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Claxton is not much of an upgrade over Dickau in my opinion. He's faster and quicker but cant shoot as good. Their passing skills are similar. I guess he has better defense but that's not too hard to do. The main thing I see is that he can't shoot as good as Dickau, and we have needed Dickau's scoring this year--I mean, SOMEBODY has to score. Bottom line, I don't think Speedy Claxton, just like Dan Dickau, is a starting PG for a playoff team in the NBA.

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It's gonna take a while for you guys to get into a winning groove (unless you hit the jackpot and land a Tim Duncan type player in the draft) but you guys have some nice building blocks in Dickau, Magloire and Smith

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I do not see 2 seasons missing several games with injuries as "consistent" though. Everyone dismisses the 3 consecutive 82 game seasons. Consistently injured applies to Claxton. He missed 151 games from 2000 to 2004 (BD missed 47 during that same period and 83 in his career).

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I think you are confusing "being consistantly injured" with "missing games". Baron has been injured regularly since his college days. Sometimes he plays with them; sometimes he misses games due to them. Id personally not want a player that is consistantly injured and has been over his career. The nature of Baron's injury is what scared me the most. Ankles and backs do not just stop hurting if you continue to do the activities that hurt them in the first place. Would you want to hang on and watch Baron be the next Grant Hill. Grant Hill has been away from the game due to his injuries for years and he is just now coming back from them. I didnt really feel like waiting 6 years for Baron to be "healthy" again.

And again I hope and pray he does do well and remain injury free during his stay in the NBA...

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Baron's debut stats:
Boxscore GoldenState - Detroit

Baron Davis #5 29min - 10pts - 2reb - 8asts - 1 stl - 0 blk



Speedy Claxton's stats:
Boxscore NewOrleans - Denver

Speedy Claxton #5 23min - 5pts - 4reb - 8asts - 1stl - 1blk

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FG% was horrible.. Claxton was shooting 1-5 and Baron 3-11 .. I hope Claxton will shoot better tonight @Maverics

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