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Raja Bell considering the Lakers.
Copying J's post from Calderon's thread:
This could be a good deal for all teams, except I doubt that Larry Brown will play Jose Calderon. The only player born outside the US that Brown gave minutes to was Todd McCoullough. Calderon could suffer the same fate as so many good players under Larry Brown, a coach who chooses players based on their personalities and not their talent.
Considering Phoenix just brought in Hakkim Warrick, I'm kind of surprised that they brought in Turkoglu, but I think they're very different players. But, Phoenix also brought in Josh Childress, who plays the same position as Grant Hill and Jason Richardson. But, Childress is a great player. I like the way Phoenix looks right now. I'm still not a huge Robin Lobez fan, but he's improved.
Meanwhile, Toronto blew their team up. Bosh, Calderon, and Turkoglu are gone. They get three very exciting players in Barbosa, Diaw, and Chandler. A lot of people (like me) are down on Diaw. He was not great in Charlotte, although he was statistically significant. Was that because of Brown? Hmm. I still Tyson Chandler a lot. Yeah, he's soft, but I like his game for some reason (when he's healthy). Toronto looks like they'll be OK after losing their big three from last year. If they had a center, I'd put them in the "definite" play-off category. Without a center (Bargnani doesn't count and Rasho is a FA I think), they'll be fighting for the 8th spot.
Apparently this deal is off because Michael Jordan decided that he didn't want a good point guard on his team.![]()
I have to say that the Miami Heat are starting to look very dangerous. Mike Miller and Zydrunas Ilgauskas are the type of players they really needed to put with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. They still need a PG, but look at this line-up now:
PG _______, Chalmers
SG Wade, Miller
SF LeBron, Miller
PF Bosh, Haslem
C Ilgauskas, Haslem, Anthony
That's pretty stacked. Ilgauskas lets Bosh move to the PF spot, where he'll be better because Bosh can't defend anybody who has ever lifted weights. Miller could start for most teams, but he'll be coming off the bench and he's completely underrated.
Wow.
Yeah, wow is right. I am guessing they may even start Anthony and bring Ilgauskas off the bench since you won't need any more offensive firepower in the starting lineup, just a guy to bang down low and get rebounds. If they can get a nice pass first, good defending veteran PG I think that may be all they really need to complete the team.
Then all they would need is some luck to stay healthy and time to learn to play together and I don't know if anyone will be able to stop them
Could the Heat be the first team to not lose a game all season? Well, maybe the Lakers can catch one on them, maybe.
Could the Heat be the first team to not lose a game all season? Well, maybe the Lakers can catch one on them, maybe.
Jerry Sloan and Raja Bell are going to love each other.Raja Bell will sign a three year bond worth $10 Million with the Utah Jazz.
They're still going to struggle at first and they'll lose a shocker or two to Charlotte or New Jersey, but yeah, they're stacked. Like NorCal said, they'll be able to bring Z and Miller off the bench for continued offensive power. Defense is still a little iffy, but man....wow.BBallfanJ said:Could the Heat be the first team to not lose a game all season? Well, maybe the Lakers can catch one on them, maybe.