Can you belive

[dav7z]

we are the third worst team in this years preasons rankings
I say thats bullshit . Your thoughts

http://www.sportprojections.com/nba.html

[supadiscofly]

I agree...that is ridiculous! We added Richardson and didn't even move up on the list? Oh well, I guess we'll just have to wait until the season starts to prove them wrong!

[spectre]

Another questionable move by Michael Jordan leaves this team in the bottom couple teams. Will JRich really make a big difference for the 'cats?

Obvious opinions by a guy who graduated from the Steven A. Smith School of Great Basketball Minds.

What idiot could possibly state that keeping a guy who EVERYONE says is 3 years away from any real contribution would be better than getting a 20+ ppg/5 rebound player that fits our most glaring need would make us WORSE?

I know...someone who writes for Sportprojections.com!!!!

Notice there's no "comment" link. Probably a very smart move on their part.

[dvdbumpus]

Mistakes:

1. Cleveland #3. I don't care if they made the finals, they won't be the 3rd most feared team, and certainly aren't the 3rd most powerful team, unless if you're only including the eastern conference.

2. The Celtics # 5. Rajon Rondo as your point? Maybe top 10, but certainly not better than the Pistons or the Bulls.

3. Houston is a midlevel team with injury problems galore and will probably be a fluke team. Steve Francis in the mix? Pleeease.

4. The Raptors are going to be a better team in power rankings than the Cavs. Book me for it.

5. Philadelphia is not going to be better than us or Milwaukee.

6. List goes on, but the most important is: 3rd worst team in the league! WTF EVER!


Fortunately for us all the team websites and large magazine vendors have noted that we're much improved and a playoff contender.

[dav7z]

True it had to be Steven a Smiths brother who wrote that bunch of bull. Its no way we that damn bad......

[Jonathanmartin7]

That's funny!
Are we sure this site isn't ment to be funny?
Cause if not somebody missed there calling.
Bumpus, I agree with everything you typed. Rep it up.
Specter, I was so pissed when we traded brandon for j-rich you wouldn't belive it. I busted a 30 inch tv with a bottle of miller. But, I thought he was a SF, not a SG. Now that I know J-rich is a SG I'll agree with the trade. As you said it fit our most glaring need. Still Wright can be an impact in less time than 3 years. If he isn't then he'll be coming here to play cause he won't get an extension. I'd say the begining of his 2nd year he'll be a good contributor. The boy can run like a deer, he just needs to eat like 9 meals a day instead of 3, lol.

[spectre]

A bunch of us has been into JRich for since the season before his injury (BigSlam for one), and it dawned on a lot us as well as GSW fans over a month before the draft that a JRich for our pick made just way too much sense. Without that cap relief I doubt GSW would have traded him for the 3rd pick in this draft...probably NO pick in 2005.

We got a steal no matter who the pick was short of Durant/Oden.

But like I said...we had him scouted for a while now, so I can understand being upset when it looked like we were duplicating our strongest position (thereby making one think Crash is history).

I was fine with Wright...and it looked like we were getting Kurt Thomas to come in and help ease him in. That doesn't hold a candle to JRich tho IMO.

[123together]

if these rankings were from 2 years ago they may seem more accurate haha

[Edrow]

Wow...great rankings there SportsProjections.com. I'd hate to be the guy who does the author of that article's taxes. What a joke.

At this point, let them leave us under the radar. It'll make proving everybody wrong that much more enjoyable this season. Go Bobcats!

-Edrow

[Alex]

I've never even heard of that website before, that should tell you enough right there.