Patrick

I disagree. Jalen Rose and Isiah Thomas weren't getting along and that's enough reason to release a guy off your team and that's what I seriously believe. In return they got some young players and it wasn't working out with Rose anyways so you might as well trade him for some young talent. Ron Mercer used to be a Magic player and I have always thought of him as an almost superstar, he was our go-to-guy too. He had some good playoff-performances for you guys and will come in handy too, trust me. You guys are probably my third favorite team after the Bulls who come in second, and I'll tell you that you are one of the people I fear to harm Magic chances of the number one spot in the East in 02-03. That's a compliment too.

First of all, you guys should sit back and relax this off-season and resign anyone you need to. You guys have no rebuilding to do, just watch some of the young guys evolve into even better players and hope Reggie Miller keeps staying healthy for another 2 seasons; honestly I wouldn't even be surprised if you win the East either. I suggest you get Ron Artest to sometimes calm down aswell because he takes ridiculous shots sometimes when he is excited, but his steals are a major plus.

In conclusion, you have your team all worked out. Keep it just the way it is; I really like your chances next season!

clownskull

i disagree. i think the rose trade was an excellent deal for the pacers.. jalen rose was really a pretty overated player. he lost a good portion of his playing time last year to al harrington because al is bigger and stronger and plays a much better defensive game. another issue to look at is one most people don't hear about. breaking plays. jalen did that alot, phil jackson even said that he couldn't understand how larry bird could stand it that jalen rose would so frequently break away from the offense and just take some crazy shot on his own.. i liked jalen but i feel that he had run his course here. let him score his 20-25 pts a game for the bulls, they'll still lose just as bad as they did before. artest can score almost as much as jalen but i think his defense is incomparably better than rose's that it wouldv'e been a good trade even if it had been just artest for rose, but as it stands the pacers really got the much better deal with the guys we got. give them time and i think they will be a pretty damn good team.

STING

lol, my bad, now i know my info

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