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The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
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still worth it?
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05-05-2007, 10:01 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
well, when you lose, everything looks wrong
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05-05-2007, 10:07 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
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Yes. I don't think Gay and Swift would of helped us much in these series.
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05-05-2007, 10:08 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
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it looked wrong a year ago. the only thing people said to defend it was we would have a chance to win a ring this year. this was a short term trade; it was suppose to payoff immediately.
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05-05-2007, 10:10 PM
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Yes. I don't think Gay and Swift would of helped us much in these series.
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looking at the team's future, who do you want? gay or battier? this year was a waste with either one so you go to the one with the brighter future.
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05-05-2007, 10:12 PM
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it looked wrong a year ago. the only thing people said to defend it was we would have a chance to win a ring this year. this was a short term trade; it was suppose to payoff immediately.
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yes, we would have, had bonzi still been here and Yao hadn't have that injury. These two conditions have nothing to do with that trade. Sometimes you just have to take a risk, after all, Yao and TMAC don't have that many years left
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What would happen if John was locked in a room with ballscientist?
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Would Ballscientist confuse John with endless riddles?
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05-05-2007, 10:13 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
I was thinking about this, but I think it is too early to tell.
After next season I feel it would be a good time to analyze the deal. Battier tonight did really well and helped us stay in it in the first half. But I dont think Gay/Swift would have helped us at all this game. Gay would not get any playing time, and Swift, well no need to explain.
Not having Bonzi I think hurt more then we want to believe.
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05-05-2007, 10:13 PM
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looking at the team's future, who do you want? gay or battier? this year was a waste with either one so you go to the one with the brighter future.
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So you already knew that this year was gonna be a waste when that trade happened?
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05-05-2007, 10:18 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
it's over
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05-05-2007, 10:20 PM
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So you already knew that this year was gonna be a waste when that trade happened?
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i never believed that shane was the piece that put us over the top as a championship contender vs teams like dallas, san antonio or phoenix.
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05-05-2007, 10:23 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
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yes, we would have, had bonzi still been here and Yao hadn't have that injury. These two conditions have nothing to do with that trade. Sometimes you just have to take a risk, after all, Yao and TMAC don't have that many years left
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Didn't we get Bonzi after the Battier trade?
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05-05-2007, 10:29 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
One thing's for sure. Rudy Gay would not fit into a Jeff Van Gundy system.
Much like the Grizzlies under Mike Fratello, I doubt he would have even saw much time at all.
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05-05-2007, 10:35 PM
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One thing's for sure. Rudy Gay would not fit into a Jeff Van Gundy system.
Much like the Grizzlies under Mike Fratello, I doubt he would have even saw much time at all.
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yeah, but ive wanted jeff gone for a while too
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05-05-2007, 10:45 PM
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Re: The Gay/Battier Trade Revisited
No it wasnt that bad the problem.
The problem really was that so many things that needed to go right just didnt
This was meant to be the lineup
Yao/Mutombo
Hayes/Howard
Battier/Wells
McGrady
Alston/Spanoulis/Sura
Spanoulis was meant to be our No2 PG or Sura was meant to come back and take that job neither happenned Spanoulis didnt live up to the hype(or didnt get an opportunity depending who you talk to) & Sura gave up on his comeback nor were we able to make a trade for another PG.
Also the McGrady/Battier/Wells rotation was meant to be the best in the league with possibly Head or maybe even Snyder getting minutes when one doesnt perform. Wells was injured then quit on the team.
Nothing went the way it was planned............
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