Isiah is pretty aware of what he has to do to improve our squad. He knows that we need a center, and he is searching for a young stud that can come in and take care of business. A few teams are looking to trade the young big boys that they have drafted 3 or 4 years ago, I.E., the Wiz (Kwame Brown), Chica (Chandler, Curry), Denver (Nene). The Wiz has been playing very well since the acquisition of Jamison, and they are doing all of that with Kwame on the injured list. Once he returns, they will have to find a spot for him. We all know that Kwam and Arenas don't really get along. With Jamison at the PF position, they appear to be on the right track. Kwame will need a new contract and the Wiz may not agree to pay him what he is looking for. Personally, after following Kwame career, I don't think that he has what it takes to be a force in this league, but would any of you consider dealing for Kwame as a young Center for the Knicks??

In my opinion, Nene is the better player out of all of them. Chandler can be good with Marburry and Crawf dishing the ball to him also, but with his physical issues, should we consider adding him to our squad??

I love how Kurt's playing, but we're in this for the long-term goal of winning a championship. If you can trade a 32 yr old whose stock is probably the highest it will ever be for a young stud like Kwame or Nene or Curry, you have to do it. If you replace Kurt with one of those guys, the result would be either (a) you ended up taking one step backward because those never become as good as Kurt OR (b) you ended up taking dozens of steps forward if those guys reach their potential or anything close to it. That's a gamble I'll take!

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 11/24/2004 11:59:10]

Hrm... I'm not sure Isiah knows what we need... With Nazr performing like a stud, do we really need an upgrade at center (at least at starting center)?

Based on the last 5 games or so, only a handful of centers are playing better. Would we want to pursue Alonzo Mourning as his backup? Do we need a Jerome James-style stiff, or is Sundov enough?

We could probably use a little more size at backup PF/C, though technically we still have the 6'11" Vin Baker playing spotty minutes and the wide body of Sweetney playing big backup mins. What would you consider better?

I'd say our biggest generic need is a low post player. I'm not sure Sweetney is ready for that role. We just need someone who can catch the ball inside to open things up for our guards.

The only position that could use a clear starting upgrade is SF--- TT has stunk up the joint, but we've gotten excellent performances off the bench from Jerome Williams, Ariza, and Penny. Any of these guys could probably start, but Ariza is the only one w/ crazy upside. If you see him as the SF of the future, we're golden.

Question for you:

Since when has Kwame Brown actually shown he is officially a stud? HE has done nothing. I think we seem to believe the hype of the #1 pick, the fact that Jordan picked him, and the belief that he has tremendous upside - but is he a Jermain Oneil waiting to happen or is he a Charles Smith?

Posted by OasisBU:

Question for you:

Since when has Kwame Brown actually shown he is officially a stud? HE has done nothing. I think we seem to believe the hype of the #1 pick, the fact that Jordan picked him, and the belief that he has tremendous upside - but is he a Jermain Oneil waiting to happen or is he a Charles Smith?

I'm with you. He's been around long enuf that some of that "potential" should have been realized already.

I'm pretty sure thats what Portland thought about Jermaine Oneil after 4 years. Look for yourself

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3120/career

Get Curry.