Comments on: Chris Mullin take your foot off the pedal; you’re headed for a wall!! http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/07/chris-mullin-take-your-foot-off-the-pedal-you%e2%80%99re-headed-for-a-wall/ The Hoop Doctors | NBA Basketball News, Rumors, Videos Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:04:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dcab http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/07/chris-mullin-take-your-foot-off-the-pedal-you%e2%80%99re-headed-for-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-491 dcab Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:08:38 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=95#comment-491 boom_dizzle. Yeah, Jack is about as bipolar as a player can be, he's shown horrible judgement off court and is praised as being a great team-mate and leader on the court. Could easily go either way. I agree there really is no post play at all, Baron was their best post player, so if Brand does shock the world, I'd be all for him. I don't know if any of the available FA's this year help out, Smith impressed me in the playoffs, but he is in the mold of our three skinny front liners AB, BW, and the rookie randolph. If they hold out til next year, sign some 1 year deals, and keep Harrington (if they can't get a great trade) they will have some cash next year for a possible run at some descent post players like Boozer, Artest, J-Oneil, Odom, Marion, Maxiel, Gooden- don't like all those guys, but a better forward crop than this year. Al will likely not pick up his option to stay and free up another 10mil then, so they could conceivably lay back for next year, but I really hate that tactic. They did that for over a decade and it lead to horrible draft picks, strangled coaches and a lot of losing. Mullin seems to be better at the mid season trade, hasn't done a ton during the off season other than getting Nelly, Wright (jury still out on that one) and drafting Monta. So, hopefully, find some guys who are athletic, like Maggette, and ride Monta to see how big this kids upside is. boom_dizzle. Yeah, Jack is about as bipolar as a player can be, he’s shown horrible judgement off court and is praised as being a great team-mate and leader on the court. Could easily go either way. I agree there really is no post play at all, Baron was their best post player, so if Brand does shock the world, I’d be all for him. I don’t know if any of the available FA’s this year help out, Smith impressed me in the playoffs, but he is in the mold of our three skinny front liners AB, BW, and the rookie randolph. If they hold out til next year, sign some 1 year deals, and keep Harrington (if they can’t get a great trade) they will have some cash next year for a possible run at some descent post players like Boozer, Artest, J-Oneil, Odom, Marion, Maxiel, Gooden- don’t like all those guys, but a better forward crop than this year. Al will likely not pick up his option to stay and free up another 10mil then, so they could conceivably lay back for next year, but I really hate that tactic. They did that for over a decade and it lead to horrible draft picks, strangled coaches and a lot of losing. Mullin seems to be better at the mid season trade, hasn’t done a ton during the off season other than getting Nelly, Wright (jury still out on that one) and drafting Monta. So, hopefully, find some guys who are athletic, like Maggette, and ride Monta to see how big this kids upside is.

]]> By: boom_dizzle http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/07/chris-mullin-take-your-foot-off-the-pedal-you%e2%80%99re-headed-for-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-490 boom_dizzle Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:37:24 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=95#comment-490 I agree with a lot of what you are saying dcab. It will be interesting to see if Jack was really the glue guy or if the W's they got this year were largely due to Baron running the show. I like Biedrins a lot because of his hustle and determination, but do you think they need a more legitimate scoring threat in the paint? Harrington is a big body, but he floats around the arc so much. Agree that Ellis is the truth. He's a real player, but sometimes I wonder if he will be disheartened by the loss of Baron and inability to sign some of these free agents and just play out his contract and leave GSW. I agree with a lot of what you are saying dcab. It will be interesting to see if Jack was really the glue guy or if the W’s they got this year were largely due to Baron running the show.

I like Biedrins a lot because of his hustle and determination, but do you think they need a more legitimate scoring threat in the paint? Harrington is a big body, but he floats around the arc so much.

Agree that Ellis is the truth. He’s a real player, but sometimes I wonder if he will be disheartened by the loss of Baron and inability to sign some of these free agents and just play out his contract and leave GSW.

