11/8/2004 01:22:26 PM|||Shep|||It's so easy, especially at the beginning of the season, to drop players you drafted for other players who tear it up in their first couple of games (Bobby Simmons, anyone?). It's fun to read people's posts on discussion boards... "Adonal Foyle hasn't blocked any shots, should I drop him?" (Well, I wouldn't have picked him in the first place, but now that you got him... give him more than 2 games!)

So, here it is - sure to be at least a weekly feature on GMTR - The Bandwagon! Yee-ha!

Jumping On

Danny Fortson - didn't I tell you he was a sleeper? I did...
Bobby Simmons - can he keep it up? Where is he hiding the steroids?
Alonzo Mourning - Can you say Kidd-knee? (Oh, lord, I think I just killed myself with that one!) OR: What you didn't is that it was a Bionic Kidney!
Antonio McDyess - he scored 9 points! Is he back???
Fred "Don't call me Freddie" Jones - with all those injured on the Pacers, someone's gotta score, right?

Jumping Off

Chucky Atkins - pass the ball to Kobe and he scores... where's the assists?
Luke Ridnour - Sophomore slump? Or just too many injuries for the Sonics?
Adonyl Folye - 4 blocks in 3 games? That's not 2.5 blocks per game! What's wrong with him?
Ben Gordon - 0 for 6 while Luol Deng and Andrews Nocioni tear it up into double OT... Oh, but he came back with 17 the next game. I'm still on board with the Gord.

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Speaking of Jason Kidd... one of the places the Nets are looking to trade him is San Antonio... couldn't he just as easily have signed with them a year ago and avoided demanding a trade? Did he actually think the Nets were going to beat Indiana and/or Detroit when he re-upped?

Count it!
|||109994180653330123|||It's a little something called: The Bandwagon