The 2013-14 OFFICIAL Media Day Thread....

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  1. Wizard Mentor

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    Gerald Wallace joining a team making no attempt at hiding its tanking:
    "I'm very happy to be here. (With my broken down body, I'm happy to be anywhere.)"

    /mygeorgeburnstribute
     
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  3. Wizard Mentor

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    thanks.
     
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    Blakey is that you?
     
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    I dunno what's better: gettin' paid or gettin' laid.

    He's getting both. And he's getting old and worn out. On and off the court.
     
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    damn I love the guy still....hate to see what has happened to him
     
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    Oh I love him like a fat kid loves cake. I'd take him if it were like baseball and the other team could pay his horrible contract. But I love me some G-Dub. I bet if he could go somewhere and go all out G-Dub style for 20-25 minutes per game.... It'd be awesome to see.
     
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    yeah..he could be in the perfect place. Just proves that situation trumps ability so often
     
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    He has the ability still. He just needs to be on a upper-level playoff team to be at his best at this point. He'll be exposed as aging on a weak team like Boston. But on a better playoff team, he could fill a huge role and look like a rejuvenated stud.
     
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    I'd agree though my guess is that he wouldn't have accepted a backup role (& money) in PDX... better to swing for starter-ish type $ on the Free Agent market. He didn't hit a homer in the FA market, but he also didn't leave $ on the table.

    Anyhoo, both guys are under contract for the next 3 seasons with TR making 11.9M to JJ's 16.1. It's not my money and I'm not trying to save PA some petty millions but I am an advocate of saving $ for the sake of being able to spend it elsewhere like they've done. While Robinson may not be as good today as Hickson, they've similar games & Robinson has more upside as he's more athletic. He's got a great opportunity to be the main backup Big on a solid team... fingers crossed

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  16. Natebishop3

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    We know what JJ Hickson is. I don't see him improving drastically. Robinson is a bit of an enigma. He has the potential to be a star. At worst, he'll be Hickson. At best, he could be something special.
     
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    T-Rob would have to get worse on D to match a "worst-case" scenario of JJ.
     
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    Except that JJ's offense is quite a bit more refined.
     
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  20. Natebishop3

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    I don't think so. JJ relied heavily on his athleticism. It's not like we're talking about Karl Malone here. He scored a lot of putbacks and dunks.
     
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