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defense for utah,
your opinions?

id say a done deal imo...

Daly for Okur + Brewer seems reasonable enough value-wise....but I'd need to have some sort of follow-up move planned to add another defensive-minded big before agreeing to something that would remove the lone shot-blocker from the roster.

Another player I'd be interested in adding from the Jazz is Kirilenko. Ordinarily, I don't think he'd be attainable, but I think his big contract on a crowded roster necessitates that Utah would listen to offers.

Fair Enough

Our lineup would look like:

Miller
Brewer
Iguodala
Evans
Okur

Bench
Williams
Green
Carney
Young
Smith
Booth

Too good to be true.

Can someone explain to me how attaining Okur would us better? He doesn't play D.

decent ideea if we can sign a good defensive pf like okafor.

Okur would give us that low post scorer and we could use our pick to try an get a center like Hibbert or McGee or try and get Biedrins via FA.

PhilasFinest wrote:Okur would give us that low post scorer and we could use our pick to try an get a center like Hibbert or McGee or try and get Biedrins via FA.

So basically, get bigger and slower? With no shot blocking?

PhilasFinest wrote:Okur would give us that low post scorer and we could use our pick to try an get a center like Hibbert or McGee or try and get Biedrins via FA.

Interesting. Apparently you don't follow Okur that much. I would consider him to be the opposite of a "low post scorer" for a PF/C. Okur's main asset is hanging around the 3pt line and knocking down 3's/long jumpers. Boozer is the low post scorer on that team. Sure Okur gets some offensive board putbacks, but he is hardly a low post scorer. We already have a big in Jason Smith who plays a very similar style game as Okur.

Also, the idea of an Okur/Hibbert front line would be awful. 2 guys who really struggle to get up and down the court. No thanks.

I think that's a fantastic deal. Okur for Dalembert straight up is arguable. But the addition of Brewer definitely puts it over the top. He is a promising young player. If we were able to follow that up by getting a big defensive PF/C either through FA or trade, then this team would look pretty good.

Who would be Utah's 2 guard? That's been their weakest spot for a long time. Harpring and Korver are better at the 3 imo.

We could send the Carney, making up for the 2006 draft.
If not Carney, Willie Green.

This is one of those trades that looks very good on paper, but when the season starts may not work out well. Sammy has his flaws, but he is the fuel of how we get out and run. His shot blocking ability allows us to get on the jail break and get easy baskets.

I don't know if I'd do it. Looks good initially, but after thinking about it I don't know. We'd definitely need to replace him. That's for sure.

CJ Miles is Jazz SG for future. Great talent. Rare combo skills: shooting and athleticism. Almond off the bench.

Not a great move for the Sixers...Brewer is a nice player on a good team, but how much does he upgrade the Sixers. Okur is a more skilled big man, but now the Sixers have no interior defenders. Great move for Utah, but a Jeff Ruland-esque deal for the Sixers.

This only works if AI2 is moved for a top-level PF.

I'd expand it to:

Okur+Brewer+Boozer for AI2+Sam+pick(s).

sec-106 wrote:This only works if AI2 is moved for a top-level PF.

I'd expand it to:

Okur+Brewer+Boozer for AI2+Sam+pick(s).

It just keeps getting worse!! No offense but that is really awful.

PhilasFinest wrote:Okur would give us that low post scorer and we could use our pick to try an get a center like Hibbert or McGee or try and get Biedrins via FA.

i like okur but i really don't think he is a low post scorer.he is a very good shooting big man but i don't think he has low post moves.

interesting thought, but it sucks that we could have had brewer already