Brand was going into his third year and had averaged 20/10 his first two years. Why would you need to start over?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I'm sure this is racist, but I miss the days when seeing a guy like JR Smith was rare, if I ever walked by that guy on the street I would make no eye contact and make sure my wallet was safe, dude is creepier looking then Manson, either one.

What does that even mean? He was trying to rebuild again? He had an All Star PF to build his franchise around. What does rebuild again mean? Thats like Minnesota trading Al Jefferson right now to rebuild again next year. The Jerome James signing is nowhere near as bad simply because it didnt set the Knicks franchise back 3 years like the Brand trade did. It was just another example of Isiah's ongoing ineptitude.



I dont get what you are saying here. You cant possibly be implying Brand and Randolph are the same player defensively. Randolph is nowhere near on Brand's level. Elton Brand is an All Star bordering on superstar if he can stay healthy.

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Yeah, everyone misses the days of a pure white NBA

I seriously doubt that Chuckle Nuts is a real guy.

Well Curry sucks is the biggest factor in that scenario. His offensive skills are vastly overrated, hes a terrible rebounder, and probably the worst defensive center in the league. Anyone + him = automatically bad frontcourt. I dont see why you wouldnt keep Brand and then either take Curry(noone knew he would be this much of a bust) or someone else but the solution isnt to trade Brand. He was a proven commodity at that point. You could argue that what Krause did in that draft was the biggest example of why the +1 rule was instituted, because GM's were becoming so obsessed with teenagers with upside they were too stupid to see what was already in front of them.

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I was more under the impression that he saw Brand as a solid guy but not a franchise changing player/superstar, and decided to roll the dice on Curry & Chandler thinking they had high ceilings and feeling that Brand has already maxed out his potential.

Kind of fits with that you're saying, but I think he did know what he had in front of him, he just thought Brand wasn't going to lead them to a title.

Bagels, you are exactly right. He thought Brand was a good PF and would not be elite and that Curry/Chandler would be much better.

FF, as for the +1 ruling, both Chandler and Curry would have been very good in college and probably did not effect their draft status. It was more for the guys like James Lang who went in the second round of 2003 and never saw the court or others that went undrafted.

I disagree. I dont think Stern had the kids who went undrafted in mind, I think he was more concerned with alot of the top picks being wasted on high school kids that didnt pan out. I think he wanted better quality product coming in every year, and one way to ensure that is to have them play one year in college. I think that was moreso his goal and he accomplished it. I also dont know for sure if Curry would have been a great college player.

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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I miss Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, though Dwight Howard and Amare Stoudemire are helping me forget.

I miss Pete Maravich.

I miss Oscar Robertson.

I miss the intensity of Rick Barry, as well as his 90% FT percentage shooting underhanded.

i miss chocolate thunder.

I miss the most underrated point guard of all time: "KJ" Kevin Johnson.

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"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

Really? I was thrilled when they moved it to 7 games. Exactly for the reason you stated, I don't want to see an upset just because someone got lucky.

Here ya go Zach. Dawkins' Top 10 Dunks. #5 and #1 are awfully impressive, but 7 is my favorite. Not sure I've seen anyone else do that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeqKjXKGrFI