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You know the thing that really eats at me when somone makes a comment like this? It's that they actually believe they know something about the athlete. All you know about AI is what the media wants you to know. And as outkast says " The whole world loves it when your going down" ESPN is out to get ratings so for all I know he could of bust in with a cap gun. The thing is is that the media is so intrusive in athletes live is that you know about this stuff. I can only imagine what kind of things Babe Ruth got into when he was still alive. I know from reading that he was a druggie and an alcholic. The thing is I will probably never know what else he was into because the media wasn't allowed to invade peoples privacy the way they do now. I doubt that any Baseball GM would say I am not taking Babe Ruth because he is a thug. Hell they made the guy an Idol for baseball. But Allen Iverson is a thug for getting pissed about his wife running off and going to some other guys house. If thats what makes a thug then there are plenty out there. Because I know many men that have done crazy and stupid things for their women. But I regress.

I don't. I think he will average 24.4ppg. LOL I think he will average this because last year the team offense ran like constipated dukie and he averaged 20. So with the offense becoming more fluid(like when you take ex-lax) I expect to see a big jump in his stats. A. because our perimiter shooting will be better Jt, Dicku, DJ( should be improved) this will stop SAR from getting triple and double teamed. B. Jt should be a better distributor this year along with the rest of the team flowing better. C. Because if Webber can do it why can't SAR?

Actually I made Finneran on Madden 2002 on the ps2 while I realize this is just a game so don't post to this effect It is kind of erie how the playoff pictures when you simulate kind of end up how they really were. Finneran ended the season with 10 touchdowns and 1025 yards receiving. I didnt pump him up I swear. I made him and 80 overall. If you want the exact stats I will tell you. Actually I am waiting for the hitting to start but I think Alvis Whitted has impressed the team in passing camp. There was never any doubting his speed, but his hands seem to be coming along also. They have a pic of him on the falcons site and he is ripped. The sucess of the falcons this year is dependent on what it always is. The line. If the Offensive line can make room for Dunn and Duckett this will help Vick tremendously. We already have one of the better receiving tight ends in the game Algae Crumpler. ( does he drop anything?) If the defensive front (not line anymore since the move to 3-4) can create pressure on opposing teams qb's I expect big things from the falcons. I read on the Falconsroost that Jamal received and offer to play for somone and he turned it down. I said he was going in another direction Movies or something and announcing. Could you imagine Charles Barkley and Jamal talking( glad I have mute)

PG:Jason Terry 21.4PPG 7.9APG 2.1SPG SG:Dermarr Johnson 12.5PPG 6RPG 1.9BLK SF:Ira Newble 9.5PPG 6.5RPG PF:Abdur Rahim 24.4PPG 10.0RPG 3.9APG 2BLK(CWeb type#'s C:Theo Ratliff 11PPG 8RPG 3.5BLK Starters Average 78.8 (not unlikely IMO because shaq and kobe nearly average 60 by themselves. Thats only 18 more points with 5 people compared to 2) PG:Dan Dickau 5PPG 4.3APG 40%3pt SG:Dion Glover 6PPG 1.5APG SF:Toni Kukoc 7.5PPG 3.8APG 3.5RPG SF:Chris Crawford 2PPG 2RPG( he will hardly get to play) PF:Alan Henderson 5PPG 3RPG C:Nazr Mohammad 6.5PPG 6RPG Bench Average 32ppg Likely 23-25 ppg Team outlook by average 110.8ppg Likely around 100-102ppg I don't think that average will be closer to 100, but you can expect this kind of fluctuation in averages, for not all these players will play every night. Their average is not hurt when they receive a DNP. So I think that accounts for the high team and bench averages.

I don't know about Raja Bell, but I would take Zack Randolf right now. It's hard to get off the bence when you have Rasheed Wallace, Dale Davis, and Shawn Kemp in front of you. I would much rather have Zack Randolf then Hendu. The kid has talent and didn't get to show it because he is on portlands team. Whom kind of reminds me of another young player that was on Portlands team years ago. O yea Jermaine Oneal I guess he was a benchwarmer also.

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I bet your one of those guys who swears he was on the grassy nole aren't you Dolfan? LOL You know that Bob got that ball over, but it just hurts your Dolfan pride to admit it. If you do do ay video clip make sure you get the good camera angles not the ones that don't show anything. The Dirty Birds are going to be as Dirty as ever next year. We finally got a big nasty in the backfield again. I hope we play the Dolfuns. LOL

How dare you speak such blasphemy Dolfan? For your crimes you will be burned on the grill when I tailgate. It has been a while since I had Dolfan. I still say it crossed the goaline. The replay showed it IMO.

Being a sports star has to suck. Man eveybody and their mama is all in your business. To bad they can't take ESPN to court for invasion of privacy. I don't know Dolfan if he be a thug or not, but I do know it isn't the first time a man has done something stupid for a women. Rather he is a thug,prep,rich, or poor guys do stupid stuff when it comes to women. I happen to like Allen Iverson and I hope the stories are not true. The question we all need to ask ourselves is what would we do if the women we loved ran off and you suspected she was at another mans house? Me personally I am a calm, cool and collected person so I would probably be civil, but I don't think you can call someone a thug for reacting that way to the situation at hand.

