<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: NBA Draft &#8217;09 &#8211; You be the GM</title>
	<atom:link href="http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/</link>
	<description>Dime is your daily source for NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, NBA Videos and Sneakers</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:02:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: kdjinx</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-154450</link>
		<dc:creator>kdjinx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-154450</guid>
		<description>Portland baby, just churning the bottom of the roster folks, nothing more nothing less. Indeed, and why not? There is an old saying, &#039;if it ain&#039;t broke don&#039;t fix it&#039;

Personaly, I loved it. Watching teams like Cleveland, Orlando and San Antonio stretching like gumby for a one or two year &#039;fix&#039; was nothing more than a heroin fiend trying to get through one more day.

Ah, but KP played it beautifully, close to the vest, knowing what he has &#039;in house&#039; and with free agency opening up not willing to rock the boat on a team that won 50 plus games while rocking the youngest line-up in the league. (Raef should never have counted)
That&#039;s why we all should love Pritchard here in P-town; he&#039;s slicker than a can of oil.

KP knows where the value is at this year, and in this economy it sure as hell is not in &#039;cheap young talent&#039;, which is what the draft offers. A retiring Ben Wallace for Shaq? Three players, who 2 or maybe all, may be released for Richard Jefferson? Vince Carter at the Dead line? It was pretty cool for us die-hards. 

And Portland stood still, and Hopefully none of us are complaining! In this climate, to get a Stephen Curry or Ricky Rubio we would have had to give up Rudy or Nic, or both, plus Outlaw and maybe more..... Anyone in Portland willing to do that? 

Didn&#039;t think so, so let&#039;s move on........
What if Outlaw, Batum and Webster after a few years don&#039;t work out? Marinate Cleaver; options folks.....
Can&#039;t sign a hardworking veteran banger in the off-season? Who wants to bet Pendegraph, Brockman and Cunningham need a paycheck? (Let&#039;s keep in mind Nate is building his Washington cult, led by Roy, which is another &#039;personal level&#039; aspect of this team that I love, and is so unique.)

Later Sergio, hello Bayless..... But just in case, let&#039;s all say whats up to Mills.

It&#039;s just slick, when you really break it down; the teams still in-tact, with a bit more depth, salary cap space and no desperation what-so-ever... 

Though I must put my two-cents in and say I&#039;d sign Grant Hill and trade Outlaw,(which the Cleaver pick tells me is the plan), and believe me I&#039;ve posted very long winded justifications on this...... Along with beligerantly trying to bring McDyess to the squad..... No big splashes needed, just adding a few pieces along with a whole bunch of mentorship.......

One issue with the draft though; when drafting a bunch of &#039;what if&#039;s&#039;, which is what we did, why not take a flier on DeJuan Blair? If not for the really bad knees he&#039;d of been top fifteen, if not higher..... We need a back-up rugged inside man for 15-20 minutes, nothing more.... Sounded like a really nice fit, but who&#039;s to question.......

