Wallace was the most impressive. No doubt, he looked like his old self. There was even one time where Memphis turned the ball over because they couldn't even inbound it as a result of his intense defense. Then he went nuts. I don't know if they made a big deal of that on TV, but I was at the arena and it was awesome.

Sczcerbiak looked pretty good. One thing that surprised me the most was when Dwayne Jones checked out after having a short stint of multiple fouls and Sczcerbiak was in his ear all the way to the bench. In your first game on your new team, showing that kind of leadership? Damn.

West looked like an all-around baller, despite a poor shooting night. His oop to LeBron was great.

And Joe Smith might be the steal of the whole trade. Just knocking down jumpers. I like what I see so far out of all four of them.

On a side note, Hughes and Gooden both looked decent in their Chicago debuts.

Joe Smith has been playing like that for a month now. Like 18 points a game. He can sink the mid-range.

I like West a lot. I can't explain it, but I like the way he rusn a team. He's a really good shooter, so he'll be fine.

So much depth. Andy comes back next, then Sasha, then Boobie. Should peak at just the right time.

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Originally posted by shepwrite:
I like West a lot. I can't explain it

I think I can. He's an actual basketball player. Not just a guy who does one thing well, but he balls hard. We've been hard pressed to have any of those for a long time beside LeBron. Devin Brown is another one that comes to mind, and Boobie.