http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14843224&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21848&rfi=6

sorry, but gooden is much more attractive than fatoine or jerome james he isnt a 5 but to long 4s isnt bad.

Posted by BRIGGS:

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14843224&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21848&rfi=6

sorry, but gooden is much more attractive than fatoine or jerome james he isnt a 5 but to long 4s isnt bad.

I agree briggs, I like gooden, plus he is a young player still. much better choice than toine and lazy james..

Posted by simrud:

Well, now that we traded KT, we don't really have a defensive minded PF who can rebound do we?

Not to say that I think tradin for Gooden would be better then tradin for Q and Nate.

well jeez how about JYD or Malik--they are both D minded PFs. Id rather take Ira Newble off their hands than Blount. If things dont workout, were not stuck with Blount and Walker.

Posted by Killa4luv:

Gooden isn't more attractive to Jerome James as far as I am concerned. I like him, but PF isn't a hole for us right now. Center is.

It said they would trade him for a defensive minded PF with strong rebounding. That sounds like Jerome Williams or Mailk Rose. Money wise the trade could work, but they would want more for a young developing player like Gooden. They would want a pick or cash considerations.

Id give them the Spurs pick

Why does everybody want us to get another PF instead of getting rid of one of them?

I agree - Gooden is a good add. He's cheap. He rebounds like a mofo and he can score in the post.

Gooden and Newble for Sweets and JYD?

We'd have Gooden, Lee and Frye. Sign Hunter and that's a nice crew of long forwards and centers, plus Malik to play the role of pit bull.

remember that Cleveland is STILL under the cap, so they can absorb a little extra salary. I'd throw in the Spurs 06 number one pick with Sweets and JYD for Gooden and Newble.

[Edited by - crzymdups on 07/12/2005 20:07:28]

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by franco12:

how about gooden & pick coming to us & Crawford/JYD or some combo

They need a PG- they get one in Crawford- they get the D from JYD- they're going a bit small with that deal. 07 pick?

supposedly they're getting that Lithuanian PG who kicked Marbury's butt. Sava Jaurasechqiaivkalus? I have no idea how to spell it, but he's blonde and 29 yrs old and quite good.

Sasha jaravicius or something like that.

I would definitely take on Gooden for JYD & the Spurs #1 pick. that would give us a frontline that can score inside and outside yes its weak defensively but hey it'd be better than what we have. Hunter would then come in handy for 15mins off the bench. We'd still have Sweetney and Butler too

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 07/12/2005 20:21:46]

Gooden would be a great option if we went in the direction of trading Marbury and briefly rebuilding. He would fit in nicely with the young core of Q, Crawford, and _____ (Harrington possibly).

Posted by Nalod:

We have moved on. I want to see if Sweets can fill the roll.

Actually, he gets full on rolls.

ah, never mind!

Sweetney NEVER gets full!

Posted by diderotn:

However, we will still need to get us a Center.

Exactly. we still need a center.

Briggs:


I still think you're not getting it.


Who we go trade for, who we sign, and who we trade away will all bank on a few things:

A) Who's coaching us come next year
B) If we can land a Legit Big in the near future
C) How Marbury figures into the short and longterm plans


getting a guy like pachulia would be good for one scenario, but not necessarily for another. once we find out who our next coach is (by next week I presume), then I think you'll be able to determine what direction we're going in and what players figure in to the team's short and longterm plans...