Balls2TheWalls

As a Bucks fan, I thought I would interject with what happened last year. Coming off of the bench, when Zaza started getting minutes, he was playing with a certain fire. He had a game where he thoroughly embarassed Yao Ming, and with the rest of the team left to take care of T-Mac, we beat the Rockets by over 30. Unfortunately, once he started to get sustained minutes, the fire wasn't there. We weren't seeing him leap at the boards the way he did when he wasn't getting minutes. I think that he can end up putting up 12 and 7, but I think that you will get frustrated with the fact that he isn't developing past that. He could end up being an excellent player because he has a good inside game, D's up, and plays with hustle. Unfortunately, I have a feeling he will end up hitting the breaks when he hits 12 and 7, when he could be better.

Quote: How can you match if you don't have bird rights? I'm not sure what you mean here. Bird rights give you the ability to sign a player for more than the cap if he is your player. With Gadzuric, we do not have BIRD rights, but he is a RFA, so we can match any offer on the table for him. Quote: Sign Simmons out from under LAC, then trade Mason for their best player. This is not realistic. Why would they deal with you now, much less for that deal ever? The deal was actually more like Desmond Mason, Joe Smith, and 2 first round draft picks for Elton Brand. I wasn't assuming they would do the trade straight up. I think that the Hawks will be very sorry if they don't find a center that can put up at least 12 PPG. That isn't Chandler, or Gadzuric. Gadzuric's points all come off of tip slams and putbacks, on offense, it is like playing 4 on 5, because the other team won't cover him.

I am sort of an ambassador from the Bucks. I think you guys are readin into our moves totally wrong. Larry Harris didn't feel we had a need at the PG. TJ Ford is looking like he will be ready to start from day one. Mo Williams proved that he is more than capable at playing in the league. Jiri Welsch is said to be able to fill in in a pinch. We are also looking to sign Charlie Bell from the ACB Spanish League. I agree that we need a 4, but the free agent market just isn't there. SAR and Swift are likely to get overpaid. We needed to add some real size at 3. Simmons measures in at 6-7'', and we had been playing 6-5'' Desmond Mason there. By adding this one last player, we made our 2-3 rotation one of the best in the league. If you guys want to grab Gadz, I would wait until after the Bucks re-sign Zaza. We have bird rights to Zaza, and we don't with Dan. If you offer just over the MLE to Gadzuric, we will still match. Kohl has proven that he wants to win this season. He is getting a lot of backing from the NBA since we are bringing in an Austrailian fan base. I have also heard rumors that the Bucks are looking to package someone with Desmond Mason and trade him for Elton Brand. Just a rumor I heard... Enough about the Bucks... how about them Hawks? I think that signing JJ to a max deal is a good move, but after that they really need to find a starter quality PG. Salim Stoudamire and Tyronn Lue could come off of the bench, but the Hawks would be better served to sign up a guy like... well the PG well is pretty shallow this year, but a guy like Earl Watson or Marko Jaric could come in and be an instant boon to the team. I personally thought the team should pick up Paul or Deron in the draft. Secondly, the team needs to find a center. I don't understand everyone's obcession with Tyson Chandler... he, much like Gadzuric, is a liability at the offensive side of the court. To be a true force, you have to have someone that can score from down low. The Hawks should look unto Zydrunus Ilgauskus (I know they have been interested) and Eddy Curry. Even after that, Jerome James would be an upgrade. With that in mind, I think that the Bucks and the Hawks are both teams that could be way better this year.