<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (footswalker @ Jun 26 2008, 06:01 PM)
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (footswalker @ Jun 26 2008, 05:47 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kmart06 @ Jun 26 2008, 05:22 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>wOW I can't believe this crap. We need a shooter & a big so we get rid of a good SF for this?? If they wanted to give away RJ why not trade with the timberwolves for their #4 pick.
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I agree, and I think this trade would have made a little more sense if we actually got to swap picks with the Bucks and moved up 2 spaces. They think the Bucks won't go after Alexander now, but another team could still take him.
We just traded a 23 point a game scorer for an 8 point guy, who is at best, a project, and another guy that's always hurt and has a ridiculous contract. I like that they are setting themselves up for 2010, but it sure seems like they could have a got a draft pick or a little more. This team is will lose 50+ games next year. Where are the points coming from? It was hard enough last year with an anemic offense.
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Yi averaged 8.6 ppg and 5.2 rebounds last season...he easily will get 10 and 6 this season, Sean Williams will easily get 10 and 6 this season, Josh will get 10 and 10, Devin will get 16, Vince will get 24...say that's the starting 5...that's 70 ppg from our starters...plenty of offense.
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That's a high end guess (especially for Sean and Boone). And that's a front line where the 3 starters still average only 10 a game? That would be the worst starting frontline in the league, not too mention how much foul trouble those 3 would run into. And then you are hoping to get 25-30 a night from the bench? Not bloody likely.
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first and foremost Boone averaged 9.7 points and 8.3 rebounds last season as a starter...so 10 and 10 isn't even remotely a stretch...Thinking Yi in his 2nd season won't raise his averages by 1.4 points and .8 rebounds in his 2nd season is also ignorant considerng that a player normally grows dramatically between there 1st and 2nd seasons...The only player who I am being truly optimistic about is Sean Williams...who from all account has been working out hard this offseason and will likely have added around 15-20 lbs of muscle by next season...similar to what Kmart did between his first and second season.