the player to watch next season is..

ejones06 · September 24, 2002 11:58AM

larry hughes!

remember him? the guy that got traded in the middle of his 1st yr and exploded in gs averaging 20-24 pts a game? well, this can guy play and has an immense amount of potential. what happened? well, he played pg in gs in order to make room for jason richardson and turns out that he can't run the point and this yr he will finally return to his natural position, the 2 so watch out! who's a better mentor than mj?

pick up ur larry hughes rc's now before he's gets the most improved player award..

knicks644 · September 24, 2002 12:06PM

rember stackhouse he is going to play some pg too.

cpandeaz3 · September 24, 2002 12:10PM

cant forget the kandi man

JTF6Agent · September 24, 2002 1:15PM

Hmmm lucky me I just happened to have this autogrpahed jersey with a pic of him signing it. Guess I'll sit on it for a while. Thanx for the tip

cpandeaz3 · September 24, 2002 1:17PM

auto jersey of who

thematrix31 · September 24, 2002 1:20PM

Shawn Marion is another of course.

ejones06 · September 24, 2002 1:20PM

yeah, i remember stackhouse and i remember he can't dribble the ball so how can doug collins give him the keys to run the offense?!?

ejones06 · September 24, 2002 1:21PM

lee is right..marion just got his contract and now he should play like an all star.

suns to shine but not this yr. lol

give them 3 yrs or so.

KOBEcollector · September 24, 2002 1:27PM

i've never been too high on hughes..he's a career .408 % shooter from the field..horrible shot selection and he's just not that good of a shooter.. p.g or s.g it dosen't matter, if you can't shoot you can't shoot

vittleboy · September 24, 2002 1:39PM

i whould not take ejones06 advice. Larry wont be starting and will end up rideing the pine. He wants the ball alot and on a team with stack and jordan that wont happen.
I Am going to say Ricky davis but i dont want you all getting them there all mine!!!!

So I will say pick up Jason Terry. He is on a team that can go to the playoffs now. He will get some time to shine.

lilsun1 · September 24, 2002 1:41PM

<< <i>larry hughes!

remember him? the guy that got traded in the middle of his 1st yr and exploded in gs averaging 20-24 pts a game? well, this can guy play and has an immense amount of potential. what happened? well, he played pg in gs in order to make room for jason richardson and turns out that he can't run the point and this yr he will finally return to his natural position, the 2 so watch out! who's a better mentor than mj?

pick up ur larry hughes rc's now before he's gets the most improved player award..

>>

um... starting 2, I guess they got stack to ride the bench?

Jeff

ejones06 · September 24, 2002 1:43PM

stack wants the ball a lot. and yeah, ricky davis is another good pick for most improved. just needs the pt. we'll have to see about those hawks. big dog is a one-dimensional player so we'll see how he blends in. and terry is a free agent next yr and i'll tell u he's a good player already and if he wants the max, he better get those hawks in the playoffs.

Freakasaurus · September 25, 2002 12:07AM

Ejones, you must have some Hughes cards for sale, because that guy is a joke...can't play SG, can't play PG (at least not for a decent team) his only skills are 18-20 points on a horrendous team.

Same problem with Terry.

As for Ricky Davis, a few highlight reel dunks don't convince me the guy is suddenly going to learn how to shoot and play defense. The guy has journeyman written all over him.

battier · September 25, 2002 2:02AM

player to watch is wagner...enought said.... oh and jordan he might just come back with a vengence

battier · September 25, 2002 2:03AM

freak..man you wack...ricky davis is sick just wait and see........he will get off this year

Vincecarder · September 25, 2002 2:12AM

.....well if you look at my name you know which guy I'm going to say.

Vince Carter is going to tear it up this year. Since alot of people talked smack about him when he was playing hurt, this guy is going to come back and jam over everyone. Not to mention, he's been working a ton on his defence. VC will dominate this year.

Freakasaurus · September 25, 2002 5:10AM

freak..man you wack...ricky davis is sick just wait and see........he will get off this year

Despite the fact that I am apparently "wack," I still contend that Davis is all hype. By the way battier, you sure do type like the adult you're always telling everyone you are, more like the 14 year old we all know you are.

I tend to agree with Vincecarder, I think Vince is coming back strong this year.

nikobe · September 25, 2002 5:38AM

vince hyped himself up too much, now he has a ton of pressure to deliver or say good bye to all his so-called loyal fans.

ChrisDaBalla · September 25, 2002 6:12AM

Yeah Jason Terry is another guy to watch this season along with the Hawks. I mean they got Abdur-Rahim, Glenn Robinson, Jason Terry, and Theo Ratliff. Not bad if you ask me. Good enough to make the playoffs in the East as long as Ratliff can stay healthy.

nikobe · September 25, 2002 6:33AM

even though i'm not a vc fan.....I have to say him, because he did take alot of crap from crooked eye freaks like t-wack and other players. He does have alot to prove and I believe he can do it, but oh well if he doesn't.I'm not going to put a million dollars down on it or anything.

