cfoo
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Post by cfoo on Oct 12, 2006 13:23:56 GMT -5
Happy we didn't make the AI trade? After watching the 1st two preseason games, I have to say I'd be very upset if we trade any of our young players. Rondo, Telfair, Allen, Green, Gomes, Jefferson, Perk all appear to be coming along nicely and patience will hopefully be our reward on these guys. West hasn't played yet but he deserves to be on that list as well. Pierce is still the guy we are building around. Scal still sucks. Wally, RAtliff should provide veteran stability and quality play until some of the younger guys can step up, and potential trade bait/cap relief down the road. Everything else is pretty much wide open. Please do not trade the young guys though. I want to see this play out at this point. I really see this team on the verge of really exploding.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Oct 12, 2006 14:45:54 GMT -5
Count me in. i just dont think AI wouldve given us enough to win it all. Im not saying this team is a contender right now, but its much easier to move rookie contracts than it would b e to move AI's monolithic contract.
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Post by cfoo on Oct 12, 2006 14:50:43 GMT -5
Well we basically have 8 young solid players plus Pierce, that is a 9 man rotation right there, and it's a question whether or not our young players have enough upside to get it done, and get enough pt in the process at their highest peak. I personally think we are very close. Danny at one point said we are one trade away, and I believe him. I'm just not sure what that trade would be and if it would include any of the 8 players mentioned. I personally would prefer to keep the 8 plus Pierce, and trade someone else or sign a star free agent to give us a 10 deep rotation. Right now we are pretty much 12-13 deep of quality players, but we are lacking experience and star power outside of Pierce.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 12, 2006 16:07:59 GMT -5
Well, to look at both sides of the coin, we don't know how we would be doing if AI was a Celtic. For all we know, we may be looking a lot better than we already look now (and I'm pretty happy with where we are at now, minus the turnovers).
But I look at this team, and I am happy with this team. We have a lot of room to grow and I think we will get much better as the season progresses. I am not upset at the least that we did not get Iverson.
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Post by esco33 on Oct 12, 2006 17:19:27 GMT -5
I know what we would be doing. Iverson would be scoring 25 or 30 a game, looking cool in the Celts green jersey and green headband but we would still be losing. We would be 0-2.
It would have just been Pierce and Ivey taking all of the shots.
It wouldn't have been team ball I really believe.
I really love how the offense is trying to be run with the "easy baskets, everybody gets some shots, whoevers open, 5 guys in double-figures" style.
Sure they are turning it over, but that will be remedied in time.
I for one NEVER wanted the Ivey deal to go through.
Don't get me wrong I like Iverson. I have his Sixers jersey. I am a fan, but it wouldn't have been a good fit.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Oct 13, 2006 1:09:13 GMT -5
Well, to look at both sides of the coin, we don't know how we would be doing if AI was a Celtic. For all we know, we may be looking a lot better than we already look now (and I'm pretty happy with where we are at now, minus the turnovers). But I look at this team, and I am happy with this team. We have a lot of room to grow and I think we will get much better as the season progresses. I am not upset at the least that we did not get Iverson. I'd almost guarentee we'd be a better team. I'd say we'd be looking at low 50s in wins with AI, a record I'll almost guarantee this team wont reach. But i just dont think a trade for AI wouldve put us over the hump. We'd be much too thin up front.
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