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I think that's right, it would seem to be. He's on "our books" until then, so one would assume that he'd be on the IR till then as well...but I haven't heard anything official.

"No, but I have a feeling I'm right saying that Theo got it handed to him when he was in the game." translation: I'm making crap up to back up my dislike for Theo, esp. his playing center on this team. Also, I posted it three times to reiterate that point and make sure everyone saw it.

unlike when AI was "made" captain, it sounds like captain on the Hawks was voted on by the players (and staff???). I'm pretty sure that LB named AI as capt, though I don't disagree with the logic...

unlike when AI was "made" captain, it sounds like captain on the Hawks was voted on by the players (and staff???). I'm pretty sure that LB named AI as capt...

see below, gimme some details, and I'll probably take it.

Like I said before, if anyone wants to send me some details, i.e. does this require dialy player picks, how does it work etc (never done a fantasy league), I'd really be interested in joining...but don't want to over commit and know I have somewhat limited time, esp the next few months.

if that suit doesn't crawl up and choke him first!

and either Stotts told JT to take over and score or JT decided to do it on his own ~ either way, we went from no points to 10 in no time flat, apparently just willing us back into the game.

starting lineup of JT, Dion, SJax, Theo, Nazr

Kemp is a maybe, but the thing is, chemistry right now is so fragile. The Hawks appear to be coming into this season knowing the task at hand, and, for the first time in awhile, knowing each other, with only one "new starter" in SJax. Playing together and having everyone on the same page is more important than anything, including an outside shooter or widebody inside...so if bringing in someone to fill one of those roles risks locker room stability, the definition of roles, etc, then I'd rather not do it...

I was waiting for these to start pouring in...Ford obviously just looked to see where Dion was listed at under ESPN's player rater (sf), not where he played mostly last year and will START this year...

Toni would still be fantastic on a team like the Lakers (off the bench) to provide stability on offense, an outside threat, good passing, etc...but at this point, esp at this point, he's not going to fit in well with a running team of young guys...can you see him out there with Ford, Mason, TT, Gadzuric? they'd be running and he'd be cherry pickin...

Hawks' starters have nothing to lose By Terry Brown NBA Insider Tuesday, October 7 Updated: October 7 2:15 PM ET Shareef Abdur-Rahim should score another 20 points per game this year for the Hawks. If he isn't traded. Theo Ratliff should block another three shots per game for Atlanta. If he isn't injured. Stephen Jackson should shake those rumors about his sulking in the locker room while the Spurs won 60 games and an NBA title. If he isn't sulking in the locker room while having to play for the Hawks while winning half as many games. There isn't enough talent on this roster to mount any decent position battles to speak of. Jason Terry, Boris Diaw, Jackson, Reef and Ratliff should be starting simply by showing up. If they remember that there are new owners in Atlanta and do show up in the first place. Atlanta Hawks Point guard Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes Jason Terry 4 6-2 17.2 ppg, 7.4 apg After years and years of haggling over the point guard and shooting guard slots, this is not only his position, but very well could be his team. By matching the Jazz's offer to retain Terry, they've committed to a player during the offseason after failing to so in the previous four regular seasons. Nonetheless, he totaled career-high numbers in assists while still scoring in the high double-digits last year with nary a peep. It's his team now. It's a bad team. But it's his team. Jacque Vaughn 6 6-1 5.9 ppg, 2.9 apg Has capably played for three teams in four seasons. It would have been four in four except that this is a return trip to Atlanta, where he had the best year of his NBA career two seasons ago. Dan Dickau 1 6-0 3.7 ppg, 1.7 apg He was drafted by the Kings last year and traded to the Hawks for a player to be named later. Has anyone caught the name of that player yet? Terrell Brandon 11 5-11 -- Will earn his $10 million gold watch for expending as much energy as you did in reading this piece. Shooting guard Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes Boris Diaw R 6-8 -- It took Kobe Bryant three years to get his starting position. It took Tracy McGrady four. Because of circumstances beyond his control, Boris Diaw gets his on day one. And that could be just as bad for Diaw as it is for the Hawks. Travis Hansen R 6-6 -- The only thing possibly worse than starting at shooting guard for this year's Hawks as a rookie is being the back-up shooting guard for this year's Hawks as a rookie. At least Diaw is going to hear his name over the loudspeakers before each game. Small forward Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes Stephen Jackson 3 6-8 11.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg Rumor has it that this guy actually played alongside Tim Duncan last year and won an NBA title with him. But unless he puts up some decent numbers on a team that sorely needs them, he'll have a hard time convincing anyone of the previous sentence, especially after having to sell that championship ring to compensate for the money he lost in the offseason. Dion Glover 4 6-5 9.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg Has steadily progressed in his four-year tenure with the Hawks and was a trusty backup to the high-scoring Glenn Robinson last year. The problem, though, is that Robinson is gone and Dion Glover is still a backup. Lee Nailon 3 6-9 5.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg Drafted in 1999. In Italy by 2000. Charlotte in 2001, New York in 2002 and, now, Atlanta in 2003. Keep your bags packed. Power forward Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 6-9 19.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg Is he overrated? Is he underrated? How can a guy who's averaged more than 20 points and eight rebounds over his career be either? But, then again, how can a guy who's totaled more than 11,000 points and 4,400 rebounds in 533 games have yet to participate in a single playoff game? There is little doubt that Reef would be a starting power forward for almost any team in the league. But he very well could be playing for this third team before this season ends and we're beginning to question almost any team in the league that would have him. Alan Henderson 8 6-9 4.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg The good news is that he played all 82 games last season. The bad news is that he was the only Hawk to do so and posted a career-low average of 4.8 points per game in the process. His game is in decline but so are the Hawks and they may converge at some point his season. Chris Crawford 6 6-9 4.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg Has played in 12 games over the last two seasons and no one's even bothered to ask him how his knees are doing this year. Center Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes Theo Ratliff 8 6-10 8.7 ppg, 3.2 bpg Went from three games in 2002 to 81 games in 2003 and, as a result, blocked more than a shot per quarter played. This more than compensated for his 8.7 points per game average on a team with both Glen Robinson and Shareef Abdur-Rahim on either side of him but now the Hawks need him to score more. But, as you might have guessed, the Hawks need a lot of things this year. Nazr Mohammed 5 6-10 4.6 ppg, 3.7 bpg Three years ago, Nazr was traded to the Hawks midway through the season and went on to average 12 points and nine rebounds per game. Three years ago, Nazr was peaking. Busting the same foot twice will do that to you. But now come reports that he's 20 pounds lighter but a whole bunch stronger. Let's hope he's three years younger, too.

