Taking ownership, take two

Just body up a white shirt, any white shirt, but especially the Magic.  Turkoglu and Lewis are 6'10".  Between them and Howard, when they rebound well, they kill teams.

They're scary bad when Nash and Amare don't play.  Utah was straight beating them down last week with Nash and Amare watching in street clothes.  The Suns never had a chance in the game.

The whole concept of trading with the Suns is last gasp effort to get them over the top.  The current roster can't do it.  They would have to play flawless basketball and then pray for the opponent to find some bad luck trend.

Aside from that let me explain why i believe gordon hindered kirk hinrich. Hinrich started off as this point guard, who could not only run the offense well, but when needed to could hit big shots, i mean his rookie year he took it right at Al Harington for an and 1 play. Against the Wizards and Miami (in 06) he averaged 20+ points for the playoffs. However as Ben gordon (along with deng) started to assert themselves more into  the scoring roles, hinrich seemed to step away from it (also due to critics who said they would rather see him rack up double digit assists than double digit points).

Aside from that i often find ben gordon instead of catching one of hinrich's passes, decides to dribble a bit (even when open) and then make his own shot, i always considered a sabotoge of hinrichs assists. If gordon  wasnt drafted, or wasnt an exciting shooter, i could see hinrich being more assertive on the scoring end. Yet due to Gordon's desire to be an all around scorer, hinrich has had to stick with running the offense.

I do agree that unlike most pg, hinrich is not a spectacular passer, or a quick athlete, but he has the ability to play smart, and thus has always(until this year) been considered a fundamentally sound player. basketball Skill wise i think the phrase of a second string shooting guard fits hinrich well, but if you take account his incredible intellegence and hustle, he becomes a very good pg who can shoot to boot.

Hinrichs defense is not over rated, its underrated. He is no bowen (bowen has some length and cheap moves that hinrich doesnt) but he like i said has smarts and a willingness that few players have ESPECIALLY on the defensive end. Overrated or Underrated, hinrich is a great defender, far better than gordon at least.

Both are great players of course, I do see why people like gordon, his instant offense, and coming off the bench hot. Ive liked hinrich mainly because his playing style fits a guy like me, no spectacular talent, but a mindsest and willingness that often gets people to compare him to the greats.

Kirk scored more in previous years when he took more shots (who'd have thought - shot attempts leads to scoring).  With more weapons on offense (theoretically), he should be shooting less and distributing more.  I have no problem with a PG that is the 3rd or 4th scoring option of the team.

And while everyone seems trapped in the November stats, Kirk's December and January shooting % and assist numbers have been at or above career levels.