Not much to chime in about.
It's common knowledge that they're friends, and that they have great respect for each other. Duncan has said Rasheed is one that has defended him the best over the years. There's been plenty written about it for years, the peak was probably the '05 Finals.
Stan Van Gundy is a great coach, but does anybody really think he can handle sheed? he couldnt even handle rafer alston and even had friction with dwight howard is a saint.
there are probably only 2 coaches that can handle sheed and thats KFC and Pop.
Pop loves sheed and sheed loves Pop.
a match made in heaven.
THE CARROT DON'T LIE POP!
Can't wait for his HEB commercials.
Okay, seriously. Is this just a rumor that people are circle jerking to? Or has there been a confirmed sighting of him in SA?
Rasheed is the Bigfoot of SA.
That's what I call overreacting to big name trades
Cavs are far from being the best team
And Magic gave to much away for VC
Not so much that, but just his health because of the way he plays. Manu should only start the last 8 - 10 games of the season and the playoffs
How the do you "Barely" win a series 4-2?
Huh? Two backups and a guy who never plays is too much to give up for Vince Carter?
The Cavs were the best REGULAR season team, definitely not the best team in the NBA. The cavs got shaq and didn't address any of the needs besides a low post. The Magic with a healthy Nelson would have demolished the cavs in the playoffs.
Complaining about calls going AGAINST the Cavs? Now that's rofl.
Sheed is at the Dominion looking for houses.
So if Sheed joins the Spurs the lineup would be
TP
RJ
TD
RM
RW?
Manu will not be the starting SG this year. Mason will unless they trade him.
i still leave mase starting. hes responded better as a starter and manu would still be more valuable to the 2nd team than he would to the 1st team.
but a 4th quarter lineup of tp, manu, rj, rw, and td sounds really damn good.
He is on his way to Rivercenter mall to catch a movie at the IMAX wth TP, Manu and TD... hahahahaha
i dont know if pop can tame rasheed the way larry brown did.
if we land sheed hopefully he understands his role.
It does not matter WHO starts... but was ALL know WHO will FINISH.
TP
MG
RJ
TD
RW??? maybe
You are overating the Cavs. Lebron is a good dude but he doesn't have the late game finishing ability that some of the other top teams do. When it comes down to the end you don't win championships on paper. As good as these teams are getting with all these trades I beleive the spurs have the best finishers for the close games that will decide series in the playoffs. With all of these teams becoming elite it is going to come down to who can execute it crunch time.
Late Game Weapons
Cavs= Lebron is overated in these situations although he did hit a big shot last offseason. Shaq is a non-factor late in games because you can just foul him and send him to the line.
Magic=Vince Carter will demand the ball resulting in horrible shot.
Lakers= have Kobe (as much as I hate to admit it.) who is good in the clutch. Derek Fisher on offense Ariza (assuming he is a Laker next season.) for defense.
Celtics= Ray allen, Paul Pierce, Garnett not so much
Spurs=Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Roger Mason clutch on offense. Manu and Duncan clutch on defense. I wish we would bring back Bruce for another late game defensive stopper but we will see.
If you look at it the three best teams at executing late in the game will probably be the Celtics, Spurs, and the Lakers.
But who is going to get clutch rebounds or block shots for the lakers. Gasol-Too soft
Bynum-nope
Odom-yeah right
For the Celtics who is going to be able to force a turnover in the clutch.
Not any one of there big three. Maybe Rondo but who knows if he will have is head on straight.
Spurs have it all in the clutch.
Duncan- the greatest of late game passers
Ginobili- forcing late game turnovers
Parker- no longer afraid to take the big shot
Mason-Role player will be in to shoot the three in the clutch with ice water in his vains.
Duncan- You are NOT going to get to the rim against the spurs in the clutch forget about it Duncan is great at protecting rim in the clutch and he can also get that big rebound when it matters
And if we bring back Bowen for at least one more year will will have someone not afraid to guard the other teams best player in crunch time.
This is my argument that the Spurs will win the le. If we are on the right side of the injury basketball gods we will have the best team when it matters most.
I'm not saying it is going to be easy but its when you are biting your finger nails that the best memories are made.....GO SPURS GO
You do realize that Vince Carter shoots a higher % than Kobe on game winners, right?..
Lebron isn't overrated at all in clutch shots, he shoots a very high %, and he has a number of game winners..
"clutch rebounds" isn't as a big deal as you're making it out to be..also if you're a great defensive team, your "clutch defense" won't be any different..
anyways..
what the is up with so many people questioning Rasheed's at ude?..it's just like the Vince Carter misconceptions when we were rumored to get him..I haven't heard ANYTHING involving Rasheed and at ude towards his teammates or anything during his time as a Piston..I could be wrong, but I don't recall anything..
His temper has also never affected him in "pressure" situations..he complains a lot to the refs..you know who else complains a lot? Tim Duncan..
Even if you don't agree with my opinions you have to admit the Spurs are going to have the best team in the clutch.
And I Agree with you about Rasheed. He is still very good friends with Larry Brown so he should be fine with Pop. And I think he will get along with the rest of the team just fine. People sometimes mistake his passion for a bad at ude. I believe he just acts the way he does because he cares and he wants to win. I'll take a player like that on my team any day.
Manu, 2006, Clutch, Defense.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
