<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> An NBA general manager familiar with the situation told ProBasketballNews.com late Sunday that the Utah Jazz have made swingman Matt Harpring and forward Carlos Boozer available for a possible trade. The GM, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Jazz could deal Harpring and Boozer in separate deals, or ship them together as a package. Atlanta, Boston, and Dallas are the three teams that have expressed the most interest, according to the source.</div> http://www.probasketballnews.com/exclusive_jazz.html I like both these guys, but what will it take to get them?
I think they'll want a young guy, but I'd say Boozer he'd take the scoring load will get a lot of boards.
Boozer might require Al Jefferson I think that you guys should offer Blount and Ricky Davis for Boozer, but I know most of you probably wouldn't want to part with Ricky...
I wouldn't be against trading Ricky, but he's been very good for us and there's always a possibility that Boozer will egt hurt again. It will be a gamble if they decide to pull the trigger on that deal.
I think the Celtics will be better off with Drew Gooden. Al Jefferson and Drew Gooden on the frontcourt spells 'athletic'.
Hey I don't think Ricky Davis would fit in good here!!! Remember what he did 2 years ago to try to get the triple-double? Sloan hates that guy's guts!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting J_Ray:</div><div class="quote_post">Hey I don't think Ricky Davis would fit in good here!!! Remember what he did 2 years ago to try to get the triple-double? Sloan hates that guy's guts!</div>Good point. I'm sure all the other teams would easily forget about that, but since that was against the Jazz, I doubt they want anything to do with him.
boozer i like....harpring HA...no thanks....i wouldnt trade blount and ricky for boozer and harpring...harpring is the definition of unatheletic....boozer woudl help us greatly but im not willing to lose ricky for him....no thanks utah
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting celtsfan2589:</div><div class="quote_post">boozer i like....harpring HA...no thanks....i wouldnt trade blount and ricky for boozer and harpring...harpring is the definition of unatheletic....boozer woudl help us greatly but im not willing to lose ricky for him....no thanks utah</div> ur absolutely right......boozer would help us out alot on the boards and in the post..... but i'm not to interested in losing ricky davis for him..... harping is an ok player but he wouldn't fit into our system.... if utah wants blount for boozer i would do that in a heart beat.... but to lose rick or jefferson it isn't worth it and if thats the case utah can keep boozer
A scenario that would work under the new CBA would be: Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, and our newly acquired trade exception -FOR- Carlos Boozer That's definitely a deal that I would do. I'm not sure if Utah would, but they just might. If they don't want Banks, Tony Allen could replace him in the deal and it would still work capwise.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker14:</div><div class="quote_post">we'd have to do it in 2 or 3 days because the TE expires on the 12</div>No it doesn't. It expires on August 2nd, next year. We have about 355 days to use it.
I like 44 Thrilla's trade proposal, everyone knows we arew trying to get rid of Blount, but, the only downfall is that we'd be losing a young point guard with a lot of potential...on the other hand, getting Carlos Boozer would automatically put us in a position to win the Atlantic again...with the team we have now, i can see us just barely making the finals...with boozer, we would be a better team, the best thing is that he is still young as well..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting BigDave31:</div><div class="quote_post">I like 44 Thrilla's trade proposal, everyone knows we arew trying to get rid of Blount, but, the only downfall is that we'd be losing a young point guard with a lot of potential...on the other hand, getting Carlos Boozer would automatically put us in a position to win the Atlantic again...with the team we have now, i can see us just barely making the finals...with boozer, we would be a better team, the best thing is that he is still young as well..</div> making the finals with the team we have now?...we arnt even in shape to make the playoffs....new jersey will wint hte atlantic even if rahim goes else where....i agree booser will help and 44thrillas trade proposal would work and isnt bad but highly doubtful....and even if it did happen we still wouldnt be ready for the FINALS
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting celtsfan2589:</div><div class="quote_post">making the finals with the team we have now?...we arnt even in shape to make the playoffs....new jersey will wint hte atlantic even if rahim goes else where....i agree booser will help and 44thrillas trade proposal would work and isnt bad but highly doubtful....and even if it did happen we still wouldnt be ready for the FINALS</div>I think Big Dave meant playoffs. I don't think anybody's ready to say we are Finals contenders.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker14:</div><div class="quote_post">oo i read a post by another member stating it expired the 12th. MY bad.</div> No no, that was my bad. I was the one who said that, I thought I had read it somewhere, but that was somebody else's deal from last year. The C's would do well to pick up Boozer, but dealing Big Al is quite simply out of the question. There is no rational reason to trade the man for Boozer, except that we would want to win now, which I still don't see happening, even with Boozer and without Blount. Banks, Blount, and the exception there is literally no downside to. I would snap that up in a heartbeat, but there's just no reason for the Jazz to bite on that one. Although, this is where Danny's cunning comes back into play. The man has showed infinite patience with Blount, and as a result, the image is that Ainge is willing to trade Blount, but only on his terms. Have you read anywhere that Danny would unload Blount in a heartbeat? No, but we have seen Danny say time and again that he will be sitting down with Blount and making sure his workout plan is on schedule. Or that he will talking with Blount and making sure his head is in the right place. Or that he has made a rule on the team forbidding some of the antics of last season, and Blount was ready to play ball with Danny's rules. We all know that Blount CAN play, we also know that just doesn't want to. A revitalized Blount isn't out of the picture, and with that, Boozer becomes a nice little bonus, but not a marquee player in Boston. I know what I'm saying sounds crazy, but I refuse to rule out Danny's influence on this man. I have trusted in Danny in the past, and I will again. But let's not also forget that, even if Danny is just playing nice for the cameras, he can now say that he can wait for the right deal to come along to get rid of Blount. He's not to going to unload him for nothing, chances are he'll be a big part of a big deal if anything. Also, mind you, if I'm wrong about all this Blount stuff, I'll be the first one to tell you. You all know I hate the guy, and I still will, but he's got the opportunity in front of him. Anyway, my point was, Ainge isn't going to auction Blount off for the lowest common denominator. If he's going to get of him, it'll be on his terms. I think this Boozer idea is a really good one. And I think that Banks, Blount, and the TE would be fantastic. And I think that Jerry Sloan would have a point guard he could mold into a real good one. I'm not sure if Doc has that capability. I would love to see Boozer in a C's uniform (I'm totally split on Harpring, I think he's brings good things to the table, but he doesn't create, and for the money, he's a pricey backup), but I would love to see it on our terms. I don't think Danny should feel pressured into this deal, nor should the Jazz. Aside from that, here's a little conspiracy theory material for you, Boozer and Harpring's salaries are a little more than two million from Paul's. Makes you think, eh?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post">A scenario that would work under the new CBA would be: Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, and our newly acquired trade exception -FOR- Carlos Boozer That's definitely a deal that I would do. I'm not sure if Utah would, but they just might. If they don't want Banks, Tony Allen could replace him in the deal and it would still work capwise.</div> that trade would be ECXELENT!!!!!but the only way Utah would ever consider accepting that trade would be if their general manager had a horrible stroke or swimming/boating accident that left him with dramatic braindamage but was allowed to keep his job....unless ignigot's "Danny AInge is a magical hypnotist" theory pans out. Edit: my bad. I only really skimmed ignigots post and thought that he was saying that Ainge could have significant "influence" on Utah's GM. I was like, "ok he's made some decent moves in the past but lets not jump to conclusions that he has supernatural magic powers!" sorry igni...still funny though
yeah, sorry celtsfan2589, i meant playoffs!! no way are we ready for finals yet! Im Australian, and in our football, we say finals for the playoffs, and grand final for final!! lol...
