I would go with the same candidates as last year. Ricky Davis and Ben Gordon. They are both amazing players who come off the bench. You think of these players as key players and I do not know why they dont start. Bulls have Kirk Hinrich and Chris Duhon. Ben Gordons better than Chris Duhon and Ricky davis is better than everybody on that team except Pierce.
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Mike Miller of Memphis. Great Shooting Guard... probably second best player on his team besides Gasol. Memphis is a playoff team right now too. He is a good all-around player, averaging 14ppg, 6rpg, 3apg of the bench.
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Kobe's the most dominant player today. Duane Wade is pretty good though for a 6 foot 4 player. Lakers are good. They are probably like 1-2 more players from another championship. Like a Ben Wallace and another consistent shooter or scorer. They need Lamar to take more shots year round at this point. Considering there are no scorers besides Kobe on the team he should at least be averaging between 17-20ppg. If Lamar had been doing that all year they would probably be ahead of the Clippers right now. If they don't get a player like Ben Wallace a championship might depend on how K Brown's game develops.
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http://www.nba.com/bulls/roster/\n\nCould be any of those guys if that helps any.
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wally is a good shooter but i think ricky davis is a better scorer. he can shoot outside shots, drive to the hoop and get to the foul line at will. although the wolves failed to get pierce as their primary option, davis can fulfill the scoring gap which the wolves are lacking lately. he can work with garnett for an uptempo game.
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It depends on  what position you play and who you like. \n\n#20 damon and salim stoudamire, raymond felton, gary "the glove" payton\n\n#21 hakim warrick, tim duncan, k.g., chris duhon or even the human highlight reel, dominque wilkins\n\n#22 rudy gay, mike "the 3" redd, and tayshaun prince\n\n#23 j. rich, quentin richardson, marcus camby, lebron and the man himself jordan\n\n#24 richard jefferson, antonio mcdyess, mo "shoot in yo' eye" peterson, andre miller, and "the kid" kobe\n\n#31 jason terry, shane battier, charlie villanueva, ricky "i got hops" davis and shawn "da matrix" marion\n\n#32 larry hughes, "rip" hamiltion, shaq and "the legend" magic johnson\n\n#33 mike miller, sheldon williams, grant hill, larry "big guns" bird, and scottie pippen\n\n#34 paul pierce, ray "i got 3's" allen, and "the big nasty" charles barkley\n\n#35 adam "da rookie" morrison\n\nso you got options, it just depends on who you want. good luck this year and make sure you PRAY, before, at halftime and at the end of each game. Tell GOD thank you for keeping you safe and breathing.
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C: Yao Ming*\nPF: Juwan Howard\nSF: Tracy McGrady*\nSG: Bonzi Wells\nPG: Rafer Alston*\n\n*= should be in starting line-up for sure\n\nI think the sixth man should be: Luther Head\n\nShane Battier isn't the type of player to be playing PF.\n\nBonzi Wells was good in Sacramento and I think if he starts, they willl have a great chance of making the playoffs.\n\nJuwan Howard adds size to their line-up
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well it all depends on what you need, if you want Def. stats dont do the trade, last year Kirilenko led the league in blocks and he is a heck of a rebounder too but than again Rashard Lewis is a very good Off. player but not as good on the Def. side as Kirilenko, as for Gasol he isn't expected back til Jan/Feb so if you do the trade dont drop him at least you'll have him in the second half of the season but remember what do you need? Off or Def.
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My opinion, don't trade.  Hamilton (though he is currently day-to-day now with an elbow injury) is solid at FG and FG but gives you little else in other categories.  On the other hand, though Ben Gordon can light it up for 34 points in one game, he can very well go 0-11 FG in another.\n\nHope this helps!
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If were only talking about NBA players who are currently active, then I would have to agree with you and make Steve Nash, Manu Ginobili, Andre Kirilenko, Dirk Nowitzki, and Yao Ming my starting five as well.\n\nBut if we could also include past NBA players, I would take Hakeem Olajuwon over Yao Ming.\n\nHope this was helpful.
