Posted by knicks1248:

you never want to trade a guy for the sake of a trade, I would trade sweetney, and I'm sure we can get something better then curry if we package him with the right person.

this isn't a trade for the sake of making one...it's to fill a gaping hole at 1 position & dealing from a glut at another...both players have upside potential.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by TMS:

Posted by knicks1248:

you never want to trade a guy for the sake of a trade, I would trade sweetney, and I'm sure we can get something better then curry if we package him with the right person.

this isn't a trade for the sake of making one...it's to fill a gaping hole at 1 position & dealing from a glut at another...both players have upside potential.

exactly; it's not only to fill a gaping hole, it's also to trade a replaceable player (Sweetney) with one who has the potential to be a star big man. We're never going to be bad enough to get a top 2 or 3 draft pick. Our best bet for getting one or two potential all-star big men is to trade for them, especially if you can do it by trading replaceable players for them.

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 03/23/2005 13:10:57]

you don't give a guy a massive contract based on potential. that's setting yourself up for a disaster. curry will want huge bucks, and he'll get it from someone. i agree we may have to trade to get our center of the future, but either pay for a sure thing or get someone under the radar, not overhyped curry. we're better off with sweetney at this point.