Posted by BRIGGS:

i will tell ya, I know stromile isnt the end all to make this team better, but to me he fills many requirements

A--hes 24
b hes a very long athletic 6-9 with a tremendous vertical leap
c-he has already showed bonafides when givn PT i.e multiple 20-10 games --games with 7-8 blocks etc..
d-would not be overly costly and could be moved again
e-kind of like chauncey billups has all the tools to be a very good player but has the rap sheet that billups had--not considered smart sometimes lazy etc.. needs a team where he can use his tremendous talent and we need a shot bloker and a rebounder who can also score. to me its a match.
f-he can legitimately play C in the east


i think this player would help us improve the team and because of his age would be right up there as a number 1 target
the fanbtasy of rasheed kobe crawford et al is just that it will never happen so i hope they make their pitch but dont waste their time.

I agree, Stro would be a Camby type with less height, but more durability and youth. He played less than 20 mins per and still put up something like 9.5 ppg 5 rpg and 1.5 bpg. Still only like 25. I'm not certain you can get away with him at center. He really only has small forward size. Certainly worth getting him though...

Posted by fishmike:

Briggs, I said Stro was a realistic grab w/ the MLE and you laughed it off.

Posted by fishmike:

Briggs, I said Stro was a realistic grab w/ the MLE and you laughed it off. Trust me, a 6 year, almost $40 mill deal puts significant pressure on Memphis, a team with serious upcoming contract issues of their own. They have yet to resign Gasol. Have the resigned Mike Miller yet? Not to mention they are probably losing Bonzi Wells a guy who was important. Stro is kind of stuck behind Gasol anyhow, they arent the Knicks... a full 6 year MLE commitment to a guy that played 18 minute a game last year is a big deal for them.

For us he's everything we need, an athletic frontcourt 2 way player thats young with upside. If he has to play center I dont care... the Pistons just won a title (against Shaq) with a guy playing center thats probably 2 inches shorter than his lised 6'9.

To me our most realistic shot at improvement is signing Stro to the full MLE. Signing Doleac to the LLE (2-year deal) then moving Nazr to a team like the Jazz (who are desperate for bigs) for the # 21 pick and taking Sato, Pauling or Dorell Wright. Then you look something like this:
pg Marbury
sg Houston
sf TThomas
pf Swift
c KT
bench Doleac, Sweetney, Penny, Frank, pick
trade bait: Harrington, Deke, TSki, Anderson (gotta put him somewhere)

Good mix of size, athleticism, and good depth off the bench.

Yea your pretty much on the money. I would love to trade Nazr for a first rounder but I don't think Utah would trade one to us because I'm hearing that they want to move up in the draft. The 21st pick would be a very nice pick to have. You don't pick Paulding or Sato at 21 because one of them or even both of them will probably be available by the time we are picking with our 2nd rounder. J.R Smith just might drop to 21, that would be a steal. If not Smith we could get one of the few centers available. Danny Ainge has said that he only wants 2 rookies on his roster next year so there is probably a better chance of us getting a first-rounder from the Celtics especially since they are likely going to use Blount (they could use Nazr). Other than that I basically agree with everything you said, I would love to add Stromile for the MLE and I think that there would be a good chance that West decides not to match a 6 year offer.