http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/lottery2009/mockdraft

is because we honestly DON’T need anymore small men!! not because we couldn’t upgrade at that position.

Wright actually was pretty effective this time out… other than that, I agree. We don’t have a guy who can capably run the show.

But it’s not worth worrying about till Monta gets back up to speed. We’re about to get a young point-guard-shaped player back, who passes well, plays very smart offense and who can only presentably defend point guards. Maybe Monta can hang as our point guard, in a Tony Parker sort of way. Maybe he can’t quite pull it off, but with his efficient scoring, our need for a true point guard stops being pressing. Maybe he helps the offense, but not enough, and we still need a point guard. No way to know yet.

What we do know is that Monta is one of our most important players, and that we should see what’s going on with him before we start putting PG want ads in the papers. This season’s a wash anyway, so there’s no reason to rush into adding a point and risk imbalancing the team further. That’s how you end up with, well, Jamal Crawford.

Smith: "Back when I was the skinny tweener forward on the team, we lost games by doing this.

Wright and Randolph: “But I thought we wanted to win games”

Smith: “HEY, they brought ME in here to be the mentor. You guys think you know so much? Go out there and try to lose 60 games on your own. It’s not so easy. Stick it out and you might just be successful enough for them to think they want you. You stick with me, and I’ll show you how to force a trade. Now, for starters, befriend the biggest ball hog on the squad. When he goes after the coach, make sure you have an alibi. You don’t want grounds to get suspended. Now, practice these media leaks. ‘Morale isn’t too good right now. I don’t think coach knows how to use me. If he talked to he’d know that I’m a natural <position I’m not playing>.”

Signing a superstar is kinda out of the question.

I’d wager a bet, that if he got more playing time, he’d be better than CJ and Nelson.

Turiaf is a substandard rebounder and not much of a shooter. I like him in that he plays hard and rarely makes glaring errors but he’s nothing more than a backup 4/5 player.

Bragnani is garbage, one of the least effective players in the league. His claims to fame so far is that he’s an answer to the following questions: who is the worst rebounding 7 footer in the league? what 7 footer has the lousiest interior game in the league? name a #1 overall pick worse than Michael Olowokandi? What #1 overall pick not only sucked when he got into the league, but appears to have gotten worse over in the two seasons since then? He’s a perfect fit only if you mistakenly believe that Nellie’s system is designed to have a big guy who sucks and can’t do anything well enough to make his team better.

Wright sucks. Wright is a thinny/skinny kid w/o game. People need to realize that Wright is what he is. He will never get wider, stronger or bigger or become a banger inside. Wright is a Joe Smith w/o a mid-range jumper.

That’s an analysis so simplistic that it’s somewhere between completely and totally worthless and…no. I take that back. It’s not between completely and totally worthless and anything else. It’s just completely and totally worthless. Someone who hits 57% of his shots from the floor does not suck. The Joe Smith comparison suggests that your analysis stopped with “skinny.” Their games are nothing alike.

u must not watch the nba, this may have been the worst post ive ever read on this site. did you see jamal’s 50 point game?? who scores 50 points 3 times in the nba for 3 different teams not being able to create shots for themself. HE can definately pass the ball but it is true that he is shoot first..not that he cant pass the ball, but more so he chooses very selectively when he wants too!!

I’m only 5-10 190 pounds

Height’s not the only thing that’s important. If you can use your weight right, I bet you could rebound like you’re at least 5-11.

Frye’s mediocre outside shot comes with sub-mediocre rebounding for a big man and overall poor FG%. In a big, I’d rather have an effective post game than have another guy think he can score like a 3. He also commits a ton of fouls without having a ton of blocks to show for it. If he’s got an outside shot, it’s not good enough to offset the negatives.

Did he give those awards to himself? ROFL You’re a psycho. What, did Nellie molest you as a child? Not winning a championship doesn’t prove you’re a bad coach. Is Sloan a bad coach, too? Name ONE team with which Nellie should’ve won a championship. It seems to me, he got beat by very good teams with VERY good coaches in the playoffs, the many times his teams made it there. Nellie is not the BEST coach. He is a GOOD one, though who has probably never had the best team. If so, which team did he have that was the best?

You can’t argue with results. And as I pointed out, he was voted to be one of the best coaches in HISTORY by NBA coaches/players. You choose to live in your fantasy world. I will continue to try to analyze reality and form my opinions based on evidence. The Mavs WERE a respectable and ARE a respectable winning team, whic negates your “NEVER” statement. Nellie rescues REALLY bad teams and makes them a LOT better, from what I’ve seen. That they go BACK into shambles is not really a reflection on him necessarily, although it is evidence he’s not PERFECT. And Avery Johnson only got the Mavs a LITTLE further. And who says Avery Johnson being a better coach in some respects makes Nellie TERRIBLE? I KNOW Nellie isn’t perfect. However, you HATE him, simply because there is something wrong with YOU. I will take another 48 win season, thank-you. That’s a LOT better than pre-Nellie days. And if we fire Nellie and ANOTHER coach can get us past the SPURS, I will be glad we had Nellie to pave the way. It’s not Nellie’s fault we lost Baron nor is it his fault Monta is injured nor is it his fault we have the YOUNGEST team in the league.