KP the mastermind, who has rocked this roster like a video game since he grabbed the controller....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Portland baby, just churning the bottom of the roster folks, nothing more nothing less. Indeed, and why not? There is an old saying, &#8216;if it ain&#8217;t broke don&#8217;t fix it&#8217;</p>
<p>Personaly, I loved it. Watching teams like Cleveland, Orlando and San Antonio stretching like gumby for a one or two year &#8216;fix&#8217; was nothing more than a heroin fiend trying to get through one more day.</p>
<p>Ah, but KP played it beautifully, close to the vest, knowing what he has &#8216;in house&#8217; and with free agency opening up not willing to rock the boat on a team that won 50 plus games while rocking the youngest line-up in the league. (Raef should never have counted)<br />
That&#8217;s why we all should love Pritchard here in P-town; he&#8217;s slicker than a can of oil.</p>
<p>KP knows where the value is at this year, and in this economy it sure as hell is not in &#8216;cheap young talent&#8217;, which is what the draft offers. A retiring Ben Wallace for Shaq? Three players, who 2 or maybe all, may be released for Richard Jefferson? Vince Carter at the Dead line? It was pretty cool for us die-hards. </p>
<p>And Portland stood still, and Hopefully none of us are complaining! In this climate, to get a Stephen Curry or Ricky Rubio we would have had to give up Rudy or Nic, or both, plus Outlaw and maybe more&#8230;.. Anyone in Portland willing to do that? </p>
<p>Didn&#8217;t think so, so let&#8217;s move on&#8230;&#8230;..<br />
What if Outlaw, Batum and Webster after a few years don&#8217;t work out? Marinate Cleaver; options folks&#8230;..<br />
Can&#8217;t sign a hardworking veteran banger in the off-season? Who wants to bet Pendegraph, Brockman and Cunningham need a paycheck? (Let&#8217;s keep in mind Nate is building his Washington cult, led by Roy, which is another &#8216;personal level&#8217; aspect of this team that I love, and is so unique.)</p>
<p>Later Sergio, hello Bayless&#8230;.. But just in case, let&#8217;s all say whats up to Mills.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s just slick, when you really break it down; the teams still in-tact, with a bit more depth, salary cap space and no desperation what-so-ever&#8230; </p>
<p>Though I must put my two-cents in and say I&#8217;d sign Grant Hill and trade Outlaw,(which the Cleaver pick tells me is the plan), and believe me I&#8217;ve posted very long winded justifications on this&#8230;&#8230; Along with beligerantly trying to bring McDyess to the squad&#8230;.. No big splashes needed, just adding a few pieces along with a whole bunch of mentorship&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>One issue with the draft though; when drafting a bunch of &#8216;what if&#8217;s', which is what we did, why not take a flier on DeJuan Blair? If not for the really bad knees he&#8217;d of been top fifteen, if not higher&#8230;.. We need a back-up rugged inside man for 15-20 minutes, nothing more&#8230;. Sounded like a really nice fit, but who&#8217;s to question&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>KP the mastermind, who has rocked this roster like a video game since he grabbed the controller&#8230;.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Celts Fan</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153880</link>
		<dc:creator>Celts Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153880</guid>
		<description>This is easy.

1. DON&#039;T TRADE RONDO.  

2. Don&#039;t trade Ray Allen.

3. Draft the highest rated center (legit center) on the board at #58. He may be the 12th guy, but we clearly need some size behind Perk. I&#039;ve heard good things (for a late 2nd round pick in a historically weak draft) about the Siler kid from Tulsa and dude from Utah. Please, just a guy that&#039;s at least 6&#039;10&quot;, 265.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is easy.</p>
<p>1. DON&#8217;T TRADE RONDO.  </p>
<p>2. Don&#8217;t trade Ray Allen.</p>
<p>3. Draft the highest rated center (legit center) on the board at #58. He may be the 12th guy, but we clearly need some size behind Perk. I&#8217;ve heard good things (for a late 2nd round pick in a historically weak draft) about the Siler kid from Tulsa and dude from Utah. Please, just a guy that&#8217;s at least 6&#8217;10&#8243;, 265.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jah</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153855</link>
		<dc:creator>Jah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153855</guid>
		<description>Miami Heat:

We need a big who can move, so we make a trade for Tyson Chandler...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Miami Heat:</p>
<p>We need a big who can move, so we make a trade for Tyson Chandler&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: nick</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153820</link>
		<dc:creator>nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153820</guid>
		<description>raps fan, tyreke evans would be great considering he can play the 1/2/3. however it is higly unlikely. so on that note i would be leaning towards derozan with his great upside and potential. i also like flynn a lot and it would not be a bad idea to have solid back up pg considering how much jose being injured last yr killed the raps.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>raps fan, tyreke evans would be great considering he can play the 1/2/3. however it is higly unlikely. so on that note i would be leaning towards derozan with his great upside and potential. i also like flynn a lot and it would not be a bad idea to have solid back up pg considering how much jose being injured last yr killed the raps.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Drink the Haterade</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153787</link>
		<dc:creator>Drink the Haterade</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153787</guid>
		<description>If I&#039;m Memphis and picking second, I would take Rubio (he doesn&#039;t want to play there) and then trade him to NY for D Lee and the number 8.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I&#8217;m Memphis and picking second, I would take Rubio (he doesn&#8217;t want to play there) and then trade him to NY for D Lee and the number 8.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: QQ</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153769</link>
		<dc:creator>QQ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153769</guid>
		<description>Trade Rafer for a spliff and some BRAIN!

