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The Miles · 06-07-2005, 01:41 AM

Its not like he got a lot of shots, he got his 12 ppg on 8 shots a game. And it isn't like Orlando was Atlanta, they were in the playoff mix until the final 3 or 4 weeks. They were top 6 in the East until they made that boneheaded Cat Mobley for Doug Christie trade, things went downhill from there.

I dunno, think what you want to think, some of you guys have to see a guy put up 25/12 before you actually see that they have an insane amount of talent. I don't, it is obvious, he went #1 (over the proven Okafor) for a reason and then he did better than anyone expected. No one thought the HS kid would be a double double as a rookie on a 36-46 team (which is vastly improved from their 21-61 03/04 record).

Just keep your eyes open with the kid.

06-07-2005, 01:41 AM	#22
The Miles Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 886	RE: Which players would you be willing? Its not like he got a lot of shots, he got his 12 ppg on 8 shots a game. And it isn't like Orlando was Atlanta, they were in the playoff mix until the final 3 or 4 weeks. They were top 6 in the East until they made that boneheaded Cat Mobley for Doug Christie trade, things went downhill from there. I dunno, think what you want to think, some of you guys have to see a guy put up 25/12 before you actually see that they have an insane amount of talent. I don't, it is obvious, he went #1 (over the proven Okafor) for a reason and then he did better than anyone expected. No one thought the HS kid would be a double double as a rookie on a 36-46 team (which is vastly improved from their 21-61 03/04 record). Just keep your eyes open with the kid. __________________ "When you (Coach Johnson) get behind your players like that it’s something special. He’s the general and we are soldiers, you go out there and want to lay it all on the line…that’s the type of situation I wanted to be in."-Doug Christie