As for CDR, I’m of the same belief. I don’t understand why some wanted us to choose him to badly… undersized wings with average athleticism and no jumper don’t tend to fare well. Brandon Rush, on the other hand, would have been a steal at 17.

Anyhow, JO sounds motivated, and although my fingers are still crossed regarding his health, I think this trade will end up as a big success… especially given the position we were in with TJ and his health/contract/attitude. Worst comes to worst, we either have a huge expiring deal to move next year if there’s talent available, or a huge amount of cap space the year after if we keep JO. Best care scenario, we vault towards the top of the conference, and get our asses kicked by the celts in the east conf finals. Need more help on the wings…

speaking of which, that list of wings was great. Some of those guys could be available for even less than the MLE. Now here’s hoping BC goes and gets one!

Who are they comparing him to? Spencer Hawes? The fleet-footed Patrick Ewing or (sorry) Jermaine O’Neal?

Protip: I can probably beat a 7’2″ 280 pound guy in the 40 yard dash. I suspect he’d time better in the mile and, needless to say, absolutely destroy me in any game involving an orange ball and a hoop.

And memo to sportswriters everywhere: The Phoenix Offense was last year (and the year before’s) flavor of the moment. After the failure by Iavaroni to implement it in Memphis and Colangelo’s apparently white flag, it’s officially the see-thru Swatch of NBA strategies. We’re now all supposed to talk about teams bulking up to control the paint a la the Celtics, claim every move to add a big man is based upon that notion, and act really surprised when teams playing big but mediocre players don’t win 50 games.