Porter faces tough decision at shooting guard By Chad Ford NBA Insider Send an Email to Chad Ford Wednesday, October 8 Updated: October 8 7:10 AM ET The Bucks had a major jam at point guard at the end of last season. Now the gridlock looks like it will be at shooting guard, where the Bucks' two most talented players -- Michael Redd and Desmond Mason -- just so happen to play the same position. Coach Terry Porter isn't hinting at who will be the starter and cautioned not to read too much into his decision to start Mason on Monday night. Next game, Porter promised, Redd wil get his chance. Milwaukee Bucks Shooting Guard Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes 1. Michael Redd 3 6-6 15.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg in 28.2 mpg Redd gets the edge because of his perimeter shooting. Over the past two seasons, he's become one of the top five shooters in the league. Given the team's lack of shooters in the backcourt, it will need Redd to stretch the defense. 2. Desmond Mason 3 6-5 14.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg in 34.5 mpg Mason is the team's best athlete and a top-notch defender. But his energy off the bench is just as important. He'll also get minutes at the three backing up Tim Thomas. Center Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes 1. Daniel Santiago 2 7-1 -- Santiago was the team's best low-post offensive option in the Bucks' opener versus the Grizzlies. He has soft hands, a nice baby hook and most importantly, NBA size. 2. Dan Gadzuric 1 6-11 3.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg in 15.5 mpg Started his rookie season hot, then faded big time at the end. He's runs the floor well, is athletic and good defender. Don't be shocked if he steals minutes from Przybilla. 3. Joel Przybilla 4 7-1 1.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg in 17.1 mpg No offense. No defense. No clue. Power Forward Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes 1. Joe Smith 8 6-10 7.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg in 20.7 mpg Will a change of scenery do him good. Smith played with a passion rarely seen in the first preseason game. We all know he has the talent. Will being asked to lead a young team be the thing that awakens him from the dead? 2. Marcus Haislip 1 6-10 4.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg in 11.3 mpg Haislip's another incredible athlete who just needs more experience. He runs the floor, attacks the basket and has a pretty nice perimeter shot. If Smith continues to underachieve, Haislip has the talent to take the position. 3. Brian Skinner 5 6-9 6.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg in 17.9 mpg Coach Porter loves this blue collar rebounder. He started the first exhibition game, will he still have the position by the end of the season? 4. Jason Caffey 8 6-8 5.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg in 17.5 mpg Bucks should have shown him the door at the same time they kicked Anthony Mason to the curb. Small Forward Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes 1. Tim Thomas 6 6-10 13.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg in 29.5 mpg Has underachieved every season. Now that he's out of the shadows of Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen and Sam Cassell, will Thomas finally be the big dog in Milwaukee? 2. Toni Kukoc 10 6-11 11.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg in 27.0 mpg Was the team's most important player last season, but how much longer will he last, especially if the Bucks stink? Point Guard Exp Ht '02-03 Stats Notes 1. T. J. Ford R 5-10 -- Coach Porter said he's still unsure whether Ford will be the opening night starter, but after Ford's strong play against the Grizzlies, it's hard to argue that the Bucks have a better option. His ability to push the ball and see the floor will be more effective if he can convince his teammates to run the floor with him. 2. Erick Strickland 6 6-3 6.5 ppg, 2.0 apg in 18.0 mpg He's a hard worker but he's not a starter. 3. Damon Jones 5 6-3 4.6 ppg, 1.6 apg in 14.5 ppg More of a scorer than a point guard.

