lazyboy62 wrote:I'd bet money that NY would do a trade like that. I think I'd want a first to two seconds for that tho. I'm greedy. I like the concept tho. Take the money from Amare and work toward next year. Who would you want from next season's free agent class in this deal? MKG? Not sure about anyone else.
Oh without a doubt they would do it, its ripping us off!
Amare is done. DONE. There is a reason we didnt want to keep him (specially on a max deal). We didnt think he would last, and he hasnt, so why take him back when what we were afraid would happen has? At this point Markeiff is better than Amare. I would even go so far as to say that Tolliver, yes the guy that is known for being viciously posterized by a young Amare, is currently better than Amare. Cool, a $20M expiring. We are already under the cap and should be next year as well once this Bledsoe situation plays out. Too bad there are no real superstar players in FA that we could go after using the capspace Amare expiring would provide. This upcoming FA is trash.
Shumpert? You mean the guy that NY has been looking to dump? Another injury riddled player that has close to zero offense. I would have loved to have him a few years ago, but his game never came back once he himself came back from injury. Pass.
Hardaway is just meh..... in my book. I dont think he is that much better than what Goodwin is, provided Goodwin got the amount of minutes that Hardaway did. PER36, Goddwin outshines Hardaway in FG%, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Hardaway has a 2 point edge on him along with being a better FT and 3 point shooter. Also factor in that Hardaway is a full 2 years older than Archie. Yeah...... i'd totally pass on that as well.
On top of all that WE are the ones providing a draft pick? What for exactly? NY is getting the 2 best players in the trade. Is it because we feel sorry for them for letting them have Dantoni and the horrific years that followed?
So yes, NY does that trade. They stick a fat one in our buttox and the only lube they use are our own tears.