]]> By: dcab http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/07/chris-mullin-take-your-foot-off-the-pedal-you%e2%80%99re-headed-for-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-489 dcab Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:54:13 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=95#comment-489 I agree that the W's shouldn't be throwing out money to every player out there, because as the top free agents sign with other teams, they'll be overpaying for mid-level talent. Considering that, the Dubs don't even have enough contract players to field a team. The Arenas and Brand offers were high and obviously some emotion involved in both (anger @ Clips & Baron and anguish from losing Agent 0 creating the "Gilbert Arenas" rule). But Davis did have considerable injury problems, he had a good 07-08 but was oft injured the previous year. And every time he hit the floor there was a collective gasp from the faithful. Mullin believes that Monta is the real deal, and I have to agree with him. His skills are extraordinary and he has significantly improved every year. That being said, once he and Beidrins resign, the Dubs won't have a ton of cap room in the coming years. They need to sign some high quality support players who have experience to lead the young players. Captain Jack is the perfect example of a good player who is integral to winning. Mully had to make a move at the top 2 FA's when the Davis money opened up, when that didn't materialize, he must continue down the path of picking up the best possible talent with the huge amount of cap space he has. Besides, even with Baron, the W's failed to make the playoffs with 48 wins. In the east you can have 3 good players and a bunch of scrubs and make the playoffs, the west requires several players who can jack 30 on a given night, Monte and Jack can, then the W's are in trouble. They'll need to look to Maggette, Jsmith, Iguodala while signing their RFA's. To develop their young talent, try to find some lightning, while targeting productive FA's must be the goal. They won't win a title in the next few years, but the top teams will age, and the W's need a winning culture so they are poised to be west contender when San Antonio, Phoenix, Dallas and a Clipper team with 2 aging stars all fall off the radar. I agree that the W’s shouldn’t be throwing out money to every player out there, because as the top free agents sign with other teams, they’ll be overpaying for mid-level talent. Considering that, the Dubs don’t even have enough contract players to field a team. The Arenas and Brand offers were high and obviously some emotion involved in both (anger @ Clips & Baron and anguish from losing Agent 0 creating the “Gilbert Arenas” rule). But Davis did have considerable injury problems, he had a good 07-08 but was oft injured the previous year. And every time he hit the floor there was a collective gasp from the faithful. Mullin believes that Monta is the real deal, and I have to agree with him. His skills are extraordinary and he has significantly improved every year. That being said, once he and Beidrins resign, the Dubs won’t have a ton of cap room in the coming years. They need to sign some high quality support players who have experience to lead the young players. Captain Jack is the perfect example of a good player who is integral to winning. Mully had to make a move at the top 2 FA’s when the Davis money opened up, when that didn’t materialize, he must continue down the path of picking up the best possible talent with the huge amount of cap space he has. Besides, even with Baron, the W’s failed to make the playoffs with 48 wins. In the east you can have 3 good players and a bunch of scrubs and make the playoffs, the west requires several players who can jack 30 on a given night, Monte and Jack can, then the W’s are in trouble. They’ll need to look to Maggette, Jsmith, Iguodala while signing their RFA’s. To develop their young talent, try to find some lightning, while targeting productive FA’s must be the goal. They won’t win a title in the next few years, but the top teams will age, and the W’s need a winning culture so they are poised to be west contender when San Antonio, Phoenix, Dallas and a Clipper team with 2 aging stars all fall off the radar.

]]> By: Suns4Life http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/07/chris-mullin-take-your-foot-off-the-pedal-you%e2%80%99re-headed-for-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Suns4Life Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:50:11 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=95#comment-488 Mullin has already crashed and burned on this one! All this PR b.s. that he's doing to pretend he is getting players is lame. Mullin has already crashed and burned on this one! All this PR b.s. that he’s doing to pretend he is getting players is lame.

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