Trade Borat (Gortat) for a Drink and some BRAIN!

Sign and Trade Hedo for a star and some BRAIN!

Keep Dwight HAPPY by keeping him with an ENDLESS SUPPLY of BRAIN (courtesy of the Orlando Magic Broads)!

YESSIR!!

QQ be da BOSS!

Recognize!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trade Rafer for a spliff and some BRAIN!</p>
<p>Trade Borat (Gortat) for a Drink and some BRAIN!</p>
<p>Sign and Trade Hedo for a star and some BRAIN!</p>
<p>Keep Dwight HAPPY by keeping him with an ENDLESS SUPPLY of BRAIN (courtesy of the Orlando Magic Broads)!</p>
<p>YESSIR!!</p>
<p>QQ be da BOSS!</p>
<p>Recognize!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Kobeef</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153768</link>
		<dc:creator>Kobeef</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153768</guid>
		<description>This is kind of crazy but I really hope Minnesota ends up with Rubio and I can see it happening.   I am convinced that OKC really wants Thabeet and will take him at 3 if they have the chance.  

I am also convinced that Memphis really wants Harden and will get him at 5 if they trade with Minnesota.  

Finally, word out of Atlanta is the Bibby isn&#039;t getting re-signed which I think means the Hawks are looking to move JSmoove which could turn everything I just said upside down. If the Hawks don&#039;t re-sign Bibby their are either looking to trade Josh Smith for a PG or for a Center (moving Horford to the PF spot).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is kind of crazy but I really hope Minnesota ends up with Rubio and I can see it happening.   I am convinced that OKC really wants Thabeet and will take him at 3 if they have the chance.  </p>
<p>I am also convinced that Memphis really wants Harden and will get him at 5 if they trade with Minnesota.  </p>
<p>Finally, word out of Atlanta is the Bibby isn&#8217;t getting re-signed which I think means the Hawks are looking to move JSmoove which could turn everything I just said upside down. If the Hawks don&#8217;t re-sign Bibby their are either looking to trade Josh Smith for a PG or for a Center (moving Horford to the PF spot).</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: BiG ShoT BoB</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153759</link>
		<dc:creator>BiG ShoT BoB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153759</guid>
		<description>My team is the Warriors and I say trade some of those two gaurd we have for a decent big man, but not before we get a new coach, a new GM, a new president, and a new owner! LMFAO</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My team is the Warriors and I say trade some of those two gaurd we have for a decent big man, but not before we get a new coach, a new GM, a new president, and a new owner! LMFAO</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: The Law</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153739</link>
		<dc:creator>The Law</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153739</guid>
		<description>I&#039;m hoping bulls nab both Gerald Henderson and Blair. Doubt it would happen but im drooling over the idea of Rose throwing lobs to Henderson.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m hoping bulls nab both Gerald Henderson and Blair. Doubt it would happen but im drooling over the idea of Rose throwing lobs to Henderson.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: MNTwolves</title>
		<link>http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-you-be-the-gm/comment-page-1/#comment-153730</link>
		<dc:creator>MNTwolves</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dimemag.com/?p=13485#comment-153730</guid>
		<description>#5 = Ricky Rubio

#6 = Tyreke Evans

Now that&#039;s a backcourt I&#039;ll pay to watch all season long!!! (Season tickets, plane tickets, accommodations and all!)

The time&#039;s now for the Timberwolves to howl next season!!!

AWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#5 = Ricky Rubio</p>
<p>#6 = Tyreke Evans</p>
<p>Now that&#8217;s a backcourt I&#8217;ll pay to watch all season long!!! (Season tickets, plane tickets, accommodations and all!)</p>
<p>The time&#8217;s now for the Timberwolves to howl next season!!!</p>
<p>AWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Page Caching using memcached
Database Caching 1/14 queries in 0.007 seconds using memcached
Object Caching 338/342 objects using memcached

Served from: dimemag.com @ 2012-02-13 04:24:33 -->
