JJtheKnick said:
Alonzo Mourning might come back.
Maybe you haven't read much about the situation, but the Nets won't take him back. He might be able and want to come back, but the Nets don't want him, they have already said so.
JJtheKnick said:
that team is not the best but its way better then boston.
Boston's bench will be better than the Nets.
JJtheKnick said:
payton is washed up. he cant help that team in a major way. and what about there chemistry with a new coach and a few new players.
I don't call averaging 20 points, and numbers a lot alike Kidd's two years ago washed up, or averaging 15 points in a system that limits any point guard production. I disagree, I think a backcourt of GP and Pierce is one of the top in the East. What about their chemistry? They added a coach, so did 80% of all the NBA teams. They added one new player and rookie, that's a lot different than having a whole new team, like the Magic.
JJtheKnick said:
even if hill does not come back magic are still way better. chemistry yeah but the season still dident start yet and they are playing together right now. then there is the perseason there is so much time left for them to be ready. if this team jsut got together the first game of the season they would be better then the wizards.
They aren't playing together now. No one is playing right now, but the US team, come on. Yeah, they have pre-season, but starters play very little in pre-season. It takes a lot longer than a summer for a new team to get used to playing with each other and for a new coach. Last year, it took the Lakers a good part of the season to get used to playing with each other, and that was with two superstars already in place and used to one another. It takes longer, when the only superstar you have is the new one.
JJtheKnick said:
Doug Christie might not be the way he was years ago but he is still a threat. the guy can shoot and play great D.
Christie...great D? Those shouldn't be mentioned together anymore, maybe 3 years ago, but not any more. Proof:
10/31/2003 vs Sixers-AI 27 points
11/7/2003 vs Knicks-Houston 39 points
11/13/2003 vs Blazers-Wells 27 points
11/16/2003 vs Warriors-J-Rich 31 points
12/26/2003 vs Warriors-J-Rich 25 points
1/16/2004 vs Lakers-Rush 30 points
1/20/2004 vs Blazers-Anderson 29 points
1/23/2004 vs Grizz-Miller 27 points
2/11/2004 vs Pistons-Hamilton 27 points
2/17/2004 vs Celtics-Pierce 27 points
2/26/2004 vs Lakers-Kobe 35 points
3/4/2004 vs Sixers-AI 32 points
3/23/2004 vs Bucks-Redd 26 points
3/24/2004 vs Lakers-Kobe 36 points
4/1/2004 vs Mavs-Finley 29 points
4/14/2004 vs Warriors-J-Rich 28 points
And only if that were all, there were also at least 15-17 games where players scored between 20-24 points on him. When you have Rush score 30 on you, I think it is safe to take your name off the good defender list.
JJtheKnick said:
what the.........how can you say that. peja averaged the most points last season. his team was in the playoffs. he is one of the best shooters ever!!
Points and shooting isn't everything, anyone who knows anything about basketball would know this. Peja is a great shooter and that's it. Marion is an athletic, flashy, scorer, who can shoot, take it to the basket, play D, and doesn't choke in the playoffs. Peja is allergic to defense. I could break down his games, like I did with Christie to prove that I am right, but I would really rather not take that time, just take my word on this one, or look it up yourself.
JJtheKnick said:
Quentin Richardson better then bobby yea but bobby is not even a starter.
Q isn't a starter either, unless you forgot about Marion and Johnson.
JJtheKnick said:
how can the suns have more dept the kings hve one of the best benchs in the NBA. they HAD THE 6TH MAN. and the suns bench those players are hardly even worth looking at.
Kings HAD one of the best benches in the NBA, 2-3 years ago, they don't add much and keep losing player after player. If you think they have one of the best benches in the NBA, today, then you must not expect much out of a team. If the Suns aren't much to look at, according to you, then I don't know how on God's green earth the Kings are worth looking at.