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Titolo: (NBA) Articolo carino sul "LA" trade...

Lettura consigliata a tutti... beh, amagari non a Christian :-)!
Seven quick thoughts on yesterday's NBA megadeal ...
1. Imagine being Larry Bird or Joe Dumars right now -- your biggest
rival in the East just traded Eddie Jones and, um, nothing else ... and
somehow ended up with James Posey (who's better than Eddie Jones by
himself), Antoine Walker AND Jason Williams. How is that possible? As
my buddy House joked, "They got three potential starters for the Eddie
Jones pu pu platter!"
2. White Chocolate is one of those guys who couldn't be redeemed in any
other situation but Miami -- he's a head case, doesn't respect his
coaches, takes terrible shots and butts heads with the media ... but
the old Jordan/Rodman Corollary applies here. In other words, if you
have the right alpha dog in place, even the biggest head case falls
into line. Shaq is probably the smartest superstar in the league -- he
knows what Williams could give this team (a fast break, some
dribble-and-dishes, high assist/turnover ratio, some excitement) and
will probably be legally adopting him by January. I also think Posey
will have a bigger impact than people realize -- he's one of the best
defenders in the league, he's a gamer and he doesn't need the ball to
thrive. If they re-sign Damon Jones, they're ... actually, I still like
Indiana more. But Miami definitely improved.
3. Ironically, Antoine is the guy who worries me here. Do you really
want him playing over Udonis Haslem (someone who crashes the boards and
knows his role)? Can Antoine accept playing a complimentary role on a
great team? He certainly wasn't able to do it in Dallas -- they pretty
much benched him by the end of the 2003 playoffs -- and in Boston last
spring, after saying and doing all the right things for two months, he
ended up launching 104 shots in six games during the Indiana series and
carrying himself like the best guy on the court. Which he wasn't. So
how will he accept being the third option behind two superstars? What
will happen in Game 7 of the Eastern Finals against the Pistons or
Pacers, when they're down by two with a minute and 30 seconds remaining
and he's wide-open from 26 feet? Does he take the shot, even when he's
playing with two much better scoring options? I think he does. You
can't change who you are.
Here's the thing about 'Toine: After watching him for two months last
season, I was surprised to see how much his game has slipped around the
basket -- nobody in the league misses more layups and four-footers,
partly because he doesn't have the hops anymore (remember, he has some
miles on him -- nearly 700 regular-season games, plus another 37
playoff games in just eight seasons), partly because his free-throw
shooting has slipped so much that he rushes his shots before he gets
fouled. He also makes some of the worst decisions on fast breaks of
anyone I've ever seen -- for instance, he botched two four-on-ones in
the same half during one of those Indiana games. But if Antoine just
concentrates on the things he does well -- interior defense, defensive
rebounding, wide-open 3s, entry passes to big men, pick-and-rolls where
he's rolling -- he could be a major asset to Miami. I guess we'll see.
4. From my friend Sean Grande, who does radio play-by-play for the
Celtics and owns nearly every "Piper's Pit" on tape: "Let me continue
my two-plus year run of NBA heresy by being the only one to say out
loud that Jerry West has lost his mind." Agreed. Has he made one good
move since the Shaq-Kobe combo in 1996? I always thought that Lakers
Dynasty could have been set up for a 10-year run if he made the right
moves.
5. Why did the Celtics get involved? Because owner Wyc Grousbeck wanted
to reward Antoine for being a great Celtic over the years, that's why.
The team didn't want to re-sign him for multiple years because they're
convinced Big Al Jefferson is a future All-Star -- why lock up a
veteran who plays the same position? So they offered Walker around in a
sign-and-trade all summer, and nobody was really interested, and by the
time August rolled around, only two teams were interested in him --
Miami and Denver -- and neither team had anything to offer the Celtics.
So they ended up doing this convoluted deal that netted them two
second-round picks, the rights to some foreign center, two fringe
players (Curtis Borchardt and Qyntel Woods) who aren't in their plans,
the rights to 45 pit-bull jokes, and only one real caveat: A $5.5
million trade exception that can be used up until Aug. 1, 2006.
Here's why that exception is valuable: Not only can they use it during
the season, if they hold onto it until next summer, they can offer
someone a little more than the mid-level exception. For instance,
remember what happened with the Nets and Shareef Abdur-Rahim? They cut
a deal with the Blazers in which Portland used New Jersey's exception,
then he ended up making more money than the mid-level exception and and
received an extra year on the deal? That's what that exception can do
for you. You can't package it with another salary for a bigger salary,
but you can sign-and-trade it or use it for any player that makes $5.5
million or less. My guess is they will keep the exception until next
summer.
6. With that said, not only do the Celtics look like a 25-win team
right now, I have a feeling that Paul Pierce will be going into Full
Sabotage Mode by Thanksgiving to force a trade to a winning team. Let's
hope we don't have Vince Carter, The Sequel on our hands.
7. Most importantly, Curtis Borchardt doesn't just give Brian
Scalabrine someone to hang out with, but seeing the happy look in my
father's eyes when they're playing together ... you can't put a price
on this stuff. Is there any way we could give Borchardt "32" and
Scalabrine "33" to complete the effect?

