Re: Warrior game

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

When did Orlando openly speculate about a Boston
deal?  Do you have a link?  That's interesting.

Josh

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From: <Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 11:27 AM
Subject: Warrior game


> I like it when directly after I say I'm frustrated because Banks doesn't
seem
> to be learning, he has his best game and shows he is learning by pulling
up
> for a couple of nice bankers inside of trying to take it all the way to
rim.....
>
> So we saw a repeat performance of Chucky getting torched by a experienced,
> but not speedy, lefty point guard on the pick and roll in Avery Johnson.
Last
> guy that that had happened so blatantly was with Kenny Anderson in the
playoffs
> when Chucky was with the Pistons and Kenny was with us. That is Chucky's
> achilles heel. This has also happened in other games this season, however,
not as
> blatant. That gives opposing teams two and one half areas to exploit
against
> us. You can exploit Chucky and Walter anytime. And Blount half of the time
if
> you got a decent sized big man.....
>
> The biggest surprise of the night was when Carroll pulled out Banks so
early
> in the fourth when he was doing a much better job on AJ and sparked a 10-0
> run. Glad to see the Herald pick up on that. AJ killed Chucky the rest of
the
> game and we almost lose. This was an error by Carroll but we escaped with
the win
> anyways....
>
> On the Hunter front, you have to see how teams are backing way off of him
and
> clogging up the lane. Those were two serious bricks that Hunter put up
from
> the free throw line. I don't know, guys. Hunter has to improve his
shooting to
> be a legitimate player. That may never happen. He has shown he can play
the D
> and rebound. But he won't stay on the court if he can't shoot a 10-footer
and
> can't make any free throws. I would rather use Hunter as trade bait and
let
> someone else teach him how to shoot. We still need to give him decent
minutes
> instead of Walter against the upcoming Wizards because of their strength
inside,
> however.....
>
> Mihm isn't looking that good lately, though getting limited minutes. He
has
> seemed to have regressed from his earlier play. I think his head is
screwed up.
> We read in the papers today that Mihm refused to play garbage time against
> the Spurs after he had Mihminal time and it was obvious to all we needed
some
> strength at the power forward spot that night. I think Mihm has the goods
and we
> will see a lot of him next year with a different coach and system. Hold
on,
> Chris, until next year....
>
> Orlando has openly speculated trading down with Utah, Atlanta and the Cs.
I
> believe Utah has NY's pick, Houston's pick and their own. That would mean
16,
> 20 and 21 versus  15, 23 and 24. I think Atlanta has their own plus
Milwaukee
> (5 and 18).I think it is likely that we move ahead of the Knicks and the
Knicks
> could even fall out of the playoffs. So I think think Utah will have more
to
> offer Orlando or the Bobcats. But if things were to stay where they are
right
> now, I think Orlando/Bobcats would prefer getting that earlier 15 pick of
the
> Cs. Or maybe Atlanta would give up their five to end up with 15, 18, 23
and
> 24. That would give the Hawks a chance to really restock with a bunch of
young,
> cheap, high school players and bring in Doc Rivers to teach them
slowly....
>
> People seem to really downgrading the top end of the draft. Since they are
so
> young and there is no Lebron or Carmelo's in the draft, you may just be
only
> slightly better off at the top five versus 12-18. Since we are talking
high
> school  players, we all have seen the mixed success of the Parade
All-Americans
> so it is a crapshoot.
>
> The stuff you hear about Howard and Smith is intriguing. But the guy
> (although only one of the only guys I have seen in the projected top 10
other than
> Okafor and Gordan) that I want is Pavel Podkolzine. If you truly want to
vie for
> a championship year in and year out, you need the giant in the middle.
Danny
> knows this. NBAdraft.net presently has him at 8. That is who I am
targeting.
> Sure, the other guys could be great power forwards, the next Vince Carter,
etc.
> But to get a center with that size with agility and therefore, that
potential,
> you got to go for it.....
>
> When a team goes smallball and spreads the floor like GS did and since
> Carroll has given up on playing big with Hunter or Mihm at the power
forward, I
> would have like to see Jiri in there instead of Walter, like they did at
the end
> of the game. I know Danny would have tried it. He had a bunch of small
ball
> lineups when he was coaching the Suns. I think Jiri can do everything and
more
> than Walter does, against big or small teams....
>
> DJessen33