Honestly im getting tired of hearing everyone crying about Rob Babcock and
everything he has done wrong. Im glad that you like Calderon but where is
the credit for Villanueva? Do you think we should have drafted a Center or
Point just because we needed those positions? NO, We did not draft a center
or point with are first 2 picks because the best players on are depth charts
were there. Golden rule in drafting is never draft strictly for a need, Make
sure you are getting a top of the line talent as well as maybe filling a
gap. The only Center in the draft capable of starting in the next 2 years is
Bogut, The other centers in the draft might not even make it as a starter in
this league. I say we drafted a damn fine player in Charlie Villanueva who
does everything well for us. I would much rather have Villanueva then any
Center other then Bogut in the draft. Joey Graham had the best workouts of
any player in the draft, Joey is a pure athlete with huge intensity and
upside. Jerry West congradulated Babcock on the pick so that is a plus,
Graham is what this team needed on defense. The way i see it is Villanueva
and Bosh can both play 30+ mins and give you almost everything a ball player
can, I rather have that then another might be Center in this league. And if
you can not see where CV fits into this team then it is obvious you are
still stuck on the Center problem. We have Woods, Araujo and Williams who
can all play Center but will most likely not play 30 mins. That leaves alot
of minutes for other guys to earn and Villanueva does evrything well so he
helps fill in are weaknesses. I like CV and i think Babcock did the right
thing by drafting the guy his scouts said was the best player left.


Well as for the game against the Wizards i just hope every loss can be like
this one. We out rebounded them so that is a good way to start the year off.
I think we were a little jumpy in the offensive end the whole night, It was
are offense that lost this game for us. I really like the idea that if
peterson, Rose and Bosh would have all showed up we could have won fairly
easily. The offense will find its way i just hope the defense is still
around when it does. I like how Chris Bosh got alot of shots, i just didnt
like the shots he took. It looked like he was forcing his shots all night
and was afraid to drive the hoop. Bosh is at his best when he is getting to
the line, That didnt happen lastnight.


>From: vincecrossover <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
>Reply-To: rappak@yahoogroups.com
>To: rappak@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Rap Pak] Re: Wizard/Raps Recap
>Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 05:11:01 -0000
>
>I'll give the GM a little credit because I like Calderon. He reminds
>me of Arroyo. Great court instincts and doesn't take bad shots. I
>think he could be the main guy at PG this season; not necessarily a
>starter but maybe a finisher.
>
>I still don't see where Villanueva fits in. He's not a centre. He's
>probably too good a talent to backup at PF, which leaves him at SF
>where Graham mainly plays.
>
>The signing of another PF in Bonner just confuses me even more.
>
>It's obvious what the team needs: A defensive-minded frontcourt
>player. One who has the strength to bang down low and athleticism to
>block shots. They have one with strength (Araujo) and another with
>athleticism (Woods), but no one really with both.
>
>It's either poor scouting or poor structuring of the team.
>
>
>

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