Craig Smith?

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  1. MARIS61

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    Yeah, now that Rudy's playing against us Smith won't let him slap us silly and make us overreact and get thrown out of the game like...never mind.
     
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    Who is Sergio starting for this year? Lakers? Heat? Mavs?
     
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    I listened to his news conference a little while ago I like/respect this guy and agree on makin him GM, get er done!
     
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    Too bad we didn't have him last year to knock JJ Barera on his ass. We needed a legit backup PF. Seems like a pretty good signing.

    I wonder if he'll complete with Thomas for the backup PF position, or if Thomas will be playing backup center. I actually hope Chris Johnson gets the backup C position.
     
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    When a 5'2 PG is dominating you on the boards, yes you do.
     
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    Sorry, we signed Craig Smith, not Eddy Curry.
     
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    Very good signing. I don't think he'll get many minutes, but he adds serviceable depth in the frontcourt which we needed.
     
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    Two solid signings by our GMs. Way to go, Triforce.

    I think he will bring even more toughness to our bench.
     
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    With Felton playing with all our young guards, mabe Jamal Crawford will get fewer minutes than Craig Smith.
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    Who's gonna be the 3rd IR guy other than Oden, Babbitt?
    With this signing we have 15 players and I'm worried my beloved Armon Johnson becomes 13th on the depth chart...
     
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    With the addition of Crawford, and his ability to back up both guard spots, I see either Armon Johnson or Elliot Williams being the third player on the inactive list come opening night (assuming Aldridge has been cleared to play). It will depend on how they perform in training camp. I'm pulling for Elliot Williams to make the active roster as I think he could have more of an immediate impact than Armon Johnson and also has a higher "upside". With Felton, Crawford, and Nolan Smith all capable of playing PG, I just don't see Armon getting much PT this season. Imagine how crowded the PG position would be if we still had Patty Mills.
     
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    I think Armon AND Elliot will be spending some quality time in Boise.
     
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    I was not aware they brought the old IR rule back. Is this for sure?
     
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    It's still the "inactive list" like last season.
     
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    Same weight, maybe, but he's way taller and skinnier.
     
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    I thought there were more spots for the first few weeks of this lockout season.
     
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    C
    Marcus Camby
    Kurt Thomas
    Chris Johnson
    Greg Oden
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    LaMarcus Aldridge
    Gerald Wallace
    Nicolas Batum
    Craig Smith
    Luke Babbitt
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    Raymond Felton
    Wesley Matthews
    Jamal Crawford
    Armon Johnson
    Elliot Williams
    Nolan Smith

    Edit: You counted right! It's 15.
     
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    Since Armon has a head start over the 2 rookies (Elliot or Nolan) getting used to the league, the chances are good that for any given game, at least one of them will be considered less useful than Armon.

    I just realized that since there are so many Williams and Smiths and Johnsons in the world, I may start calling them Elliot and Nolan and Armon.
     
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