Guys like Sebastian Telfair and Stephon Marbury aren't championship players, they are "ME" players who think of themself first or want to look good on Sportscenter. Martell Webster is just a shooter? The Jazz have got to be kicking themselves too; when the Blazers didn't draft Paul I knew it was a horrible mistake and that's why I don't go to their games!
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They passed on Michael Jordan back in the day for Sam Bowie.  They trade Jermaine O'Neil for Dale Davis and they they pass on Chris Paul.  All things I've gotten to expect from the management now. It is a shame the blazers are that bad since the owner (Paul Allen) is one of the richest people in the world.  But he is also one of the cheapest.  I think we need new ownership and I believe it is going to happen soon.  He claims that the team will lose 100 million in the next 3 years, so he's asking for state funding after giving ownership of the arena.  I hope he sells the team very soon.
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I agree with you, and people have been talking about that.  Itentionally?  I think it is.  NBA wants player to have more personal styles, that's why.
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If you know your history (and I'm sure you do) you should know that the Bulls picked up another wingman in a trade for Detlef Schremf by the name of Scottie Pippen in the '85 draft. Also, look at the quote by the Bulls' g.m, (can't remember his name) lamenting: "There wasn't a center available!" he said of his pick of Jordan. If they had gotten Bowie, and the Blazers took Jordan, let's say that their fortunes reverse for the NEXT draft, in 1985. That year, the Blazers took great point guard Terry Porter, and the Bulls took power forward Keith Lee, out of Memphis state. If the Blazers have the 11th pick (Lee) and the Bulls have the 24th (Porter), Portland might to have opted to take the player selected two picks later...Karl Malone. Now look at the teams. We have Jordan AND Malone on one team, and Sam Bowie and Detlef Schremph on the other. Add in Clyde Drexler, another superstar who found himself playing in Portland during the 80's and 90's, and we have a championship trifecta. The NBA's two most prolific scorers...and another HOF-er to boot...it makes you wonder.  Two things about the Bulls. With Porter manning the Bulls' now-anemic offense for the years to come, is there a Steve Kerr? Kerr hit dramatic shots for Chicago and San Antonio during the MJ era and the years following it. With Porter running the offense, he has no place in history! Also...on a darker note, With the second pick in the 1986 draft, Len Bias was selected. With the bulls now a lottery team, they may have selected this unfortunate superstar, who died on draft day after a cocaine overdose. Or they may have selected Drazen Petrovic, who came to rest with the New Jersey Nets. Either way, a tragic death was in their future, and the franchise was headed all the way down. Bottom line, the Bulls would have been horrible, probably moved to another city (Texas seemed enticing) and would not have been our Bulls. The Blazers, however, would have won many titles, interrupted Magic and Larry's duels, and would have been greater than our Blazers.
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Rafer Alston, would be amazing if he left the street ball for the streets. Marbury gets picked on too much, he is amazing on the court. Look at all the guys would average 20 points and 8 assists. Not too many of them
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I was sick of Jordan while he was playing, and I'm really over him now. Same with Kobe. Its overexposure, plus there are so many other talented baskteball players to talk about. People just like to concentrate on scoring. \n\nOscar Robertson is the best player in NBA history, if that's the point you were getting at. You'll hear no argument from me. He is completely underappreciated in this day and age.
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The Portland Trailblazers are in a transition stage and they are currently rebuilding. I think in signing Nate McMillan they made a big step forward and are committed to giving him a few years to build up a solid team. \n\nThe problems they had in the past were lots of players who were selfish and a group that couldn't play team basketball, not to mention problems staying under the salary cap.\n\nGiven time for their young players to develop and for a few talented draft picks to come into the team, the Blazers could improve in just a short period of time. A lot of it depends on the management however.
