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jalen5 · 06-20-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by speedythief

I have a hard time believing Atlanta would take Williams ahead of Thomas.

In this scenario Boston steals Thomas at seven or trades him for veteran support.

Trade for veteran help? How much veteran help do you think you are gonna get in a trade like that? Cuz you aren't going to get enough to make you a big time championship contender. I think the better strategy is to go with youth and potential. Yea, sometimes the young guys a team takes don't get REALLY good until they have left to go to another team. But that's a chance you have to take imo.

gruntbygod · 06-21-2006, 10:00 AM

JJ Reddick

just kidding, with this senario definaly Thomas. Thogh he is abit young and the celts have enough youth. I would love to see them pick up a good rebounder like Williams tho

**#1AntoineWalkerFan** · 06-21-2006, 10:28 AM

i would never pick a player from duke if i was a GM...how many of them have succeeded in the NBA?? 1?? brand???...thats it...and you could say magette too but other than that every other one has been a bust or has been plagued by injury

gruntbygod · 06-21-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by #1AntoineWalkerFan

i would never pick a player from duke if i was a GM...how many of them have succeeded in the NBA?? 1?? brand???...thats it...and you could say magette too but other than that every other one has been a bust or has been plagued by injury

I was joking about Reddick

**speedythief** · 06-21-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jalen5

Trade for veteran help? How much veteran help do you think you are gonna get in a trade like that? Cuz you aren't going to get enough to make you a big time championship contender. I think the better strategy is to go with youth and potential. Yea, sometimes the young guys a team takes don't get REALLY good until they have left to go to another team. But that's a chance you have to take imo.

You might not get a player who will put you deeper into the playoff race but you might be able to move one of the albatross contracts (LaFrentz, Szczerbiak) for a more managable one--that could help the youth movement just as much as using the pick on [another] young player.

DWest Superstar · 06-21-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by #1AntoineWalkerFan

i would never pick a player from duke if i was a GM...how many of them have succeeded in the NBA?? 1?? brand???...thats it...and you could say magette too but other than that every other one has been a bust or has been plagued by injury

Grant Hill might be a HOF. Maggette is not bad, but yeh, I get the point

**Premier** · 06-21-2006, 04:10 PM

Duhon?
Deng?

**#1AntoineWalkerFan** · 06-21-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DWest Superstar

Grant Hill might be a HOF.

if grant hill is a HOF then so is walker...toine has many more career points many more career rebs almost the same number of assists more steals etc...and he has at least one ring...

hill is not going to the hall of fame...if he never got hurts and had a full career of the first few seasons he put together than yes he would be one of the gratest ever...but hes not even close after all of his injuries

DWest Superstar · 06-21-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by #1AntoineWalkerFan

if grant hill is a HOF then so is walker...toine has many more career points many more career rebs almost the same number of assists more steals etc...and he has at least one ring...

hill is not going to the hall of fame...if he never got hurts and had a full career of the first few seasons he put together than yes he would be one of the gratest ever...but hes not even close after all of his injuries

hence the word "might"