Would you rather trade LMA or Amare if we trade with Suns

I think it would as a shock to a lot of fans if Joel started admitting he wasn't happy being here and wants to move on. Of course, we don't know what's going on in his head but he's shown to be anything but a selfish player during his tenure here.

Sure, that sounds good. But fourth-quarter time, one of Greg, LMA and Amare would still be sitting. That's just an abundance of talent IMO that's sitting on the bench when you can trade Amare for a position of need in upgrade with an SF or PG.
I'd rather have a guy like Joel backing up Greg, and a bruising enforcer-type PF backing up LaMarcus.

That's fine if you think I'm way off. Man, I'm just trying to state my opinion, that's all. I just think you stand a better chance of getting Butler if you offer Amare rather than Joel Przybilla.....

 

you dodge my questions after I answer yours. Again, do you really think Joel will be satisfied being that rare pro who will be satisfied playing marginalized backup role 10-15 MPG starting next year which happens to be the prime years of his career? If Greg's really a soon-to-be star player thats the most he'll be looking at. Again thats an abundance of talent on the bench for a majority of the game.

96 minutes per night covered by 3 studs with substantial roles. Oh the horror! Real talent has value and thats doubly true with talented size. It's value doesn't go away overnight. If you're able to trade for a talent like Amare for as cheap a rate as RLEC + scraps you get that bird in hand and figure out the mix later. There is no question that Amare Greg LA >>> Joel Greg LA. If thats possible guess who is the obvious odd man out?

sure and I'm just trying to state my opinion. If you think trading Roy for Mark Madsen is the way to go, you're welcome to yours.

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I don't know how I didn't answer your question. I said it'd be a big shock if Joel came out and said he's unhappy and wants to leave. That means, yes I think he would be satisfied being the backup to Greg. He's going to be 30 years old this year, he's had injuries, he's never played 82 games in a season.
I think Joel is one of those guys that's made Portland his home. He was loyal to us when he re-signed here after we gave him a chance when Nash signed him. I think he'd want to stick through with this and want to help win us a championship.

It's just a difference of philosophy then. I didn't say I didn't want studs on this team. I just said I'd rather try to get studs at each position rather than stockpiling studs at one position. One of LMA/Greg/Amare will still be sitting in crunch time, which will leave one unhappy while a stud SF or PG would be nice to have.

Roy for Mark Madsen? What? I guess what it boils down to is you think we can get a guy like Caron Butler for Joel+RLEC or whatever, while I think it'd take Amare to get Caron here in some sort of three-way deal.

 

JP has many homes including one in PDX. When he was a FA, he signed the largest $$$ per year deal with the most years. You're free to call that loyalty but don't expect others to agree. Dude took care of #1/business and I'm not daydreaming that it's anything else. Dude will be 30 someday, but he's 28 until next October. Like every player ever, he's had injuries. I'm sure he'd rather win a championship then not... any other non-sequiturs you want to throw into the mix?

good grief. You're the one proposing stockpiling a single position over guys who can shift between a few. It's a whole lot more likely a player will be happier playing a 30+ minutes a night role and playing some of the stretch time then 10-15 and not playing any.

if you're going to dishonestly misrepresent my views why should I be expected to be reasonable with yours?

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Joel's 28 years old? I see him being listed as being born on Oct. 10, 1979.
It's 2009. Isn't he going to be 30 this year?

 

my math was off a year. It doesn't change my points about him (or anyone) being unlikely to being agreeable about sitting out the prime years of his career

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