ATL/UTAH Trade: Boozer/Joe Johnson

mikecb8 · Post #1 » by **mikecb8** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:58 pm

Thoughts on this trade. Works according to ESPN.com

To ATL:
Boozer
Brewer or Miles

To UTAH:
Joe Johnson

Why ATL does it
Lineup of Bibby/Brewer or Miles/Horford/Smith/Boozer is upgrade over what they have

Why UTA does it
Lineup of Williams/Johnson/Okur/Miles or Brewer/Millsap is strong. Game finishing lineup of Williams/Johnson/Okur/AK/Millsap provides scoring punch along with strong interior D with AK and Millsap patroling paint.

KOC: Make it happen!!!!!

The Sheik · Post #2 » by **The Sheik** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:05 pm

Never gonna happen.

fivas14 · Post #3 » by **fivas14** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:19 pm

ATL already has a PF.

Post #4 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:41 pm

Miles has to approve any trade, and Brewer is too much to add. Plus I don't think either team really wants the straight up deal.

drivewayball · Post #5 » by **drivewayball** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:50 pm

Why not target John Salmons? Sacramento is apparently making him available. His contract goes a couple more years at a very reasonable $5-6 million. Not bad for 20 ppg and a 50% fg rate. Also 43%a from 3. My guy Brewer isn't quite getting it done. I'd do something with Sacramento.

fivas14 · Post #6 » by **fivas14** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:44 am

Salmons wouldn't be anything more then an average player on our team. Sactowns **** makes him look good.

Post #7 » by **JStockLivesOn** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:03 am

Joe Johnson is a very good player, but a bad fit here, and to give up Boozer AND Brewer to get him? No thanks.

Ming Kong! · Post #8 » by **Ming Kong!** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:56 pm

JStockLivesOn wrote:Joe Johnson is a very good player, but a bad fit here, and to give up Boozer AND Brewer to get him? No thanks.

Actually I think he'd be a terrific player for us. Care to explain what makes you think he'd be a bad fit?

Boozer and Brewer is a bit much for him, but it's worth it..

Okur/Koufos/Fesenko
Millsap/Collins
Miles/Kirilenko/Harpring
Johnson/Korver/Almond
Williams/Knight/Price

We'd have to draft a back up PF, but in the mean time AK and Okur can do quality minutes as the back up PF.

DeShaunRed · Post #9 » by **DeShaunRed** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:17 pm

I'd love to have Boozer but not for Joe because of two reasons I have in mind:

- Joe is our franchise player
- Boozer does not seem to like sticking around

Post #10 » by **JStockLivesOn** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:59 am

Ming Kong! wrote:
JStockLivesOn wrote:Joe Johnson is a very good player, but a bad fit here, and to give up Boozer AND Brewer to get him? No thanks.

Actually I think he'd be a terrific player for us. Care to explain what makes you think he'd be a bad fit?

Only because of how much he seems to need the ball in his hands. He's got a good mentality and skill set for us, I concede.

But I can't see the Hawks doing this trade anyway -- not on account of value, as talent-wise, I think they come out better, but because they have little to no hope of holding on to Boozer next summer, in my opinion.

Duiz · Post #11 » by **Duiz** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:36 am

I was looking for username HolyToledo, but it didn't appear anywhere. Then I notice, that at least there was a grain of sand of critical thinking to it. Then I knew for sure it wasn't HolyToledo.

Still no.