By Chad Ford ESPN.com Editor's note: Here's a glimpse of the good -- and the bad -- that could happen to the 2003-04 Milwaukee Bucks. Best Case Scenario Three things need to happen for the Bucks to win 35 games and come close to a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference this season. It's now or never for Tim Thomas to live up to his six-year, $67 million deal. 1. Tim Thomas must awaken from his slumber. The excuses have gotten old. After years of playing second fiddle to Glenn Robinson, Tim Thomas got the chance to prove his worth out of the Big Dog's shadow last season. While he finished with his highest scoring output ever, it was barely a blip above what he was doing as a super sub. With Ray Allen and Sam Cassell also out of the picture, this is his team. If he doesn't step up, the Bucks will sink under the weight of his terrible contract. 2. Ditto for Joe Smith. The Bucks didn't dump Cassell just so they could get their hands on Joe Smith. They were ridding themselves of a cancer and willing to do just about anything to do it. Smith is a nice guy with a lot of talent that just seems to regress every year. When he's aggressive, he can be a good rebounder and scorer in the paint. Will getting out of Minnesota revitalize his game? 3. T. J. Ford better be the real deal. The Bucks dumped longtime point guard Cassell and let Gary Payton get away this summer, leaving T.J. Ford with the keys to the Bucks' offense. He has the floor vision and knack to play the position, but his size and durability will be a constant question mark. After a slow start in his first preseason game, Ford really turned it on in the fourth quarter and finished with 15 points and seven assists. Before the game, coach Terry Porter still wasn't sure whether Ford would be the opening-night starter. After the game, all he could talk about was his rookie's poise as the game wound down. "He's had that from Day 1," Porter said. Worst Case Scenario The Bucks will be looking at 17 victories and the No. 1 pick in the draft next summer if the following three things happen. 1. The defense doesn't improve. The Bucks had the luxury of playing bad defense when the Big Three were lighting up the scoreboard. Now that Michael Redd and Desmond Mason have to do all the scoring, defense will be key. Porter has the athletes, but can he get them in the right mindset? His starting five got lit up by the Grizzlies' starters in their first preseason game. 2. A big hole remains in the middle. The Bucks haven't had a decent center in years and this year is no different. Daniel Santiago, Dan Gadzuric and Joel Przybilla don't exactly inspire confidence. Santiago is gifted on the offensive end, Gadzuric runs the floor well and Przybilla has a love affair going on with the injured list. But unless one of them grabs eight or nine boards a game, the Bucks are going to get killed on the glass. 3. Coach Porter doesn't know what he's doing. Porter was respected by all as a player, but with just one year experience as an assistant coach, was he really ready to take over a team? His inexperience showed on the opening night of the preseason, as Hubie Brown had his Grizzlies running like a well-oiled machine while Porter's Bucks didn't always look confident in what they were doing. Chad Ford covers the NBA for ESPN.com's ESPN Insider.

