Posted by martin:
The flipside to this whole arguement is if Curry was coming out of College this year he would be a senior KILLING guys in college. Where would he go in the draft? Top 3? The Knicks traded Sweets for a top three and a swap down the road.
I was just thinking the same thing, but there are 2 arguement here I think. One is the value of Curry and 2 is the deal that got him.
Lets just say Curry was a senior at UConn. Now he missed last year's tourney because of a heart flutter but since has been cleared to play. He's 22. He was a monster last year but didnt enter the draft because of his health, so he comes back for his senior year. So far he's averaging 25/12/4 blocks and shooting 62% from the field. Yea, Rudy Gay, Aldgridge or Morrison are nice but Curry is a 6'11 center with wingspan over 7'6 and a pure post player.
Now is this guy, who is a shoe in for #1 worth Mike Sweetney, an unprotected pick, 2 second rounders and a draft position swap the following year? I would say hands down yes. And I would say almost all would agree. Guys like that come around only every couple of years and your chance of drafting one is even tougher.
On that side: good trade.
Flip side is the stuff Briggs was talking about. Now he's wrong about one thing. The Lakers did offer a package for Curry. I honestly forget the players involved but Kupchick said it was a much better deal than what the Knicks offered. The difference was the Lakers were only offering a 2 year deal w/ a 3rd year option. Something like 2 years $20/mm
Now Curry's agent killed that one because we were willing to offer him 5 years. Could we have done a better job in terms of the draft comp we game them? Probably. Its pretty obvious trades arent Isiah's strong point, as he usually overpays. Overall the deal IS costly and a high risk but its one that makes sense considering our position. The Knicks are in win now mode and needed a presense up front. Thats why they got Larry Brown. Thats why they were willing take the huge risks they did to get Curry.
"winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs
11/28/2005 11:06 PM
