If Miles could buy into the system he could be a defensive machine but i'm not playing if with this rockets team
Has anyone thought about Payton as a pg. In 30mins he pretty much did what Sura did except shoot a high fg. He's still durable and has a couple of good yrs in him with James behind him, it could work.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/3271334 "the Rockets could offer [Damon] Stoudamire only a salary-cap exception expected to be worth about $1.7 million. Stoudamire, 31, who earned $12.5 million last season, is expected to receive offers considerably larger than the Rockets'" Can contracts be so there's a massive jump from year to the next e.g 1.7 mill first year, then 3.7 the next, and 4.5 in the last? That would be Jasikevicius' asking price. This is from hoopshype http://www.***************/article_13143.shtml not a reliable source but interesting nonetheless if it turns out that way since damon likes his greens : "#6 – Expanded Drug Testing… What may later be dubbed the “Damon Stoudamire” rule; veteran players will be randomly tested 4 times throughout the year between the opening of training camp and the end of the Finals. Testing done during the playoffs will include non-playoff players. There still exists a window of about 5 months where players will not be subject to testing. The testing is said to include testing for any substance listed on the banned substance list including mar1juana."
Count me in for the trade of Wesley and a pick for damon stoudamire. DS/MJ/Head Sura/Barry/Glover T-mac/Glover/Bowen Swift/Howard Yao/Mutombo IR: Ward, Baker, Spoon, Moochie (Get rid of them all for a good SG in the middle of the season.)
Seems like a very realistic lineup for the start of next season, I think it's a very talented team that could use a little more depth at SG and SF. I wonder if Sura's defense on other shooting guards will satisfy JVG. I don't think Bob's got enough quickness to stick w/ any quick guards, and his knee isn't going to get any better.
Would JVG eally want a guy so stupid he walked through an airport metal detector with pot wrapped in tinfoil in his pants? Is that the team leader at PG you want influencing your your players? Would Yao respect a pothead? Say no to anything that takes us one tiny step in the direction of the Jailblazers.Make the the theme for this team hustle, smarts and character. Only one team in 30 is going to take trophy anyway, wouldn't your first priority for the team you identify with be an image you respect? No floppers, whiners, druggies, check cashers, dufusses, head cases, anger management reprobates, thugs, prima donnas, wife beaters, ball hogs, coach chokers, or PT petulants please.
I get your point, but that doesn't leave many players to choose from, haha--you might want to shorten the list. I think Van Gundy wouldn't bring someone in whom he can't work with. He is the guy who got a handle on Spree, and it's not like T-Mac had the greatest reputation in the world when he came over before last season. But you're right that the character of the team is one of the things that made it successful and fun last season.
I agree, we got rid of the last pot smoke in Taylor, it's time to clean up the act as best as possible, say no to Stoudamire unless he's proven he's clean.
gosh, people hating on people who smoke... so what, he got caught. that shouldnt take away the fact he is a good player. and it sure as hell doesnt mean he is a bad person for it either. he may have a habit he shouldnt have as a professional basketball player, but dont start questioning his character for it. you dont even know the guy. for all you know he could be the nicest guy. if tmac wants him on our team... then i want him on our team. tracy knows his sh$t, and i trust his judgment. From the comments about stromile and him saying he wants certain players really says a lot about tracy's leadership role he beginning to take. he wouldnt want players he feels would be deterimental to this team... b/c trust me... he wants a championship more than all of us.
you sir, are a dork. if tmac wants DS, that's good enough for me. personally, i always liked a little frosting on my cake.
Yeah I am dork undoubtably, and I have been known to have a toke but I didn't walk through an airport after 9/11 with a tinfoil dick-o-weed. And there is no chance of me jepordizing my multi-million dollar career by having an ocassional buzz on. If there were, I would have no problem not smoking till I retired at the ripe old age of 35 with enough money to own my own Jamaican Plantation. Geez call ahead to some flunkie wannbe and have him score you a bag. The reason I mentioned Yao and potheads is because he was raised in a different culture where drug use is a more serious offense. Maybe if DS were an opium eater? My point was, other than maybe Baker, we have a team of real selfless, go-getter, boy scouts. I wouldn't want anybody messing with that. I know I wouldn't want me on that team.
sorry about calling you a dork, hell, i don't know you. but you don't know our squad on a personal basis either. i wouldn't just ASSume that they are all boy scouts.
Bob Saget was good in that role. I was suprised he did it, and pulled it off. he needed that to loosen up his career a little. As much of a dork as he was, he held that video show together, and when he left, it died for the most part. I don't get it. But he's the glue to his shows.
Don't know if this was posted http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/o...sports/1121853922105650.xml&coll=7&thispage=2 Multiple options for Stoudamire Goodwin also is working the telephone lines for another client, Stoudamire. Goodwin said the point guard is drawing interest from teams lacking a solid presence at the position, teams such as the Lakers, Houston and Orlando. Miami also is interested, even though it has All-Star Dwyane Wade at point guard. Stoudamire played shooting guard at times last season for the Blazers. Houston could be limited in how much it can offer Stoudamire after reportedly agreeing Monday to sign free agent forward Stromile Swift. "We're just trying to figure out the best opportunity for him," Goodwin said. "Teams that need a very good point guard are going to be the frontrunners. We're just waiting to get an idea of what the numbers will be in the collective bargaining agreement." The numbers and details of the new agreement are expected to be announced Friday, according to a league spokesman. "That's the date we're looking at," said Tim Frank, the NBA's vice president of communications. "There are still some things that need to be worked out -- these things are complicated -- but we still expect it to be ready."