It comes down to the two things everyone's said since things were cemented: a: chemistry: in the form of leadership on offense from JT, defense from Theo, and in general from Reef and the coaching staff...we have to play as a team...we're now a young team, but not really an "inexperienced one." b: we can't afford any injuries, esp. to a starter (see Dion). Our bench really isn't bad, with the exception of a long range shooter (we don't really have a good bu sg), but we have decent bu role players at all the other positions...but only one at each of them, and most of them, JV, Nailon, even Hendu and Nazr to a lesser degree, can really only play one position...

Ford will show promise, TT will be fine, avg 18/7 or so and the team will try to play uptempo...thus negating Toni's abilities, though he'll help when TJ's slowed or the team plays more half court offense... the team will struggle mightily because they have less of a bench than us and are very, very weak inside.

Buyout mania needs to catch on By Chad Ford NBA Insider Send an Email to Chad Ford Wednesday, October 8 Updated: October 8 9:32 AM ET The salary cap is a straight jacket. The luxury tax is a swift kick to the butt. But the biggest scourge to any NBA roster is an aging or injured veteran making huge dollars and literally chocking his team out of hope on the floor and cap relief in the future. The overpaid, over-the-hill NBA player has become arsenic. Has the NBA finally found an antidote? Mason In the past few weeks we've seen teams finally get proactive and work to get players who are no longer contributing off the books with buyouts and trades. Anthony Mason worked out one in Milwaukee. Glen Rice got his release from the Jazz just days after he was traded. The Nets got really aggressive, agreeing to pay Dikembe Mutombo $27 million of his $37 million remaining on his contract not to play in New Jersey this season. Teams have various reasons for making the moves, but almost all of them are financial. With the luxury tax giving teams a dollar-for-dollar penalty for every penny they're over the threshold, teams (and owners) are getting more desperate. "Most owners in this league want to make money," Grizzlies president Jerry West told Insider. "That's almost impossible to do, especially in the small markets, it you're paying the luxury tax. So that's why you see some of these crazy buyouts and trades. They're not motivated by basketball. It's a different world." West should know. He was able to steal two big men, Jake Tsakalidis and Bo Outlaw, from the Suns a week ago by offering them three players whose contracts happen to expire next season. GM Bryan Colangelo gave up his starting center and his scrappiest big man defender to get under the luxury-tax threshold next season. Jazz GM Kevin O'Connor is in an enviable position. With the team roughly $9 million under the cap, he has a luxury that few GMs enjoy. He's been fielding calls for weeks from teams willing to give the Jazz first-round draft picks if they'll take a player making big money off their hands this season. The Jazz got two first-rounders and dumped wayward center John Amaechi to Houston just by agreeing to take Rice's $9 million salary off their hands. The team promptly dumped him and, in the process, freed up even more cap room for next summer. Will the trend catch on? A few other players appear ripe for a buyout. Antonio Davis is begging to get out of Toronto. No one seems to want to take on his three years, $36 million left on his contract. Will he finally put his money where his mouth is? Stoudamire Portland owner Paul Allen promised to clean up his act in Portland, but right now all of the guys who caused the team trouble are still in the locker room. Why not send Damon Stoudamire and Ruben Patterson packing with buyouts? Both want out of Portland and Allen, who's trying to save money anyway, should be able to work out something that works for both sides. Stoudamire has two years, $25 million remaining on his deal. Patterson's contract will be harder to swallow. He's got four years, and $25 million left. Another trade may also be in the works. Right now the Suns, Grizzlies, Nets, Raptors and Pistons are trying to reduce payroll. With both the Jazz and Nuggets sitting under the cap, don't be surprised if they get offered a sweetheart deal to take a player off their roster. If the Suns could move Brevin Knight (in the last year of his deal) on to Utah, the team would save roughly $10 million dollars this year. That's worth a draft pick, right? Around the League Depending on who you believe, the Knicks appear to be on the verge of completing every rumored deal they've been involved in for the past six years this year. First, they moved Latrell Sprewell to Minnesota in a deal that had been rumored for almost two years. In return they landed Keith Van Horn, another guy Knicks president Scott Layden's been after for years. Now, in one fell swoop, are the Knicks about to acquire both Dikembe Mutombo and Nick Van Exel? It depends on who you believe. The Mutombo deal seems close to getting done. The Knicks are willing to overpay (to the tune of $10-12 million over the next three years) and Mutombo reportedly doesn't want to pack up and move. He'll clear waivers sometime in the next 24 hours and just about everyone expects him to land in New York shortly thereafter. Van Exel The Van Exel stuff