[pr0wler]

1) Why in the hell did Utah draft Deron Williams instead of Chris Paul? Of course I didn't think Chris Paul would be this good in his rookie season, but it was common knowledge that he would be better than Deron. A lot of people were saying that Paul was the best player in the draft, at #4. Can you imagine a healthy Jazz lineup of

PG - Paul/Palacio
SG - Giricek/Brown/Harpring
SF - Kirilenko/Harpring
PF - Boozer/Humphries
C - Okur/Collins/Ostertag

That's a top 5 playoff team in the west at the very worst.

2) Why does Phoenix get no respect as a title contender? They're already doing great this year, with the addition of Diaw, Bell, Thomas, Jones, and House. And when Big Amare comes back they could be unstoppable. Basically they'll be like last years team except with better defense and a much deeper bench.

3) How come refs don't call travelling when players leap three feet forward landing right next to the hoop? I've seen Shaq do this all the time. Gets the ball, makes a few dribbles, then outright leaps across the lane and then whindes up underneath the basket for an easy dunk. How does a defender stop that?

4) Why does Quentin Richardson suck so much this year?

5) Why didn't Isiah Thomas let his two expiring contracts (Davis and Hardaway) run out at the end of the year? He has some great rookies, with a couple key pieces (Marbury and Curry). He could've started to rebuild the team and cut his losses with the horrible signings he had already done - but now the Knicks are still an infested, sloppy, and disorganized composition of overpaid castoffs.

[eddymac]

Why arent refs more consistant.

[P-Dub34]

4) Why does Quentin Richardson suck so much this year?

No Steve Nash.

Besides that, Q has always been overrated. He's simply not that good of a shooter. He's just a chucker who benefitted from playing in a system where he could hoist at will. Didn't he only shoot like 36% despite getting open looks from that system all the time? The dude shoots Antoine Walker-esque %'s for his career. He's a chuck, not a marksman.

[Seuss]

I believe Jazz picked Deron over Paul because Jerry was impressed with Deron's defense.


But who knows.

Maybe Jerry sees a Stockton-type player in Deron that everyone else doesn't.

[Pimped Out]

Originally Posted by pr0wler

1) Why in the hell did Utah draft Deron Williams instead of Chris Paul? Of course I didn't think Chris Paul would be this good in his rookie season, but it was common knowledge that he would be better than Deron. A lot of people were saying that Paul was the best player in the draft, at #4. Can you imagine a healthy Jazz lineup of

PG - Paul/Palacio
SG - Giricek/Brown/Harpring
SF - Kirilenko/Harpring
PF - Boozer/Humphries
C - Okur/Collins/Ostertag

That's a top 5 playoff team in the west at the very worst.

no, i cant imagine that line up healthy

2) Why does Phoenix get no respect as a title contender? They're already doing great this year, with the addition of Diaw, Bell, Thomas, Jones, and House. And when Big Amare comes back they could be unstoppable. Basically they'll be like last years team except with better defense and a much deeper bench.

because i cant see them beating the spurs or pistons come play off time. the only other team right now considered a contender is dallas, and i wanna see what dallas does in the playoffs before i judge them.

3) How come refs don't call travelling when players leap three feet forward landing right next to the hoop? I've seen Shaq do this all the time. Gets the ball, makes a few dribbles, then outright leaps across the lane and then whindes up underneath the basket for an easy dunk. How does a defender stop that?

if the pick up the dribble as they leap, they havent technically jumped or taken a step with the ball in their hands

4) Why does Quentin Richardson suck so much this year?

because he succked every year

5) Why didn't Isiah Thomas let his two expiring contracts (Davis and Hardaway) run out at the end of the year? He has some great rookies, with a couple key pieces (Marbury and Curry). He could've started to rebuild the team and cut his losses with the horrible signings he had already done - but now the Knicks are still an infested, sloppy, and disorganized composition of overpaid castoffs.

i dunno

[Dee-Zy]

Originally Posted by pr0wler

5) Why didn't Isiah Thomas let his two expiring contracts (Davis and Hardaway) run out at the end of the year? He has some great rookies, with a couple key pieces (Marbury and Curry). He could've started to rebuild the team and cut his losses with the horrible signings he had already done - but now the Knicks are still an infested, sloppy, and disorganized composition of overpaid castoffs.

I think this answers your question.

Originally Posted by madman

LB: hmm i wonder what Ben Wallace is up to......
Francis : I wonder what Cuttino is up to....
Isiah: huh? Whats a salery cap?

[Like A Breath]

1) A lot of people thought that Deron Williams was the next Jason Kidd. It was not common knowledge that Paul would be better, especially after his tournament and ball-punching incident

2) Nobody knows if Amare will be 100% and they need to prove they can take out San Antonio.

3) That's a jump-stop, you can do it as long as you jump off the foot that is taking your second step. That is in no way traveling.

4) He's sucked since he stopped posting and rebounding and became a chucker.

5) Knicks rookies are very overrated. Toronto has a much better bunch. They're also a terrible organization.

[Seuss]

You guys do know that the Suns beat the Spurs this year without Amare? (Spurs had Manu, Parker Duncan)


Last year the Suns beat the Spurs once in the regular season and that was without Manu, Duncan.

[Real]

Originally Posted by SunsFan57

Maybe Jerry sees a Stockton-type player in Deron that everyone else doesn't.

His eyesight must be failing then.

[Real]

Originally Posted by pr0wler

1) Why in the hell did Utah draft Deron Williams instead of Chris Paul? Of course I didn't think Chris Paul would be this good in his rookie season, but it was common knowledge that he would be better than Deron. A lot of people were saying that Paul was the best player in the draft, at #4. Can you imagine a healthy Jazz lineup of

PG - Paul/Palacio
SG - Giricek/Brown/Harpring
SF - Kirilenko/Harpring
PF - Boozer/Humphries
C - Okur/Collins/Ostertag

That's a top 5 playoff team in the west at the very worst.

They took Deron because of his size and his ability to sell himself to the franchise.

. There was, though, some debate. In fact, O'Connor said the final call on Williams over Wake Forest University point Chris Paul did not come until about 4 p.m. Tuesday.
"It was not an easy decision," Sloan said afterward. "We just had to go with what we think is best for this franchise."
Sloan said Williams and Paul "play a little bit differently, see a little bit differently."
So what was the ultimate difference, then, in the mind of Jazz brass?
For starters, Williams might have sold himself a bit better.
"His interview that we had with him was very impressive as to how the game is played and what his approach to basketball (is)," Sloan said. "His overall knowledge of basketball was, I thought, very im