Monta played the 2 during his breakout seasons and had no problems with it, don't see why he couldn't do it again. And Curry might not be a traditional point, but I've heard a lot of people comparing him to Steve Nash, not a bad comparison in my book. I think he could be a very successful point guard at this level. He's sees the court very well and did a very good job of it last year. But they do have to move some people. I'm sure they'd love to move Mags, since they tried getting rid of him last year. Regardless of what they do, they were giving up way too much talent in that Amar'e trade, way too much.
He's rail thin, Stephen Jackson is the point forward on that team anyway. Let Monta handle the 2 on offense if you want but he needs to guard point guards. Is Curry even an All-Star type of player in the future? He seems like a better version of Eddie House to me, something the Warriors have less use for, just real redundant. Amare probably has a brighter future and Beans has a pretty large contract either way so overall I don't see much of a financial or talent problem with this trade. The Warriors need to take some risks and he'd easily be their best player. He's 26 years old and looked completely recovered from his leg injuries. Give him some goggles and I bet they win much more with him, he loves fast paced offenses.
I think the trade is too lopsided in PHX favor too. Cause even though Amare is a proven all-star, GS is going to give up a starter/fringe all-star caliber player in Biedrins, and what looks to be their PG of the future in Curry.
I think the problem is that Amare can look like a Superstar in the right system, even better than Pau. Curry could be a role player or fringe all-star, I don't think that's a sure thing either.
Yeah, i guess you have a point, considering how Amare blew up to avg a double-double(I think) with around 26PPG in the Suns glory days with D'antoni. About Curry, I think you have a point saying that he's not as good as what was said when you consider how weak this draft was.
Yeah he doesn't have to be better than Pau, which he isn't but he seems like a great fit and can get away with that defense over there. You have to consider that slow down offense the first half of the Suns' season wasn't tailored made for him.
I must disagree with you on Curry. I think the kid has All Star potential written all over him. He's a great shooter and I really think you underrate his passing ability. I remember Bob Knight raving about how good of a PG Curry was earlier in the year, and he's also had all sorts of other "experts" compliment his PG abilities. I think he's got the ability to be one of the better PGs in the league and can understand the comparisons I've heard to Steve Nash. The kid can flat out shoot and his vision is much better than what some may think. And I still the Warriors mortgage their future with that trade. They lose 4 very good players for a guy who might opt out and sign elsewhere after next season (or season after, don't recall). It doesn't make sense to do it, regardless as to how many guards they have. The only way I'd do anything like this if I were the W's is if I could get rid of Maggs.
They don't make the trade without an extension agreed to probably. Wright and Marco are very good players? And if they are, then they have some very good depth to replace them with. Wright is probably the only player in the deal I might try to swap out, but they have Randolph already. Monta/Jax/Maggs/Morrow/Azu. Who else is going to get minutes with that lineup? Beans/Randolph/Turiaf frontcourt right now, Amare is certainly a big upgrade for them. I don't even know if Curry is better than Ellis. You're saying Curry's potential at this point is greater than a Mid-20's Amare who's been to various All-Star games already. But how do you know? Why do the Warriors need Curry? If they had to pick between an All-Star Guard, or All-Star Front Court player, the W's of all teams would choose Amare I would think. Amare busted out when the Suns went back to their fast paced offense and he's in the prime years of his life.
To each their own, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I just don't see why you give up so much talent for one guy that might not even come back. Personally, I think it'd be stupid for Amar'e to agree to any type of a contract extension with them if he gets traded there. He could end up getting locked up long term on a terrible team, and I don't care how much money you make, losing does get to you eventually. And why do the Warriors need Curry? That's something you should ask Mullin and co., they're the ones that drafted him, not me. I just happen to like his potential. I think he's got the ability to be one of the better scorers in the league as well as one of the best PGs in the league. And personally, I think he's an upgrade over Azubuike and Morrow, neither of which are that great in my book. You could easily have a starting backcourt of Curry/Ellis/Jax and let the other guys duke it out for minutes off the bench. The only reason for the W's to do this is to address their frontcourt needs. But look at the way they play. They're a team that relies heavily on their outside shooting and slashing to the hoop. They don't really need a big who can score in the post. That's why Beans is the perfect fit for them. He doesn't need the ball to score or be effective. He gets most of his points off lobs and garbage baskets, which is exactly what they need out of their bigs and that's exactly what they get out of them.
Amare's not exactly a back to the basket player though, right? He's got a nice mid-range game and slashes well. He's a great finisher so I'm sure his garbage points would still be there. :] Yeah definitely not for a one year rental. I think if you look at this trade in a vacuum, you'd have a case about the kind of players being given up. But the Warriors have accumulated so much perimeter talent, this is exactly the kind of move they can afford to make. Curry is not an upgrade yet over their potential starters, just depth imo. Either this or Chris Bosh I guess? They definitely need to acquire something in a trade, they have no cap relief for a while.
