<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Sep 23 2006, 10:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No, I don't think Gerald Wallace will ever be a go-to guy offensively. He is very athletic and a good defender, sure, but he's not a guy that can lead an offense or create his own shot very well. He isn't a great shooter and he doesn't have the best ballhandling skills (solid, but not great). Okafor and Morrison are the go-to guys before Wallace.</div>I have seen players with tons of raw ability like Wallace has that become NBA stars. One player that comes to mind is RJ, who I have seen grow before my eyes here in NJ. He was never a very good shooter, and up until this year used his athleticism to get easy points. This year he improved his jumpshot and was a 20PPG guy on a team with VC.Basically what I am saying is he has all the tools, and if he improved his jumper he can be a RJ-like player. He will never be a Kobe or T-Mac, but I feel can be a 20PPG scorer. With Okafur still a bit unpolished down low and Morrison likely not take reigns as #1 scorer for another year or so, I feel now would be a perfect time for Wallace to be main option on the team as he has the tools and ability.
If Isiah Thomas doent make no trades this year they might be good. But I see Thomas maken at least 2 trades thats gonna mess them up and there gonna have to wait till next year 2 get to know eachother
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Sep 23 2006, 11:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Seattle will be worse than Toronto for sure.</div> I don't think so. Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis give you 45 points. They have a two-headed duo at PG, one who gives you fast offense and another with defense and smart play. The Sonics have a ton od bodies inside to use. Chris Wilcox gives them an added dimention inside that they have not had, he's going to put up reasonable numbers inside. Johan Petro was decent last year in his starts and Bob Swift showed flashes of good play when I watched him a few times last year. They have a couple wildcards in Saer Sene and Mickael Gelebale, they could be end of the bench players or good rotational players. Nick Collison and Danny Fortson are both good posts as well to throw in. Who knows, Seattle has a potentially nice little team.
there is no dobut in my mind that portland will not only be the worst team not just for next year, but for the next 2 years at least. They don't have much of anything going on inside, Zach Randolph is overrated, Martell Webster has room to grow, and on top of all that, the Blazers managemwnt was fooled by a coach that had just one very good saeson with the Seattle Sonics
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ProStix#6 @ Sep 26 2006, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>there is no dobut in my mind that portland will not only be the worst team not just for next year, but for the next 2 years at least. They don't have much of anything going on inside, Zach Randolph is overrated, Martell Webster has room to grow, and on top of all that, the Blazers managemwnt was fooled by a coach that had just one very good saeson with the Seattle Sonics</div> Zach Randolph, Joel Przybilla, Jamaal Magloire, Raef LaFrentz and LaMarcus Aldridge...They have nothing going on inside? Are you kidding me. Nate McMillan is a great coach, I don't think many people could have done better in Portland last year, McMillan just needs time to get the players he wants...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB? @ Sep 26 2006, 11:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Zach Randolph, Joel Przybilla, Jamaal Magloire, Raef LaFrentz and LaMarcus Aldridge...They have nothing going on inside? Are you kidding me. Nate McMillan is a great coach, I don't think many people could have done better in Portland last year, McMillan just needs time to get the players he wants...</div>You're right BCB I overlooked the immense talent that is Joel Pryzbilla. Raef shoots too much, Aldridge is very young, and Jamaal Magloire is just average. Once again people are fooled because he was an all-star a few years back. That was b/c the East was weak.
