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		<title>By: doc</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2008/05/if-your-team-wins-the-lottery-who-do-you-want/comment-page-2/#comment-41309</link>
		<dc:creator>doc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 21:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rose</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rose</p>
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		<title>By: Joseph</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 23:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Heat - Rose - That&#039;s a dominant backcourt with Rose and Wade. Rose can handle all of the passing and defensive duties and take pressure of Wade, while Wade can focus more on scoring.

Sonics - Rose - The Sonics already have pretty good scorers in Durant and Green, they just need a guy to get them the ball. Watson and Ridnour are okay, but Rose is a potential superstar, and is perfect for their run-and-gun style. 

T-Wolves - Beasley - The T-Wolves already invested a 1st round pick on a point guard in Randy Foye. While he has been a bit of a disappointment, I think it is too soon to give up on him. Plus, the T-Wolves don&#039;t have much else inside besides Al Jefferson. 

Grizzlies - Beasley- I know Rose is the hometown favorite but the Grizz have absolutely nothing inside. I think they go for Beasley and change that right away. If they do somehow get stuck with Rose, I think that they should package one of their point guards, Mike Miller and maybe Hak to try and get &#039;Melo.

Knicks - Rose - No explanation needed.

Clippers - Rose - I think the Clippers actually have a chance at being pretty good next year if they can keep Brand and Maggette. Their biggest question mark is at point guard with Shaun Livingston coming back from a serious injury and the only other options at the point are Brevin Knight, Dan Dickau and Smush. I think they go for Rose and make a surprise run into the playoffs.

Bucks - Rose - I can see them going either way, but they have 2 pretty good players at the 4 in Villanueva and Yi, and I&#039;m not sold on Mo Williams as a franchise PG.

Bobcats - Beasley - Although Ray Felton isn&#039;t a star, I think that he can be pretty good with a good team around him, and that&#039;s exactly what they&#039;ll have if they draft Beasley. The Bobcats didn&#039;t have very much low-post scoring last year but I think that Beasley will change all of that. 

Bulls - Beasley - The Bulls have been searching for a low-post scorer for years. This is their chance to get one, and although Rose is from Chicago, I don&#039;t think they pass on Beasley.

Nets - Beasley - The Nets are absolutely loaded on the perimeter but have no scoring inside. Boone and Williams are defensive players and Krstic is strictly a mid-range jump shooter. Beasley will give them a low post-threat and the option to run with his athleticism and three-point shooting ability.

Pacers - Rose - Like someone earlier put it, &quot;See ya later, Jamal&quot;

Kings - Beasley - I can see the Kings going with either, but I think they are more sold on Udrih, who played well down the stretch, than they are on Mikki Moore.

Blazers - Rose - I think that Beasley would ruin the chemistry on the Blazers and that the Blazers won&#039;t take a chance on that happening. The Blazers biggest weakness is probably their point guard position where they have Steve Blake, who is best suited for a backup role, and Jarrett Jack, who is a 2 guard in a point guard&#039;s body.

