the following players are playing well right now.
should we sell high on these guys or are they keepers?

crawford -
balkman -
lee -
frye -
curry -

Curry & Lee are keepers the rest MUST be traded in order to help the team in other areas. Throw Nate in there too

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 01-04-2007 6:38 PM]

Posted by fishmike:

I'm not looking to trade Eddy, but DJ you go to the games (sorry about that). You know as well as anyone how bad Curry is on D and how inflated his #s are when you look at his impact on the game.

i'm not going to lie, i'm somewhat surprised at curry on the offensive end. when he gets the ball within 5 feet, he's pretty much automatic. and that's actually pretty cool to see...but i want people to realize is that's ALL HE DOES. now, if we're keeping eddy b/c he excels at that, then fine. i can live with that. but this team needs some radical changes to accomodate that...and that's changes many people are unwilling to do (like trade frye and get a new backcourt). we're talking about building a complimentary winning team that will challenge to become elite. and i don't think anybody fan should get attached to any one player, there's nobody special in the bunch we have.

getting back to eddy, we might as well do offense/defense subs on every possession b/c he's literally useless on the defensive end. it's actually painful to sit there and watch it. he's so big, but he utilizes all his "athletic" ability on the other end of the court. but on defense, he's just standing and watching.

I thought Eddy would slowly show signs of playing some D now that he finally figured it out on the offensive end but I don't think he ever will. He naturally lacks the fire inside to do it consistently. I still wouldn't trade him unless its for a can't miss player in the draft or a young franchise star. Trading him for questionable players would be stupid. Big guys who dominate inside are hard to find

I would trade any of those guys, but I would have to get a very good piece in return. See, here's the thing. We have too much depth (e.g.: enough good players that not everyone gets to play enough minutes), yet not enough legit top 3 players on a team. 4-8 we're as good as any team in the league. 1-3 we're one of the worst. Get great players who do more than just score and yes I would consider trading any of them.

I would look to move curry- but you would need to get back something like what we gave up- picks.

And think about this- we got him when he was possibly at risk for a career ending heart problem - now, Isiah has proved he can play 30 mins+ a night, and be very effective. We didn't know that.

Curry, Lee and Balkman are keepers. I'd try to trade Frye and Craw.

Frye blows right now, he is shooting a terrible percentage not rebounding or defending, how is he high right now, he needs a ticket out of town along with crawford and jefferies, they should see what they can get for all of them...

Id say trade Lee for expiring contracts so we can get under the cap.

hmmm Curry for expiring contracts I might do if we were to commit to getting under the cap. But that would never happen so nevermind

Keep them all, lets grow our own talent. How about we take care of them come contract time and give them what they deserve. Let's not bring in any more over priced vets.

Crawford - bad defense, crazy offense, streak shooter, when he is hot he is in the zone and cant miss, when he is not, well we know the rest. He is young and plays well with Eddy.

Balkman - A jumpshot away from being a well balanced player, he could be a more athletic version of bruce bowen.

Lee - We all know the sky is the limit for DLee, his work ethic is on a superstar level.

Curry - Trading him is just plain silly, he has his weaknesses but he changes the game. He will improve, he is young. Look at the respect opposing teams give him on the defensive end. He sees double and triples every night. He is the foundation, you need to build around him and give him time to grow into his role. Imagine if this guy turns out to be a hall of famer.

Frye - I had a discussion with my coworker about this one. I think Frye should be around another year to see if they can make it work with him and curry as a twin tower lineup. I dont think so because I think lee should start and frye should come off the bench. If frye has to come off the bench, it will definately hamper his growth process as a player and he will want to move to a team that will allow him to shine. My coworker thinks Frye will be that guy who we regret trading in 5 years, but I think you have to move him if he doesnt fit the mold and especially with Curry being the focal point, his role is just a jumpshooter.