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09-12-2006, 06:05 AM
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Re: Around the league
That's a bargain for the Celts!
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09-12-2006, 08:34 AM
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Re: Around the league
Toni Kukoc is retiring.
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09-12-2006, 09:48 AM
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Re: Around the league
4yr/16mil
seems about right for perkins. he was a great defensive low post presence for them when he was healthy...
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09-12-2006, 01:45 PM
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Re: Around the league
I remember when perkins was in high school some were touting him as the next shaq!
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09-13-2006, 10:35 AM
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Re: Around the league
Derek Anderson got waived by the Heat.
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09-26-2006, 06:06 PM
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Re: Around the league
Dirk signs an extension for 3 years about 60 mil.
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09-26-2006, 06:59 PM
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Dirk signs an extension for 3 years about 60 mil.
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But his defense sucks! (/sarcasm)
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09-27-2006, 09:34 PM
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Bonzi Wells finally finds a new team.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2605639
A source close to Bonzi Wells tells ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher that Wells has agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with the Rockets. The deal includes a player opt-out after the first year.
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09-28-2006, 09:16 AM
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the rockets are starting to scare me. they're looking really strong...
t-mac, yao, bonzi, battier, rafer...looks real strong. they don't have the depth of the clippers, but their starters have us beat, i think...
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09-28-2006, 12:30 PM
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the rockets are starting to scare me. they're looking really strong...
t-mac, yao, bonzi, battier, rafer...looks real strong. they don't have the depth of the clippers, but their starters have us beat, i think...
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i dont think they're a real concern considering we only play them 2-3 times a season and they're in southwest. but it could be trouble for hornets. with the bonzi signing, i think they just beat out the lakers or sacramento for that 7-8th spot.
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09-28-2006, 10:48 PM
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the rockets are starting to scare me. they're looking really strong...
t-mac, yao, bonzi, battier, rafer...looks real strong. they don't have the depth of the clippers, but their starters have us beat, i think...
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Center: Yao is better than Kaman, but not too much better
PF: Brand vs Howard... no contest
SF: McGrady/Battier vs Maggette/Ross, no contest if McGrady plays more than 50 games
SG: Wells is better than Mobley, but not too much better
PG: Alston vs Livingston, (possibly huge) edge to the Clippers by end of the season
Bench: Clippers are easily one of top 2 or 3 deepest teams in the league
Starting talent I'd say they're more or less even. Except theres a humongous problem here... most of the Clippers are defensive-minded players (minus Cassell) + a defensive minded coach. While most of the Rockets are offensive-minded players (minus Battier).... + the most stubborn slow-down defensive coach in basketball today.
Jeff Van Gundy can't seem to really exploit the offensive firepower at all... put Rick Adelman or Don Nelson in charge of the Rockets and you've easily got a 55+ win team. But until they give up on trying to force-feeding the defense, they'll continue to struggle to make the 8th spot.
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09-28-2006, 11:54 PM
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Leidout made a great point about SVG's coaching of the Rockets. He needs to adapt to his team's strengths better. There's no way he can run the Rockets like the ran his old Knicks.
Head to head the matchup between the Rockets and the Clips is very interesting. Between the McGrady and Wells and Yao, Clips will have a hard time playing defense (Livingston/Ross on Tmac/Wells? Kaman can't guard Yao without fouling out. Brand doesn't have the height to stick to Yao, and Yao can make jumpers.). I'd say the Clips should try to run the Rockets off the floor and rely on substitutions to keep the game tempo up.
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09-29-2006, 12:14 AM
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Re: Around the league
Damn... It all comes down to health. (Not like no one doesnt know that) when talking about houston. Yao and Tracey play 80 percent of their games this year, and you add Bonzi.... I wouldnt want to be any team in the west facing them. Thats a pretty strong line up.
But Traceys back problems seem to get worse every year.
And Yao's injuries more frequent.
And of course, Bonzi himself has had a few (injured) seasons to say the least.
That many injury prone talents on one team always helps keep the treat from being to high. Chances of one of them missing half a season seems pretty good lately.
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