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fairweather
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Well then, he will have a chip on his shoulder coming in. That could go either way...
Here comes the DWill Presser
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mellow
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He has to, look what Deron did to Jerry. But don't worry their love affair will end at the first pick and roll that Deron tries to cheat on rather than take his man to the screen.
When Jerry left I said Deron was heading for an epic meltdown and Jerry was the only person capable of stopping him. I was wrong, Avery could help Deron, and take his game to another level IF Deron would listen to him.
Tell that to the Lakers.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Rondo wasn't "great" when they won the championship. He still had some huge holes in his game. Derek Fisher is by no means a great PG. Parker is very good, but he's no Nash, Paul or Williams. Take a very good PG, give him a couple of great players, you have a shot at a championship. Take a great PG, play him next to a few good players, you generally come up short.
If the trade gives Deron a chip on his shoulder, NJ has a remote chance at the playoffs. Not likely, though. Indiana and Philadelphia have been playing decent ball (both 7-3 in their last 10). So let's assume the WORST of those teams finishes at Indiana's current .464 percentage. That's 38 wins. New Jersey would have to go 21-4 to to win 38 games. I don't see that happening.
Sneakers
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I completely agree. That is what I was saying. The illusion that you need an "elite level PG" is horse crap. You need great post players (like Gasol, Garnett) as well as wing players who can dominate in a 1 v 1 situation (Pierce, Kobe).
You can put any PG in those situations and you won't really lose that much.
Thats why I think we got a better deal. We get 3 potential lottery picks and a PG who isn't that big of a drop off from Dwill.