there are many ways to build a championship team, some GM look to bring in role players first, and super-stars later...Some do it the other way around... However, sometimes they do with what they have...It is all about luck in this game. You have to be willing to trade assets to gain assets...Rose is still a very good player in this league. He can do a lot more than what Kurt and TT are providing for our team right now.....He has a bad contract, but hey, two for one and a 1/2 is fine with me....We can actually get a draft pick out of that deal if we are wise....I know that most of you want to wait til next year to get rid of our expiring contracts, I am with you also, but we will have three expiring contracts in penny, TT, and Houston....I do believe that in two years, Carmelo or Lebron will be FAs, who knows how our luck may turn around that time...With Houston and either TT's expiring contracts, we may endup with Bron or Melo....
However, we have to have talents to be able to trade for talents...As it stand right now, we don't have that much talents...We have nothing but a bunch of injured players....Penny, TT, and Houston are not that healthy...Get what we can for what we have should be our approach....Kurt and penny on a three way deal with Minesota and Raptors for Rose and Kandi..... we can always trade those two players later on....Didn't we learn a thing or two from Detroit...They traded Hill, Stackhouse, etc....Kurt is a serviceable big man that can thrive playing next to KG....LET HIM GO WHILE WE CAN GET A LITTLE VALUE FOR HIM....deal him for Kandi and a draft pick...
On a side note:
Nazr is in a slump, and Kurt's lack of postup game is a huge issue. If we don't trade his a** out of town, We might as well forget about any chances we would have to be decent....
Ok,, you package Penny & KT for Rose & fillers. Exactly what good does this do for the team? It's just a dumb move if we don't get back either a young prospect or a pick. You can make all sort of moves to collect role players or servicable vets. But if we don't go for the future centerpiece of the contending team, these moves will be pointless - same old stuff that got us nowhere.
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The true Knickabocker..........
1/24/2005 8:20 AM