***Random NBA-related thoughts***

KB8@CL wrote:

lakerfool wrote:

KB8@CL wrote:The funniest thing JSM is that the Hawks will likely win the lottery and pick Rudy Gay yet another tweener swingman

tell me about it

Aldridge would be an IDEAL choice for them..though Gay is the better talent

I would also pick Aldridge. A F/C is what they need but I also know their affinity to swing men , No honestly they will go by need this time instead of talent. They MUST take Aldridge

Or just trade down to where they can snag him safely so they don't "waste" the pick..their whole organization is a mess

lakerfool wrote:They are the ones getting the last laugh w/ DIAW putting up 10 pts, 6 reb, 6 assists..his play is just amazing

Yeah, having him going to waste at the end of the Hawks bench was one of the dumbest thing that they've done in years. He's a strong candidate for 6th man (if he doesn't start too many games with the injuries) or most improved player. He's playing great with the Suns this year. One thing that those amazing stats don't show is he's a tough defender to boot.

Tonight he had 14 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks.

jsm0331 wrote:

lakerfool wrote:They are the ones getting the last laugh w/ DIAW putting up 10 pts, 6 reb, 6 assists..his play is just amazing

Yeah, having him going to waste at the end of the Hawks bench was one of the dumbest thing that they've done in years. He's a strong candidate for 6th man (if he doesn't start too many games with the injuries) or most improved player. He's playing great with the Suns this year. One thing that those amazing stats don't show is he's a tough defender to boot.

Tonight he had 14 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks.

What amazed me most is his passing. He gets A LOT OF assists and he has started games at C.

boy Phoenix leads with 40 for the second consecutive game for their 7th straight win and they just murdered Portland 130-85. They are SOOOOO good even without Amare. WOW they proved me wrong.
Damn everybody there gets 20

lakerfool wrote:

KB8@CL wrote:The funniest thing JSM is that the Hawks will likely win the lottery and pick Rudy Gay yet another tweener swingman

tell me about it

Aldridge would be an IDEAL choice for them..though Gay is the better talent

The ideal choice would to be able to package 2 of those wings with the top pick in the draft, and send them off to a team for a stellar point guard or a back-to-the-basket power forward. Zaza can hold down the center position for a playoff team. They need better guardplay and a presence in the middle, no matter what position.

Would a Mike Bibby and Corliss Williamson trade be out of their reach for Josh Smith, Josh Childress, and the 1st pick?

d.James wrote:

lakerfool wrote:

KB8@CL wrote:The funniest thing JSM is that the Hawks will likely win the lottery and pick Rudy Gay yet another tweener swingman

tell me about it

Aldridge would be an IDEAL choice for them..though Gay is the better talent

The ideal choice would to be able to package 2 of those wings with the top pick in the draft, and send them off to a team for a stellar point guard or a back-to-the-basket power forward. Zaza can hold down the center position for a playoff team. They need better guardplay and a presence in the middle, no matter what position.

Would a Mike Bibby and Corliss Williamson trade be out of their reach for Josh Smith, Josh Childress, and the 1st pick?

ehh, to me that would be a rip off for the Hawks..they should at least ask for bibby, corliss and a couple of sac 1sts

KB8@CL wrote:

jsm0331 wrote:

lakerfool wrote:They are the ones getting the last laugh w/ DIAW putting up 10 pts, 6 reb, 6 assists..his play is just amazing

Yeah, having him going to waste at the end of the Hawks bench was one of the dumbest thing that they've done in years. He's a strong candidate for 6th man (if he doesn't start too many games with the injuries) or most improved player. He's playing great with the Suns this year. One thing that those amazing stats don't show is he's a tough defender to boot.

Tonight he had 14 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks.

What amazed me most is his passing. He gets A LOT OF assists and he has started games at C.

huh
how can diaw play C? he's a sg/sf

halekulani wrote:

KB8@CL wrote:

jsm0331 wrote:

lakerfool wrote:They are the ones getting the last laugh w/ DIAW putting up 10 pts, 6 reb, 6 assists..his play is just amazing

Yeah, having him going to waste at the end of the Hawks bench was one of the dumbest thing that they've done in years. He's a strong candidate for 6th man (if he doesn't start too many games with the injuries) or most improved player. He's playing great with the Suns this year. One thing that those amazing stats don't show is he's a tough defender to boot.

Tonight he had 14 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks.

What amazed me most is his passing. He gets A LOT OF assists and he has started games at C.

huh
how can diaw play C? he's a sg/sf

CRAZY isn´t it? Dude started several games at C for Phoenix. they played Marion and Diaw (both 6-6, 6-7) along with James Jones Bell and Nash. but the funny thing is they won by 30.

Bogut is one of the slowest bigman I´ve seen on the floor at this age. Dude plays terribly slow one-on-one defense and just has no explosiveness. How could he be the number 1 pick? I mean he is certainly no bust and has potential to be a very good C but damn Chris Paul is just a different cathegory. The Hornets got the major steal of the draft and the Lakers of course .
I have seen 3 Bogut games and in all 3 he looked terrible. he can play help D and block shots but he can´t keep up with his man defensively. He is certainly at the wrong place playing PF. He is a C and a C only.

halekulani wrote:

KB8@CL wrote:

jsm0331 wrote:

lakerfool wrote:They are the ones getting the last laugh w/ DIAW putting up 10 pts, 6 reb, 6 assists..his play is just amazing

Yeah, having him going to waste at the end of the Hawks bench was one of the dumbest thing that they've done in years. He's a strong candidate for 6th man (if he doesn't start too many games with the injuries) or most improved player. He's playing great with the Suns this year. One thing that those amazing stats don't show is he's a tough defender to boot.

Tonight he had 14 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks.

What amazed me most is his passing. He gets A LOT OF assists and he has started games at C.

huh
how can diaw play C? he's a sg/sf

Suns aren't exactly big and playing small allows them to keep that offensive free style type of play.

In France he did play center at times. He's very versatile.

KB8@CL wrote:The funniest thing JSM is that the Hawks will likely win the lottery and pick Rudy Gay yet another tweener swingman

And avoid picking a point guard who probably shines on another team next year or a big man. Hawks have some talent, the just don't find the complimentary pieces to fit it. Very sad.

Finally we got winning streak! Not agaisnt strongest teams (Milwaukee is good) but it's good to be on it!

Melo and Wade hade a battle tonight.
Melo-40 points
Wade-37 points

I think that's Melo's second highest scoring game in his career.

Now the Lakers are on a 4-game winning streak, something that we couldn't make last season...

Suns win 9 straight. Who would have thought this would happen with no Amare?

Their offense didn't close out that well, but their D was much better than it was last night. They forced the Knicks to have a season high in turnovers with 23.

T-Mac's back and Rockets are now on fire.
Watch out Lakers, Nuggets, or heck, the rest
of the West

Chris Paul is special.

The man is the next Isiah Thomas. If he had talent around him, I could see him being labeled a top-5 player in two years.

Holy Toledo Batman...

HAWKS BEAT SPURS.

Spurs lose Hawks

Kobe Bryant 8 wrote:Chris Paul is special.

The man is the next Isiah Thomas. If he had talent around him, I could see him being labeled a top-5 player in two years.

Yes, he is. For the record I said it first (in another post).

WOW LeBron was red hot against Milwaukee. He had 52 points with good shooting percentage!

Seattle plays great defense

d.James wrote:

Kobe Bryant 8 wrote:Chris Paul is special.

The man is the next Isiah Thomas. If he had talent around him, I could see him being labeled a top-5 player in two years.

Yes, he is. For the record I said it first (in another post).

I said it last November.