Probably the most overpaid stiff in the league.
Contributes nothing, can't score is slow on defense, and damn how the hell did he mess up that great full court bounce pass by AI.
What a joke. I hope your happy Billy King you idiot.
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Originally posted by TheTruth34!
Probably the most overpaid stiff in the league.
Contributes nothing, can't score is slow on defense, and damn how the hell did he mess up that great full court bounce pass by AI.
I agree with that he's overpaid, he's old, he's slow, basically all he's getting by on is savvy.
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What a joke. I hope your happy Billy King you idiot.
Where I disagree is this being blamed on Billy King, King has made his fair share of mistakes (just look at last offseason) but the ball wasn't in his court when it came to resigning McKie. The summer after the Finals, Larry Brown still had a stranglehold on the franchise, the very same offseason that the Sixers traded for one of Larry's favorite players in Derrick Coleman.
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Nobody knew Aaron had played his best basketball that year, and we all thought it was a great deal at the time. Also without DC, we might not have even made the playoffs in 03, and wouldn't have even gotten a first round draft pick from it(THAT was Larry's fault)
Nobody knew Aaron had played his best basketball that year, and we all thought it was a great deal at the time. Also without DC, we might not have even made the playoffs in 03, and wouldn't have even gotten a first round draft pick from it(THAT was Larry's fault)
I can do a search if you like and in it you will find that I felt that they overpaid for him in that offseason. As always we had bid against ourselves, because the next closest offer he got was from San Antonio and it was 5 years at 30 million with a option year for 6.5. No thanks I have never been a fan of his and since he signed that deal he hasnt played the same
Originally posted by sliccat!
Nobody knew Aaron had played his best basketball that year, and we all thought it was a great deal at the time. Also without DC, we might not have even made the playoffs in 03, and wouldn't have even gotten a first round draft pick from it(THAT was Larry's fault)
The problem with giving McKie all that money was that he had a bum shoulder, a bum ankle, and by the time they gave him the contract he didn't have surgery on either as he waited until the start of training camp.
And yeah, we might not have made the playoffs without DC but that's because the 2000-01 Eastern Championship team was ripped apart to bring players like Matt Harpring, Vonteego Cummings, Roshown McCloud, and others. To this day, I can't explain why we completely ripped the team apart, maybe they wouldn't have been able to beat the Nets if they came back with the same roster, but there was no excuse to downgrade all across the board the way they did. Then what we come to learn afterwards is that Matt Harpring could've fit here but we had him out of position so much (games where he was playing PF), and Larry always had him in his doghouse.
Only offseason that matches how bad that one was, was the offseason last year, but I'm not even sure about that.
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McKie has attempted just six shots - making one - in 54 minutes during the three games. He is averaging 0.7 points.
McKie hasn't exactly been a defensive demon, either. He was supposed to be guarding Chauncey Billups when Billups scored eight straight points, including a pair of open 3-pointers, in the second quarter of Saturday's 99-91 loss to the Pistons.
Asked if he needs to shoot the ball more, McKie said, "I'm just playing basketball, man. I'm doing what the man asked me to do."
When pressed, McKie said O'Brien hasn't instructed him not to shoot.
Told that six attempts seems a little low, especially with all the attention Iverson draws and McKie's ability to hit the 3-pointer, McKie said, "I don't know if y'all been watching the same game I've been playing in, but we just play basketball around here. We don't get into who's taking shots - we just want guys to take open shots and not get into a 1-on-1 match with people."
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Asked if the up-tempo offensive style O'Brien wants to play is suited to his skills, McKie said, "I would imagine."
"It depends on what you consider running," McKie said. "It's not, 'Shoot, grab it out of the net, throw it to half court and run.' It's a controlled kind of thing. You only have 24 seconds, so you want to get it down, swing the ball around and get teams moving. That's when you create good looks."
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If I'm down on him when he's bad, I think the least I can do is give him credit when he's good and in the game against the Nets he was our most effective player against Richard Jefferson. That was until he went out with the strained rotator cuff.
This doesn't mean I want him to get more minutes than Salmons when Johnny comes back, but I'm just giving credit where it's due.
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Has no one failed to notice that mckie is iversons best friend! they are inseperable in practice,lockerroom etc and basically what allen wants allen gets!
his nickname is "blue" cos his skin is so dark!???
It dont make sense but then a lot of things allen does and says dont make sense,good thing he`s a don at basketball
With all that said, it makes you wonder how O'Brien picked him to be a starter at the beginning of the season in the first place?
And I don't think he's a disgrace, I think he's just old. And what happened to the rumored trade with Mckie going to the Knicks anyway?
Did that just die or just a rumor?
After analyzing the latest games, my new starting 5 is:
Kyle Korver
Samuel Dalembert
Marc Jackson
Allen Iverson
Andre Igaudala
Originally posted by bigpoppa*UK!
who is the shooting guard? korver or igoudala?
who is the center jackson or dalambert?
these may be the best five players on the roster but you have 2 centers a pf,a sf and a pg?
Wut are you talking about, if Jackson and Dalembert are the 2 centres, whos the pf? If you think Iggy or Korver are power forwards, think again, your way off, and to answer both of your questions
1. Iguodala is a swingman, he can play the 2 guard very well
2. Dalembert would be the centre, Jackson would be a capable power forward and has played the position in the past
PG - Allen Iverson
SG - Andre Iguodala
SF - Kyle Korver
PF - Marc Jackson
C - Samuel Dalembert
doesnt look half bad, if only Kenny Thomas played well in Obies system, and we'd be set
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shaq,j.o,miller,Z,dampier,big ben etc would snap dalembert in half at center
webber,kg,td,amare,marion,brand,lewis etc would eat jackson and spit the slow cranky pips out at power forward
anyone who defensivly stays up on korver and does`nt allow him open looks has done the job cos he cant stop any sf from going to the hole
igoudala is very athletic but is no match for any of the premier 2 guards yet (he`s a rookie)
iverson is an mvp type player but is not a genuine pg
Hey im a sixers fan but im also a realist and that team could`nt beat the clips in a 7 game series let alone anyone good
If you put Jackson and Dalembert down low, you have one big body, and one freakishly athletic shot blocker. In theory, that should work. I havent seen these two play together, and I am not too familar with O'Brein's defensive system, but I would believe that those two together would be our best bet against a tough frontcourt.
The problem with those two is offensively. Jackson is a guy who scores from putbacks. And although Sammy has extended his offensive game, he is not a threat from the perimeter. That would go against O'Brein's system.
Kyle Korver is doing exactly what I want at this point. He is actually overacheiving. He can't really be someone that we should rely on to score, but is someone who we should rely on to make the open shot. And that guy can change games. (if you believe in momentum)
Allen Iverson is the wildcard. Just when we think hes the straighedge star whose all about business, he skips practice. I always think I know exactly what I will get from Allen, and you do more or less. But if he can lead this team, they can make noise. I hope he takes on this challenge, it will be interesting to see.
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