Posted by BRIGGS:
LOL i was Fing Laydumb up and down that night. You shouldve taken stoudemire you shouldve taken stoudemire you shouldve taken stoudemire
uh we couldve atleast taken boozer with pick 23 that year!!!!!!!Laydumb how could use passs on a 20-10 duke player???????????????
we would still have either boozer and amare with camby.
I was actually psyched for that trade because I loved Frank Williams in college. I didn't know jack about Amare at the time, but looking back, yeah, ouch. But to me, if that trade got rid of Layden, it was worth it.
Question, would you rather have lineup A with Layden at the controls or lineup B with Isiah at the controls...
A
Eisley, Williams
Houston, Shan
KVH, Spoon
Amare, Kurt, (maybe Sweets, or would they've drafted lower?)
Camby, Deke
B
Steph, Jamal
Houston, Jamal/Penny
Tim, Penny, Ariza
Sweets, Kurt, Jerome
Nazr, Baker
I'd take B at this point. The core is young now and we have a few years. No, we don't have an Amare or Camby, but by the time Amare is really ready to play winning basketball, Camby will be done. Tough call. To me, the biggest mistake anyone made was trying to win during the 02-03 season once Dyess went down. That was our golden opportunity to get Bron, Melo, Wade, Bosh...any of the top five. Though, Layden probably would've taken Darko at no. 1...sigh...