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Old 08-03-2006, 06:13 AM
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The Wolves made one of the biggest moves of any team by signing Mike James, a 20 point, 6 assist point guard. This *might* even be a better move than the Bulls signing Wallace or the Peja signing.
Oh boy. Now that Hudson's gone,


Hudson's gone???
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Krush needs a new point guard to hype! Matt


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Old 08-03-2006, 04:29 PM
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Hudson's gone???


In my mind he is. Don't destroy the fantasy.

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Old 08-03-2006, 04:33 PM
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On 3 Aug 2006 09:29:30 -0700, "Matt" <AcesWired@gmail.com> wrote:
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Hudson's gone???
In my mind he is. Don't destroy the fantasy.



In my mind, he was gone a couple of seasons ago. ;-)



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Old 08-04-2006, 03:05 AM
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ikrushlots@aol.com wrote:
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On 1 Aug 2006 12:30:38 -0700, "Andy H" <aharcus@msn.com> wrote: >I makes you wonder Yes, you often make me wonder, Andy. ;-) - Scott Smith: scott@sludgereport.org Books Blog: http://scottsbooks.blogspot.com Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com
What? Ikrush thinks we out smoked the Wallace signing. Now that is blotter acid seeing things on the sunny side.
I've always felt Wallace is overrated.


For years now, I thought it was Krush who opined that Big Ben
was a "defensive MONSTER", but no, that was Scott in 2002.

It was Krush (in the same thread, btw) who thought Hudson was
an upgrade from Billups, in fact stating "it's obvious he will never
be even a very good point guard". Arguable at the time perhaps.
Laughable now ( <chuckle> ).

Ben Wallace would be a HUGE upgrade at center for the Wolves,
despite the perceived lack of offense.
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However, Eddie Jones, the Suns color guy had a very dim view of Wallace, and that now that he's on the Bulls, he no longer has the other Pistons to hide the deficits in his game. In other words, no offensive game, and the Pistons might actually profit from his absense. That's hard to believe, but only time will tell. As far as the Wolves, unless they get a huge turnaround from EG, and somehow get Blount a heart to make him want to rebound, KG will be forced to get all the rebounds, and his tank will continue to get drained by seasons end. If this team can't rebound on the offensive end they are doomed to more of the same, I don't care how much hop and verve they employ at the start of the season.


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Old 08-04-2006, 05:49 AM
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levi wrote:
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ikrushlots@aol.com wrote:
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S. Smith wrote: > On 1 Aug 2006 12:30:38 -0700, "Andy H" <aharcus@msn.com> wrote: > > >I makes you wonder > > Yes, you often make me wonder, Andy. ;-) > > > > > - Scott Smith: scott@sludgereport.org > Books Blog: http://scottsbooks.blogspot.com > Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com What? Ikrush thinks we out smoked the Wallace signing. Now that is blotter acid seeing things on the sunny side.
I've always felt Wallace is overrated.
For years now, I thought it was Krush who opined that Big Ben was a "defensive MONSTER", but no, that was Scott in 2002. It was Krush (in the same thread, btw) who thought Hudson was an upgrade from Billups, in fact stating "it's obvious he will never be even a very good point guard". Arguable at the time perhaps. Laughable now ( <chuckle> ).


As with many of the fans and teams Billups had left dumbfounded, I felt
Billups just didn't get it. I could not have predicted Larry Brown
would get his hands on Billups and turn him into a top 5 point guard.
Without Brown, I don't think Billups would have been a good point
guard.

Hudson was an upgrade for the Wolves that season. 14.7/5.7 vs Billups
12.5 and 5.5. Unfortuantely, Hudson's game digressed due to injuries
and a bad attitude.
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Ben Wallace would be a HUGE upgrade at center for the Wolves, despite the perceived lack of offense.


