Iverson offer?
Thomas Murphy
tfmiii at worldnet.att.net
Mon Jul 3 13:11:37 CDT 2006
FYI: I heard from Eric Weiss on RealGM that the players offered up in the
Iverson deal were/are:
Wally Sz
G. Green
Rondo
Gomes
Philly wants Al Jeff instead of Gomes but Ainge held firm and so Billy King is
seeing if he can snag a better offer around the league.
I guess that means Ainge foresaw the following rotation:
C - Perk, Ratliff
PF - AlJ, Ratliff, (Powe)
SF - Pierce, TonyA
SG - Delonte, Iverson, TonyA
PG - Iverson, Telfair
This 8-9 man rotation (Powe will have to work himself in) is notable for being
both small and quick, particularly when you have Iverson at SG or TonyA at SF.
Given that, I can see why Ainge would hold the line at AlJ (that and AlJ's
undeniable promise).
This reflects what we saw in the playoffs, particularly the Finals, where
penetration and positional defense were the order of the day. In short, speed kills.
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