Diaw - Johnson talk so much, what about...

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... Steven Hunter?
He's lighting it up for the sixers:



Salembert ist hurt but still nice numbers given time for Steven.
Looks like he can play alongside Iverson. And not even too much fouls for him.

Oh, and a take from my personal hero (kinda kidding) Sam Amico


http://amicoreport.com/pbn_rumors1109.html

The sixers are allowing 111 ppg on defensive, worst in the NBA. Whatever Hunter is doing, their defense stinks! Since they allow so many points, I expect the opposing defenses aren't too worried about a starter averaging 11 ppg!

 

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Hunter is out rebounding Kurt Thomas I believe scoring and shot-blocking as well...


I do believe Thomas will pick it up but with Diaw playing so well and Brian Grant... who knows how many minutes he's gonna get to make the numbers more in his favor.

Yeah, but Thomas' team is allowing 15 ppg less on defense.

 

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So Hunter worries me as a case in a larger pattern--not so much letting functional, role-playing, non-Amare, traditional center-type, big men get away, but not even knowing what to do with them when they're here.

I can sympathize with that. But actually, there aren't any examples of big men who "got away" from the Suns and went on to do anything. Recent examples are Tsakalidis, Cabarkapa, Vroman, Lampe, and Hunter (some of whom weren't really big men, but never mind). None of them has done anything yet to make us think, "Gee, the Suns screwed up by letting him go."

It's fashionable on this board to quibble over draft choices, and thank you for not taking up that tired argument. As far as players who have been on the team goes, I can't think of a single case where the Suns were embarrassed by what a big man accomplished after the team gave up on him.

Captain, I think that was a direct hit in the boiler room! Bravo!