Brothersport
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there are sometimes anomalies where a lesser person can get someone one on one. like how many posters do you see a white guy dunking on jordan? it does happen but rarely. also i think pau played him too close , and too far away from the paint. pau just made the mistake of not sagging off him (is that the term?) knowing he won't hit the outside shot
so much fail in one post. 1. comparing some white guy dunking on jordan (which i've btw never seen) to Stoudemire. 2. thinking that stoudemire can't hit that outside shot, which he can and does willingly. 3. putting the onus on Pau when my whole point was that he destroyed pau in this game on his own at least some...so that doesn't matter.
he ranks around the fifteenth best player in the league and the fifteenth best player in the league is going to get a max deal. yes an additional player better than amare will be needed to acquire a title. that doesn't mean he's not worth it. looking at the recent champs at good teams, lakers had gasol and kobe maxed with bynum close, i believe the celtics had all three of their guys maxed, magic have two (rashard lewis is a horrid contract), the suns had one (i believe nash is paid less). you want to be paying your money out to star players.
I've never thought that "the 15th best player is going to get a max deal," but if it's true, then Amare deserves one. I've always thought that a max deal should go to a player that can ostensibly be the best player on a championship-contending team; otherwise, there's no point. I dunno the truth in that, though I don't consider Amare to be that.
Also, what are the odds lebron signs somewhere with an earlier opt out clause? Haven't heard a ton about it but i could see that as a possibility since he seems pretty torn and unsure.
I always thought it would be hilarious if Bosh, Wade, and James signed 1-year-contracts for a different team every year, like a traveling band of title-winning gypsies.