speedythief

http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Bas...57538-sun.html

SkywalkerAC

If Bosh's salary doesn't count against the cap for the max amount, we'll be major players come 2007. if he's extended before the offseason, we won't have much room. that's how i see it anyway.

As for not being players this year, i think it's a great thing. This is not looking like a good time to spend big and "go for it". If we weren't adding 3 or more players for cheap (with 2 more developing in europe) I might be a little bitter but thankfully I don't have to worry about that.

Nets add Mccinnis; we add Calderon. Memphis trades FOR Eddie Jones and loses Stro Swift for nothing after signing the Cardinal to big bucks; Babcock looks to be getting Pape and Bonner for minimal expense.

Our time for free agency will come. The thing I'm wondering is who, or what kind of player will be out there that will complete our team when we're going to add two more solid rookies (fingers crossed) next year and bring in Ukic? Magloire? Not if unless he can take a pay cut as I really think Hoffa will be better than him come 2007 (again, fingers crossed). Desmond Mason is an option but don't think we'll probably grab a top wing player in the draft next year (my money's on Adam Morrison)?

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Unknownone

I haven't seen Morrison play much @ Gonzaga save for some NC2A games, reminds me of a slightly taller, lankier version of Luke Jackson in my limited viewin' although some have chimed in declared him to be cut from the Larry Bird mold... Any more enlightened opinions to offer?

And BB - my bad re: your avatar - should've confirmed w/ you before goin' ahead w/ an assumption...

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That is an important point to remember. Anyone who says they know for sure that Villanueva is going to be a horrible pro, or a great pro, is lying, quite frankly. It's impossible to know.

"The way Tim Duncan plays and the way he is off the court is what any mother or father would love. It doesn't sell in this society of quick gratification, titillation, instant thrills and chills, and that's not what Tim Duncan is."
Gregg Popovitch

ballocks

adam morrison? he really doesn't impress me... at all.

he really doesn't. i know he's sitting at the top of the ladder on the online mocks but how many have actually seen him play? i don't see this man as a star in the nba- in fact, i'd be more than just shocked... i'd be something else.

i guess we'll have to see what happens.

peace

SkywalkerAC

I haven't seen **** all from any of the prospects out there. I'm just looking for a top notch wing player that will fit with our team. Morrison is an intriguing talent from what I've heard, that's all. I'm not high on the guy but i'm not really high on anyone apart from Gay.

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bigbabyjesus

I don't think he'll be a star personally, but the Mike Dunleavy comparisons are definetly off. I don't have a legit comparison, but I can tell anyone that hasn't seen him play; he can flat out score.

I'd rather get a defensive minded, athletic SG ala Rodney Carney, but we just need talent.

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Rhubarb

Get high on this Rudy, of the Fernandez kind.

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Tim Duncan: "People should stop talking about Bosh as a future force. He's already a force, right here and now."

"I don't really look at guys and memorize players, but (Bosh) is very impressive. He can shoot, he has an inside game, physical at times, he's pretty good...he's more than holding his own." - Shaq

"I really like him...to me he's already pretty special," Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki said after continually getting beat to the basket by Bosh. "He's going to be a great player in this league."

"Chris Bosh really has emerged to be a star in this league. There are more than the top three (in the 2003 draft)." - Dwyane Wade

I love everything about him, I love his game, I love his work ethic. He definitely has my approval - Kobe Bryant"

ballocks

listen, i don't mind those who like morrison. i mean, i don't have a crystal ball myself. but from the ~ half dozen or so gonzaga games i caught last season, he hardly looked like a lottery talent- although considering the lottery picks of the last few years, he didn't look much worse than any of them... and he's still in college.

still, he doesn't interest me, but i don't want to yell out an anti-adam point of view either. i'm really not. it's just that he's not larry bird- that stuff kind of depresses me, while it's also kind of funny. i mean, he might fit the bird body profile (as well as several other superficial traits) but bird didn't become bird (imo) because of anything that you could see. rather, i think larry became larry because of the unquestionable talents relaxing between his ears.

"6'9'' white small forward who plays an impressive perimeter game- larry!" it's just not that simple (imo). morrison might still become a star in the ncaa, i don't know, but i always found ronny turiaf more electric for gonzaga, and more of an exciting pro prospect. like i said, we'll see what happens, but i advise everyone to not take adam's standing online right now as an accurate reflection of his talent- it's not that simple either.

but y'all know that already. you ain't stupid.

(and good luck to adam. prove me wrong, kid.)

peace

Zuca

Move Eric and Aaron Williams for Slava Medvedenko and Devean George

both are younger players, and Eric/Aaron wants out; Slava has a big body, and George can nab more minutes in this team... It can be thrilling for them!

Also, move Lamond Murray to Houston for Weatherspoon. He can help this team more than Lamond. Lamond can help Houston in garbage minutes too.

Also, try to sign someone like Dajuan Wagner, which can play both guard positions. He can be good as a backup and flourish in TO.

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