http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/bl ... e=20080220
TRADE 1B: Orlando trades Pat Garrity, Carlos Arroyo, Maurice Evans, J.J. Redick, a 2008 No. 1 and $2 million to Memphis for Mike Miller, Casey Jacobsen and Brian Cardinal.
Why Memphis does it: Straight salary dump. Every guy the Grizzlies are getting back is an expiring deal except for Redick (2009). It's a soul-less, depressing trade that would ruin their fans' collective will to live. In other words, it's just like the Gasol trade.
Why Orlando does it: Are the Magic going to take a shot here or not? They're the fourth-best team in the East, they have three really good players, and they have $17 million worth of expiring contracts. What are they waiting for? They need one more quality swingman that can play the 2 and 3 and Miller is the best one available.
(Actually, why am I making up trades to make Orlando better when they could absolutely topple the Celtics in a series? Um, scratch this idea! Otis Smith, if you're reading this, apparently Mike Miller hated Orlando when he played there and thinks everyone there is trailer trash. You definitely don't want to do this one, Otis.)
I love Sports Guy, but I don't know how he could be this dumb. Why do we need "one more quality swingman that can play the 2 and 3? What about Dooling? Bogans?--although he can't play the 3 really... and what's wrong with putting Hedo at 2 and Shard at 3 or vice versa?...
I feel like it's obvious to everyone on this board that we need a good point guard (of which the market is lacking at the moment) and/or another big man (which we will hopefully be able to land in the form of Wilcox or Haslem or somebody else before 3pm today)... So now we need a "swingman" too? I think I might email SG letting him know how poorly he knows the Magic.