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  1. Can someone please explain to me why it matters so much how tall the point guard is? I mean if he can outscore his opposition and make some good passes, who really gives a s*** how tall he is? It's not like the point guards are crashing the boards that often. Or, is it assumed that just because he's 2-4 inches shorter, there's no way he can outscore his opposition? I've never found 2-4 inches to matter on the court but maybe it's different in the NBA (though I would think it would matter less). Why do we care how tall Nelson is? Defensive liability. Plus it will also depend on his quickness and speed. Nelson has good quickness and speed but in the NBA he might not be able to get to the hoop like he did in college, only time will tell. But the height definitely hurts him on the defensive end and he can and will be posted up, however, luckily for him, his body and strength will offset that alot more than most people his height.
  2. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    Giving up Olivo is what bothers me. He is going to be a multiple all star catcher with a great arm, great speed, and very good power. Losing him is something that bothers me, but again you must give up something to get something. He is already 25 and really proven nothing. I wouldn't lose sleep over losing Olivo. He is nothing special. His main attribute was his speed for a catcher and SB he can get from that position but so far in the majors he has not done that. He is good but not great. But yes he also does have a cannon for an arm.
  3. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    I listed a lot of options here to give everyone a view of who there is. I would choose Carl Crawford. At 23 years old, he is already an advanced hitter for his age and has been in the majors for almost three years. He has plenty of speed to burn and at 6'2'', 220lbs will develop more power too.
  4. well I'm damn glad the Magic got Nelson. I'm very pleased with our (Magic) offseason, and although I'd like to see the Magic look for a better offer than what the Rockets are asking, I'll be alright with the trade. A team consisting of Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, Drew Gooden, Stevey Franchise, Cato, Mobley, and Grant Hill (I have a strong feeling he's gonna be healthy this season)....it's better than 21 wins...that's for sure. Maybe in the future, but everyone of those players have question marks to fill. Howard & Nelson are rookies, Gooden is coming off of a pretty disappointing soph season, Hill off numerous surgeries and injury riddle years. Cato is nothing special as a player, Francis is great but kind of overrated and Mobley is just an average, undersized 2 guard.
  5. i still wouldnt exactly call wade a point guard. the magic got a steal in nelson and he will make teams regret passing on him. high school players after 15 have largely failed and miserably. do the research. I don't agree with you and I do not believe statistics have proven that HS players taken after 15, especially in round one alone, have failed miserably. 1996: Jermaine O'Neal #17 to Portland 1998: Al Harrington #25 to Indiana, Rashard Lewis #32 to Seattle, Korleone Young #40 to Detroit 1999: Leon Smith #29 to Dallas 2000: DeShawn Stevenson #23 to Utah 2001: Osumane Cisse #47 to Denver 2003: Travis Outlaw #23 to Portland, Ndudi Ebi #26 to Minnesota, Kendrick Perkins #27 to Boston Now of the players taken in round one from HS past 15, O'Neal is great, Harrington is a very good player who is young, Smith never had a chance and went nuts and has talent, Stevenson has not lived up to expectations but has shown glimpses, especially at the end of last year and just turned 23 years old. Outlaw, Ebi and Perkins are all too young to judge and can still become very good players. Also, typically, when you draft that late in the first round, many players do not succeed anyway. For players drafted after round one, you really are never supposed to expect anything special. Rashard Lewis has been very good and is still very young. Young and Cisse were busts but you can not ever really expect great things out of a second round pick, so to call a second round pick a bust or to say they failed miserably is kind of crazy. This year there were eight HS players taken within the first 19 picks. While all might not succeed, there is not a terrible track record of HS kids they are following. To be taken at #19 like Dorell Wright was in this draft does not say anything bad, and I have faith he will pan out in a few years after he develops. So now that I have done the research, Das, I do not agree with your assessment and comments.
  6. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    Nice to see a fellow Hawkeye here now! I'm 60% Badger, 40% Hawkeye. I know l live in Sconsin, but my Dad's from Iowa, and as is stated in the Iowa Constitution "your not a real Iowan till you like the Hawks" Just like the Wisconsin const. states "your not a real Wisconsinite till you like the Pack" At any rate, I see Russell making it as the 3rd back for Miami. Good solid runner, fundamentals were sound and solid, I'd be surprised if he doesn't make the team, put it that way. I wouldn't. The only way Leonard Henry doesn't beat him out is if his current injury keeps him out long.
  7. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    cassell, robinson, allen i would hardly call those bucks teams of the late 90s crap. Robinson has no heart or defense. He was just a scorer. He really showed his worth as nothing these past few years. Cassell is good, but nothing special. No depth on those Milwaukee teams or size. Lets be realistic, they never had a chance to do much as a team, that team was nothing special. but they sure as hell werent crap. especially in the east. They had no chance in hell and for you to claim that Ray Allen is overrated because he "cant lead a team anywhere" is a bunch of BS. He has never had a team capable of really making an impact and don't tell me those Buck teams with no depth or bigs could have.
