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Question: How do you see Bonzi Wells fitting into the team?

Hubie Brown: First of all, Bonzi Wells is coming with a ton of talent. Bonzi Wells is mine now. If you've been around the NBA, you have to double-team him in the post, from endline to endline one of best athletes in the league. He's a slasher off the dribble, which we only have a couple of guys who can dribble here, if you've noticed that, OK? That's like a secret, you know? So, consequently, he is going to give us an offensive force to add; more important, he's a physical defender, so with Posey and Battier at the small forward, and now we have another physical guy at the two-guard, that helps us improve our defense. We don't pretend to be a great defensive team. You know, we try to fool you, and gimmick the game a little bit. But this guy will add an excellent defender. Why? Because he's always in the top ten in steals. Because he's such a good athlete. But, when Jason comes back, now we add another guy who can really run. So, we went from a 32-year-old to a 27-year old, a better athlete. Now the guy who left us is a great professional. One of the finest players I've ever been around as a professional coach. He will help them, because of his great three-point shooting. Why? Because of (Zach) Randolph and (Rasheed) Wallace. You've got to double-team them. So, they've been spotty in three-point shooting. Wes will definitely help them big-time. So, it's a good trade for both teams.

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Fordy74

I hope that ole Knicks ball coach helps calm down Bonzi like he did J-Will. If so Bonzi will flourish as will the Grizz.

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