Billy King

Joe Q. Public (re: Stephen A.) is at again...

- "Billy King shouldn't be picking the players; he hasn't done a good job this far, why would we trust him?"

- "The rest of the division is going to be better than the 76ers for the next 3 years"

I'm not a Billy King fluffer, but I'm not a hater. He's got the roster set up for flexibility. The Knicks and Celtics are not built to withstand a big injury. Jason Kidd and Vince Carter will not be healthy in 24 months...Kidd might get traded. I like Toronto's roster but they need improved guard play to be a problem.

He got Willie Green, Kyle Korver, and Louis Williams in the second round. He got Randolph and Amdunson off the scrap heap. He got a real PG in here (yes, he could have made a better deal, but Marcus Camby is just salary cap weight and will take a younger players minutes).

Tell me what you would have done differently? What if everyone we have just keeps getting better? You can acquire players

An ESPN roundup of NBA writers had some nice things to say about our team...these guys don't get fooled as a group all the time do they?

"You can never tell the actual consistency of a sauce until you boil it" - Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet

Hypothesis

With all the Sean Williams talk, might the 76ers try to move both up and down? For example, trade to get #6 or #8 and take picks lower in the draft? Next years draft will not be as top heavy as this one, so trading a future pick could be a possibility in an attempt to move up as Chad Ford says below.

Yes Stephen A., we are optimistic.



Billy King's job is on the line tonight...I have confidence in him. I think he has a firm idea of what he wants and what he can do and will leave no stone unturned. Will he make the best decision? That I don't know. I thought Bobby Hurley Jr. was a surefire 12 year point guard. We all thought Kyle Korver and Willie Green were just chances on good college players. Could Dequan Cook be the next Gilbert Arenas or Rashard Lewis? Who's going to be left in the green room until 11pm?

Good Luck BK.

KOBE

Stephen A.'s Livin' Room

Dalembert, AI, and two 1's for Kobe. Or Miller, Dalmebert and 3 1's for Kobe and their 1. Or AI, Miller, Dalmebert and our picks for Kobe, Bynum, and their first this year and next year.

I'll find some better role players than the Lakers have and Kobe will be the best player in the Atlantic Division.