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  • #16
    Re: Marvin Williams might be available

    Originally posted by Plax80 View Post
    On this team, any of those three guys by themselves wouldn't be any more relevant than McRoberts.

    Why ask the Simon's to pay any more money for this ***** team larry has put together.
    Larry has done so good so far as first year of having control of the team. Its not like he had a lot to work with. I think Larry has done such a great job so far.
    "So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.


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    • #17
      Re: Marvin Williams might be available

      I'll decided around December/January what kind of team this is, not after 2 preseason games.

      As it stands, there's a lot of work to be done, but I'm far from convinced I know all of what this team can/can't do.

      We haven't even seen it with two of its starters yet; its second best (third this year?) player yet.

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      • #18
        Re: Marvin Williams might be available

        Originally posted by MillerTime View Post
        Larry has done so good so far as first year of having control of the team. Its not like he had a lot to work with. I think Larry has done such a great job so far.
        If eliminating talented players who have committed misdeameanors in their early 20s while bringing in a collection of D league players qualifies as great personnel moves than I guess you are right.

        We have two maybe three players who are rotation players on a good team and none of them would be the focal point or even the second option on a good team.

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        • #19
          Re: Marvin Williams might be available

          Originally posted by DisplacedKnick View Post
          In some places a 22-year-old who averages 15 and 6 on the same team as Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith might be considered pretty good - and if he was a Pacer he'd be considered a future all-star on this board.
          Yeah, that's exactly what this team needs. I bet Larry woke up this morning and said "I wish we could find a PF who averages 6 rebounds a game."

          I'm not saying he's a bad player. I'm saying he doesn't significantly upgrade our PF spot.
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          • #20
            Re: Marvin Williams might be available

            The thing with Marvin Williams is that he's really a SF. He starts with Josh Smith and Al Horford who provide more than enough "power" for that team. He's a good fit in Atlanta, I think, but definitely not here.

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            • #21
              Re: Marvin Williams might be available

              Originally posted by QuickRelease View Post
              Marvin could play PF in this offense.
              While this may be true I don't want that. I want a player who can play PF in any offense. Atleast when you are talking a likely key player such as Marvin.

              I want to see a much more physical PF. Someone who can score down low and get easy points. Also, someone who can rebound really well.

              We don't need to be in a rush here. We have some really solid players there that we can make the playoffs with this year.

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              • #22
                Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                Originally posted by Anthem View Post
                Yeah, that's exactly what this team needs. I bet Larry woke up this morning and said "I wish we could find a PF who averages 6 rebounds a game."

                I'm not saying he's a bad player. I'm saying he doesn't significantly upgrade our PF spot.
                Since he is not and never will be a power forward why would you expect him to?
                The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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                • #23
                  Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                  Originally posted by MillerTime View Post
                  http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/spo..._contract.html

                  I think Williams and Hibbert could be a good future front court for us. Williams has a decent shot within the perimeter and his post game isnt that bad. Hes making about $5.6 mill this year. I dont know who we could really trade to the Hawks. The definately dont want Tinsley (with Bibby, Claxston and Law, theres no point). Maybe we could give them Rasho for Williams. Or even use part of the MLE to sign Williams?

                  I think hes exactly what we need. I know he didnt live up to the hype of going before Paul and Deron, but hes still a pretty gifted player. Check out his mix on youtube...i didnt know he could shoot the 3 so well http://video.google.com/videosearch?...q=marvin+will#

                  A future of:
                  Ford
                  Rush
                  Granger
                  Williams
                  Hibbert

                  looks very promising to me

                  The problem with Marvin Williams is what position is he? If Hibbert can prove to be an effective shot blocker or shot deterrent at the rim, perhaps Williams can guard PF, but I don't see Williams being effective vs. stronger PF in the league.

                  Assuming Brandon Rush and Hibbert both develop, which is a lot to ask of two mid-first round picks, Rush is a reputed good defender. TJ Ford is disruptive on defense, though not a stopper. (He at least cares about it, as does Jarrett Jack, whereas Tinsley doesn't.) Granger is adequate and improving. There would be a lot of offense out there with that group. I'd much rather see the Pacers go with a bigger body, even a strong low post presence.

