Jamal Crawford for Tim Thomas and pick 7

Would you give up the #7 pick and take back $18 mil in salary just to get Jamal? If I was taking back that much money, I'd have to be *getting* not giving up a lottery pick!

Briggs you gotta do better than this

DJ brought up Cuttino here before for Craw I believe. That makes a little more sense.

Posted by playa2:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Jamal Crawford for Tim Thomas and pick 7

Lay off the whiskey

It's been a bad 08' for Briggs.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Would you give up the #7 pick and take back $18 mil in salary just to get Jamal? If I was taking back that much money, I'd have to be *getting* not giving up a lottery pick!

I think something that many fans cannot value correctly is their own players. LA is a team that is in position to turn it around quickly--they were hurt by injury more than any other team. What would you rather have as a princible of the team--Tim Thomas and a draft pick @ 7 or Jamal Crawford. My bet is 25/30 GMs are going to say Jamal. In our situation it's not going to workout having Jamal here--the timing--his contract--it's just not going to work. We need to expedite our rebuilding process as fast as we can. I think this type of deal makes great sense. The money really is not an issue because you would be paying TT and that 7th pick for the next two years and the draft pick in the third year. They are substantially under the cap that last year. I go on the Dallas Mavericks board--Josh Howard stinks--go on a team's board and read what the fans say---fans dont get it most of the time.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Would you give up the #7 pick and take back $18 mil in salary just to get Jamal? If I was taking back that much money, I'd have to be *getting* not giving up a lottery pick!

I think something that many fans cannot value correctly is their own players. LA is a team that is in position to turn it around quickly--they were hurt by injury more than any other team. What would you rather have as a princible of the team--Tim Thomas and a draft pick @ 7 or Jamal Crawford. My bet is 25/30 GMs are going to say Jamal. In our situation it's not going to workout having Jamal here--the timing--his contract--it's just not going to work. We need to expedite our rebuilding process as fast as we can. I think this type of deal makes great sense. The money really is not an issue because you would be paying TT and that 7th pick for the next two years and the draft pick in the third year. They are substantially under the cap that last year. I go on the Dallas Mavericks board--Josh Howard stinks--go on a team's board and read what the fans say---fans dont get it most of the time.

BRIGGS, I like you. I can't stand to see you do this to yourself.

I would certainly do that trade- I don't think Jamal's stock will ever be higher and we should look to sell now when it is high.

The point is we should be marketing Jamal this summer.

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Posted by 4949:

Posted by MS:

Briggs you are way off lately,

I just thought this was so funny!

BRIGGS, you been drinking?

The Clippers are perilously thin at guard. Cutino Mobley is a player who is getting up there in age and this makes sense for them in many ways. JC has firepower that very few players in the league have and IF you put him in there where they cannot key on him--he can be a great force for the Clippers--he certainly fills a huge need position. The guy was a 20-5-3 player---he has the ability to take over games by himself--that has high value especially since we are taking back a bad contract in a position they dont need with thomas at the F position. Do you think that the lakers are going to be making Kobe Bryant available for pick 7 and Tim thomas? This is good value for both teams.

If it where possible, then yes' I'd take the deal. But as someone already mentioned, why would they make this trade a get rid of their high pick? You don't see us' making a move to get rid of our potential top draft pick do you? JC fire power is very good, but no one thinks he's anything more than that. He's not worth that much. Don't get me wrong. I wish someone would' make that deal with us.

Basically, an overall answer to the original idea. Logic says it doesn't happen, but if there where someone out there stupid enough to do it (and no one is more dumb then isiah), I'd take the deal. And only because it's a 7th pick.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Would you give up the #7 pick and take back $18 mil in salary just to get Jamal? If I was taking back that much money, I'd have to be *getting* not giving up a lottery pick!

I think something that many fans cannot value correctly is their own players. LA is a team that is in position to turn it around quickly--they were hurt by injury more than any other team. What would you rather have as a princible of the team--Tim Thomas and a draft pick @ 7 or Jamal Crawford. My bet is 25/30 GMs are going to say Jamal. In our situation it's not going to workout having Jamal here--the timing--his contract--it's just not going to work. We need to expedite our rebuilding process as fast as we can. I think this type of deal makes great sense. The money really is not an issue because you would be paying TT and that 7th pick for the next two years and the draft pick in the third year. They are substantially under the cap that last year. I go on the Dallas Mavericks board--Josh Howard stinks--go on a team's board and read what the fans say---fans dont get it most of the time.

I have to strongly disagree. Actually, has a veteran of Jamal's caliber ever been traded for a mid lottery pick? I think you'd see GMs trading mid lottery picks for mediocre veterans much more often if your 25/30 figure was accurate.