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grndmstr_c · 09-17-2008, 07:35 PM

A couple things:

1) I don't think you can just take the best player off each team and assume that you have the top 30 right there. Take the Knicks, for example. There are days when I don't think there's a single guy on their roster that I'd take over Kidd, Josh, or JT. Just to back that up with some stats, knickerblogger's league leaders rankings for last year (based on PER), have Dirk, Kidd, Josh, and JET all in the top 56.

2) I think Mavs fans who are sleeping on JET are going to be pleasantly surprised this coming year. Carlisle's got a good history with catch and shoot guys (Rip and even more so Reggie) and I think a motion offense is going to suit JET's skillset much better than Avery's one-on-one drudgery. I'm expecting a good year from him.

09-17-2008, 07:35 PM	#27
grndmstr_c Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,938	A couple things: 1) I don't think you can just take the best player off each team and assume that you have the top 30 right there. Take the Knicks, for example. There are days when I don't think there's a single guy on their roster that I'd take over Kidd, Josh, or JT. Just to back that up with some stats, knickerblogger's league leaders rankings for last year (based on PER), have Dirk, Kidd, Josh, and JET all in the top 56. 2) I think Mavs fans who are sleeping on JET are going to be pleasantly surprised this coming year. Carlisle's got a good history with catch and shoot guys (Rip and even more so Reggie) and I think a motion offense is going to suit JET's skillset much better than Avery's one-on-one drudgery. I'm expecting a good year from him. __________________ "He's coming off the bench aggressive right away, looking for his shot. If he has any daylight, we need him to shoot the ball. We know it's going in." -Dirk Nowitzki on Jason Terry, after JET's 16 point 4th quarter against the Pacers.