                  That PF spot, especially with a skilled center, needs to be a grunt, much like the days of Rik Smits and the Davises or JO and Jeff Foster. It would be nice if he could be a star caliber player too, but it's hard to get. The closest to it is Portland with Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge, but those are a #1 and #2 pick in consecutive rookie drafts. The Pacers aren't likely to see that.

                  If the Pacers felt Williams, at the SF spot, had more potential than Granger and Mike Dunleavy, I'd be OK with them going in that direction, moving Granger and Dunleavy to make room for a PF, but I don't see that as being the case.
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                  • #24
                    Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                    Originally posted by DisplacedKnick View Post
                    In some places a 22-year-old who averages 15 and 6 on the same team as Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith might be considered pretty good - and if he was a Pacer he'd be considered a future all-star on this board.
                    We really don't need all this rational thought around here. Take that nonsense back to your Knicks board.
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                    • #25
                      Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                      Originally posted by DisplacedKnick View Post
                      Who happens to have more talent than any Pacer not named Granger.

                      In some places a 22-year-old who averages 15 and 6 on the same team as Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith might be considered pretty good - and if he was a Pacer he'd be considered a future all-star on this board.

                      You don't need him anyway but to get him you'd have to give up a lot. (Probably, though we are talking the Hawks here)
                      And that's the crux of the issue. It's not that Williams is a bad player. He's a good, young and still improving player. The problem is that for what we'd have to give up, he's not worth it, especially considering our current roster.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                        Originally posted by rex
                        And that's the crux of the issue. It's not that Williams is a bad player. He's a good, young and still improving player. The problem is that for what we'd have to give up, he's not worth it, especially considering our current roster.
                        The additional problem is that we have literally nothing the Hawks would want outside of Granger and maybe TJ, neither of whom we're trading for Marvin Williams at this stage of our franchise.
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                        • #27
                          Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                          Originally posted by Anthem View Post
                          I don't even think the Pacers need a PF. They've got Murphy and Foster there already... nobody else is going to get minutes (including Austin).

                          All it needs is for one of these two to go down with an injury for a few weeks...that's not unlikely.

                          And I'm not saying keep Austin. But someone's going to get minutes.


                          [~]) ... Cheers! Go Pacers!

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                          • #28
                            Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                            There's nothing enticing about Marvin Williams to make him worth pursuing. He's a tweener who has some talent but ultimately doesn't do anything above average. In other words, he's on his way to being Al Harrington II. Not even close to what we should be looking for.

                            Granger, Ford, and as of right now, Dunleavy are all more valuable players in this league, and both Rush and Hibbert have the potential to be as well.
                            Last edited by Quis; 10-12-2008, 02:01 PM.

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                            • #29
                              Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                              Originally posted by DisplacedKnick View Post
                              Since he is not and never will be a power forward why would you expect him to?
                              I'm puzzled.

                              Isn't this whole conversation about aquiring a PF for the Pacers? I was specifically responding to the comparison of Williams with "Howard, Garnett, and Bosh." I said those guys would help our PF rotation but Williams wouldn't.

                              Why are you fighting me on this?
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                              • #30
                                Re: Marvin Williams might be available

                                Originally posted by Quis View Post
                                There's nothing enticing about Marvin Williams to make him worth pursuing. He's a tweener who has some talent but ultimately doesn't do anything above average. In other words, he's on his way to being Al Harrington II. Not even close to what we should be looking for.

                                Granger, Ford, and as of right now, Dunleavy are all more valuable players in this league, and both Rush and Hibbert have the potential to be as well.
                                Atlanta wouldn't trade Marvin williams for any of those players with the possible exception of Granger. Williams was the #2 pick in the Paul and Deron Williams draft and was drafted on "potential" 5 years down the road. Why would Atlanta give up on him now three years into. The guy is like 21 yrs old. His body will not look the same in 3-4 years from now.

                                Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush were mid to late first rd picks in a weak draft filled with picks that no one even wanted to make after Jerryd Bayless.

                                They have almost no value to anyone besides us.

                                We have the worst roster in the NBA and it isn't even close. Memphis has three or four players that they wouldn't trade us for anybody on our roster..........what does that tell you ???

                                Geez-

                                What happenned to Indiana basketball fans.........we used to have a clue about judging players and teams in this state.

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