That is what creating a balanced team is all about

Marbury/Lowry
Q/Balkman
Miller/Jefferies
Lee/Johnson
Curry

Memphis Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
Mike Miller
6-8 SF from Florida
17.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.3 apg in 39.0 minutes
Jake Tsakalidis
7-2 C from Greece (Foreign)
2.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.1 apg in 12.4 minutes
Kyle Lowry
6-0 PG from Villanova
5.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg in 17.4 minutes
Alexander Johnson
6-9 PF from Florida State
6.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.4 apg in 17.2 minutes
Incoming
Jamal Crawford
6-5 SG from Michigan
16.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.4 apg in 36.9 minutes
Channing Frye
6-11 PF from Arizona
10.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.6 apg in 27.0 minutes
Nate Robinson
5-9 PG from Washington
9.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.5 apg in 19.7 minutes

Posted by TMS:

if i'm trading Jamal & Frye i better be getting back Miller, Warrick AND their 1st round pick... even then, i don't see the point in getting Warrick when we'd already have D Lee & Balkman.

i wouldn't even trade Jamal for Miller straight up... Miller's not all that good... he'd be averaging 13 ppg if not for Gasol being out most of the season... Jamal's averaging 17 ppg while sharing points w/Curry & Marbury all season long.

[Edited by - TMS on 01-17-2007 2:58 PM]

memphis was slow down fratello ball. but look at his %'s. they're pretty darn good. i think if he comes here, he would thrive.

Nah, thats too much for Mike Miller + filler. Craw AND Frye? No way. Mike Miller has had many oppurtunities to thrive and he has not. 17 ppg and those percentages are good don't get me wrong, but he is a defensive liability and he is rather one dimensional. Without Pau for most of the season on a ****ty team all he can put up is 17? Frye averaged 12 ppg on 24 minutes as a rookie. MM averaged 13 in 30 minutes LAST YEAR!!!

DOn't get me wrong I like Mike Miller, and we could definitely use him, but not at that price, NO WAY!!!

I am somewhat shocked with the Crawford love affair, the guy shots under 40% for his career, plays no defense and is turnover prone and has one of the worst shot selections in the nba and hasn't improved his game much since he has been in the league......

Nate is a hot dog that doesn't do much of anything out on the court except for his occasional scoring burst and questions officials calls......

Frye has no place on the team if you are going to go with lee and curry in the frontcourt......

Lets just do Nate for Lowry
Lowry was a rookie pg that was averaging 5.6pts 3.2as (1.2 to's) 3.1rbs 1.4 stls in 17 minutes a game and everyone ****s themselves and says how great nate is when this trade is suggested......

nate in 19min a game
9.3pts 2.2rbs 1.5asst (1.4to) 0.7stls

Lowry is a leader and a better defender i don't give a **** about upside either lowry has plenty, isiah as usual missed the boat on this one.....could have had both lowry and johnson in this draft

I'd love Miller- I probably would trade Frye for Miller- but he isn't exactly a defensive presence- and we have too many weak defenders in the back court to add another.

Also- I don't think Memphis is necessarily looking to dump salary- next year they will be around $42mm, and isn't that around the minimum?