Freakasaurus · September 25, 2002 6:35AM

That Hawks team will be one of the worst defensive teams ever, they're going to get abused. Better hope they can outscore people, and Rahim does't mind having "The Big Black Hole" Glenn Robinson hogging the ball.

By the way, last year Hughes averaged 12.3 points a game in just over 28 minutes per game on 42 % shooting and 19% (!!!) three-point shooting. Average that out to say, 35 minutes a game, and that's 16 PPG...not bad, but not great for a guy who will get abused on D. Wouldn't want him as my SG.

ChrisDaBalla · September 25, 2002 6:37AM

The Hawks will have Ratliff, he is a great shotblocker. I think that may be it. But as long as they can put up a ton of points they should be fine.

battier · September 25, 2002 6:38AM

anyway watch out for d-wag and grant hill...hills has a lot to prove because he is in a do or die situation....also baron davis..if he can start shooting his freethrows like jwill

Freakasaurus · September 25, 2002 6:41AM

Way to go out on a limb there battier.

Watch out for Duncan and Webber this year, they should be awesome!

Freakasaurus · September 25, 2002 6:42AM

By the way, if you think Dajuan Wagner is going to do jack, you're fooling yourself...he has Larry Hughes written all over him. By up those Wagner cards, they'll be in the common box within 2 years.

battier · September 25, 2002 6:45AM

man, you are garbage....pure garbage ...dwag and jwill are the best point guards in the draft....you are on larry hughes jock biggg time...and you know it .....

mcdee2 · September 25, 2002 6:45AM

I think Sean Burroughs is gonna have a real good year for the Padres after struggling a bit his rookie year.

Freakasaurus · September 25, 2002 6:49AM

me you are garbage....pure garbage ...dwag is and jwill are the best point guards in the draft....you are own larry hughes jock biggg time...and you know it .....

Can someone decipher this for me? I think he wrote it on the screen in crayon.

As far as Wagner goes, yeah the NBA is clamoring for 6'2" guys who look for their own shot only. That ALWAYS works out.

lilsun1 · September 25, 2002 7:26AM

<< <i>anyway watch out for d-wag and grant hill...hills has a lot to prove because he is in a do or die situation....also baron davis..if he can start shooting his freethrows like jwill >>

I assume you're talkin about the Jay Williams who missed the biggest freethrow of his life? If we're talkin about the same guy I'd say BD is already better...

My thoughts on Wagner
1) He's not a point
2) I think he's a mini-iverson
3) He will win a lot of fans because he is SUPER nice off court
4) Works hard and is a fan favorite so he'll do ok in the hobby...

my .02
Jeff

battier · September 25, 2002 9:11AM

point is?he is already up there with the best of them.

funnyguy0015 · September 25, 2002 9:36AM

I think Richard Jefferson is going to have a great season...

Hughes is going to do nothing on that Wizards team.... no way he gets 15 shots a game with Jordan and Stackhouse over there

BigGameGil · September 25, 2002 9:36AM

err hughes? um no thanks. and by the way. he did play shooting guard towards the end of last season. when they moved Jrich to SF and arenas at point guard.

I think the improved players will be ricky davis. baron davis. and andre miller.

battier · September 25, 2002 9:37AM

yeah jefferson is gonna be nasty

ejones06 · September 25, 2002 11:20AM

Lilsun, when did I say Hughes will be starting?

Freak, he’s a sg man. why can’t he play the 2?

And terry can play both positions but more effective at the 2.

And u got that wrong freak on ricky davis. He’s a solid defender and he can shoot. What u talking about? He only played one season at iowa and was a pure scorer and even set the freshman scoring record.

Battier, baron davis? He’s already a proven all- star guard. What do we have to look out for this yr? Last yr was his breakout yr.

Biggam, same w/ battier. What do we have to look out for w/ baron and andre? They are proven stars already.

Freakasaurus · September 25, 2002 9:47PM

point is?he is gonna already up there with the best of them.

Once again, can someone help me and explain what the heck battier is saying? That's not an argument, it's a series of words strung together that don't match.

ejones, what is HUghes going to do at SG on a team with Stackhouse? And even if he gets the minutes he'll be an average scorer who gets abused on defense...and they already had Rip Hamilton.

battier · September 25, 2002 10:39PM

trying to be like ryan ...hey want tarde

Freakasaurus · September 26, 2002 1:36AM

Still not making any sense battier. Maybe your "wife" can help you.

I do agree with you guys about Jefferson.

nikobe · September 26, 2002 1:40AM

the guy to watch is troy murphy HAHAHAHA

the player to watch next season is..

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