Welcome Gerald "Crash" Wallace

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  1. OSUBlazerfan

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    Its been a long 2 year pursuit. But it was worth it.

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    Well, Well, worth it!


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    I think I see Portland's alley-oop total going up even higher.
     
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    I see a G.O. Cameo!

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    Just wait till these two are playing on the same team! Damn.
     
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    Cho landed Pritchard's white whale.

    And RoyToy seethes.

    I actually really liked Pritchard. Never wanted to see him let go. But I'm in favour of what Cho has done so far.
     
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    Portland now has evil grit!!!!!! Bring in Oden next year and we are going to bang teams all over the freaking court!!! SO NICE!!!!!
     
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    I haven't been this excited about an acquisition in quite a while. Dude is another gamer, plays tough, takes charges, has no ego, doesn't need plays called for him to be effective and just last year was an AS.
     
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    I think Chris paul/Danny Granger were Pritchards white whales.
     
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    Exactly. The guy is cut from the same mold as Wesley Matthews. I love that the organization is not only going for talent, but is going for tough, smart talent.
     
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    Granger? I don't really associate Granger with KP much.

    Chris Paul could definitely be said to be the white whale, but I was thinking more along the lines of semi-realistic ones. Though maybe the whole idea of a white whale is that it isn't realistic.

    This has become more complicated than I originally intended.
     
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    I just realized he was First Team All-NBA Defense last season. Next to Kobe, Dwight, LeBron and Rondo.

    Jesus. I knew he was a good defender, but I wasn't paying that close attention....
     
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    I'm reading that Charlotte pulled the trigger on this deal because they wanted to open up minutes for Gerald Henderson that they feel is an emerging star.
     
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    Well, they had to say something.
     
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    ha ha ha ha ha.
     
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    Oh. He got game.
     
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    So. As it is now:
    C: Aldridge PF: Wallace SF: Batum SG: Matthews PG: Miller

    What about when Camby is back? Who gets taken out of the lineup? Do they start Batum or Wallace?
     
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    Here's an interesting fact: Gerald Wallace is one of three players in NBA history to average at least 2 blocks and 2 steals in a season. The other two? David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon.
     
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    Wallace over Batum. Just gotta hope Batum can play well off the bench.
     
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    When Camby is back I suspect Nate will start Wallace and then also use him at backup PF. Aldridge can lower his minutes to 36-38, Wallace will get 10-12 at PF, 24-26 at SF and Batum can get about 24 at SF. Rudy can backup Matthews, who needs to rest his ankle anyway.
     
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