nope.

Posted by MaTT4281:

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My list of players of whom I'd trade Sweetney for is relatively short, and it would have to be a pretty high pick for me to want to trade him.

It would have to be like the negative 2nd round.

the clipps are not bad enough to be sure we could get someone as good or better as sweet.

how's next draft looks like ?

yup. this is pretty bad. even if sweetney is nothing more than a 6th man, he could be a pretty damn good 6th man. and for a 2006 pick? i guess you had an extra bottle of moet laying around after new years...

we know this kid has a great work ethic. God forbid he sticks with Jerome in the offseason and comes into the next camp 245 and chisled. You see too many guys that are just slow developers, and I'm not even sure Sweetney is one. Just because he's not the next Amare doesnt mean you dump him for a future pick. I dont get it

This is just SAD. No one with any basketball knowledge would do this trade

Posted by BRIGGS:

I know the knicks arent going to do this, but its a question of rolling the dice. would i role the dice to get a shot at a very high pick that could net us a franchise player?

there's gambles and then there's gambles. this isn't a good one.
this deal shouldn't even be considered until draft day to see who's available and where.

kurt to ANYBODY right now for a #1 - you pounce on that.
but not sweetney.

Posted by BRIGGS:

I know the knicks arent going to do this, but its a question of rolling the dice. would i role the dice to get a shot at a very high pick that could net us a franchise player?

Isnt that what the Bulls have been doing for the last 6 years? Whats wrong with just building quality and moving from there?

it would be risky, heck if the clippers make the playoffs this year, it becomes nets property this year in the mid range.

I like Mike Sweetney, but I think if I had to sit down and ponder if I could get this done, I may actually do it if I felt that the Clippers would not make the playoffs this year. That would put be in position to have an unrestricted pick from a franchise that has fallen into the lottery 18 times in 20 years.

I look at all the best clubs and for the most part, they are usually built around two guys. Mike Sweetney will NEVER be that guy. It doesnt mean we actually have to ever use the draft pick, but it could be more valuable in helping us acquire something BIG like Miami did.


This team is in a little bit of dissaray. Our strength so far has been cohesion--weve been able to start the same players for the most part every game. Every game we have suitable bench depth. We have no excuses for anything----we are what we are--just a mediocre team. But thats what we were last year. For all of the money we have spent, do I see any exponential improvement? answer NO.

the SUNS have shown great improvement for their money spent. If we are comparing, its not close.

I see a tremendous amount of age disparity, many question marks at many positions. I wonder if it would almost be better to take a step back in trying to produce wins, in an attempt to accumulate more and better young talent that fit together in a system.