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Re: Wally Z, Delonte West, Ben wallace, Joe smith to cavs
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That slots everyone into their natural positions, but I wonder if we'll see Big Ben playing some experimental minutes at PF. Also, either Lebron or Wally will need to spend some time at SG, in order to maximize talent on the floor at all times.
Smith is an underlooked part of this deal. He was Chicago's best player frequently this season. Cleveland now should have a rotation of bigs that is tough and effective, if not particularly overwhelming.
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Smith is one of the reasons I like this trade for Cleveland. I think he can come in and do what Gooden did, plus not be an idiot. And as far as Wallace goes, I know he hasn't worked out in Chicago, but that guy played a very big role on some very good teams not too long in the past. And come final year of his contract, I think there will be alot more people interested in dealing for him than there would be for Hughes. As far as Wally and Delonte go, Wally will hit shots. And the Cavs need that. Anything beyond that, no so much. And get ready to be disappointed by Delonte. I was surprised at how often I saw him make bad decisions for the Sonics this season.
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02-21-2008, 02:50 PM
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Re: Wally Z, Delonte West, Ben wallace, Joe smith to cavs
Thats one huge sig right there- The One that is
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02-21-2008, 02:51 PM
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Thats one huge sig right there- The One that is
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.....Unfortunately the problem with the NBA is what makes the NBA great to loyal fans. NBA players don't have the luxury of wearing uniforms that cover their idenity like the NFL. When an NFL player does something wrong on the field, even though we know that player's name, psychologically we view them as just a bad cog in a big machine. In the NBA we see every facial expression and every emotion in an athlete to a point where we become personaly attached to that player without even realizing it - we then place that NBA athlete down to our level viewing him as a human being thus making it easier to critize as we constantly compare him to our own humility.
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02-21-2008, 02:53 PM
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Re: Wally Z, Delonte West, Ben wallace, Joe smith to cavs
Yeah I haven't seen Delonte West play much this year. I saw him in Boston, and he looked promising there. He seems to have regressed significantly across the board this year. Anyone know whether it's the setting or something else?
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02-21-2008, 02:54 PM
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And I cant see Varejao starting over Wallace.
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But in all fairness that's because you haven't seen much of Varejao. Gooden was traded because of Varejao.
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02-21-2008, 02:55 PM
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But in all fairness that's because you haven't seen much of Varejao. Gooden was traded because of Varejao.
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I am strongly of the opinion that Varejao is the 2nd best player on the Cavs. But that doesn't mean that the team wouldn't be better off if Wallace started and he came off the bench backing up both power spots.
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02-21-2008, 02:56 PM
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I have a feeling that Wallace will start at PF just because we need a scorer in the second unit. We'll probably play Wallace with Z and AV with Smith, even though Ben Wallace is the worst player of the bunch.
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02-21-2008, 02:56 PM
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I am strongly of the opinion that Varejao is the 2nd best player on the Cavs. But that doesn't mean that the team wouldn't be better off if Wallace started and he came off the bench backing up both power spots.
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02-21-2008, 02:57 PM
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lol, no.
What the hell are you talking about?
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Hughes' first year in Cleveland that was reported.
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