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  • Greg Oden Calling the Shots

    He's likely to be the #1 draft pick, so why not make a few demands.

    Odan has "asked the team that drafts him to go after Mike Conley, Jr. as well"


  • #2
    Why not? The two have been winners at every level, and both seem to not only be tremendous basketball players, but good, humble people as well. I'd love it if the Bulls made a play for Oden and Conley. I'm not overly thrilled with Kirk Hinrich, and Chris Duhon has shown up late one too many times for Skiles & Co.
    Onward and Upward!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by BradleyBrave
      I'm not overly thrilled with Kirk Hinrich, and Chris Duhon has shown up late one too many times for Skiles & Co.
      BB, i'm with you... all i hear about is how great Hinrich is, but i've observed him being really inconsistent. Im not terribly impressed.

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      • #4
        ehh, I think Hinrich is a great point guard, not the best obviously, but like all the Bulls except Big Ben he lacks postseason experience that could make him better. I think Hinrich will be better next year. Now if the Bulls could get Oden that would be huge!
        Thinking is the hardest work, that is why so few people do it. -Henry Ford

        Yeah...I've been in college for a while now and I'm pretty sure that awesomest is not a word. -Andrew E.

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        • #5
          Conley is another 6' gaurd. If the Bulls draft a gaurd, I would want it to be a bigger guy, like Brewer.

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          • #6
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            However, Conley may be the quickest BB player on the continent right now---pro or amateur. 6 foot size will not matter.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Fetz86
              Conley is another 6' gaurd. If the Bulls draft a gaurd, I would want it to be a bigger guy, like Brewer.
              I'm with you on this one Fetz. The Bulls guards are small, no matter how quick they are. A lack of height IMO was a huge factor in the playoffs against Detroit, where the Bulls guards did not match up well with Billups or Hamilton. 6-4 Hinrich on Billups, isn't too bad a disadvantage, but that put the shorter Gordon on 6-7 Hamilton. Conely wouldn't help in that area at all.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Rusty 54
                Originally posted by Fetz86
                Conley is another 6' gaurd. If the Bulls draft a gaurd, I would want it to be a bigger guy, like Brewer.
                I'm with you on this one Fetz. The Bulls guards are small, no matter how quick they are. A lack of height IMO was a huge factor in the playoffs against Detroit, where the Bulls guards did not match up well with Billups or Hamilton. 6-4 Hinrich on Billups, isn't too bad a disadvantage, but that put the shorter Gordon on 6-7 Hamilton. Conely wouldn't help in that area at all.
                True, but size can be neutralized by quickness. Michael Jordan had his toughest times with guys like Kevin Johnson and Allen Iverson. Isaiah Thomas was barely 6'1". I don't think size would be an issue with Mike Conley, and I would love to have him and Oden together in Bulls uniforms.
                Onward and Upward!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by BradleyBrave
                  Originally posted by Rusty 54
                  Originally posted by Fetz86
                  Conley is another 6' gaurd. If the Bulls draft a gaurd, I would want it to be a bigger guy, like Brewer.
                  I'm with you on this one Fetz. The Bulls guards are small, no matter how quick they are. A lack of height IMO was a huge factor in the playoffs against Detroit, where the Bulls guards did not match up well with Billups or Hamilton. 6-4 Hinrich on Billups, isn't too bad a disadvantage, but that put the shorter Gordon on 6-7 Hamilton. Conely wouldn't help in that area at all.
                  True, but size can be neutralized by quickness. Michael Jordan had his toughest times with guys like Kevin Johnson and Allen Iverson. Isaiah Thomas was barely 6'1". I don't think size would be an issue with Mike Conley, and I would love to have him and Oden together in Bulls uniforms.
                  How is there any way at all that the Bulls could be in a position to get Oden?
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by thefish7
                    Originally posted by BradleyBrave
                    Originally posted by Rusty 54
                    Originally posted by Fetz86
                    Conley is another 6' gaurd. If the Bulls draft a gaurd, I would want it to be a bigger guy, like Brewer.
                    I'm with you on this one Fetz. The Bulls guards are small, no matter how quick they are. A lack of height IMO was a huge factor in the playoffs against Detroit, where the Bulls guards did not match up well with Billups or Hamilton. 6-4 Hinrich on Billups, isn't too bad a disadvantage, but that put the shorter Gordon on 6-7 Hamilton. Conely wouldn't help in that area at all.
                    True, but size can be neutralized by quickness. Michael Jordan had his toughest times with guys like Kevin Johnson and Allen Iverson. Isaiah Thomas was barely 6'1". I don't think size would be an issue with Mike Conley, and I would love to have him and Oden together in Bulls uniforms.
                    How is there any way at all that the Bulls could be in a position to get Oden?
                    I believe they have the Knicks first round pick from trading Curry to them, but I could be wrong.
                    Thinking is the hardest work, that is why so few people do it. -Henry Ford

