Unfortunately I agree. This will be the first time in Cousin's career that he's played with another legit player. He and Rondo are a dream PG/C combo, IMO. Hopefully it doesn't work out! Hopefully Rondo really has gone downhill in a hurry, rather than just being a bad fit in DAL. But if he hasn't, his passing, defense, and rebounding will pair perfectly with DMC. This could be a new Bad Boys era...except for the fact that the rest of the team still sucks!
Come on, this is a bit jaded. KG won MVP in 03-04 with those guys! The guy put up 24/13/5 with 2 blks and stls. Spree and Cassell did not carry him.
The point remains that he never took his team anywhere without Spree and Sam. Good stats, bad team, FUCK KG. I'll say it again (and again, and again) - he's just a good version of LMA. See Brian's post in the "who you not want" thread if you want more on why I can't stand KG. I don't give a shit about personal accolades (MVP, All-Star, All-NBA - it's all meaningless bullshit for middle school kids to get excited about when trading basketball cards).
I dunno, man. Winning MVP in a year when Shaq, AI, Kobe, Duncan, Dirk, TMac etc were all at the peak of their powers means something to me.
Maybe you need to read the thread again. If you don't think that DMC is not worth a package of any 5 players on our team aside from Dame,CJ and Mayers then you are underrating him.
My final move this summer would be to tentatively offer turkeyglue a roster spot – and then change my mind at the last minute . . .
He's not. That isn't about his talent. He has the talent to be the best center in the league. What's in between his ears (what we've seen so far) devalued him.
Your point is wrong. The Timberwolves have been to the playoffs 8 years in the franchises 26 year history; all 8 of those years were from 1997-2004 with Kevin Garnett. He elevated a historically bad team to a solid playoff club. They were the Sacramento Kings before and after KG but while he was there he lead them farther than Boogie has ever done. A better version of LMA is a damn good player. No he's not the best player of all time but he was a legit superstar for over a decade.
My final move this season would be Thibbs as defensive coordinator. Mark Price as shooting coach and Laimbeer as big man coach..then let them do their thing
I would not put Sheed in the same category as Artest and Rodman, but none the less all of those guys were surrounded by solid vet's and HOF coaches when they won their championships. Again I am not totally discarding your proposal, because it is intriguing, but can Dame alone give him guidance? Kaman?
No, he elevated his club to a perennial one-and-done doormat for the rest of the Western Conference to wipe their feet on during the first round of the Playoffs - the worst possible place for a team to be. He absolutely was a very good player - but it did dickall for his team because he's not good enough to be the primary option on a good team. And he's a fake tough-guy bitchass motherfucker.
Alright man. You sold me. Great posts. I really haven't been a fan of trading our potentials, mainly Vonleh, Leonard and McCullom, but... you sold me. I don't want to get rid of all three, but 2 and a few other toss ins... you sold me.
@Blazers Roy look man. I think Boogie is an amazing talent. If he didn't have such a personal problem with attitude, all 30 teams would throw the world to try and get him. His problem is he's 1a talent, with 5th string mentality. When you give away 5 players (good potential players to boot), that's for 1a talent with 1a mental fortitude. There is a level of commitment a franchise must give to the already existing players. You find the leadership on the court that will put their team on their back, over any obstacle, and carry the leadership role to the rest of his teammates. I don't see that with Boogie. In fact, I see him willing to throw his team under the bus because he's not happy there. He has the making of a player that wants a successful team but unwilling to carry the load to make his team relevant enough for other players to want to join him. We have that with Dame, and he has enough of a supporting cast to lure other players in. I would absolutely love Boogie to be a Blazer, but not at the cost of handcuffing our organization and putting him as a 1a player. I would love him to be our third option player that evolves to 1a when he grows up. He's not there yet and I don't want him scaring off the other potential players in process of his growth.
I would love to see an assistant coach on the bench that would be the next coach. Luke Walton would be my choice.
