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Utah's Improved? Hardly.

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Tb-Cain, Oct 18, 2000.

  1. Tb-Cain

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    Manning, Marshall and Starks are names but not shooters. For a team that is known for it's high percentage offense and career 50% shooters in Stockton and Malone (and last year Hornacek), they've added 3 of the worst shooters available.

    People actually think they are improved, but they lose their most experienced backup point to Dallas, their starting 2-guard to retirement and add 3 players with FG% far below the team's average from last year. Not to mention (altogether now class) "Stockton and Malone are a year older."

    And it's all coming to pass. Here's how the 3 are doing so far in the preseason:

    Marshall 8-26 .308
    Manning 7-20 .350
    Starks 7-18 .389

    How about their new backup point?

    Vaughn 7-17 .412

    Starks backup?

    Lewis 3-13 .231

    I could go on...

    Russell 14-32 .438
    Stevenson 9-21 .429
    Polynice 9-22 .409
    Davis 2-6 .333

    ...but I won't.

    Nice offseason, guys. [​IMG]


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