Battery wrote:Always with the drama, Paydro.
I wasn't the one who claimed to be ganged up on or bullied.
Battery wrote:I only said we played better as a team after Vincent benched Okafor for the final 18 minutes of the second half in Boston which we ended up winning. I also wanted to see how the rest of the team performed without him on the floor during the following game because I thought we had better team chemistry with Okafor on the bench. I also thought his poor play during the previous month when he was bickering with Vincent really sunk our season. Since that December I've wanted Okafor gone. I don't believe he's coachable and in the end, you cannot win with those types. Byron Scott will see this too.
You definitely did not limit your comments on Okafor to the second half of a game, or even to that single season. You presented him as a cancer we should be happy to be rid of, a guy holding us back and making us worse:
"lots of Bobcats fans who actually watch and go to the games are feeling very happy we got rid of Okafor." "I'm looking forward to watching Okafor whine in New Orleans while screwing up that teams chemistry." "Okafor killed us with his inconsistent play that year, especially in December. Good riddance." "I look at losing Okafor as addition by subtraction."
But I guess you didn't really believe that?
Battery wrote:And obviously over the long haul, we were a better team with Okafor. I'm not denying that. That's only because we had nobody consistently good enough to replace him...until now. But to me, this is not a Okafor vs. Chandler debate, this is about what player fits in better with the team and with Larry Brown's coaching style. Apparently Okafor did not or the wind sucker would still be here.
I really don't think we know whether LB cared either way about Okafor v. Chandler. The leading explanation of the trade is that we regret signing his long-term deal, so we're trying to get one that's expiring sooner. Even if it was LB, he's not God, and he has made poor personnel decisions in the past. If this was all him, then we better see results ASAP because when he leaves in 2 years, we still won't have Okafor.
By the way, it doesn't make sense to say "this is not a Okafor vs. Chandler debate," and then talk about which one fits better and side with one. That is a debate between the two players.
Battery wrote:The Nuggets replaced Mr. 26 ppg Iverson with Billups. What say you?
Wait, Billups is a free agent?? We can sign him? Wait, he's not, and has no relevance whatsoever? Cool.
), while the Bobcats were an expansion team. Out of the 11 times they've played each other head-to-head, 4 of their matchups were in that year. Is it fair to say that a team that won nearly 50 games should take care of a terrible expansion team every single time? I think so.