is trickier. The New York Post has reported for the past three days that if the Knicks land Mutombo, they're set to deal Kurt Thomas and Charlie Ward to Golden State in return for Van Exel. It makes sense for both teams. The Knicks need firepower and have coveted Van Exel for years. Van Exel wants to play in New York, guaranteeing that he'll show up and play hard most nights. By pulling the trigger on the deal, the Warriors could save $4 million this year (assuming they exercise a two million buyout on Ward's contract), and roughly $7 million next season. However, the New York Times, citing a Warriors official, is reporting that "absolutely nothing is happening with the Knicks." That's because Chris Mullin, soon to be the Warriors new GM, is in love with Van Exel and honestly believes that he'll lead the Warriors to the playoffs this season. Just about everyone else in the league, however, believes that a disgruntled Nick won't do much more than lead the Warriors to the cellar in a tough Western Conference. Will Glen Rice land in New Jersey or with the Clippers? Published reports had him going both places this morning. The Nets move makes sense. New Jersey desperately needs shooters who can pull defenses out of the paint. The Clippers rumor makes no sense. If Rice wanted to play for a rebuilding team, why didn't he just stick with the Jazz? Serbian forward Ognjen Askrabic is in Denver working out for the Nuggets. Askrabic is one of the best Serbian players still not on an NBA roster. The Mavs flirted with signing him the past two seasons, but contract difficulties with his team, FMP, made it impossible. Askrabic is in the last year of his deal with FMP and the team apparently is willing to talk about a buyout. The question is, how much are the Nuggets willing to pay? The team needs depth and experience; Askrabic offers both. But without a full training camp to prepare for the season, GM Kiki Vandeweghe sounded skeptical. "This year is tough," Vandeweghe told the Rocky Mountain News. "Next year, he can be improved. I'd like to see him in a summer conditioning program. A summer of work would help him." "He really knows how to play basketball," Vandeweghe said. "He's a good shooter and a good passer. Obviously, he has to work on his quickness and defensive abilities." Peep Show By Terry Brown NBA Insider Wednesday, October 8 Updated: October 8 9:33 AM ET Detroit Pistons: What happens when you take the league's most boring offense and add in a coach who likes an up tempo game?"We were mixed up and scrambling all night," point guard Chauncey Billups said in the Detroit News. "But it's a learning curve. It's going to be a while for us to jell. We aren't running the same things we did last year. It's going to take some patience." Head coach Larry Brown agreed. "Right now, this is a learning process for me and for the players," he said after the team's first exhibition game. "I am just trying to figure out what these guys can do and what they like to do." Baker Boston Celtics: Get ready for the new Vin Baker. "(He) plays like a guy that knows everything you're trying to accomplish, and I think playing very solid basketball," coach Jim O'Brien said in the Boston Herald. "I think he's going to have a heck of a year. He's very light, very mentally focused, extremely confident.'' Baker is preparing to play his first game with the Celtics since being suspended last season and entering alcohol rehab. Cleveland Cavaliers: The Lorraine Morning Journal is reporting that guard Dajuan Wagner will have surgery perhaps to repair a knee injury sustained near the end of last season. ''That's the only thing we've heard (that he'll have surgery),'' coach Paul Silas said. No other details were available. Minnesota Timberwolves: Michael Olowokandi has a new best friend whether he likes it or not. "He and I are going to become very friendly," Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale said in the Pioneer Press. "He'll do all right. Michael has some real skills. He's been gifted body-wise, and he's got a little edge to him. I think you're going to see a very good Michael Olowokandi here." And after five seasons with the lowly Clippers, Olowokandi isn't complaining. "When I came here two or three months ago, I was here for only two days, and in those two days alone, (McHale) made a huge difference," Olowokandi said. "Like I always said, it's a little different when you have coaches teaching you from a textbook or having coaches who really don't know the game as far as playing inside. We have a GM whose job is to put a team together and also was one of the best low-post guys. It's a huge plus." Chicago Bulls: Eddy Curry is sore. Jamal Crawford is sore. Tyson Chandler is sore. And don't even get us started on Eddie Robinson or Scottie Pippen. "We try to be mindful of how much to push them, but it's a very tough balancing act," coach Bill Cartwright said in the Chicago Tribune. "We pulled back [Tuesday]. We were going to scrimmage a bit, but Tyson and Jamal went down [halfway through practice] so we just reviewed [plays]." Brown's plays perplex Pistons Chris McCosky / Detroit News Rehabbed Baker a go Steve Bulpett / Boston Herald Wagner will have surgery Bob Finnan / Lorain Morning Journal Olowokandi soon will return to school Mike Wells / St. Paul Pioneer Press Players dropping, and so is curtain K.C. Johnson / Chicago Tribune

