For The People Who Are Optimistic About Ben Wallace

[Please_dont_ban_me]

well we could do a sign and trade with nazr for ben..similar salaries then trade barry for jr smith and you have

parker/beno(talk about youth)
manu/finely(fire power)
bowen/jr smith
duncan/scola
wallace/rasho

yall like?

You're telling me the Pistons would take Nazr at the price of a Ben?

[NBA Junkie]

what scares me most is if Big Ben decides to join KG in Minny. Garnett is really aching for a solid center.

then there would be another WC solid team to play against in the playoffs..

That's no way to tease a Timberwolves fan! All we have to offer is the MLE, and he'll want more than that.

It's bad enough that I have to see Iverson to Minny rumors that have no chance of happening.

[Please_dont_ban_me]

That's no way to tease a Timberwolves fan! All we have to offer is the MLE, and he'll want more than that.

It's bad enough that I have to see Iverson to Minny rumors that have no chance of happening.

As a Minny fan you should be glad there's "no chance of that happening" with AI.

[NBA Junkie]

Getting Iverson would be a risk, but it's one I'm willing to take.

Pros- Iverson and KG have both lacked that true second superstar that would complement each others games. I think such a situation would work as I think both would be rejuvenated over the prospect of playing alongside one another. I don't think their styles of play would clash as Garnett is the type of player who is unselfish to a fault and Iverson is the go-to-guy that the Wolves need as Garnett isn't really a clutch perfomer in GW shot situations. I can't even begin to tell you how many close games this cost us earlier in the '06 season before the team lost confidence altogether.

Cons- Iverson hasn't won with players like Jerry Stackhouse, Larry Hughes, and Chris Webber at his side, but in all fairness Hughes and Stackhouse were young me first players like Iverson was earlier in his career and by the time Webber arrived in Philly, he was a one-legged player with declining skills due to the punishment his knees have taken over the last 4 years. Iverson is injury prone and has only played an entire 82 game season just once in his career.

I'm all for it as it would beat the alternative of trading Garnett and not getting fair market value in return. If Garnett were to leave, Timberwolves officials may just as well board up the Target Center permanently

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Yeah.
Just what the Spurs need.
Another piss-poor free throw shooter.

[RON ARTEST]

I wouldn't sign Ben Wallace to a MLE contract.

dont be stupid, yes you would.

[RON ARTEST]

Yeah.
Just what the Spurs need.
Another piss-poor free throw shooter.

i dont care if he shot 5% from the freethrow line. if he came to the spurs they would be the best team in the nba period. they might be anyway.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

People, wake up and join the rest of us in reality.

Ben Wallace isn't coming to San Antonio. Ben Wallace isn't going to Chicago.

Sports Illustrated is reporting Ben Wallace wants Chicago among his short list of teams he'll consider this summer.

The report quotes an unnamed NBA coach. Scott Skiles, anyone?

The only reason Ben is reportedly looking at other teams is so that when Tellum goes to the negotiating table he can bend Detroit over for big money.

[ducks]

sports illustrated is not the only one reporting that
another article in the NBA forum about it


ahf if he goes to the bulls he will be considered the man when they win
with pistons he will not
it is not like the bulls are a scubs team anyhow without him

[Please_dont_ban_me]

Getting Iverson would be a risk, but it's one I'm willing to take.

Pros- Iverson and KG have both lacked that true second superstar that would complement each others games. I think such a situation would work as I think both would be rejuvenated over the prospect of playing alongside one another. I don't think their styles of play would clash as Garnett is the type of player who is unselfish to a fault and Iverson is the go-to-guy that the Wolves need as Garnett isn't really a clutch perfomer in GW shot situations. I can't even begin to tell you how many close games this cost us earlier in the '06 season before the team lost confidence altogether.

Cons- Iverson hasn't won with players like Jerry Stackhouse, Larry Hughes, and Chris Webber at his side, but in all fairness Hughes and Stackhouse were young me first players like Iverson was earlier in his career and by the time Webber arrived in Philly, he was a one-legged player with declining skills due to the punishment his knees have taken over the last 4 years. Iverson is injury prone and has only played an entire 82 game season just once in his career.

