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Newbie on the block!
First of all, thanks to all the FBF GMs for taking the time to drop me a line and have a chat, definitely a very knowledgable group of basketball followers and friendly too.
They say you never forget your first time and for me it was a bit of a bittersweet moment, my first trade that is - CJ Miles for what will hopefully turn out to be a fairly high second round draft pick. Tough call to make, seems like a kid with lots of upside and some pretty decent hops. Couldn't see him getting the minutes behind Giricek and Brewer though, Fisher might also be a factor. Roster was maxed out so something had to give, at least now I have a bit more flexibility in what I can do.
What I can't do is find a deal for David West! C'mon people, here's a guy who averaged 17 and 8 last year, earns under $2m a year and has his prime basketball years ahead of him. Chandler and Peja? Yeah they'll help the Hornets, but they won't hurt West. Chandler is a younger version of PJ Brown and Peja (in my opinion) doesn't have another 20ppg season in him, defenders will shut him down so quickly it'll make your heads spin! You heard it here first, Peja averages 15 & 5 in 07. West will get his minutes, and he'll get his points and rebounds too. I'm not going to be giving him away, so let's hear some reasonable offers...
A litle bit about me? Well my fave player of all time would be the Big O (no, not Oliver Miller) I'm talking about Oscar Robertson, anyone who can average a triple double over the course of a season has my respect! As for modern day players I liked Joe Dumars (class act and real pro) and Reggie Miller (anyone who can talk trash and back it up in NY has my respect too!). Favourite basketball icon would without a doubt be Bill Fitch. Here's a guy who turns, losers into playoff contenders and NBA finalists and did it his whole coaching career. Love the drill sargeant attitude too, hey somebody had to tell Brent Barry how it was going to be, lucky he never coached Latrell. Anyone who takes the Clippers into the playoffs, ultimate respect! One of the best coaching jobs I've ever seen guiding the 97 Clippers team into (and straight out of) the playoffs. Let's not forget how many head coaches this guy has coached either, he's not just from the old school, he taught at the old school!
"We couldn't make a basket, we couldn't rebound, and we didn't play defense. You might say we put it all together." — Bill Fitch
That's enough history for now.
Interesting fact: Rick Brunson was the starting point guard for the Adelaide 36ers in 95-96.
Later.
Skip ;-)
First of all, thanks to all the FBF GMs for taking the time to drop me a line and have a chat, definitely a very knowledgable group of basketball followers and friendly too.
They say you never forget your first time and for me it was a bit of a bittersweet moment, my first trade that is - CJ Miles for what will hopefully turn out to be a fairly high second round draft pick. Tough call to make, seems like a kid with lots of upside and some pretty decent hops. Couldn't see him getting the minutes behind Giricek and Brewer though, Fisher might also be a factor. Roster was maxed out so something had to give, at least now I have a bit more flexibility in what I can do.
What I can't do is find a deal for David West! C'mon people, here's a guy who averaged 17 and 8 last year, earns under $2m a year and has his prime basketball years ahead of him. Chandler and Peja? Yeah they'll help the Hornets, but they won't hurt West. Chandler is a younger version of PJ Brown and Peja (in my opinion) doesn't have another 20ppg season in him, defenders will shut him down so quickly it'll make your heads spin! You heard it here first, Peja averages 15 & 5 in 07. West will get his minutes, and he'll get his points and rebounds too. I'm not going to be giving him away, so let's hear some reasonable offers...
A litle bit about me? Well my fave player of all time would be the Big O (no, not Oliver Miller) I'm talking about Oscar Robertson, anyone who can average a triple double over the course of a season has my respect! As for modern day players I liked Joe Dumars (class act and real pro) and Reggie Miller (anyone who can talk trash and back it up in NY has my respect too!). Favourite basketball icon would without a doubt be Bill Fitch. Here's a guy who turns, losers into playoff contenders and NBA finalists and did it his whole coaching career. Love the drill sargeant attitude too, hey somebody had to tell Brent Barry how it was going to be, lucky he never coached Latrell. Anyone who takes the Clippers into the playoffs, ultimate respect! One of the best coaching jobs I've ever seen guiding the 97 Clippers team into (and straight out of) the playoffs. Let's not forget how many head coaches this guy has coached either, he's not just from the old school, he taught at the old school!
"We couldn't make a basket, we couldn't rebound, and we didn't play defense. You might say we put it all together." — Bill Fitch
That's enough history for now.
Interesting fact: Rick Brunson was the starting point guard for the Adelaide 36ers in 95-96.
Later.
Skip ;-)
posted by Skip | 11:40 AM
2 Comments:
Welcome Skip!
Thanks for visiting my page as well.
Best wishes on your 1st season with the league!
Welcome again!
Nice 1st post, I didnt know tha Brunson played in Australia. That guy is a hero, no one knows how he is in the nba for so long...
And I like David West, lets talk about him later...
Danilo
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