^I like your list alot...good young players, and all shoudl improve alot next year, especially Harris, if he has a good playoff run.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zards @ May 12 2006, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>A lot of people here are sleeping on Gerald Wallace, I truly believe that he will be a 20 ppg scorer next year, and there would be a nice combo of Wallace/Felton/Okafor. I admire Wallace's game so much.</div>Like BCB said, he needs to be a better shooter to average 20 PPG. as for now, he scores, but he's just a defender overall to me.
I'm expecting Kwame to improve drastically. Kwame's problem throughout his career has always dealt more with confidence than anything else. Once he got moved over from power forward to center, his confidence grew enough to become a pretty decent center for the last month and a half of the season/playoffs. If he works on fundamentals this offseason, specifically on catching the ball in the post, he could be a really good center out west next year.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AirBlaze @ May 15 2006, 03:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Like BCB said, he needs to be a better shooter to average 20 PPG. as for now, he scores, but he's just a defender overall to me.</div>Yeah, but BCB also said that Wallace is only 23. He has plenty of time to work on his jumper, he can drive to the hole for now, but in the later stages of his career, he will start to knock it down from mid-range. Besides, Wade has had a very inconsistent jumper (forget the playoffs) so far in his time in the league, he's averaging 27 PPG mainly off of drives to the basket and free throws from the line.
Marvin Williams, will be a starter next year, and he will average 15 ppg, with 8 rebounds a game. He'll have a monster year. Him, JSmooth, and Joe Johnson will be the big three, in Atlanta next year..
Gerald Green WILL improve dramatically. He was only 18 this season, and showed flashes of offensive brilliance late in the season. He's going to be working on his defense all summer, and I'm looking forward to getting out to Las Vegas to watch some summer league games.I think another guy who will improve is Deron Williams. He has too much talent in him to have another mediocre year like he did this year. Get a consistent team around him with Boozer and Kirilenko around him along with Harpring and Okur, he will have (assuming theyre healthy) 4 guys who can shoot the ball, along with Gordan Giricek, he should have no problem racking up the assists. I fully expect a 12 point, 3 rebound, 8-12 assist season out of him. I think this year his problem was that he wasnt ready for NBA competition. At times he looked weak, and out of shape, and I think this summer that will be a main focus for him.
