Posted by TheGame:

I think we should have offered Curry to Miami or Chicago. I find it hard to believe that Miami would not have taken Curry for an expiring contract and D. Cook, who I liked in the draft. And a Curry deal would have been way better than that crap Chicago got from Cleveland. Curry and Chandler or Morris for Ben Wallace and a draft pick is a better deal than taking on Hughes terrible contract and adding Gooden, who duplicates Thomas (although Gooden is probably a slightly better scorer). I also would have taken Q-Rich over Hughes.

Really? I find it hard to believe they would take our 13/4 lazy center with a big contract. If the reports are right that they're not interested in extending Marion, why would they be willing to spend $10 mil/year on Eddy? Heck, even if those reports are all wrong, why would they spend $10 mil/year on Eddy?!

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 02-22-2008 08:53 AM]

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by TheGame:

I think we should have offered Curry to Miami or Chicago. I find it hard to believe that Miami would not have taken Curry for an expiring contract and D. Cook, who I liked in the draft. And a Curry deal would have been way better than that crap Chicago got from Cleveland. Curry and Chandler or Morris for Ben Wallace and a draft pick is a better deal than taking on Hughes terrible contract and adding Gooden, who duplicates Thomas (although Gooden is probably a slightly better scorer). I also would have taken Q-Rich over Hughes.

Really? I find it hard to believe they would take our 13/4 lazy center with a big contract. If the reports are right that they're not interested in extending Marion, why would they be willing to spend $10 mil/year on Eddy? Heck, even if those reports are all wrong, why would they spend $10 mil/year on Eddy?!

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 02-22-2008 08:53 AM]

I think some teams could still see the EC of last year- not great, but decent value for his contract. On the right team, his problems could be hidden, and his sole talent, maximized.

I'm not sure what Miami is planning- but who knows, maybe there is a chance to still send him to Miami in the off season.

People are funny thinking Isiah still should be making moves...

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by TheGame:

I think we should have offered Curry to Miami or Chicago. I find it hard to believe that Miami would not have taken Curry for an expiring contract and D. Cook, who I liked in the draft. And a Curry deal would have been way better than that crap Chicago got from Cleveland. Curry and Chandler or Morris for Ben Wallace and a draft pick is a better deal than taking on Hughes terrible contract and adding Gooden, who duplicates Thomas (although Gooden is probably a slightly better scorer). I also would have taken Q-Rich over Hughes.

Really? I find it hard to believe they would take our 13/4 lazy center with a big contract. If the reports are right that they're not interested in extending Marion, why would they be willing to spend $10 mil/year on Eddy? Heck, even if those reports are all wrong, why would they spend $10 mil/year on Eddy?!

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 02-22-2008 08:53 AM]

Hughes makes nearly $10 mill a year and he does nothing for them other than replace a better player in Gordon. They could have taken Curry, added no salary since he made less than Wallace even though he had one more year and got a good prospect in Chandler or Morris. Plus, they could have sent Joe Smith somewhere for another young prospect. I think that trade would have been better for them because they have the defensive PFs (Noah and Thomas) and perimeter defenders (Hinrich, Nocioni, Deng) to hide some of Curry's defensive deficiences and the jumpshooters (Hinrich, Nocioni, Deng, Gordon) to make teams play Curry honest. IMO, if he fit on any team in the league, Chicago was the best situation for him. Hughes is garbage with a bad contract and Gooden is not much better than Thomas and Noah.