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mikhail1973 · #21 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 07:45 PM

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Are you proposing a boxer match?

How about celebrity boxing?

Dlev59 · #22 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 08:19 PM

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Gee, I'd be wrong. Its happened once before. Oh well. But what will you say. Are you willing to state clearly that we are going to win it all, without Amir? Now, I hope that neither of us finds out either way. I hope that Amir does play a significant part in our rotation this upcoming playoffs. Anyway, if you think we can win it all without Amir, then how? By using Brezec? By moving Hayes or Herrmann into our bigs rotation. By playing Samb? (one option by the way I think it is possible to win without playing Amir, though I don't have a lot of faith in it.) Or do you actually think a three man bigs rotation featuring two 33 year old players is going to hold up during the playoffs?

Lee all I am saying is, win it or not, it will not depend on Amir playing or not playing. I understand that`s your opinion, however, I don`t understand it at all.

Tell me when a 20 year old with limited NBA experience played a major role in a team winning a championship. I am not saying he couldn`t help, but saying it all depends on a raw 20 year old is puzzling to me.

LA Dre · #23 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 09:23 PM

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Lee all I am saying is, win it or not, it will not depend on Amir playing or not playing. I understand that`s your opinion, however, I don`t understand it at all.

Tell me when a 20 year old with limited NBA experience played a major role in a team winning a championship. I am not saying he couldn`t help, but saying it all depends on a raw 20 year old is puzzling to me.

I agree with you here that Amir won't make much of an impact on if we win or lose the title unless he of course gets the key block in game 7 of the finals or ECF ala what Tay did in the 04 ECF vs the Pacers. But I think Magic had not reached his 21st birthday yet when he led the Lakers to the title in the deciding game of the 79-80 series vs the sixers

Nemo · #24 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 06:37 AM

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Lee all I am saying is, win it or not, it will not depend on Amir playing or not playing. I understand that`s your opinion, however, I don`t understand it at all.

Tell me when a 20 year old with limited NBA experience played a major role in a team winning a championship. I am not saying he couldn`t help, but saying it all depends on a raw 20 year old is puzzling to me.

Magic Johnson his first season with the Lakers........

max · #25 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 06:42 AM

My main concern this year is lack of depth in the front court. I understand how we needed to stock up on perimeter guys to counter Lebran, Ray Allen, etc..
Say something happends like Dyess is injured and Sheed gets into foul trouble. Going into a playoff game with only Maxiel,Primo and an out of practice Amir is not going to cut it.

In this case I do agree that we need to develope Amir or go out and find someone else who can play.

Dlev59 · #26 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 07:17 AM

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Magic Johnson his first season with the Lakers........

AJ is far from Magic Johnson................

Nemo · #27 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 08:26 AM

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AJ is far from Magic Johnson................

About 2,200 miles to be exact.

round · #28 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 09:34 AM

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AJ is far from Magic Johnson................

besides the far diffence of talent....

Magic had a full year of college.... something about a national championship game?

drafted far far ahead of where AJ was.

don't have to look at the stats to know that Magic was playing serious mins from the start of the season and can only asume he was starting very early in the season.

I think a much better comparison is to ONeil from Ind... from my memory he didn't get much burn at all the first couple years just got to beat against wallace in practice.... i'll take his output down the line from AJ with what i think is 100 percent better attitude.

jzchen · #29 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 10:32 AM

Since Hunter is inactive for the Raptor's game. Will he be activated for this game? Remember, he played a vital role in helping the Pistons win at Boston. We may need him again here.

ggazoo69 · #30 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 11:06 AM

Pistons better be ready for a Billups trap. I think Boston will do what Cleveland did in the playoffs last season as far as trying to slow down Chauncey. They would be stupid not to do it.