all you do is complain about there not being any help around him. when he is not here, you say that the eastern conference was mediocre, and that we didnt hardly have a chance in the finals.

sounds kinda contradictory

i would love to see a.i. back.

he would be a very seasoned veteran, who no longer wants the 35 points, he wants a championship. with amiller, a.i., iggy, elton, and sammy as the starting five. we immediatly become the best team in the east in my opionion. you guys are forgeting why a.i. wanted out of philly. to win. you guys are forgeting a.i. throwing his body around just to do that. putting his heart out there on the court and leaving it. playing injured. doing whatever it takes to make us win.  All the game winners he put up. all the clutch shots he nailed. all the cheering fans as he ran through into the lockeroom high fiving the fans.

all he wants to do is win. and right now we are in a great position to do so. so if im ES, than i want this man on my roster.

#1  Have you seen iggy’s jumpshot recently? How has it improved since we last saw it in the playoffs?

I wonder how much pressure ES actually feels.  Looking at how he explained the Iguodala situation (you know, “The way the league works and the CBA works, this man was not replaceable.“), I’m guessing that’s the way he evaluates everyone.  Korver and Carney were deemed replaceable, so they were moved.  So the $1 million question is: Does ES feel that Miller is replaceable? The answer to that question will determine how extensive an offer is made to Miller.

I think another factor that directly relates to how much pressure ES may or may not feel is the level of support he is getting from ownership.  ES has said that ownership is prepared to pay the luxury tax, so I’m taking that to be pretty supportive.  Ownership also seems to trust him.  I get the sense that ES lays it out for them and they believe him.  He says Iguodala is not replaceable, so ownership allows him to do what is necessary to keep him.  Again, very supportive.  Of course this support is not inexhaustible but, for the time being, I don’t see it hindering the Miller negotiations.

Of course all of this will be rendered moot if Miller does not want to stay here.  I am keenly interested in how this will play out.

In the important 48, how much is talent?  How much is comraderie and chemistry?  Is daily practice an outdated concept?  What percentage of NBA players outside of Allen Iverson shave a little (or a lot) off of practice commitment and/or participation?