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Content Tagged "Marcin Gortat"

2010 Poll: Who Will Win the East?

: Uncategorized : Written by : 10-12-2009

Cleveland Cavaliers (Vegas odds to win title: 3:1) Despite failing to reach the Finals last year, the Cavs remain the favorite to win the East. Over the summer, Cleveland swapped Ben Wallace for Shaq, and while the Big Diesel is merely a fraction of his former dominant self, he’s miles ahead in productivity over Wallace. But the Cavs didn’t stop there, they also augmented their defense with Jamario Moon and Leon Powe. Last year Cleveland was unable to stop Howard in the middle, or preventing both Lewis and Turkoglu from torching them from the perimeter. This year they should be …continue reading

Marcin Gortat Is Not Jerome James

: Uncategorized : Written by : 06-08-2009

Marc Berman of the Post says New York has an interest in signing Marcin Gortat with their Mid Level Exception. I would expect some Knick fans to have flashbacks to the summer of 2005, when the team signed Jerome James. But I think Gortat is miles away from James. Player Year G FGA FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS TS% eFG% Gortat 2009 69 8.8 2.1 .583 4.5 8.5 13.1 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.2 5.0 11.2 57.3 56.3 James 2005 268 10.0 2.9 .617 2.9 5.3 8.3 0.9 0.7 3.0 2.9 7.2 11.6 51.7 49.3 …continue reading