Don't fret, Pat. Lue will probably get 10 backup minutes per game. Howard, 20 - 24 minutes per game. Gaines - garbage time every third game.
I would never claim to know definitively that they are the rotten apples that sunk the Magic just like u would not know definitively that they weren't. Both of us would have to be in the Magic staff to know exactly who were the rotten apples but look at their dismal record and the public arguments of players accusing this or that of not showing up for practices, ball hogging, fake injuries and you realize that in this trade we are getting 4 of their core players who by your arguments are the potential angels of the bunch, innocent as hell totally disassociated with the crap that went on there We can't accuse T-Mac becus he's untouchable now as the golden boy of our future but the other 3 that were with him that helped produce a 21 win season can be held to scrutiny. what i am saying is when we have the opportunity to get rid of them for something that fits us without Magic Baggage we should go for it.
no doubt about that. but there's more reasons why they went 21-61 than just because of bad attitudes. and i never claim them to be saints either. i'm just giving them the benefit of the doubt. i know it's commonplace to whine about Rockets players here, but at least give them a chance to screw up before we jettison them anywhere. all in all, lets just see how they play on the team first before complaining about them. Howard is no slouch. Sure he's not a top flight PF, but he ain't a Allan Henderson or a Thomas Two Sammiches Hamilton either.
patlabor1 ... this post would definitely receive more favorable responses after the first post Francis losing streak. of course, all of the faithful firmly believe nirvana has arrived. ole man Grumpy has done yeoman work reforming his pitiful image, for those easily fooled. Stevie, the cancer, is gone. and the dregs of the east will magically transform our beloved rockets into ... TMac is a great player, no one can deny. but is there any truth to the rumor that he passed the physical with flying colors ... even though the doctors were unable to detect either a backbone or heart????
Im glad to have so many people here that were there in the orlando locker room and are here to report who the problems are. Although some might have doubts, we can safely say that we have a pretty competent management. So let them decide who the problem truly is, and if they dont see one theyll find it when the season starts. But if there are none then we got lucky. So in the end, lets not start trade threads for these players when we really dont know whats going on.
They where also the second highest scoring tandem in the NBA next to Kobe and Shaq. BTW.....if you go by last years PPG #'s Yao and T-Mac would be #1
I'm sure that with the winning team we'll have next year, any of the dissention in the locker room that happened in orlando wont flare up here
everyone has an ignore list...and no one has search capabilities(except the crew) Im sure Gaines would be mighty shocked that he is considered as a "core" player. he got Boki-time last season....not quite what I would consider "core" way to stretch that argument..
