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Car54
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 Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: Shane Battier @ Power Forward??? |
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| Quote: | Although McGrady would seem to be the likely candidate to play shooting guard full-time, the Rockets plan on rotating lineups with the two players. Battier could also share time with Juwan Howard at power forward.
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http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_acquire_Battier_in_tra-184447-822.html
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Car54
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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So this is what its come to?
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| Why not? Works for Phoenix to play a SF at PF - Marion is NOT a PF. Obviously, it can't work full time, but when they want to go small, there's no reason not to try it. |
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| If it's just a few minutes at a time, I don't see the big deal. We play Luke Walton at PF sometimes when we go small (and Odom at center). |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Shouldnt this be moved? |
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Car54
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Luke has a bigger body than shane and really defends PF.
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Kobe-Wan Kenobi
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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shocking... :roll:
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| LakerJam wrote: | | Why not? Works for Phoenix to play a SF at PF - Marion is NOT a PF. Obviously, it can't work full time, but when they want to go small, there's no reason not to try it. |
Marion > Battier.
And when you play an SF at PF, running and gunning is a good offense to utilize that. But JVG isn't like that. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Luke has a bigger body than shane and really defends PF. |
Really defends PF? Tell that to Corliss Williamson.
Would it mean anything if Shane is 6'9.5" in shoes?
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Car54
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Mike@LG wrote: | | Quote: | | Luke has a bigger body than shane and really defends PF. |
Really defends PF? Tell that to Corliss Williamson.
Would it mean anything if Shane is 6'9.5" in shoes? |
Yea ok we get it Mike everyone is bigger than Lakers players in shoes or socks lol :roll: Corliss is a very strong SF. Phil even used Luke to defend PF a few times as a rookie.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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battier played PF in college
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Go small, run and gun with Yao and Mutombo at center... Rrright.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| i dont know bout battier playin PF. might be fun to see tho |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Anyone else think the Rockets screwed up bigtime on that trade?
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| AirKobe8 wrote: | | Anyone else think the Rockets screwed up bigtime on that trade? |
Nope. Rudy Gay will be another James Posey. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | yea ok we get it Mike everyone is bigger than Lakers players in shoes or socks |
Sorry, Mike but that was funny ! |
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| Freakout wrote: | | AirKobe8 wrote: | | Anyone else think the Rockets screwed up bigtime on that trade? |
Nope. Rudy Gay will be another James Posey. |
I respectfully disagree. This is a great Jerry West move in the mold of replacing Nixon with Scott. You get younger and get a player who has a chance to be a semi-star if not a star. You know with Battier that your team isn't going to get any better, and the goal is to win championships. I"m a huge Battier fan (gave me an auto before he ever played a college game), but it was a good trade for Memphis. Gay and Morrison have starpower unlike nearly all the other players in this lackluster draft.
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