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Post#41 » by Hewy29 » Fri Feb 1, 2008 4:11 pm

The Guilty Party wrote:Dabods... If we can agree that both Amare and Gasol aren't "the" answer to this team's but certainly one step in the right direction... do you believe tradind our cap space, draft picks, and maybe a couple of young players is the right move???

Since it's going to take more than 1 player to get this team back to a level where it can win on a nightly basis, do you believe we are better using that cap space on someone else and keeping our picks/young players??


I would send some players away for Amare, but not Gasol. I've watched Gasol since he came to Memphis. He lacks toughness and doesnt play with passion. He is like the big man version of Vince Carter. He wont come through during the end of games, and he is starting drift further and further away from the low post. He has a nice 15 foot jumper, but games can get real ugly when they arent falling. He tries to avoid contact, and doesnt hustle. If we want an up tempo team, and Gasol is wanted out of M-town cuz he doesnt like playing up tempo there, why would it work in Philly?
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Post#42 » by dbodner » Fri Feb 1, 2008 4:54 pm

Depends on who the player(s) are. I'd trade our cap space, because I think Amare/Gasol are better than anything we could get through that avenue. I'd try to include future picks rather than the one this year. Whether or not it makes sense obviously depends on what we give up, but I would give up our cap space for either one.
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Post#43 » by The Guilty Party » Fri Feb 1, 2008 5:01 pm

I guess for our sake... we have to hope that Memphis decides to deal Gasol after the season and not before the deadline so that we can at least have a chance at him.
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Post#44 » by SouthJersey » Fri Feb 1, 2008 5:12 pm

Just curious to whether people would either give up our first round pick this year, figuring it to be in the top 7, or Dala?
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Post#45 » by tk76 » Fri Feb 1, 2008 6:00 pm

The pick. Look at what you get from the average #7 pick:
http://www.82games.com/nbadraft2.htm (NBA Draft Historical Analysis by pick)

We already have a lot of young players that we need to develop. I wouldn't mind moving our pick if it was part of a deal that landed us a good under 30 big.
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Post#46 » by UptownPhilly » Fri Feb 1, 2008 6:14 pm

We should hang onto our pick if it's top 10.

At #9 Amare, Dirk, T-Mac and Marion were picked.

There's no chance we get a player of that calibre, but it would definitely be worth the risk.
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Post#47 » by Sixersftw » Fri Feb 1, 2008 7:43 pm

well there goes gasol
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Post#48 » by Sixersftw » Fri Feb 1, 2008 7:43 pm

well there goes gasol
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Post#49 » by philbe311 » Fri Feb 1, 2008 7:45 pm

Sixersftw wrote:well there goes gasol


But know I'm intrigued by MEM and there uber-depth of young PGs... I would be interested in Critt or Lowry in a mili-second...
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Post#50 » by dbodner » Fri Feb 1, 2008 10:36 pm

Well, I guess our question of "would it cost too much to get Gasol" was answered. Damn. He would have been a great fit, especially for giving up that little. I wonder if Ed talked with Memphis at all. Gasol seems like the exact player Ed was describing.

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