1) Get rid of Artest (sign and trade since I believe he's an FA after this season)2) Ship off Bibby while he still has value3) Draft properly, filling the PG and SF/SG hole
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MoNeY_MiKe__ @ Mar 24 2007, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1) Get rid of Artest (sign and trade since I believe he's an FA after this season)2) Ship off Bibby while he still has value3) Draft properly, filling the PG and SF/SG hole</div> I don't think anyone wants to get they're hands dirty touching Ron Artest. I believe Artest has a player option in the 2008 season. The Kings have to fill some seats, I don't see you getting rid of Artest, especially Bibby.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaRdYC26 @ Mar 24 2007, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>keep mardy colllins and start the F*ck over.</div>My thoguhts exactly but, also hold on to Balkman Lee, and Morris of course.I'm patient enough to go through a 3-4 year re-building period. As long as PROGRESS is made over that time. Isiah has been rebuilding (If you even want to call it that) this team sicne he got here and we have made no, maybe even negative progresss.Fire Zeke!Sell the Knicks!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ProStix#6 @ Mar 23 2007, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Alot of teams need to make some decisions. For example, the Magic need to decide whether they want to keep Darko or go after another free agent (ex. Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter). What about your team?</div>If Darko doesn't try to get to much money we should re-sign him back, but if he thinks he's worth 10 million a year the Magic just need to let him go wlaking. As for free agents, I think the first and foremost free agent to try to get would be Chauncey Billups. I know he plays the same position as Jameer Nelson, but it's fine, I would much rather have him over Lewis or Carter. Ariza could easily take up the small forward spot, and continue to play solid defense, while Nelson or Billups play the 2 spot since both have good shots on them. They might be undersized to play that position, but I feel they can play it well none the less. I'm really not high at all on the Magic trying to get Vince Carter, as he centers more around isolation plays, and driving to the rim. His shooting is really not as good in my opinion as people say it is, and I think he would throw off chemistry more than help this up and coming team.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mAAAbs @ Mar 24 2007, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>My thoguhts exactly but, also hold on to Balkman Lee, and Morris of course.I'm patient enough to go through a 3-4 year re-building period. As long as PROGRESS is made over that time. Isiah has been rebuilding (If you even want to call it that) this team sicne he got here and we have made no, maybe even negative progresss.Fire Zeke!Sell the Knicks!</div>Fire him from the general manager spot, but keep him as the coach of this team. I like Zeke as a coach, and really there isn't anyone else out there that is better, that will be available in the offseason. He plays the younger talents, develops the younger talent well, and motivates his team well. I think keeping him would be a fine idea for a couple more years.
Sixers tank hope for Oden/Durant/Wright and if that don't happen better hope the following year you get like a OJ Mayo, or Rose or some one great cause if not consider us not being a contender for 10 years unless we get a true #1 Iggy is good not a #1 on a CONTENDER though.If it was me I tank 2 years in a row maybe Oden this year tank again for Mayo, or Rose next year. LOL Even if we tanked and did not get Oden we are lucked to have like a Durant, or atleast Wright if we had the worse record now it's impossible to have worse record we can only have like 3rd worse probably but still better chance to land a top 2 then if were 6th worse.Denver get Chauncey Billups, might have to be a sign and trade. Or get Pau, or JO. We need a inside scorer. If we got Pau, or JO of course with out giving up Melo/AI and I think it's possible deff for Pau atleast maybe not JO we would win the title next year.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Mar 24 2007, 06:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It was not a dumb statement. Washington's defense is not good at all. Sure, they may have one or two good/solid defenders, every team does, but come on... Washington's defense is non-existent. They try to win by doing nothing more than outscore the opponent, and they doesn't fly in this league for long... especially not in the playoffs.</div>I wasnt talking about Washington's defense as a whole. BCB said the Wizards have a bunch of scorers who don't play defense. That's not true. Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas don't play defense, but Caron Butler does, and he is very good at it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Mar 26 2007, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I wasnt talking about Washington's defense as a whole. BCB said the Wizards have a bunch of scorers who don't play defense. That's not true. Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas don't play defense, but Caron Butler does, and he is very good at it.</div>OK. One... BCB's point still stands. Other than Caron Butler and DeShawn Stevenson, who else on that team plays good perimeter defense? Nobody. Stop being so literal about it. He says "they are filled with wing scorers that don't play defense" and you come back with "dumb statement, Caron Butler does." Ugh...
My Bulls need to go out and get themselves a reliable low post scorer. Looking back at the Thomas - Aldridge deal, I wish we could have held on to Aldridge because he's the type of player we're lacking at the moment but the Bulls need to either go out and draft a reliable low post scorer or make a deal for one because without one, we're just a playoff team and not a serious contender. A low post scorer means so much to a team because without anyone being a threat in the middle, open jump shots will be very hard to come by because the defense won't have to worry about helping out down low.Some possible candidates to fill that PF/C slot:Roy HibbertJosh McRobertsMarc GasolPau GasolAl Horford (unlikely)Greg Oden (unlikely)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Mar 26 2007, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>OK. One... BCB's point still stands. Other than Caron Butler and DeShawn Stevenson, who else on that team plays good perimeter defense? Nobody. Stop being so literal about it. He says "they are filled with wing scorers that don't play defense" and you come back with "dumb statement, Caron Butler does." Ugh...</div>Well, Antonio Daniels is solid defensively...I am only making a big deal out of this because I thought BCB was saying that Washington's big 3 don't play defense. I'm not sure what he was trying to say but if he is singling out the big 3 for not playing defense, he is definately wrong about Caron Butler.