I'm all for it as it would beat the alternative of trading Garnett and not getting fair market value in return. If Garnett were to leave, Timberwolves officials may just as well board up the Target Center permanently

I like Iverson's game. But he's never won anything. In a perfect situation with the perfect coach he went to the finals and lost. That was the climax of his career.

He can't play with another star. , he can't play with somebody CLOSE to being another star (an old injured Chris Webber). What makes yout hink he could play with Garnett?

Plus, isn't KG trying to get OUT of Minny? Why would AI go somewhere where the other star wants out and Minnesota isn't exact appealing to black people.

[Please_dont_ban_me]

I can see Ben going to Chicago.

I can't see him coming here.

There's money to offer in Chicago as well as the prestige of knowing you're the guy that put them over the hump. , even if he doesn't win another ring...he'll still be getting paid more and he already has a ring. Big whoopie.

[himat]

People, wake up and join the rest of us in reality.

Ben Wallace isn't coming to San Antonio. Ben Wallace isn't going to Chicago.



The report quotes an unnamed NBA coach. Scott Skiles, anyone?

The only reason Ben is reportedly looking at other teams is so that when Tellum goes to the negotiating table he can bend Detroit over for big money.

Scot Skiles.

[ducks]

I can see Ben going to Chicago.

I can't see him coming here.

There's money to offer in Chicago as well as the prestige of knowing you're the guy that put them over the hump. , even if he doesn't win another ring...he'll still be getting paid more and he already has a ring. Big whoopie.

I can see bulls or pistons not anyone else
I want him to be a piston so spurs can beat him in finals but would not be mad if he went to bulls

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

sports illustrated is not the only one reporting that
another article in the NBA forum about it

ducks, both articles cite an unnamed NBA coach. Like I said, Scott Skiles anyone?

[Please_dont_ban_me]

I can see bulls or pistons not anyone else
I want him to be a piston so spurs can beat him in finals but would not be mad if he went to bulls

But we've already beat them.

The Pistons already look stupid for there "we deserved to win it last year, we'll show you this year" act. Then they turned on there coach. Just sit back and enjoy the trainwreck.

[clubalien]

I just don't see bulls signing both ben wallace AND nazr
so ithink nazr to bulls ben to spurs

[ducks]

humm nazr or ben

not a very hard chose one is way better then the other one

[Please_dont_ban_me]

humm nazr or ben

not a very hard chose one is way better then the other one

Ya, I'd go with Nazr too.

[clubalien]

Ben is better because he isn't going to take half the season off and call it a relgious duty

[Please_dont_ban_me]

Ben is better because he isn't going to take half the season off and call it a relgious duty

Nazr did that?

[ducks]

no nazr spent time with his wife because she had a baby and had problems
spurs gave him permission in trainging camp

it will hurt though because nazr never went thru training camp with spurs

[clubalien]

Yes at the begiaing of the season he has to "fast" or whatever and not eat

this causes him to be weak when he comes back

so he is out the time he is not eating and playign and then sucks when he coems back because he has to rebuild himself to playing shape

[Please_dont_ban_me]

Yes at the begiaing of the season he has to "fast" or whatever and not eat

this causes him to be weak when he comes back

so he is out the time he is not eating and playign and then sucks when he coems back because he has to rebuild himself to playing shape

Huh?

We had nine games in October:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/schedule/index.jsp


Most games are in the evening time. The "fast" breaks at sunset, so I don't think it was that big of a problem. It did affect him during day games though I'm sure. I think the wife thing had more of an affect then did Ramadan and fasting.

[Mr. Body]

Yes at the begiaing of the season he has to "fast" or whatever and not eat

this causes him to be weak when he comes back

so he is out the time he is not eating and playign and then sucks when he coems back because he has to rebuild himself to playing shape

Yay anti-Muslim bigotry!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

so ithink nazr to bulls ben to spurs

YOu think Ben Wallace to the Spurs for the midlevel exception? Pass the bong.

Yes at the begiaing of the season he has to "fast" or whatever and not eat

this causes him to be weak when he comes back

so he is out the time he is not eating and playign and then sucks when he coems back because he has to rebuild himself to playing shape

It sucks when people are ignorant about . All the fasting means is that he can't eat during daylight hours. Before the sun comes up or after it comes down, he can eat as much as he wants.