SportsFan215 wrote:We would have no interest in Jamal Crawford, as he would take playing time away from Eric Gordon. I was the one who was leading the Al Horford train, when I came up with the Kaman/unprotected 1st for Horford. I understand if many Hawks fans do not like that idea, because of everything that Horford brings. Also, that type of deal wouldn't work financially anyways with Horford's PPP/future BYC status. In that case I would actually add in a Bledsoe for Bibby swap to make the salaries work and maybe sway the Hawks more. Not sure if other Clipper fans would agree with me though, but a Gordon, Blake, Horford core would be sick. So now I would expand the deal to:
Kaman/Bledsoe/'11 FIrst (Unprotected) for Horford/Bibby
Jamal is a one-and-a-half, he plays well with PGs AND SGs. He'd play the point with Gordon and the 2 with Davis. However, at his best,
he's instant offense for the 2nd team. He's become a major part of our team, just by out-scoring other teams' entire bench. He's a super 6th man; we wouldn't think of using him as a starter. How many teams have a bench player who can add 15-20 points each night WITHOUT getting in the way of the starters? In that role, he's a fine player and my offering of him was a good-faith trade proposal. Jamal is a superior
bench player to either Jordan or Kaman, so, unless you're going to start both of them, Crawford would be an upgrade for you.
The only player y'all have to justify an Al Horford trade is Griffin, who is, of course, untouchable. Trying to "sweeten" a Horford trade would be like me trying to add sweeteners to get Griffin. Not gunna happen.
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