazzone - The Record
What else is he going to say? "Our goal is to develop some of these young players so that they can compliment LeBron is 2 years"
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Black Republican @ Jul 3 2008, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>pfft </div> Thanks for that well composed response. It really adds to the discussion
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Jul 3 2008, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why settle on the playoffs? Championship or bust!</div> 4real
Hey, it isn't just talk. Frank's a fighter. You don't get as far as he's gotten in the NBA, bein' that short and lookin' like Opie, without bein' a fighter and a winner. And every year, there is ateam or two in every professional sport(see Devil Rays), who is under cap, young and supposedly rebuilding and they surprise the league by buying into a system or mentality and usin' classic hustle to get it done. I, for one, am psyched to watch these guys develop, grow, AND Surprise!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JRon @ Jul 3 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Hey, it isn't just talk. Frank's a fighter. You don't get as far as he's gotten in the NBA, bein' that short and lookin' like Opie, without bein' a fighter and a winner. And every year, there is ateam or two in every professional sport(see Devil Rays), who is under cap, young and supposedly rebuilding and they surprise the league by buying into a system or mentality and usin' classic hustle to get it done. I, for one, am psyched to watch these guys develop, grow, AND Surprise!</div> Yeah but the Rays have been collecting top 5 or 10 picks for years. We just traded away our two best players.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JRon @ Jul 3 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Hey, it isn't just talk. Frank's a fighter. You don't get as far as he's gotten in the NBA, bein' that short and lookin' like Opie, without bein' a fighter and a winner. And every year, there is ateam or two in every professional sport(see Devil Rays), who is under cap, young and supposedly rebuilding and they surprise the league by buying into a system or mentality and usin' classic hustle to get it done. I, for one, am psyched to watch these guys develop, grow, AND Surprise!</div> Man, I like Frank but you're gotta be the most optimistic Frank fan ever. And that includes Thorn.
This team is talented enough for like a 6 seed, but I dont know if they will play passionately enough to do it, I think most of them are getting the sense were waiting on the King.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 3 2008, 11:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The goal should be to bribe David Stern into rigging the draft lottery so we can get the #1 pick.</div> Why, so Thorn and Kiki can take Love or Gallinari #1?
And Ricky Rubio and Blake Griffin! Wait, we already have a PG and enough bigs. Budinger? Derozen? Hows the 2010 draft?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Black Republican @ Jul 3 2008, 11:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Jul 3 2008, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why settle on the playoffs? Championship or bust!</div> 4real </div> watch we end up going to the finals on vc 50ppg scoring avg lol only if this was nba live 08
i expect us to make the playoffs... im serious... i wouldnt be surprised if we did... id love for the young guys to get the exp, and it shows LBJ that we are competitive