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The Knicks look to be in a pretty bad situation, seeing that they won't even be keeping their lottery pick which was traded to Chicago under the Eddy Curry deal.\n\nThey are loaded with too many individualistic players who enjoying shooting but don't have much in the way of a team ethic, something made worse by the fact that many of these players have huge contracts.\n\nHere are some steps they definitely must take:\n\n1. Keep Larry Brown. If anyone can motivate a bunch of overpaid unprofessionals it is him. He will do well to work with the young talent the Knicks have.\n\n2. Get Marbury to buy into Brown's system and accept his role. Marbury is seen as the key to the team rebuilding and he has to accept a leadership role.\n\n3. Trade off two of Jalen Rose or Steve Francis or Quentin Richardson or even all three for a defensive minded perimeter player and a solid inside player who can play good D. The Knicks should even consider draft picks if possible, the important thing is too get rid of some trigger happy swingmen and their large salaries.\n\n4. Find some way of getting rid of Jerome James, either as an add on to a trade or something. This may prove very difficult considering his salary, but he is pretty much dead weight.\n\n5. Find a way to keep Eddy Curry fit and productive. Without his post up presence the Knicks are seriously weakened.\n\n6. Most importantly, the Knicks management need to make some half decent trades for once!
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I'm a diehard Rockets fan. Bonzi Wells is supposedly injured, so I've heard, but I think JVG doesn't want to play him for some reason. I heard a rumor that he dissed JVG (such as saying his playbook sucks). I don't know waz sup wit Bonzi, but he needs to get his butt on da court.
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nobody wants to play in canada ie. vince carter, tracy mcgrady, steve francis ,damon stoudimire,marcus camby the list goes on and on now on to steve nash the level of athletisism is different in phoenix wich allows him to excel he has people that can go get any pass he throws inside the gym ie. marion, stoudimire he had no great athletes like that on any dallas teams they don,t have any now all dallas stars are jump shooters who attack through their shots and stackhouse use to be a jumper early in his career but those days are gone i could continue to break ypur statement down but i dont wanna be a showoff
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i agree....aside from giving up randy foye for telfair(a major mistake in my mind), i've always wondered why rondo would rate higher than williams...i have yet to see a successful point guard who is a poor shooter and rondo just doesnt make sense when marcus was there for the taking...i have this stinking feeling that ainge is either a saboteur or really has no business running the celtics given his less than exemplary performance in terms of personnel decisions
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Will Blalock is not a good pick even if it is the last pick in the draft. I felt there were more talented players left on the board. I think they needed a post player anyway because Wallace might leave and they need some young blood there. Louis Admundson and Terrance Dials would have been better uses of that pick.
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HELL NO. OK LET ME EXPLAINE THIS. The 2 best players for collage last year in my opinion were Andrew Bogut and H. Warrick (i spelled that wrong probably) They both got drafted and they are ranked below the top 100. If ne1 remembers in collage warrick did these unhuman dunks over the defense, and bogut was just amazing. When u enter the NBA your opponents are unbelievably tall and skilled. Ussing some of the NBA's best players the US team had a hard time getting third place. If the best collage players in the US are ranked below the top 100 then there are 100 other players that deserve it more (to play at the olympics) You have to realize that collage bball players expect that the other team has 1 to 5 good players, they never expect that the whole team is that good. Also most of the NBA teams have players ranked below them and they still have a hard time going against them. If you put them against an olympic team thats like going against  A team that has 15 players as good as shawn marion or Iverson or Billups or whoever you favorite player is. They never expect what is coming and are taken by suprise.  If u did not understand that read it again cause it took me a long time to type this and I know Im right (if im wrong then give me 1 player that was ranked top 35 as a rookie)
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The nba draft is more popular every year.  Years ago no one cared because of little to no national coverage.  The players from the big schools might have been known but nothing like now.  The coverage is so indepth they know if the player has a pimple on his butt.  People care its just not the nfl thats a whole spectacle in its self.
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I truly agree wit u! Now and days most bball players only play to get paid and to be famous.And if all they have to do is show up, then thats all they're going to do.
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Rudy Gay is not worth it, he is inexperience and his handle could use some work. They should take Randy Foye since h plays well in an open court game with great speed and body control.
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the lakers are probably one of the most improved squads of the year. they CAN beat the jazz if they play their game, with kobe distributing the ball in addition to scoring, and lamar playing his usual point-forward position, and if needed, having #24 take over in the fourth. i didn't actually watch the bucks game so i can't tell you why they lost, but i bet it had something to do with michael redd dropping 45. damn. i bet the bucks aren't missing rayray too much. haha.
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I'm a person who doesn't like Kobe and it is not because of the Colorado incident. That has no bearing for me on what kind of player he is. To me he is not a team player. To me he is a ball hog.