Warriors - Beasley - Beasley is a perfect fit for the Warriors and can provide some more rebounding for them, which they sorely lacked last season.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heat &#8211; Rose &#8211; That&#8217;s a dominant backcourt with Rose and Wade. Rose can handle all of the passing and defensive duties and take pressure of Wade, while Wade can focus more on scoring.</p>
<p>Sonics &#8211; Rose &#8211; The Sonics already have pretty good scorers in Durant and Green, they just need a guy to get them the ball. Watson and Ridnour are okay, but Rose is a potential superstar, and is perfect for their run-and-gun style. </p>
<p>T-Wolves &#8211; Beasley &#8211; The T-Wolves already invested a 1st round pick on a point guard in Randy Foye. While he has been a bit of a disappointment, I think it is too soon to give up on him. Plus, the T-Wolves don&#8217;t have much else inside besides Al Jefferson. </p>
<p>Grizzlies &#8211; Beasley- I know Rose is the hometown favorite but the Grizz have absolutely nothing inside. I think they go for Beasley and change that right away. If they do somehow get stuck with Rose, I think that they should package one of their point guards, Mike Miller and maybe Hak to try and get &#8216;Melo.</p>
<p>Knicks &#8211; Rose &#8211; No explanation needed.</p>
<p>Clippers &#8211; Rose &#8211; I think the Clippers actually have a chance at being pretty good next year if they can keep Brand and Maggette. Their biggest question mark is at point guard with Shaun Livingston coming back from a serious injury and the only other options at the point are Brevin Knight, Dan Dickau and Smush. I think they go for Rose and make a surprise run into the playoffs.</p>
<p>Bucks &#8211; Rose &#8211; I can see them going either way, but they have 2 pretty good players at the 4 in Villanueva and Yi, and I&#8217;m not sold on Mo Williams as a franchise PG.</p>
<p>Bobcats &#8211; Beasley &#8211; Although Ray Felton isn&#8217;t a star, I think that he can be pretty good with a good team around him, and that&#8217;s exactly what they&#8217;ll have if they draft Beasley. The Bobcats didn&#8217;t have very much low-post scoring last year but I think that Beasley will change all of that. </p>
<p>Bulls &#8211; Beasley &#8211; The Bulls have been searching for a low-post scorer for years. This is their chance to get one, and although Rose is from Chicago, I don&#8217;t think they pass on Beasley.</p>
<p>Nets &#8211; Beasley &#8211; The Nets are absolutely loaded on the perimeter but have no scoring inside. Boone and Williams are defensive players and Krstic is strictly a mid-range jump shooter. Beasley will give them a low post-threat and the option to run with his athleticism and three-point shooting ability.</p>
<p>Pacers &#8211; Rose &#8211; Like someone earlier put it, &#8220;See ya later, Jamal&#8221;</p>
<p>Kings &#8211; Beasley &#8211; I can see the Kings going with either, but I think they are more sold on Udrih, who played well down the stretch, than they are on Mikki Moore.</p>
<p>Blazers &#8211; Rose &#8211; I think that Beasley would ruin the chemistry on the Blazers and that the Blazers won&#8217;t take a chance on that happening. The Blazers biggest weakness is probably their point guard position where they have Steve Blake, who is best suited for a backup role, and Jarrett Jack, who is a 2 guard in a point guard&#8217;s body.</p>
<p>Warriors &#8211; Beasley &#8211; Beasley is a perfect fit for the Warriors and can provide some more rebounding for them, which they sorely lacked last season.</p>
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		<title>By: Eric</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rose looks like the next great point guard.  I hope a western team get him,  or the Cavs somehow trade their whole team minus Lebron for him.  Good point play makes you a contenda as you see with CP3</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rose looks like the next great point guard.  I hope a western team get him,  or the Cavs somehow trade their whole team minus Lebron for him.  Good point play makes you a contenda as you see with CP3</p>
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		<title>By: JDizzle</title>
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		<dc:creator>JDizzle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Beasley is a stud.  I can&#039;t think of any team who wouldn&#039;t want him.  The Warriors would LOVE him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beasley is a stud.  I can&#8217;t think of any team who wouldn&#8217;t want him.  The Warriors would LOVE him.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeffrey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Houston&#039;s my team. I don&#039;t think they have the balls to pull off a trade to land in the top 5 and get t-mac some help</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Houston&#8217;s my team. I don&#8217;t think they have the balls to pull off a trade to land in the top 5 and get t-mac some help</p>
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		<title>By: Celts Fan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Celts Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ya Junio, plus, they don&#039;t have any semblance of a post-up game (Chris Wilcox showing up 1 out of 4 games doesn&#039;t count.)  You need a guy you can dump it into to get easy buckets (look at the Bulls to see what happens when you don&#039;t have someone like that.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ya Junio, plus, they don&#8217;t have any semblance of a post-up game (Chris Wilcox showing up 1 out of 4 games doesn&#8217;t count.)  You need a guy you can dump it into to get easy buckets (look at the Bulls to see what happens when you don&#8217;t have someone like that.)</p>
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		<title>By: Junio</title>
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		<dc:creator>Junio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 20:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Nimit

Couldn&#039;t agree more, but I think in the Sonics roster the improvement with Beasley is greater than with Rose...

And there is the KD&#039;s &#039;childhood friend factor&#039;....if both are available...if they&#039;d go with Beasley...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Nimit</p>
<p>Couldn&#8217;t agree more, but I think in the Sonics roster the improvement with Beasley is greater than with Rose&#8230;</p>
<p>And there is the KD&#8217;s &#8216;childhood friend factor&#8217;&#8230;.if both are available&#8230;if they&#8217;d go with Beasley&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: ERIC</title>
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		<dc:creator>ERIC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 20:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;SIDESHOW ROB&quot;
ha</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;SIDESHOW ROB&#8221;<br />
ha</p>
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		<title>By: Nimit</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nimit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 20:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Junio

Sonics would select Rose anyday!!!...they&#039;ve already got Kevin Durant as their their No.1 Scorer. Putting Beasly on the same team just doesnt make sense. They&#039;re just be an iso team with no one who can get KH or Beasly the ball where they want it. And anyway, its easier to get a  scorer through trades/free agency than to get a PG for the future.
I think ANY team would select Rose first. Beasly is good, but Rose is a potentail superstar PG. 

or put it this way...

Superstar PGs : Paul, Williams, Nash, Parker(maybe)

Superstar Scorers : about 15 of them</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Junio</p>
<p>Sonics would select Rose anyday!!!&#8230;they&#8217;ve already got Kevin Durant as their their No.1 Scorer. Putting Beasly on the same team just doesnt make sense. They&#8217;re just be an iso team with no one who can get KH or Beasly the ball where they want it. And anyway, its easier to get a  scorer through trades/free agency than to get a PG for the future.<br />
I think ANY team would select Rose first. Beasly is good, but Rose is a potentail superstar PG. </p>
<p>or put it this way&#8230;</p>
<p>Superstar PGs : Paul, Williams, Nash, Parker(maybe)</p>
<p>Superstar Scorers : about 15 of them</p>
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		<title>By: Celts Fan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Celts Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 20:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>good call Kudabeen, though Joe&#039;s probably looking more at the 10-15 range, but he could definitely be one of those guys that, a few years down the road, you wonder how he dropped all the way to 12.

Brook Lopez SCREAMS bust potential to me.  Just something about unathletic white centers who struggle to get their shot up conjers up images of Curtis Borchardt and Bryant Reeves and throwbacks like Tom Kite.  At least his goon brother Sideshow Robin looks like he can play some D...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>good call Kudabeen, though Joe&#8217;s probably looking more at the 10-15 range, but he could definitely be one of those guys that, a few years down the road, you wonder how he dropped all the way to 12.</p>
<p>Brook Lopez SCREAMS bust potential to me.  Just something about unathletic white centers who struggle to get their shot up conjers up images of Curtis Borchardt and Bryant Reeves and throwbacks like Tom Kite.  At least his goon brother Sideshow Robin looks like he can play some D&#8230;</p>
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