isnt that what he's known for? his 3 point shooting? well im just saying it cause thats what i remember, but apparently im wrong. oh well
ATKINS WILL BE 31years of age this August. I hope that we are not going to trade our young talent. Bob Sura is enough for at best is a back up talent with few playing years left! Now if it had been the back up point guard from Orlando I would be jumping for joy!!!
atkins would work under the TE and in a straight sura swap. my guess is that when webber signs in detroit they will want to unload a big for bonzi and we can then ship that player to the grizz.
I don't want to tamper with our chemistry. Sura is about the only thing I would want to give up from our team right now.
Uh, JL3 is definitely not crap. He has matured into a decent back up point guard. He can shoot, he can penetrate and finish effectively, and he is faster than anyone in this league not named Leandro Barbosa. His size and defense are his deficiencies, obviously. But he's definitely an asset even if he's still developing and learning.
I saw a Memphis game some weeks back; Chucky started the third quarter with about 16 straight points and literally shouldered them back into the game He reminded me of Mike James; I know he and No. 24 are friends, and it's because they both are highly competitive and want to win Let's get this winner on this squad, and whoever thinks he's just another JL3 probably hasn't seen Chucky in the past two years...
Atkins 3 point percentage: This year - 34% Career - 37% I thought he would be a better shooter percentage wise than the stats indicate. Atkins can definately light it up, but his 3 pt percentage this year kinda stinks. His career average is decent but nothing to write home about. I still think he'd be more of a shooting threat than Alston though.
Atkins would be a great backup point guard. I wouldn't ship out Bonzi for him though. TE for Atkins, hell yeah. Thats nice.
5 feet 11, 185 lbs and 32 years old. Please, no. Well yes if other team wants him and they can offer something better.
If they work a deal for Atkins that involves the TE or Sura I'm all for it. The Rockets need a PG like Atkins who will push the ball when Yao or McGrady are not on the floor. He'll also provide some bench scoring at the PG position. JLIII is fast and can penetrate but I'd rather have a more physical guard (even if he's 5'11) that can get to the bucket when the clock is winding down.
Do you really think that Chucky is quicker at getting to the bucket than JLIII? I'd rather wait and see if the Francis buyout occurs. He is owed $48 million. He should be willing to take somewhere around $38 million for a buyout since he can obviously get the MLE after this year. I think he provides a much more needed scorer type finisher than Chucky and his defense is going to be way better. Not to mention the energy that he would bring to this club. 1. Pick up SF for the league minimum after the buyout. 2. Trade Bonzi and Sura for Mo Pete.
Poor Spanoulis. It just aint working out for him is it... uh check that. Poor me. Spanoulis makes millions and has probably already scored with most of the power dancers.
Chucky is not an improvement over Alston and is not better than Mike James (until this year, that is). I would add him, however, if we didn't have to give up anyone currently playing (TE or Sura are the only way). At the least, Rafer's minutes could go down and the two guys could split the time, hopefully maximizing their effectiveness. Chucky is not a long-term solution but we don't need that since we have Lucas and Span who should both play more next season anyway. Chucky also has more fire, is a vet, and has generally hepled every team for which he has played. He is a better long range shooter than he is showing this year. He also drives more to the basket and a. finishes better than Rafer and b. gets to the line more than Rafer. His defense is not great, but it is better than Lucas's.
If we could get Atkins for the Trade Exception then I would do it. Clearly the Rockets are looking to add a backup PG to the team. Atkins would be a fine backup PG and JVG would have trust in him. Atkins is a pretty good 3pt shooter and isn't a bad finisher, better than Alston in the lane. His defense is average to below average but probably better "team defensive-wise" than Vspan and JL3 at this moment. I think JVG would see Atkins as a major upgrade over Vspan/JL3 right now for the backup PG spot.
Quicker no, but that doesn't mean he still can't get to the bucket. The advantage Atkins has is that when he gets to the bucket he's not limited to throwing up floaters. He's more physical and can go all the way drawing fouls on opposing defenses. Something JLIII has yet to do because chances are his shot will get blocked. I was all for the Francis idea but only if he buys into being a bench role player, which I'm not sure he'd do. And I'd love to have Mo Pete come off the bench, but it remains to be seen if Toronto will actually trade him. I'm also not sure if Toronto would take another malcontent like Bonzi.
After watching Chucky for a few years. He may not have the greatest 3pt fg% but he does hit big shot in the clutch. I've seen him do it time and time again with the Lakers. Chucky doesn't play defense so some of you guys may not like him because of that. He's at best a backup PG that doesn't look to draw defenses to kick out passes for open teammates shots but he is a vet with experience. I'm not sure what Assistant coach wants out of him except his shooting because beyond that he has never been known for much more. Looking at what we have now, he could be valuable, but not Bonzi valuable. That's too huge a price to pay and essentially would be CD being bent over again by Jerry West.