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To answer this question correctly, the key phrase is "good chemistry."  To achieve this, you need 4 "go-to-guys" surrounded by other "role players" and athletic big men.  Here are my 12:\n\n1. Lebron James -- Hands down the best all-around player in the league.  He's a no-brainer.\n2. Kobe Bryant -- Another excellent scorer off the dribble with the ability to defend the perimeter.\n3. Dwayne Wade -- Once again, he can just flat out score the basketball and defend.\n4. Allen Iverson -- He might be everyone else's favorite pick, but he's turned into quite the team player these past few years.\n5. Chauncey Billups -- Great floor leader with the ability to keep stars under control\n6. Shawn Marion -- Excellent rebounder and defender with the ability to guard four positions on the court\n7. Amare Stoudemire -- Perhaps the most dominate player in the paint when healthy\n8. Dwight Howard -- Freak of nature who can rebound and defend perimeter post players\n9. Chris Bosh -- Similar to Howard with a great mid-range game\n10. Michael Redd -- Shooters were needed the last time the USA entered international competition\n11. J.J. Redick -- One more shooter.  It's tough to include him on this list, but he's the best I've ever seen.\n12. Greg Oden -- Still in high school, but he gives the US one more athletic big man.  I know I'll take criticism for the fact that he's not proven yet, but if the NBA didn't change their rule, he'd be an NBA player next year.\n\nSo there it is... the last two picks are questionable, as they could be filled with NBA veterans.  However, I feel that this young squad gives the United States the best chance at victory.
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I agree. The Bulls are a very young, athletic team.  They have the ability to win 1 or 2 games, but Miami will take the series.  However, if Shaq were to get injured, that could change things significantly.  The Bulls have no answer for him; he is just too big and dominant vs such a small team as the Bulls.  Doleac, however, wouldn't be as big of an issue.
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Let me break each player down for you.  Ray Allen: will give you 25 ppg and a few steals.  Lewis:  smokin hot so far this season one of the top 3 players in fantasy basketball right now.  Melo: averaging 30 a game (nuff said).......................Billups: 20 pts and LOTS of assists.  Wade:  not producing as much so far because J williams is injured but should up his #'s.  Barbosa:  He has been playing good lately but raja bell is back and barbosa numbers should start to decrease soon.  Odom:  He has been good lately but if the Lakers start losing Kobe is gonna take the ball himself more and that will decrease odoms numebers.    SO i would NOT make the trade unless you are like last in your league and need some major improvements, otherwise why risk it?
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I would keep emeka and biedrins because good centers are hard to come by.  PG's on the other hand is easier to pick up.  Since you are in a 20 team league (its really deep) I would keep all the centers you can and maybe you can bargain for decent PGs by trading in okayish centers.
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Gotta go with the Bad Boys.  Ben Wallace is the current day Dennis Rodman (not really, Rodman was better).  Isiah >>>>>>> Chauncey Billups. Dumars and RIP is close though, but I give the edge to Dumars.  Lambier and Daugherty - no one messes with those two.
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Funny you asked that Question. I swear to you no joke, I dropped Delonte West for Thabo  Sefolosha, two days into the season.  West is going to be of no value this year, I know last year he was a decent pickup for guards especially if you needed a quick fix for guys on their days off, but this year HE STINKS, and HE"S GOING TO CONTINUE TO STINK, He's shooting .180 or something from the field 1 steal and 10 assist in a full week of b-ball play.  Plus he's Pierce backup, and h's dealing with back pain right now, not a good option. Thabo on the other hand, his numbers and energy speaks for itself, i dont even have to break it down, he's going to provide much need spark and numbers for a young Bulls team, and though no one will say it ,, he's going to be a better contributor than Thomas this season. \n\nGo ahead and make the drop,
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They will be awesome. With Hinrich, Gordon, and Duhon in the back court and Chandler and hopefully Tyrus Thomas in the front court with Deng or Gordon coming off the bench they will surprise a lot of people. They already play in the toughest division which all 5 teams made the playoffs last year proving they can compete with the best.
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SF shaun williams-New Orleans has a very underrated and young roster, but they lack a perimeter threat. A guard who can knock down a three would do wonders for a Hornets team that averages only 3.6 made three-pointers a game.so with new orleans last in 3 pointers made now that they have jj redick, shaun williams they now have a young perimeter threat with reick williams J.R. smith and chris paul this is my original pick but if i had to go other wise i would say\n\nPF kevin pitsnogle he has the ability to be another dirk nowitzki and since new orleans sucks at shoooting threes and he can also give them an inside presence with chris anderson suspended for drug use