Kucha
Pro Bowler
nyjunc said:Shaq is getting old and getting injured more often, when healthy he is the most dominant player in the game but we have the best PG in the league(at least top 2), 2 of the best wings in the game, a PF that is better than Walker or whoever you have starting, a young, developing C that the heat could not stop in Rd 1, a PG that would start on 90% of the teams in the league as a backup(and let's not forget that when Cle acquired him all of a sudden Lebron stepped up his game and Cle started winning then when ,mcInnis got hurt they started losing). No team has the offensive weapons the Nets have, Defense is a question mark but we have players w/ defensive ability and a good defnsive coach so i am very optimistic they'll be good enough defensively.
1. I think that Shaq is starting to break down but he will now stay healther because he has more front court help than before (Walker can and will take pressure off).
2. I honestly think that Jason Kidd is starting to break down too. This is my biased opinion though. hehe.
3. I rate Walker about as talented as Abdur-Rahim. Rahim is a better low-post scorer while Walker has more versatility to his game (passing and outside shooting). Both rebound about the same. Walker isn't a good defender but Rahim isn't top 10 either, IMO. I call it a draw.
4. Your developing Center went up against a hobbled and very immobile Shaq.
5. You guys couldn't and didn't stop D-Wade last year. Don't think that will/can happen this year.
6. Jeff McInnis isn't a great PG, IMO. He's not particularly fast, is an OK passer, an OK shooter, OK defender. He's OK but nothing to write home about. I honestly think you are hyping him up too much.
7. VC seems to choke too much when the pressure is on him. We lost EJ but Posey is just as good of a defender. Unless he undergoes a major psychological change, I expect him to disappear again come playoff time.
8. The Heat with a very hobbled Shaq swept you guys last year. You say that your team is deeper (which it is). Well, ours is too. :)
8. We're both biased. :D