Could we have waited on getting Shareef

[Blunt91]

Alot of people on this board have been trying to come up with trades to get Shane Battier. I l also like Battier, and was thinking could we have waited on Reef and kept our 3rd pick last year and drafted Battier.No one had a clue that Shane was going to be as good as he was this past season. Aot of people on this board didn't want the Hawks to pick Shane before we dealt the pick. They said he had already reached his peak and was at best an average ball player. Well he proved everyone wrong this season and I am kind of mad that we had the opportunity to get him and didn't, I am sure Michael Jordan is mad he didn't get Shane as well(lol). Well the Bottom line is could we have gotten Reef this offseason with Brevin Knight, Lo Wright and a future 1st rounder? or if we had of traded Brevin Knight last offseason what about a resigned Jacque Vaughn,Lo Wright and a future 1st? What do you think guys?

[Teeareess]

I think that if we hadn't take Shareef, someone else would've. I remember hearing right after the trade that Atlanta paid so much, because we had to outbid another team trying to land Shareef.

[Guest]

Actually I said Battier would be about like a Steve Smith and

that is the level he was and is at.He scored alot,but I am

surprised he only shot 41% because I thought he would

shoot better than that.

I don't think we could have waited....another team probably

would have gotten him for less,but I don't Battier will be

better than Shareef and I am glad Brevin is gone.He would

have been one more injuried player with a bloated contract

to go along with Toni/Hendu/CC and maybe Theo if he fails

us again this season.