  8. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    For Bulls Fans: Its possible that the Bulls will deal the #3 pick for the #5 and Jarvis Hayes. In that deal, The Wizards would take Deng with the 3rd pick and the Bulls would take Andre Iguodala at #5 Other talks Say theres a possible trade of Paul Pierce from the Celtics to the Bulls for the #3 and Chandler, though they'd have to work the salarys.. Also the updated Mock Draft has the Miami Heat taking Jameer Nelson at #19. I would be salivating at a deal that would bring Pierce here to compliment Heinrich in the back court. I think Deng will end up being the best player in the draft so it would be hard as a fan to see them pass him up. Chad Ford has said there is no legit basis to this and no real chance of completion because in order for it to happen, the Celtics would have to take back the salaries of players such as Eddie Robinson/Antonio Davis because Chandler for Pierce does not work salary wise and isn't even close. He said the Celtics would not want to take on the dead weight of those salaries. Sorry.
  9. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    cassell, robinson, allen i would hardly call those bucks teams of the late 90s crap. Robinson has no heart or defense. He was just a scorer. He really showed his worth as nothing these past few years. Cassell is good, but nothing special. No depth on those Milwaukee teams or size. Lets be realistic, they never had a chance to do much as a team, that team was nothing special.
  10. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    Last time I checked career averages of 20.2 points, 4.7 REB, 4 AST, and 1.3 STL was not overrated. stats are just that. ray allen couldnt lead a team to anything. and he is still a whiner. :whistle Ray Allen is not overrated. He has never had a chance. Those Milwaukee teams were crap and Seattle, please. He is an awesome player and if anything, underrated a bit.
  11. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    I know they did well cap wise and most of these people will not be on their team, however, I feel they could have done alot better and gotten alot more young talent with potential. If I were the Bobcats, my team after the draft would look like this (without trades as well): 1. Marcus Fizer 2. Gerald Wallace 3. James Jones 4. Keyon Dooling 5. Loren Woods 6. Tamar Slay 7. Jamaal Sampson 8. Deshawn Stevenson 9. Qyentel Woods 10. Aleksander Pavloic 11. Juan Dixon 12. Jason Kapono 13. Theron Smith 14. Brian Skinner A bunch of young guys, a lot of guards. This way either Howard or Okafor can combine with these guys. Some are unrestricted and wont sign but the overall a lot of young, keeper talent.
  12. Sals posted a post in a topic in Off-Topic
    Thank you. In fact my only problem is with labeling. And as for Sals comment. Who are YOU to say whats wrong and whats right. You're no one to make that kind of judgement and neither am I, and calling these people ignorant or saying that their beliefs are such seems to me like youy may be guilty of what you are accusing them of doing. I am the holy ghost. praise be yours almighty Thank you. You may also call me the father or the son. Or the holy spirit. Or just God or Jesus. I'm flexible like that.
  13. Sals posted a post in a topic in Off-Topic
    Thank you. In fact my only problem is with labeling. And as for Sals comment. Who are YOU to say whats wrong and whats right. You're no one to make that kind of judgement and neither am I, and calling these people ignorant or saying that their beliefs are such seems to me like youy may be guilty of what you are accusing them of doing. I am the holy ghost.
  14. Sals posted a post in a topic in Off-Topic
    People then thought that being homosexual was pure evil, should we go by their standard or ours? Lets go by ours just because we know much more than they do b/c we're progrssive and modern. People still think that and they are wrong. So let's use our thinking hats and go by the RIGHT standards and not the ignorant ones.
  15. Sals posted a post in a topic in Sports
    I think it says something about the coaching style and them having McGrady take it up the court and take it himself. Please! Of the players who played at least 20 games last year for the Magic, 17 got more than the 9.6 MPG that Gaines got. That includes Britton Johnson and Keith Bogans, 2 rookies selected lower than Gaines. Don't you think if Gaines played semi-decent the Magic would have given him a shot and that they would have wanted their first round pick to play above the lower draft picks if he could show any tiny bit of ability to contribute at all and not be dead weight. A 6'6'' PG would have been great to play with McGrady and the coaches would have loved to play him if he showed he had the ability to play. He shot freakin' 29% from the field last year, thats god awful. There is no excuse to shoot 29% and 64% from the FT line as a PG. Also, you don't find it strange that if would have shown any ability to play the Magic would not have put him on the unprotected list on the expansion draft? According to Insider, the Bobcats haven't even considered his name, it hasn't been mentioned. Thats pathetic and shows something about his game. P.S. the Magic had 2 different coaches last year and neither saw anything from himt o even give him some PT. That speaks volumes, especially on the worst team in the NBA with Tyrone Lue at PG and they also had to even bring in a washed up Rod Strickland over him. Pathetic. :banghead