Re: We can still win the championship this year without Greg. You had no chance with Oden, and that doesn't change without him.
Re: We can still win the championship this year without Greg. speed i love your attitude but you owe me a beer in NY for this post. if we win it all this year... i will never post a another negative comment on these boards...EVER
Centers for last 6 championship teams 2004- Ben Wallace 2005- Nazr Mohammed 2006- Shaquille O'Neal 2007- Fabricio Oberto 2008- Kendrick Perkins 2009- Andrew Bynum Joel is better than or as good as 5 of those.
Wallace/Shaq/Bynum were all all-star caliber. Duncan was pretty much the C for the Spurs on those. That leaves Kendrick Perkins.
Also, besides the Jordan Bulls, every team that won a championship for like 25 straight years had a C that was in the all-star game. You need a pretty good big man.
Before Greg's injury, there was a slim chance we could have won it all if Greg realized his potential late in the season. Now, it is not a given that we make the playoffs and it is not Joel's fault. It is hard to find areas where we have improved over last year's team that was bounced in the first round with the injuries and Miller coming off the bench.
