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    NBA Finals: LAKERS vs CELTICS (non-bias version 1.0)

    I don't think many of us think their job is easy. IMHO the problem is as much the way the rules are written. Too many things are just unclear to anyone. 1. WHEN IS A CHARGE A CHARGE? In theory, the defender has to be in position, but that is not defined. In some cases defenders get called for...
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    Salary cap considerations

    The contract debate is about the later years. I agree the Suns will not be dumping contracts in the near future, but once Dragic, Lopez and maybe Clark are eligible to get new contracts, the budget will start getting tight. The first big test will be J-Rich when he come off contract summer of...
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    About Amare and Rebounding

    I'd say the real problem is inconsistency. He'll have great games and then poor ones. Unfortunately, it is hard to tell which games are due to being inactive and which are due to other stuff. One problem is that when the game plan is to have the bigs block out to let the wings do the...
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    Salary cap considerations

    IMHO, If they keep Amare, the real issue is Luxuary Tax and not cap space. As for trading Barbosa, I'm not clear on why everyone is so obsessed with trading him. Do we have any evidence he has any trade value? Has anybody made an offer? I figure the real debate within the Suns management...
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    About Amare and Rebounding

    I'll be the first to say Amare has not been given proper training at rebounding. This past season Genrty seemed to actually put emphasis on things like defense and robounding that somehow escaped D'Antoni. 1. Poor Anticipation - Dennis Rodman would go to where he thought the ball was going...
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    Salary cap considerations

    I'm going to be interested in learning what kind offers Fry gets. A year ago he came to Phoenix after being almos totally ignored by the rest of the NBA. He did some good stuff, but IMHO most teams are going to start catching on to the way plying with Nash and Stat makes guys look better than...
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    Celts have a formula

    i was a party last night, so I'm still tring to absorb what I've read. From all I can tell by reading here is that the game PROVED' whatever the writer's preconceptions were. 1. Size matters. KG at 7'0" is all enough to block several Gasol shots. Forget everything alse about Amare, he's just...
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    Offseason Wish List

    I think Tolliver would be a nice pick up. Hes not the answer on the boards, but he can score (13.4 ppg in Mar and 15.5 ppg in Apr)
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    About Amare and Rebounding

    How did he get so many rebounds late in the rebular season? For example: Apr 11 v Houston - 13 Apr 9 @ OKC - 15 Mar 10 @ Chic - 11 Mar 28 @ Min - 17 Mar 21 @ Por - 14 Mar 14 vs NOH - 12 Mar 12 vs LAL - 16 Mar 3 @ Clips - 14 Mar 1 vs Den - 10 In Mar, Amare averaged 9.9 rpg IMHO, Amare has...
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    Tyson Chandler FA

    At best, Chandler is a defensive specialist. I have doubts about how he would fit on a Suns team. A few years ago I was pushing for Mutombo when he was getting minimal money and he was everything Chandler could only dream of being. This is not a team that can afford buys who can't score.
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    NBA Finals: LAKERS vs CELTICS (non-bias version 1.0)

    I think the three second call against KG when the ball had only been across the center line 4 seconds was one of the strangest I can remember. Not only do the refs mostly ignore the 3 second rule, they generally just hit each side once a game and then go back to ignoring it again. It's...
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    Best Clutch Players Past or Present

    I wasn't aware the definition was limited to playoff finals. When I think of clutch shooting it is every game not just the playoffs. "'Don't pass me the ball yet, I'm waiting until the finals before I start mking shots."" :--)
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    About Amare and Rebounding

    Perhpas it's the same thing that got Amare 11 rebounds in game 3 when Lopez had his big game. When the Lakers fixated on blocking out Amare, he was not strong enough to beat two guys. Booer did not attract as much attention as Utah lost all four games.
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    Give Amare MAX or let him walk>

    I really hate this poll. It's just another excuse to beat up Amare without defining what an exceptable contract would look like Is a max contract $90 million, $100 million? $110, $120, $130, or`$140 million? How am I supposed to choose if low end is OK and high end is not?
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    Best Clutch Players Past or Present

    I think clutch is about performing a crunch time. If I guy plays great the whole game and still plays great in the crunch, then IMHO he's clutch. Of course if he had a bad game for one reason or another and still plays great in crunch, it's just as clutch. I'm not so impressed with "Big Shot...
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    About Amare and Rebounding

    Boozer rebounded well, but I'm guessing that Fesenko mostly blocked out. The first two games of the Suns-Laker's series was distorted by the fact that the Lakers shot lights out those two games. It is hard to rebound when the other team hits 58% of their shots. One of the obvious problems...
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    About Amare and Rebounding

    I'm not sure if a younger Amare could or should try to go over TWO seven footers..His flat footed jumping is not enough and help by a seven footer got him into trouble. Overall, Amare only struggled on offense in the 1st and last games of the Laker series. (His shooting in game 6 looks bad...
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    Best Clutch Players Past or Present

    I'm surprised that Oscar Robertson is not on the list. Granted, it was another era and one before much television, but he was absolutel amazing. http://www.nba.com/history/players/robertson_bio.html
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    Amare could learn a thing from Grant Hill

    I agree. I have hope that Lopez develops into an elite center. I'd hate to give up on the team till we know.
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    Tyson Chandler FA

    Last season Chandler averaged only 6.3 rpg. His career reboudning is 8.8 rpg. He's not a threat to score, so I'm not surprised he's a bit low on the radar and averaged only 15 minutes in the playoffs.
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    Offseason Wish List

    Drew has never lived up to expectations, but he's been pretty good. If Amare goes, he might be worth having since he can score.
  22. Irish

    About Amare and Rebounding

    From the beginning, Amare has been subjected to mixed messages by the franchise. D'Antoni in particular made it very clear that it was imore important to stay out of foul trouble than to be an agressive defender and rebounder. At the same time, they hung him out to dry by making him the only...
  23. Irish

    Amare to opt out if suns dont give MAX

    I'll admit I hadn't really thought much about the TE because it is awfully complicated to use. It is great for picking up guys being dumped for cap space, but the situation is pretty strange. It would be worth a lot more if it did not run out so quickly. I'd be interested in knowing if that is...
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    Offseason Wish List

    I don't know how bad LB's wrist injury was last season, but if he returns to his skill as a shooter, I kind of like having him around. If ths Suns get a killer offer, then fine; but he's a lot better than he showed last season. I'm not sure what Fry will get in the free agent market. I was...
  25. Irish

    TWolves, Warriors talk trade for Anthony Randolph

    I'm curious, are their any 6'9" power forwards that are great on defense? Do they have to be heavy to make up for length? The evolution of the game toward 7'0" athletic guys with long arms seems to be making it increasing hard for 6'8" power guys to be effective defensders (I think of Boozer...
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