Ugo ha scritto:
 Concordo su tutto, ma solo parzialmente in 3 aspetti:
- Non č affatto detto che Posey valga Eddie Jones. Puo' essere, triple a
parte, ma puo' anche non essere
-Non č affatto detto che Pierce faccia il sabotaggio, non č Carter
-Eccessivamente severo il giudizio su West, che bene o male ha portato la
barzelletta Memphis a due playoff di fila.
cristiano
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Una considerazione sui Celtics: ma ora Pierce che ci sta a fare? Non farà il
sabotatore, ma che ruolo avrà? La chioccia? Uno dei migliori esterni NBA di
28 anni deve fare la chioccia  ad un gruppo di ragazzini?
I Celtics in pratica sono tornati indietro di 12 mesi, con un team giovane,
futuribile ma con un presente non chiaro, Pierce si lamentava 12 mesi fa, ed
ora sarà contento di fare la chioccia?
Ainge ha ritardato di un anno decisioni che dovrà prendere nei prossimi
mesi, oggi ha solo la strada di puntare tutto sui giovani con un presente
così così ma un futuro ricco di speranze, ed in questo presente Pierce non
può esserci.
Boston oggi non ha mezzi per rinforzarsi nell'immediato (o cedi i giovani
oppure niente), a meno che non si creda alle favole, ed allora l'unica
strada saggia sarebbe quella di cedere PP ora prima che si metta a
scioperare alla Carter: ora puoi usarlo per scaricare LaFrentz e cercando di
portare scelte future e giovani di prospettiva, ma fra qualche mese potresti
cederlo solo per liberartene (alla Carter insomma); certo ti salvi la faccia
davanti ai tifosi dando la colpa a lui, però ottieni poco rispetto a quello
che ancora puoi ottenere.

 lui, però ottieni poco rispetto a quello che ancora puoi ottenere.
Non è detto per niente, anzi
Ecco, christian, visto che sei tornato dalle ferie ti tolgo qualche 
incombenza, come rispondere a questi post faziosi, che tristezza, che 
delusione (cit.)
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Jani

 
Dopo la splendida storia di Padre Gary e Padre Toine, ci sarà il remake 
con Padre Pisquare?
CIAO
TEO

delusione (cit.)
lol!
leggevo i msg usando la barra senza guardare il mittente, dopo questo
paragrafo ci sono davvero rimasto!
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Ryoga Hibiki (Marco Fracasso)
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 oppure niente), a meno che non si creda alle favole
L'eccezione da 5.9 milioni è una favola? Non ti porti a casa un Duncan, 
ma qualcuno di buono si.
Christian