Which Team Is Better?

[BusBoyIsBack]

Acie Law

Joe Johnson

Marvin Williams

Yi Jianlian

Josh Smith

Mike Conley

Joe Johnson

Marvin Williams

Josh Smith

Zaza Pachulia/Spencer Hawes

Personally I'm taking the first team.

Not because of the battle at PG but because of the battle at C. Josh Smith is 100 times better than Zaza or Spencer Hawes.

Why can't you people understand that it's not about Yi vs Conley at #3. It's about Acie Law vs Spencer Hawes.

Acie Law was a player of the yaer candidate. Spencer Hawes is a bum. Acie Law could be a top notch PG in this league. Spencer Hawes is a bum.

If we take Conley it's like we only had one pick.

If we take Yi it's like we have two.

With Yi we could finally have 5 legit players in our starting lineup.

If we take Conley we will still only have 4.

Won't change next year either because down the road the 1st team would be even better than the 2nd because of the development of Yi.

Just think about it

[AtLaS]

Team 2 and it's not even close. Team 1 would be one of the worst rebounding teams in the league, and Smith would foul out in the first half. You seem to not realize the value of rebounds.

[jezmund]

If Conley is clearly the best PG in the draft and there is no other clear #3 choice for us, we should go with him. Hawes? No thank you. I'd look into a deal involving #11/Zaza/Stoudamire (Chill is necessity) to get a productive big.

Would Lakers do this deal:

Josh Childress

Zaza Pachulia

Salim Stoudamire

for

Andrew Bynum

OR

#11 / Zaza / Salim for Bynum

#11/ Chill / Salim for Bynum

Is there a deal that gets us a veteran big with some good years left without throwing the house at them?

[TheDude]

josh smith playing center?

[DavidSomerset]

Team 2 without a shadow of a doubt....The first team has no interior defense whatsoever...Plus we need to upgrade the PG position BADLY...I'm not sure Law is much of an upgrade over AJ.

[DavidSomerset]

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Team 2 and it's not even close. Team 1 would be one of the worst rebounding teams in the league, and Smith would foul out in the first half. You seem to not realize the value of rebounds.

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[BusBoyIsBack]

So you're basically saying Zaza Pachulia would own Josh Smith in a one on one game?

Yep that's great logic

Also great logic saying someone like Josh Smith couldn't rebound.

[DavidSomerset]

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So you're basically saying Zaza Pachulia would own Josh Smith in a one on one game?

Yep that's great logic

Also great logic saying someone like Josh Smith couldn't rebound.

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All I said is that I agreed with Atlas that team 1 would be terrible at rebounding.

And our defense in the post would be absolutely abysmal.

What does that have to do with a "one on one game"??!?!

And when did I say Josh Smith "couldn't rebound"?

[Peoriabird]

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Would Lakers do this deal:

Josh Childress

Zaza Pachulia

Salim Stoudamire

for

Andrew Bynum

OR

#11 / Zaza / Salim for Bynum

#11/ Chill / Salim for Bynum

Is there a deal that gets us a veteran big with some good years left without throwing the house at them?

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In case you didn't realize this, Zaza's numbers are better than Bynums numbers by himself and you want to add Childress and #11??? Curious!

[TexasPete]

jdu, you don't think a one on one game is the right way to determine your center? What is wrong with you? I say let Josh and Z play one on one...21 by ones...let the winner have the post.

There must be a full moon the last week because this board has degraded from a fun and mostly intelligent place to a place where 6th graders post.

ESPN conspiracies, Yi at Center, One on one games, drafting a project like Wright at PF, being called prejudice against the Chinese, and the hits just keep on coming.

I hope this board gets a little of its basketball IQ back this week.

[DJ_Money]

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jdu, you don't think a one on one game is the right way to determine your center? What is wrong with you? I say let Josh and Z play one on one...21 by ones...let the winner have the post.

There must be a full moon the last week because this board has degraded from a fun and mostly intelligent place to a place where 6th graders post.

ESPN conspiracies, Yi at Center, One on one games, drafting a project like Wright at PF, being called prejudice against the Chinese, and the hits just keep on coming.

I hope this board gets a little of its basketball IQ back this week.

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You and I both.

[DavidSomerset]

Yi at C is the most ridiculous of all...Now some are saying Smoove can play Center?!?!?!

[falc82]

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jdu, you don't think a one on one game is the right way to determine your center? What is wrong with you? I say let Josh and Z play one on one...21 by ones...let the winner have the post.

There must be a full moon the last week because this board has degraded from a fun and mostly intelligent place to a place where 6th graders post.

ESPN conspiracies, Yi at Center, One on one games, drafting a project like Wright at PF, being called prejudice against the Chinese, and the hits just keep on coming.

I hope this board gets a little of its basketball IQ back this week.

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Quote of the day. Seriously how do so many uninformed basketball fans all seemingly show up at once?

[TexasPete]

Yeah, but he is 7ft. You don't think somewhere along the line he ever played center?

[TexasPete]

I guess this is what happens on a holiday weekend. I think I will do something else on Labor Day.

[coachx]

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So you're basically saying Zaza Pachulia would own Josh Smith in a one on one game?

Yep that's great logic

Also great logic saying someone like Josh Smith couldn't rebound.

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I hate evern responding to crap like this.

We don't play one on one games. It is 5 on 5. A center must be able to man up the opposing team's biggest player in the post and box nim out for rebounds. Za ZA is better at that the Smoove.

Sure Smoove would be beat ZA ZA at a street game of 21 but that does not make him a better player at the center position.

[coachx]

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Yeah, but he is 7ft. You don't think somewhere along the line he ever played center?

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China does not count.

[TheDude]

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jdu, you don't think a one on one game is the right way to determine your center? What is wrong with you? I say let Josh and Z play one on one...21 by ones...let the winner have the post.

There must be a full moon the last week because this board has degraded from a fun and mostly intelligent place to a place where 6th graders post.

ESPN conspiracies, Yi at Center, One on one games, drafting a project like Wright at PF, being called prejudice against the Chinese, and the hits just keep on coming.

I hope this board gets a little of its basketball IQ back this week.

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SUR-vey SAAAYS: ding ding ding

[Packfill]

Personally, I would take team 2 as I think it is better balanced. Both teams lack post/interior defense though.

I actually like Hawes at 11 due to his back to the basket offensive skills.

That said, that team is way too young for my tastes.

[BossTweed]

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So you're basically saying Zaza Pachulia would own Josh Smith in a one on one game?

Yep that's great logic

Also great logic saying someone like Josh Smith couldn't rebound.

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If I ever payed any attention to what Busboy said before this post, I can pretty much stop now.

Somehow all this excitement about the draft has caused people to stop thinking before they post.

I would definitely take team #2. They'd still be decent on offense and be much better on defense and rebounding.