I did underrate Chalmers and Cook, but I don't think they are good enough offensively to be a supporting cast for D-Wade.
About O'Neal, you're right, I don't know for a fact that he won't be healthy. But he's barely played this season, and he's very injury prone. You can't trust him to be your 2nd best player.
The Thunder obviously have A LOT of talent. But they're all so young, I just think it'll take a little while for them to mature.
Chalmers doesn't need to average 19 ppg...he's playing with a top 3 scorer in the NBA with Wade. He will be Wade's best compliment possible together they made a very good defensive back court.
Cook is a solid 3pt shooter/scorer off the bench, he provides the offense needed for Miami, especially since Miami in the future will have Wade/Beasley...they're looking to add Bosh in 2010 also.
You're right about O'Neal. I wouldn't trust him either. But if he stays healthy I could see Miami > Orlando who just lost Nelson.
Iono, I just like how Miami is built.
They got the franchise player.
The defensive PG who has range and a lot of maturity for a rookie.
The 2nd overall pick, who's overrated to us, which is valid...but the man can score.
Haslem is always solid.
And O'Neil....he's not a 20/9/2 dude no more...but If Miami gets 13-15 ppg 6-8 reb and 2 blk...they're a team that can be a threat....I just like the whole build up with Miami.
Last season, Pau Gasol was deemed soft. He averaged almost 8 RPG in his career. I don't know about you metro, but i think Love is a lil soft. Maybe its because he always got outrebounded when i see him play, but yea, i could be wrong.
Metro, what makes you think Foye is lame? He's decent. the only reason most people hate on him is because he plays at the point. foye is NOT a PG.
However, I do agree with you on what you said about MIL. They need to get rid of redd. I think Sessions can be an 20-10 person in points ans assists, definitely
Gasol could be deemed soft, but he's really a finesse guy with a lot of skill. Skilled players, especially skilled big men seem to get the soft label automatically because they don't stuff it in guy's faces(no homo), or play with a nasty demeanor.
Did you know Gasol was a SF before the NBA?
He averaging 9 rebounds for his career is really impressive, most impressive actually.
So he actually went from being "soft" to a really good rebounder.
His "softness" you speak off didn't stop him from being one of the big men in the NBA in the last 7 years.
He's on the level of KG and Duncan on terms of making the players around them better.
Gasol is so good, he got Memphis an expansion team into the playoffs consistanly...when posey a 6th man was the 2nd best player on the team.
Who watches the Minnesota Timberwolves?
But by the stats, who ever is out rebounding Kevin Love has to be really good, because
Per 36 minutes he's averaging
13.2 rebounds per game.
5.3 offensive rebounders per game(that means he's fighting for rebounds for the offense, is that soft?)
in his season average (28 minutes)
he's averaging 8.7
So in conclusion.
Kevin Love is the 4th most efficient rebounder in the NBA.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/stati...2009&seasontype=2&seasontype=2&avg=48&pos=all
On list where David Lee is 9th, and the top 3 rebounders are Camby, Howard and Bendrins.
So who is outrebounding Love besides those guys? With your theory, the rest of the NBA is soft.
I don't know man, you're probably confusing Kevin Love for Mike Miller because you're way off on this one.
Foye is lame.
He isn't a PG.
He's not a great scorer
Nor a great shooter
and was not worth a lottery pick.
He's a player stuck between positions.
He's a small 2.
and a slow 1.
I feel bad for Minnesota for putting stock into him over the all star Roy.
Minnesota is a lost franchise...Love/Jefferson's style collide with each other.
Brewer/Foye are bust.
Telfair isn't an efficient player.
Mike Miller is falling off the cliff.