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we got a lot of whistles blown our way (for once) and actually converted A LOT of those at the line. the result...not having a nail biter of a game.

that's the difference right there.

very satisfying win. very ~ been a while since we won one convincingly...

hell, you could even work in something with our pick this year if that's what it took to make a deal (like that) go through...

well, they are (most likely) going to lose VanHorn (to somebody, let's just pray it's not us)...

biggest concern with them is their new 'committment' to defense...Al doesn't fit well in that role though would certainly flourish with someone like Dirk consistently drawing double teams/ playing on the perimeter more...

read the sportsguy's post on Cassell ~ quite glowing.

I'd consider paying Sam-I-Am pretty big money (say, Nash money of about 11 mil a year) to come play alongside JJ but reduce his minutes with another 'pg' off the bench?

the only way you can pair them together for a significant amount of time, in my estimation, is if you have a defensive anchor/minded center that can block shots.

Zaza is far from that (Defensive minded). he's a 'great player for the money,' and certainly one that I'd like to keep around, even play significantly...but I simply have trouble seeing the Smoove Marvin combo playing alongside anything but what's mentioned above.

why would you rather have Dally? not that I think Cheeks is the best coach in the world, but something is definitely 'going on' when a player of Dally's 'caliber' has such a significant decline in minutes/starting as he's had this year. Sure, he gets blocks...but I know nothing of his 'true d' and he's got a major contract that he has shown no signs of earning this year...

maybe philly fan can give us more details (though I know he loves Dally).

what happened to arenas?

nice point about is we acquired a more prototypical pf and its affect on those wanting Smoove to be a pf...

at the beginning of this year Smoove's positional future was, to a large degree, up for debate.

However, as the season has gone on, particulary the second half, Smoove has shown his 'desires' to be a sf/scorer/ all round type of man. Granted, the biggest hindrance to this evolution at this point is a) perimeter defense, and b) ball handling/shot creation

but he's showing more and more that those hs clips of him were dead on ~ he patterns his game much more towards a prototypical sf than even a '3rd generation new wave' pf...

don't get me wrong, I have serious questions about him too and do believe that he is somewhat overpaid and overhyped ~ but he fits the bill of what we're needing (to a degree) and, prior to this year, was generally known for his effort.

Granted, this is in direct contradiction to my loathing of how he handled the Cle. situation, one which still disgruntles me to this day...

would you rather that than what happened with Amare? different situations granted...but calling someone out (who does'nt have much an injury history prior tot his does he? and what heart condition?).

I'm playing devil's advocate to a degree here...but...

I can't really say anything ~ I went to an Ivy League school (swam there) & Harvard was our primary rival ~ there truly are some differences (in general) between peoples at each of the ivy's, but I simply couldn't resist the temptation to stick a little jab in there against harvard...

and...isn't the contract that most speculate al will be seeking/acquiring this year quite similar to Boozer's?

how different are their numbers?

I thought boxing out was something people did on defense/ while securing 'space' for grabbing a board...

um...Andro is a steroid, plain and simple. It was highly publicised at the time~ and it's use is now strictly illegal

Harvard people suck anyhow ~ so be glad that you're not going/graduating from there ~

but I'm biased & with ulterior motives on this one (and the above was a joke, well, sort of)...

any combination of UK/ UMich or UK/ UNC...

Bonds is nothing less than a product of MLB's own creation. If they wanted to clean things up, they'd have acted long before it become a public outcry/ political matter.

Greenies have been around for how long?

Bonds has 'earned' everything he's gotten/earned all the records and accolades that he has achieved (in the eyes/standards that the MLB produced).

were he to have Shaq's personality/ media love this wouldn't be half the issue that it is...

about it, did it really happen?

http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=2398005

amazed that they have their draft the day after the NCAA's final game...

great point and post ~ solid reality check for all of those who were getting a little ahead of themselves.

you have to remember two things:

1) who else really rebounds on that seattle team? who even plays inside/is in position?

2) Wilcox is what, in his 4th year now? 3rd? regardless, he's been in the league as long as Kwame & several others...

not that I want him for this team (unless we're trading Salim/ bench firepower) ~ but hey, if for no other reason than that we'd truly find out who the best dunker is (Nate vs. Smoove)...

again, I am NOT advocating this move.

um, that's not too much and I'd do the deal in a heartbeat...that's actually far far far too long (a heartbeat).

are you kidding? you'd pass that up? with this draft? with the possibility of our losing Al for nothing anyway right now?

yikes.

you'll call them when contradictory, and amazingly so at that.

sometimes however, especially of late, I get hte feeling that you're posting certain 'thoughts' simply to lead someone else into said situation.

but hey, maybe that's just my perception.

is it? that's a question that I've long had; FAcy starts on July 1 ~ the draft is prior to that. Thus, is Al (or his rights) tradeable in late June? I'm not sure.

and your personal thoghts on the (rather astute) observation of Belk's love for MWill and the somewhat absolution therein implied over his being 'BK's choice?

but you often pass 'ideas' along that you don't actually agree or want to 'defend', simply to create chatter. You've admitted this yourself. With some of the tactics employed as of late, these would almost appear to be 'traps' by which to get someone else to say something that they will then later contradict.

you yourself have contradicted your own previous posts.

if you really want to get ot the 'gritty' of it though ~ your inability to admit, state, or otherwise reveal that any of your arguments are wrong is what's most annoying...

sometimes Diesel, even you can be wrong...