Wallace would be a big upgrade for the Wolves, but I don't think he's
going to give Chicago a ton more than Chandler gave them. That's why I
said the Wolves signing of James *might* end up being better than the
Chicago Wallace signing.
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However, Eddie Jones, the Suns color guy had a very dim view of Wallace, and that now that he's on the Bulls, he no longer has the other Pistons to hide the deficits in his game. In other words, no offensive game, and the Pistons might actually profit from his absense. That's hard to believe, but only time will tell. As far as the Wolves, unless they get a huge turnaround from EG, and somehow get Blount a heart to make him want to rebound, KG will be forced to get all the rebounds, and his tank will continue to get drained by seasons end. If this team can't rebound on the offensive end they are doomed to more of the same, I don't care how much hop and verve they employ at the start of the season.


The Wolves don't need a huge turnaround from EG. All he needs is
minutes. The guy averaged 5.6 rebounds in under 20 minutes/game
(better or similar to the rebounding help Duncan or Howard got) .
That's 11 rebounds adjusted for 39 minutes/game. Not bad for the
secondary rebounder. The Wolves need to start EG. If he gets 35
minutes/game, he *will* average 8.5-9 rebounds and 2.5-3 blocks/game.
I have no idea what he will give the team on offense, but it will be
worth taking a load off KG on the defensive end.

The group will probably call it Krush optimism, but if the Wolves don't
make any other moves and *start* EG/KG/Hassel/Foye/James, with Davis
(he is a very good scoring 6th man), Jaric (2 or 3, not 1), Blount,
Reed (great role player, can play 3 and 4 at times) and Wright off the
bench, the team will make the playoffs.

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Old 08-04-2006, 11:43 AM
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On 3 Aug 2006 20:05:06 -0700, "levi" <levi@visi.com> wrote:
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ikrushlots@aol.com wrote:
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Andy H wrote:
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S. Smith wrote: > On 1 Aug 2006 12:30:38 -0700, "Andy H" <aharcus@msn.com> wrote: > > >I makes you wonder > > Yes, you often make me wonder, Andy. ;-) > What? Ikrush thinks we out smoked the Wallace signing. Now that is blotter acid seeing things on the sunny side.
I've always felt Wallace is overrated.
For years now, I thought it was Krush who opined that Big Benwas a "defensive MONSTER", but no, that was Scott in 2002.


Did I really say defensive "monster"?

Oh well, compared to any big man the Wolves have *ever* had, I
still think that statement is fairly accurate.
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It was Krush (in the same thread, btw) who thought Hudson wasan upgrade from Billups, in fact stating "it's obvious he will neverbe even a very good point guard". Arguable at the time perhaps.Laughable now ( <chuckle> ).


LOL

Yeah, that Billups...what a bum he has turned out to be.

For the record, I was really upset when the Wolves let him
slip away. I think Krush was the only one happy to see him go.
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Ben Wallace would be a HUGE upgrade at center for the Wolves,despite the perceived lack of offense.


No doubt about it.




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Old 08-04-2006, 12:12 PM
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On 3 Aug 2006 20:05:06 -0700, "levi" <levi@visi.com> wrote:
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Andy H wrote: > S. Smith wrote: > > On 1 Aug 2006 12:30:38 -0700, "Andy H" <aharcus@msn.com> wrote: > > > > >I makes you wonder > > > > Yes, you often make me wonder, Andy. ;-) > > > What? Ikrush thinks we out smoked the Wallace signing. Now that is > blotter acid seeing things on the sunny side. I've always felt Wallace is overrated.
For years now, I thought it was Krush who opined that Big Benwas a "defensive MONSTER", but no, that was Scott in 2002.
Did I really say defensive "monster"?


As I quoted you - CAPITALIZED. <wink>
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Oh well, compared to any big man the Wolves have *ever* had, I still think that statement is fairly accurate.
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It was Krush (in the same thread, btw) who thought Hudson wasan upgrade from Billups, in fact stating "it's obvious he will neverbe even a very good point guard". Arguable at the time perhaps.Laughable now ( <chuckle> ).
LOL Yeah, that Billups...what a bum he has turned out to be. For the record, I was really upset when the Wolves let him slip away. I think Krush was the only one happy to see him go.
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No doubt about it. - Scott Smith: scott@sludgereport.org Books Blog: http://scottsbooks.blogspot.com Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com


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