"Do you think that if we are close to making the play-offs around the trading deadline that the organization would be agressive in improving the team... even if it meant going over the cap? Or, do you think they are done for the season?" It's tough to say ~ mostly because it's hard to imagine a trade scenario that would allow us to better compete for anything this year. Really, any "trade" at that point would have to involve Nazr or Theo and some filler (cc maybe), as they're the only two that really have any value and could be "traded" for someone and get someone in return that would "push us over the edge" it's simply too hard to predict at this point, the situation too hard to imagine.

Yeah, Vaughn did miss the first 22 shots or something that season, much to the highlarity of ESPN...and then went on to shoot something like 47% from the field that year (go look it up, it was solid)... Anderson, the pipe dream, the quintessential pg that never was...what would he have done to chemistry here? we're far from a playoff certainty...would he tempt us to move JT back to the sg too much? shake JT's confidence? want to start? Vaughn, with DD apparently gimped again, provides us with a cheap, solid bu pg that is just that, a bu pg, no more, no less. he does well when in, can shoot and handle, only play pg...and really isn't a threat to start, but isn't a bad bu, even for decent number of minutes...

...and Reef had the fallaway over Jordan (joke). JT's stepped up plenty in games...he just needs to do it "on the court" in terms of being the leader, which means in the lockerroom as well. He doesn't have to be the best player for it to be his team

thanks man, nice info. Diaw's supposed to be a defensive specialist and minutes in the reg. season will be hard to come by, esp. at first...let's throw him into the fire against 'Bron

I thought articles said that SJax will play? Heck, he's been in camp as long as "new vets," not that we really have any...

"1. Why draft Diaw when Howard was still available?" because we also needed a ballhandling swingman with passing abilities...Howard seems somewhat one dimensional, primarily as a scorer, which wasn't, and still isn't, what this team needed as it's "primary" concern in the draft...most rooks don't score anyway. "2. I actually like Hansen.": Jury's still out. If done over again with hindsight, we'd still draft him I suppose, but I doubt we'd sign him to a deal... "3. The Big Dog for Nothing trade was wrong. I would have much rather traded Big Dog for something or just keep him. If we could have traded Big Dog/Theo for Deke/RJ... I would have done it. " Who would trade for Dog? Not that many really. Seriously...they would ahve this year, with his contract ending next, but not many would have traded players of worth for him this summer, esp. not NJ who prefers to run, which is exactly what Dog can't do... ~with new ownership in place (one way or another), we're starting on somewhat of a new slate...and we wouldn't have gotten SJax if Dog were still here... "4. He was gangsta in how he handled the JT affair. He let JT just go out and sign a bad contract. Then matched it. Gansta." Gangta perhaps, but it worked out...and we did offer him a 50 million dollar 6(or 7) year deal but he turned it down...M. Miller didn't...still, we got him at a price we could afford "5. The Glover resign was pretty good. " at that price, yep "6. To heck with Nailon. Why not resign DJ? I think DJ has a better upside than Nailon AND DJ fits with what we need more than Nailon. I have a feeling that Phoenix will cut DJ. When it happens, we should release Nailon and pick up DJ." No one's even mentioned that we have absolutely no idea how DJ's fairing, how his recovery is going, what his prognosis/risks are/ how he looks on the court...we've heard NO reports, nothing... While some info would've been ncie, you've got to assume that there are reasons that we didn't resign him. Hopefully those were basketball reasons...and props to DJ for having a new employer right now "7. Good deal. Sjack is closer to what we need than anybody who was left. I just don't see him as close to a savior" agree. it was a fantastic signing, all things considered...which is how I feel about the summer...pretty good, all things considered. Ownership debacle handcuffed us for a long time, but perhaps kept us from making some stupid/desperate FA moves...

Well, Reef won't be playing, and neither will DD... lineup will probably be: JT/JV DG/Diaw/Hansen SJax/Nailon Theo/Hendu Nazr???