while the illuminati have been discussing trading zach randolph, we realised that we have not, as of yet, presented our case for the necessity of such a maneuver. forthwith:
zach's value will never be higher than it is now. whatever you think about randolph personally, he is surrounded by people that compromise him. he's a follower. he will almost certainly do something really stupid at some point. think bonzi wells. very similar personalities.
but more than that, he's not a nate guy, he's the last legacy of bob whitsitt and very literally the embodiment of all that was wrong previously. it is already obvious that brandon roy needs to be, and will be, the leader of this team.
trading zach gives you so many options: take on huge expiring contracts that put you in a position to play the free agent market this summer when they come off of the books. (rashard lewis) pick up a young athletic small forward, preferably a good defender that can hit the three (ariza, iguodala, deng) AND get an additional pick in the mythical draft class of 2007.
and just for gravy, we get to start playing lamarcus more at both the four and the five, keeping him on the floor as much as possible. lamarcus is the real deal, he and roy and jack need to learn to play together.
we just had our greatest draft ever, will we back that up by making the bold move necessary to cement the future?
zach's value will never be higher than it is now. whatever you think about randolph personally, he is surrounded by people that compromise him. he's a follower. he will almost certainly do something really stupid at some point. think bonzi wells. very similar personalities.
but more than that, he's not a nate guy, he's the last legacy of bob whitsitt and very literally the embodiment of all that was wrong previously. it is already obvious that brandon roy needs to be, and will be, the leader of this team.
trading zach gives you so many options: take on huge expiring contracts that put you in a position to play the free agent market this summer when they come off of the books. (rashard lewis) pick up a young athletic small forward, preferably a good defender that can hit the three (ariza, iguodala, deng) AND get an additional pick in the mythical draft class of 2007.
and just for gravy, we get to start playing lamarcus more at both the four and the five, keeping him on the floor as much as possible. lamarcus is the real deal, he and roy and jack need to learn to play together.
we just had our greatest draft ever, will we back that up by making the bold move necessary to cement the future?
3 comments:
Don't forget : Granger! That's the guy I'd want the most. Indy is a mess and is chained to their pasty white-boy-warrior-cast-offs (Dunleavy and Murphy). They need a 2 and will be interested in the 2007 draft along with everyone else, maybe he could be pried (probably not, but that would rock).
Would you give up Martell if it got you Granger? I would.
granager does look like a young scottie pippen. nice call. he's definitely in the mould i'm looking for; iguodala, deng, granger, ariza, gomes....
I don't think this was just the Blazers draft ever. I'd wager this will go down as the single best draft by any team ever. Roy is obvious. LaMarcus will shine. Throw in Sergio and you can have three future top players. Heck, add in signing Udoka and it was a brilliant offseason.
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