                    Yeah...I've been in college for a while now and I'm pretty sure that awesomest is not a word. -Andrew E.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by BradleyBrave
                      Originally posted by Rusty 54
                      Originally posted by Fetz86
                      Conley is another 6' gaurd. If the Bulls draft a gaurd, I would want it to be a bigger guy, like Brewer.
                      I'm with you on this one Fetz. The Bulls guards are small, no matter how quick they are. A lack of height IMO was a huge factor in the playoffs against Detroit, where the Bulls guards did not match up well with Billups or Hamilton. 6-4 Hinrich on Billups, isn't too bad a disadvantage, but that put the shorter Gordon on 6-7 Hamilton. Conely wouldn't help in that area at all.
                      True, but size can be neutralized by quickness. Michael Jordan had his toughest times with guys like Kevin Johnson and Allen Iverson. Isaiah Thomas was barely 6'1". I don't think size would be an issue with Mike Conley, and I would love to have him and Oden together in Bulls uniforms.
                      A 12 year age difference probably had an impact on Jordans troubles with Iverson, but AI gives pretty much everyone trouble. I wouldn't put Conely in AI's class yet, but I could very well be wrong. What I was getting at is that big guards win championships in the NBA. MJ, Pippen, and Harper were all 6'6'' or taller. The Spurs have had a short point guards in Parker and Avery Johnson, but put them with Bowen, Ginobili, or Stephen Jackson, who are all big. LA had Harper, a big guard, or Fisher, but Kobe is 6'7''. Detroit has mid sized Billups and 6'7'' Hamilton. The Heat had Williams or Payton as a shorter point but Wade balanced that out. A backcourt of 6'1'' Conely and either Hinrich or Gordon is IMO too small to win any rings. Im sure that every NBA fan wants Oden on their team. In terms of the Bulls pick, I would be happy with Hawes. Not that he is as highly rated as Oden, but the Bulls are much more likely to have the 9th pick than the 1st.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by thefish7
                        How is there any way at all that the Bulls could be in a position to get Oden?
                        Yes, because of the Eddie Curry trade, the Bulls got the Knicks pick last year (Tyrus Thomas), and the right to switch picks this year. This year's Knicks pick is a lottery pick, so it's possible it could move up to the top, but the odds are small.
                        The NBA Lottery drawing is tonight. Here are the odds of where the Knicks/Bulls pick will fall--
                        1st 1.9%
                        2nd 2.23%
                        3rd 2.68%
                        9th 78.41%
                        10th 14.27%
                        11th 0.5%
                        12th 0.0035%

                        Here are a couple articles saying the Knicks are pulling hard against the Bulls for tonight's lottery drawing. If the Knicks/Bulls pick does end up moving up to the top 3, Isiah Thiomas and the Knicks will never hear the end of it from the media and Knicks fans.--
                        Breaking News, data & opinions in business, sports, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, plus much more. Newsday.com is the leading news source for Long Island & NYC.






                        More about the lottery--


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                        • #13
                          Speaking of Ohio State players and "shots", one of Greg Oden's Ohio State teammates,
                          David Lighty has been indicted in a case of assault with a rifle.....
                          a BB rifle!


                          Hmmm...is this what they mean by a "killer instinct"?

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