Enrique: Last season was a nice one for use. After hovering around the 40ish win mark the last couple of seasons, we were finally able to get over the initial growing pains of having an All-Star caliber guard in Eddie Jones join an already crowded wing group. We did this by having Eddie come off the bench as a super spark off the bench. It seemed to help the team greatly, and after starting 14-12 (.538) we were able to finish the season with a 43-13 (.768) record with Eddie as the 6th man. This spark allowed us to come from 4th place in the Midwest and eventually win the division. Eddie Jones was also rewarded for his sacrifice as he was both an All-Star and the winner of the GM vote for 6th Man of the Year (The real vote)
Enrique: In round 1, we had a tough draw with the MVP of the league in Timmy Duncan and the Utah Jazz. We were able to eek out the series win in 6 games to a tough opponent. After that we faced the buzz saw that was the eventual Western Conference representative in the Finals, the San Antonio Spurs who dispatched us in 5 games.
Enrique: That takes us to the off-season, which for us was relatively uneventful. Our most important order of business was of course, the re-signing of Shawn Marion who, along with Vince Carter, made countless sacrifices to the team in trying to figure out the best gameplan for our team. We also brought back Thomas Hamilton, a new face in Jahidi White, and an old one in all time Grizz great, Brad Daugherty. Training Camp was ok, the emotional wear of last season seemed to take a toll on Vince, and after a couple of talks with him, making sure he knew his role, he came out in pre-season and assuaged our fears by looking like his normal self. After that, just about everyone looked good coming out of TC. There was an unexpected improvement that came from 3rd year guard Bobby Simmons, who came into camp looking focused and ready to make a mark.
Enrique: Alright, that's it for me yapping away, any questions?
