Post by Outlawz on Jul 17, 2007 14:49:47 GMT -5
Welcome back ladies and gentleman. We are back for season 2 of the hot seat. Today we are joined by Duce. General Manager of the Indiana Pacers
Welcome to the hot seat duce its a pleasure to have you.
Are you ready?
The Duuuuuce: thank you, sure, i guess
lol.. Ok lets start off talkin about your team. What are
your expectations for this season. Will this season be the last hurrah before you rebuild?
The Duuuuuce: I expect to win the championship, just because I have every actual piece I need to win. I don't know if the team will do that, but since I have my pick starting the next year, I'll just go for it. 08 Will be the start of a rebuild, yes.
Very high expectations. Who do you think will be your
toughest competition in the East? Is there anyone you fear
The Duuuuuce: Nah I don't fear teams, but Chicago, Toronto, New York, Detroit, maybe Boston this time. Basically the usual hurdles I'll have to jump.
Moving on.. This offseason guys got paid. Who do you think
was the worst signing of all?
The Duuuuuce: I think, as most people say that Nenad Krstic was just way overpaid. Giving up a max contract to a guy who didn't even start is just beyond me. Also it seems like the Hawks might be in cap trouble. They did a nice job last year but it would be a shame to see them pay the price for this.
Yeah, that was pretty bad. Nova also got some heat. Do you
think it was justified?
The Duuuuuce: Tough to say, I really try to look at it from the GMs point of view and I understand why he paid those guys. At the same time I don't agree with it so much. Paying guys long term and big money who did not previously put up big production just doesn't make sense to me. Although Smush seems to look beastly after training camp so what do I
know?...
Good point smush does look good.
Lets talk about the draft.. Besides roy do you think there
will be any impact players coming out of the 06 draft
The Duuuuuce: Definitely. Actually I think Andrea Bargnani is better than Roy. I yap a lot on the forum but I really meant what I said in that thread. He has explosive offensive potential and over time he should be a #1 option with good efficiency and rebounding. His size will make him the best player in that draft class.
Wow. Bold predictions from the duce..
lets talk about the man they call "Chris Martinez". Where do you think his anger stems from? Do you think he is mentally stable?
The Duuuuuce: hahahaha
The Duuuuuce: Chris is just on another level. It's really everyone else that's so crazy. His great GM skills and personality make him one of the most valuable people in the league. The central division will be able to sleep easy without him...
Lmao!.. Duce taking the politically correct route
Do you think jeremy will ever be a gm in BBS. If he ever
does do you think he can be succesful?
The Duuuuuce: No and no if he did get a team. I wanted to believe he could in the past. But it seems like there are other people who have a greater chance, and J does absolutely nothing to help his cause on a daily basis. I just don't see it happening, which is sad when you think of everyone who has tried to help him. If I had to rate his chances on a scale of 1-10(10 being Martinez status), I'd say 2...
Lmao @ 10 being Martinez status. Best hot seat ever.
Lets talk a little more about the draft. With Chris and Dru
making the ratings do you think that Spencer should allow these guys to create ratings when they are kinda causing a stir with some of the ratings or do you feel their getting unjustified heat
The Duuuuuce: Oh it's never unjustified because you want people to care about the league and its ratings. I think in a way they should realize that too, people are never going to be fully happy with how players arerated especially if it's not by the commissioner.
Personally I worry though, and I hope Spencer does put
some thought into this because I was under the impression that players were originally created so that upgrades would make them great. And even
that system has resulted in a 3 or 4 offensive threats per team which is a lot, it doesn't need to be any higher.
Yes, I totally agree. Wise words
Who would you consider the top 5 best gms and if you had to
fire someone who would it be and why
The Duuuuuce: Reilly, Krup, DJ, Hernando, Andy make a good 5 to me...If I had to fire somebody it would probably be KG because of activity. I don't think he should be fired, but if I have to decide in 5 seconds orI die, I guess him.
lol @ or die. KG is not a bad gm but he's certainly looked
down on. He has to step it up.Can't argue with those group of guys. All of them besides andy have a ring if I'm not mistaken
The Duuuuuce: Andy blames Dirk for being a choker, that's always nice..
lol so are you saying that Andy was the one that really
choked? Aha!
The Duuuuuce: hahahahaha
So now that we've gotten out the way that andy is a choke
artist lol ..... lets talk about the Oden sweepstakes do you think
the tanking will be as bad as the lebron tanking year?
The Duuuuuce: lol Andy knows it..., you know what, probably. I've never really been against other GMs tanking, even though it's not my style. There are two kinds of teams, lotto and not lotto... and I think the 05lottery that scored the Celtics Dwight Howard really proves that. GMs that tank are aiming for a spot that may or may not be the top pick, soI don't sweat it.
The Duuuuuce: and when I say 05, I mean 04..
Good points. Do you think the terms rebuilding and tanking are one in the same or are they different
The Duuuuuce: I would hope so. If you're tanking and not rebuilding, that would be kind of bad lol. Nah but I've seen teams that rebuild and don't tank. They're different terms I'd say.
Agreed.
One last question.. Based on guys personalities who do you think is probably the ugliest BBS gm at the moment?
The Duuuuuce: Bizzle no doubt. What a jerk. He's gotta be one of the uggliest at least. He just always wants to start something. All I can say to him is STFU.
Lol nice
Definitely my favorite hot seat that I've done so far. It was a pleasure duce. You are now off the hot seat
The Duuuuuce: Pleasure was all yours.. I mean mine.. yeah well it's still hot in this damn house so whatever.
Lol thx again for taking part.