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Originally Posted by inkriminator
I think the Nets will get better after this trade. They are losing significant force in the middle, but how long can you expect Zo to be healthy? Scalabrine is turning into a very solid player. On the whole however, they don't have the inside presence to contend in the playoffs, but if you look at the top two teams in the West, phoenix and seattle, they've been doing well w/o a great center as well.
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What has won the last 6 Championships?
San Antonio-Robinson/Duncan
Lakers-Diesel
Detroit-Big Ben and Rasheed
Who has gotten destroyed by said teams? Teams that run and gun i.e. 76'ers and Nets.
Vince is a solid player, but he isn't a great player. He is not a big game shooter, hell he's never played in one. Sam Mitchell barely plays him in the 4th quarter because his attitude and basketball fundamentals are just so bad.
Also the way I understand it, The Raptors' GM is a total moron for going ahead with this deal. First off they are stuck with Zo for at least two months, plus what they recieved won't help fill the void left by Vince, and they were already struggling at that. They would've been smart to have dealt him to New York for Penny and Tim Thomas, they would've gotten something like 50 million in cap room had they done it.
Also don't expect Seattle and Pheonix to be playing like this all season, or at least not Seattle. Although they are tearing it up now, I expect that the horse shoe that has been lodged up their collective asses will be burnt out and that their shooting percentages will drop back to reality.