Das habe ich im realgmforum gefunden ist ganz interessant wenn es stimmt aber auch etwas schockierend wie sehr Billy King Al Harrington halten will aber ich finde es auf jedenfall gut das er einen Big Man sucht aber das er es nicht für nötig hält einen richtigen PG zu holen lässt mich wieder zweifeln aber lest (J-Smooth und vllt. noch jemand....tut ja wieso keiner außer J-Smooth :wall:
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Just a quick post because I have stuff to do, but I just got back from the game and went to the season ticket holders' meeting before the game and got to meet BK. As traceman said before he is a completely different person than when he talks to the media and answered everything quite honestly.
These are the main points you guys would want to know:
-BK has not shopped Al around. Many teams have called, he has basically told them we are not interested. BK's plan is to re-sign Al. The plan is to talk numbers in the offseason and hopefully work something out. Al is here to stay in BK's mind
- BK is completely focused on getting us a big man. He thinks this is far and away our biggest problem and will do what he can to get more size (not just height) in here ASAP. He said this many times. Big man big man big man.
-I asked him if he agreed with me that the need for a pure point is almost as important as our need for a big man, because the Joshes and Marvin are very talented but don't know how to get their shot off. First he said that if he could get his hands on a Nash or Kidd type player he definitely would, but that other than that, he was pretty much focused on a big, emphasizing that bigs were harder to find. Reading between the lines, he doesn't see a real need for a distributor at this time. This was quite disappointing to me.
-I also asked him why we didn't sign Curry after we brought him in, and whether it was because he was scared of the heart issue or scared of his work ethic. BK said "no I wasn't scared about his heart at all ... *awkward pause* ... yeah I was scared" (everyone laughs). Joking aside, he explained that the real problem was money. We really wanted him at a reasonable price, and Curry wanted the ridiculous deal he ended up getting with NY. I feel much better about us not getting him knowing that. BK understands how badly we need a big, but was not willing to completely break the bank for a risk
-Also of note, the hawks tried to bring David Anderson over this year , but CSKA offered him big bucks for this year so he chose to take the money for that year. They will try to bring him over next year, and he wants to play in the NBA. He pointed out that he is likely a backup in the NBA
- BK thinks that a young coach is the best fit for a young team , so they can identify and relate to their coach. This made no sense to me, but I get the feeling that if Woody is fired, it will be ownership's decision and not BK's anyhow.
He definitely said he was sure Marvin would be a starting SF in the NBA.
He definitely said he intended to try to keep Al, that he liked him, liked his family, had drafted him etc...
I suppose the only way that makes sense is if he sees Al coming off the bench (doubtful) or if he sees Al as a PF, which is where he's been playing anyway. In that case Smith is coming off the bench for the foreseeable future.
Of course it is still very very possible that Al wants way more money then we want to give him and that we end up doing a SNT. This is still what I see happening, but I didn't realize that their primary intent is really to keep him, and they haven't been shopping him. BK said he reads the Al trade rumors as they happen and that he laughs because it's news to him. But he did talk to Indy and they would trade Artest for Al but ATL wants nothing to do with Artest.
Oh by the way they talked about Chill's jumper and how they called it the flying elbow because he put his right elbow so far out. He said they were working on correcting that and that although it would never be the picture perfect J Marvin has, he is improving. He also mentionned that Marion is able to get his shot off with a low release, and that Rip Hamilton is the type of player they think Chill can become.
There you have it... I might remember other stuff later. Very cool to meet him and have him be so frank