Wrappin UP!!
I came in the room early morning when I saw that Johnny Davis was already there. He is an early bird e?
"Johnny how's your talk with Rick?"
Johnny: "It's okay, he would see how the draft would go first before he talks to anybody. But we have discussed some scenarios and he told me we will be getting the first crack of whatever they have."
"Okay.... I need to talk to you. I know we have discussed about how the team would work. Obviously we won't get any flexibility in our situation right now, but I think we should be getting young guys who have big potential and easy to teach too. I don't want crybabies here. We will have them working hard, setting this season as a building year then hopefully they break out the second year. I think you know who they are." I looked at him seriously.
Johnny: "Yeah, thinking Utah Jazz with Lebron at its anchor?" He paused to think "Hmmm... yea we have the right guys out there. Sir, I agree. It's high time that we add maturity and toughness to the organization"
"Nice! I think we are in the same wavelength already on who to get for our bench players." I took my little paper out from my pocket and gave it to him. "These are some of the players on my list. I have to go talk to the boss. You can lead on from here."
Johnny: "Okay" He looked at the paper "These are the players that I have in mind! hehehe"
"I gotta get out of here. Roll them Johnny!" as I left the room.
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Devos: "So, so far what's our financial situation?"
"Easy sir! The only player that will cost us much is Mike Bibby which will take up 9 million for 6 years, and you know that he's worth it anyway. The other four starters will only take up about 15 million of the cap space then with the bench Johnny would be getting, we project we would be around 10 million below the cap. Not bad, since we really don't need to bring in superstars next year, except if Sheed is available. But things can change sir."
Devos: "So you're confident with the team that we are getting?"
"Yes, the draft is not finished but we would be running like Sacramento in no time. Plus. we have the big fish in Lebron to bring in fans back to the Arena. And I think we could do well whatever happens next year. If we lose, we could say that the players are still young and that what you get when you pick 29th. If we are winning, we could be the darling of the NBA. We have nothing to lose here and much to gain. But, sir I have to be honest that our division would be tough. We can be running from the 3rd spot in the division to the bottom of the barrel."
Devos: "How about the coaching situation?"
"We'll let him test the waters first, give him a grace peiod or something I prefer Rudy Tomjanovich for the team actually but it's just fair that we give him a chance. I just don't see him bringing that toughness to those guys especially defensively. But everything can change in a week"
Devos: He looked at his clock. "About time for my golf, thanks for coming in, nice call on Lebron by the way, that could be our fourth superstar up ther with Shaq, Penny, and T-Mac"
Ooh Golf! man does he really care? Works for me I don't have someone lurking at my back. "Bye, sir"
As i got out of the room, there was a TV there with ESPN on. Oh the recap of the draft! Let's see what Johnny got.
"The Orlando Magic picks for the 12th round: Mike Pietrus"
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Wow Johnny delivered for me this time! This could be the best young team in the league and we finally got our balance here!!
Let's see..
Chris Andersen
High flyer, one of the quicker PF, has strong fundamentals much like Troy but more raw. But we can work him out, no prob. CHECK!
Carlos Arroyo
Yeah he showed the league his basketball IQ, much like Bibby who knows how to make the right decisions and deadly on the perimeter plus he is like Parker when he penetrates the defense. Just need to show him how the system would work for him coming off the bench. But I like this guy. CHECK!
Maciej Lampe
Tooe early I guess, but he should deliver since he is actually expected to be a lottery pick. He can play 3 postions much like Dirk. Wow! with him we have three of the better young fundamental big men on the league. Nice rotation for us. CHECK!
Deshawn Stevenson
Yeah he could break out anytime soon. Always liked the guy since traded to us for Giricek. Hard worker and the talent is there. He would be a good player of fthe bench for Reggie.. He also knows the Sloan system too so he knows how to work. CHECK!
Gordon Giricek
Yeah he's back! He is our perimeter threat! and he will probably start anyway if Reggie's play goes down. one of the reliable shooters and he would be a great backup for us. He has shown us he is a capable scorer and understands the game very well... CHECK
Mark Madsen
Heheheh...could be the heart and soul of the team! Mr. Hustle!!! nice to have him here!!
Mike Pietrus
This guy would be in the doghouse until he's ready and eventually can get a starting spot.... he can be a deadly threat especially with LBJ.
Overall... wow this could be the most exciting year for me!! can't wait for it to start...!!! All of these are on my list.... what a sucker the coach is.. hehehehe!
As I came back to the War Room I hear the loudest cheers ever. This team is our future and I can't wait future to start!
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