Jamil

In reply to: Dun is not even our GM! Just so you know. And neither is Babcock, much to your chagrin.

This is what's wrong with the NBA and MLB as well. If this were the NFL, players like Alan Henderson, Chris Crawford and Nazr Mohammed would be asked to restructure their contracts or be cut from the team. Of course the blame partially lies upon idiots like Pete Babcock who give these players those deals in the first place, but the team shouldn't be stuck to have to pay big money for small production over the course of several years like with Henderson. A team should have an option at some point of voiding the remainder of the contract. If the player still has some sort of ability, someone out there will pick him up at some price. In the case of someone like Crawford, it's unfortunate that he is chronically injured. That's tough. Injuries are a part of sports and only the strong survive. The best interests of the team should be first and foremost. He's making about $3 million a year and that is simply too much for a player who is contributing NOTHING.

I think that if given the chance, Doc Rivers would come back to Atlanta.

In reply to: So ur saying... ORLANDO isint a very good team with McGrady since McGrady hasnt won a single playoff series w/ them? Well all they've done is hover around the .500 mark. I don't think that you could call that very good. In reply to: Sure Detroit didnt go past round 1 w/ a young grant hill, but then again... did he have help? He had old Dumars and old Hunter as guards. Jerry Stackhouse didnt really fit well playin next to Hill. He was with Detroit for six seasons and didn't win a single playoff series. That's pretty sad considering how hyped up Hill has always been. In reply to: the misery he caused in ORLANDO is only b/c of the PISTONS ORGANIZATION- they screwed him over. They made him ruin his bball career. Wrong. The misery he is causing the Magic is because of the Magic Organization signing Hill to a huge contract when he was damaged goods. Now they are throwing away $10+ million of precious cap room on absolutely nothing. In reply to: WHAT IF!!! he was 100% healthy? do u think ORLANDO would be in misery??? Well considering that he never won a thing in Detroit, the evidence is not there that he would be of much help if healthy. Nevertheless, he isn't healthy and the "what if" game is foolish anyways. That's like saying "what if the Hawks never traded for Glenn Robinson, they would be in the playoffs". Yeah maybe they would, but what good does it do to speculate because what has happened has happened.

Remember Taylor Smith was denying that the Falcons were sold as well.

That's about what he's averaged. That's a yearly record of 45-37. I'd say that's pretty damned good.

I'm surprised that ABC has the Falcons for only one Monday Night game (St Louis). Perhaps they are skeptical because the Falcons have never had back to back winning seasons and always seem to let the fans down after a good season? I think this is the year that tradition comes to an end!

http://www.nba.com/coachfile/gregg_popovic...x.html?nav=page Pop was named the Spurs General Manager on May 31, 1994. He served as GM for eight full seasons before turning the job over to R.C. Buford on July 1, 2002. Named the Spurs Head Coach on December 10, 1996, =========================================== Looks like he was HC/GM from 12/96 thru 07/02. I have never heard of R.C. Buford.

In reply to: I say we are better off now than we were with Lon. The winning percentage is worse under Stotts and he's had more games to get his system in place this season. If Lon was the big problem that some thought he was, Stotts isn't doing much to help that argument, and the record proves this. In reply to: The other thing is coach. As well as Stotts have started, If we are in the business for a new something, I would want Fratello as GM/Coach. Simply because he understands the game on both levels and HE loves Atlanta. Plus he's a good teacher. As well as Stotts has started? 19-29 is not well, especially when that has included a large number of double digit losses and a worse record than his predecessor who was fired. I wouldn't mind seeing Fratello come back though. I think that Doc Rivers is the man to go after if at all possible. He belongs back in Atlanta. A combination of the two would be wonderful.

I agree with him about the drafting of JT that it was a good decision but it was a no brainer for Babcock because Avery was clearly out of the question. It was time for Mookie to go anyway. The SAR deal has not panned out as it should have. I'm sorry, but when you bring in a maximum-salaried player you expect results, in the wins column. People can talk all day about his statistics but since this hasn't translated into wins, you have to wonder what we gained. You also have to consider that he hasn't been a factor in attendance. Gasol comes at a quarter of the cost and is arguably as good as SAR is. Obviously the hiring of Kruger was a wrong, and the Rider deal should've resulted in Babcock's immediate firing. It would be nice to have Tinsley, but I think a more damning decision to the team was the Robinson trade. There's no denying that he has had a negative impact on the team. I never liked him before and it discusts me that he's a Hawk now. My hope is that out new GM's first order of business is unloading him. One more WRONG that Carter should've mentioned was the playoff guarantee. Yes I know that it was Kruger's idea, but that could only have happened with Babcock's approval. It has resulted in one of the biggest embarrassments in franchise history, right up there with the Rider deal.

In reply to: Gabrielle should be higher. He traded a one dimensional shooter for a 20/10 PF and a 18/5/5 SG. Not to mention Tmac, Hill, and he should have gotten Duncan. I'd rank Dumars above Gabriel easily. The Grant Hill trade as an example. The Hill trade has been a total disaster for Orlando that may haunt them for several years. Hill has played about 50 games in 3 years for Orlando and has cost Gabriel's team at least $30 million. Meanwhile, it has been a blessing for Detroit. Gabriel should have gotten Duncan, but he didn't.

Hunter didn't do much to impress in Vancouver. Most of all was the mishandling of the Steve Francis situation. I'm hopeful that the team will get the right man. THE EVIL IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hill might've put up some nice looking numbers and was a very popular player. However, the Pistons were not very good with him. I don't believe they even won a playoff series while he was there. It was only after Hill left that Detroit has become a contender in the East. And then look at the misery he has caused Orlando..... You can't trust a Duke player and that is a proven fact! Hill is no different than the rest of them.

In reply to: Well, I'd argue that there are worse GMs. Jim Paxson in Cleveland immediately comes to mind. Gary St. Jean in Golden State is worthless. Pete needs to be replaced, but he isn't the worst GM in the league. Paxson has done an awful job but Babcock has done an awful job for many more years so for that reason I'd say Babcock is worse. As far as St Jean, he might be worthless but Babcock is worth even less. The Eric Musselman situation is an example.