Everyone knows we really won that game Dolfan. Bob Christian clearly puts the ball over the goaline. I think they just gave yall the game because if they didn't your squad wouldn't have went to the playoffs.

It's not only Hill's scoring ability that makes him attractive its his playmaking ability. He was like an PG when he played at Detroit. He could easily average 6 assist here at SF. Probably more.

Yea it seemed kind of strange to me also. I didn't believe I just wanted to ruffle your feathers. LOL

Yea but Odom is way more talented then JR Rider every was. He has a chance to be a top 5 player IMO and that is worth the risk to me.

Well they always said at Miami Davenport was a big load to bring down. LOL

MIAMI - Najeh Davenport, a fourth-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers, was arrested Monday, accused of breaking into a university dormitory and defecating in a woman's closet, police said. Davenport, 23, surrendered to police Monday and was charged with a second-degree felony count of burglary and a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief, said Richard Master, a Miami Shores police spokesman. The former University of Miami player was wanted on a warrant issued in April. He was released Monday afternoon from a Miami-Dade County jail after posting a $6,500 bond. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, police said. "This whole thing is a misunderstanding. Najeh had nothing to do with the situation," said Richard Sharpstein, Davenport's attorney. According to police, Davenport crept into a dorm room at Barry University around 6 a.m. on April 1. A woman sleeping in the room, Mary McCarthy, told police she was startled by a strange sound and saw Davenport squatting in her closet. Davenport then allegedly defecated in a laundry basket, McCarthy told detectives. Campus security identified the football player from a picture in the University of Miami yearbook, police said. McCarthy told police she didn't know Davenport. Sharpstein said he was confident authorities would drop the charges against his client. The Packers released a statement Monday saying team officials have spoken to Davenport about the allegations. "It would be inappropriate for us to comment further on this matter, however, until the legal system has run its course," the statement read. An agent for Davenport didn't immediately return phone calls for comment Monday. The 6-2, 248-pound Davenport, a fullback, was selected by the Packers in the fourth round of the NFL Draft in Ap

Yea but trying to make Nazar hard is like trying to stop George W. from looking like an idiot. It ain't happening. I personally feel like Leon has tons of talent, and Mahorn was his mentor. If I was a problem child and you took away the person I looked up to, I think my problems would most likely start coming back. I'm not making excuses for Leon I am only trying to speculate the source of the problem.

I have one question Diesel. How can you say that Fisher is better than Dickau, but you are ready to trade JT and have DD start. I don't know about you, but I want someone better then Fisher at PG. The only reason LA gets away with it is because of Shaq and Kobe. So the meat of my question is why are you so eager to trade JT and have DD starting if you think Fisher is better then him?

Man this is to bad, because I had high hopes for Leon. Everytime I think of Leon I think of when they put him in and one of our players shot a hard brick, and Leon grabbed it out the air with one hand and slammed it home. I was like wow. You know I think firing Mahorn may have been a bad move because he Leon had no slip ups when he was here. They were always reporting how Mahorn really liked him and had been spending extra time with Leon. You don't think Leon resented them firing Mahorn his mentor do you? I have a feeling when Mahorn left that was probably the begining of the end for Leon. Why did we fire him anyway?

Is anyone else besides me suprised that LAC were willing to give up so much for Miller? Odom and two lotter picks for Miller? Seems like an awful lot to me. If LAC want to give Odom away because they don't want his contract they can send him here and we can start racking up Championship Rings. Could you Imagine JT/DJ/Odom/SAR/Theo. Odom would be the best player on this team assuming he plays at his normal level. LAC were practically giving him away. He has tons of talent.

Actually trace I think Jaqcue played himself off this team. He played so well last year that he is worth more money than we are willing to give him. As for Dickau I hope he will be better than Jaque, but I don't think he is why we didn't sign him back. If you look at Babcock's comments he never sounded like we were going to resign JV. Even befored the draft. I think it's because JV wants to go somewhere and start.

I would do that deal but I don't think LAC would. The only usable part they get is JT because Kukoc won't start over Odom or Miles. So it comes down to Jt for Brand. I like Jt but I don't think he can pull Brand at this time in his career. Most people don't like to trade Big exceptional talent for small talent.

So can I ask you how does Arod not know what winning is? Is it his fault he is not on the Yankees? I think A-rod puts up just as good of numbers as Jeter with way more Homeruns. The difference between the two is one plays for the Yankees and the other for the rangers. It fits the Stockton arguement because you always dog players for being on bad teams, but when you want to say stockton is better than Magic you want to bring how good the team was in to question. Now translate this to Jeter/A-Rod. It is not A-rod fault he has been on sorry teams. So I don't think you can say Jeter is better because his stats count. Actually I am more disapointed in A-Rod for the rediculous contract, but I can't hate on him becase if Texas is stupid enough to offer it I wouldn't turn it down. If they get a salary cap in MLB they will seriously be straped.

LOL haha LOL Kevin Gar lOl haha Ira Haha LOL.

Where is Demarr Johnson? I know what I will get from the rest of the players DJ is the wild card. If he can take his game to the next level and become that 3rd scorer, the Hawks will make some noise this year. I think DJ is the key.

Keep the comic relief coming LOL.