HAHAHAHA Cats trade J-Rich to Suns for Diaw/Bell

[ex carrabba fan]

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As hard as it is to believe this, I'm not a fan on Steve Kerr. Was so happy that he took that position because everyone would see how full of crap he was when he spoke over the airwaves. He's good for spitting knowledge on the mic but his front office skills is lacking tremendously. Time for the Suns to get some downtime. One question I have for you guys. Was Steve Nash real good or was D'Antoni really priceless?

I agree, Steve was great to listen to I hope he just goes back to that after all this.

[Cebby]

Re: HAHAHAHA Cats trade J-Rich to Suns for Diaw/Bell

Who would have thought that at the end of the year CHA would be an up and coming team for 2009-10

Stop.

Homertime

[TheMatrix31]

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One question I have for you guys. Was Steve Nash real good or was D'Antoni really priceless?

Steve Nash is really good. D'Antoni is really priceless. Put together, it was a match made in heaven.

[LingeringRegime]

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Stop.

Homertime

Are you serious? If they get a good lottery pick, I could easily see them as a 6 or even a 5 seed next year.

They have beaten a lot of good teams this year, and if Wallace wouldn't have been bludgeoned by Bynum they would be a playoff team now.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Stop.

Homertime

If CHA can get a marquee FA or Griffin then I'd say so.

Next year should be bananas in the East with:

BOS
CLE
ORL
MIA
ATL
PHI
WASH

All set in stone for the playoffs. The last spot will be between

MIL/NJ/CHA/CHI/TOR/NY

I wouldn't consider CHA that much better than the group I put them in above. So I can't say they're up and coming.

[LingeringRegime]

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I wouldn't consider CHA that much better than the group I put them in above. So I can't say they're up and coming.

I guess it all depends on how you define the term, "up and coming." I define it by saying it is "a team that has a bright future."

Considering that the team that is assembled now didn't have a full training camp with LB, and looking at the strides they have made during the second half of the season, I am very optimistic about next year.

[ex carrabba fan]

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I guess it all depends on how you define the term, "up and coming." I define it by saying it is "a team that has a bright future."

Considering that the team that is assembled now didn't have a full training camp with LB, and looking at the strides they have made during the second half of the season, I am very optimistic about next year.

I dunno though because besides BOS all those teams in the East have young stars and are relatively young teams.....

So I can't say I agree with you when you say up and coming. They have a nice chance at a future though, not any brighter than anyone else IMO.

AND I completely disrespected INDY. They were missing Dunleavy all year.

Injuries, huge injuries to WASH especially were the reason CHA really competed for that last spot this year.

[Cebby]

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Are you serious? If they get a good lottery pick, I could easily see them as a 6 or even a 5 seed next year.

I'm not seeing it.

They aren't a playoff team this year, and they have no serious injuries, no real chance for a good draft pick, and no cap room.

I think it's safe to say that Charlotte isn't passing the Cavs, Celtics, Magic, Hawks, 6ers, or Heat. That puts them at the 7 spot at best, and the Wizards will be getting 0, Haywood, and Soulja Boy back, as well as a top 6 (and likely top 3) pick which, barring injuries, easily puts them above the Bobcats. The Bucks will be getting Redd and Bogut back, Rose will have another year of improvement, Detroit will have the cap room to do anything they want, and Toronto should rebound from this with a decent pick and some good cap room.

Honestly, I'd be shocked to see Charlotte make the playoffs. Gun to my head, I'd say they're more likely to finish last than 5th.

[LingeringRegime]

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I dunno though because besides BOS all those teams in the East have young stars and are relatively young teams.....

So I can't say I agree with you when you say up and coming. They have a nice chance at a future though, not any brighter than anyone else IMO.

AND I completely disrespected INDY. They were missing Dunleavy all year.

Injuries, huge injuries to WASH especially were the reason CHA really competed for that last spot this year.

Injuries are something that and do hit every team, so although I do in part agree with the injuries in Washington (that they had a big part to play in Charlotte's run,) I think it is a bit unfair to say that it was the only reason Charlotte had a chance. They did well during the second half of the season, but they need to mature and learn to play well and win against teams that aren't elite.

Like you said earlier, Should be exciting in the East next year.

[Jukeman]

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Good trade for the Cats.........off paper

This.....FTW!!!!

[ex carrabba fan]

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Honestly, I'd be shocked to see Charlotte make the playoffs. Gun to my head, I'd say they're more likely to finish last than 5th.

Basically

Like I said pretty much EVERY East team except BOS is YOUNG and next year is going to bananas in the East.

Looking ahead I feel compelled to make a thread about the East much like my early thread about Portland. I mean I can make a case for EVERY single East team to make the playoffs. How crazy is that?!?!

[BamaBoy88]

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This trade will pay off for Charlotte in the long run the Suns didn't think this one through I don't think.

[LingeringRegime]

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Honestly, I'd be shocked to see Charlotte make the playoffs. Gun to my head, I'd say they're more likely to finish last than 5th.

The 5 spot is a best case scenario, (Picking up a high draft pick/Impact Free Agent).

But, seeing this team play every game this year, for the most part, I would be shocked if they didn't make the playoffs next year. They got off to a terrible start this year because of LB's new system, and they couldn't make up for at the end of the season. With a year under their belt with Brown I can see them doing a lot better than a lot of the "experts" expect. Or maybe I am just a simple-minded homer as you suggest.

[Marino]

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I am hoping that Charlotte locks these guys up now.

[ex carrabba fan]

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The 5 spot is a best case scenario, (Picking up a high draft pick/Impact Free Agent).

But, seeing this team play every game this year, for the most part, I would be shocked if they didn't make the playoffs next year. They got off to a terrible start this year because of LB's new system, and they couldn't make up for at the end of the season. With a year under their belt with Brown I can see them doing a lot better than a lot of the "experts" expect. Or maybe I am just a simple-minded homer as you suggest.

I don't think you're a homer DEFTFUND

I do however think it's not unfair to think Charlotte won't make the playoffs next year though.