oh god no. so we basically trade one of our starters, one of the leading double double guys in the league....for 3 more bench scrubs? we'd have to get Chris Kaman back if we were to deal Hickson.
I think the real asset coming back is wright. And personally, I think it's actually a decent trade. Cuban has the cap space to resign Hickson and still offer Max for a player (possibly Howard).
yeah, because what we really need are young bench players that don't know what the fuck they're doing. real shortage of that on our team.
Brandan Wright is a pretty good Big and a perfect compliment for Aldridge, IMO. Wright has a PER of 21 man! WTF?!?! He's actually a pretty decent center
Cunningham is the only rookie involved in the deal. Wright is a 5 year vet and older than Hickson Beaubois is a 4 year vet and the same age as Hickson and flourished in Stotts' system
But what's the long term view on that deal? You trade for two backup PGs, and a backup big. Beaubois and Wright are both free agents after the season. They have little interest in Beaubois long term. Not too sure on Wright. But he's on a minimum deal. Both seem like guys we can sign this offseason, so we're bsaically trading Hicksn for Cunningham. No thanks.
you're basically getting more 7th-10th bench guy types that really haven't broken out whatsoever. we need starters and 6th men. Especially if we're getting rid of a starter. You're basically just duplicating the terrible bench even further.
Of all the deals you talk about; I actually like this one. Yes, we lose the production of a Hickson. Price is basically shit anyways, so losing him is no skin off my back. I agree about Beaubois flourishing on Stott's system by looking up his career numbers. Wright is long and able. I think paired with Aldridge will only increase his production. I think Hickson has artificial numbers based on teams trying to concentrate more on the all-star. Hickson would flourish in Dallas if they somehow landed Howard (which is a great possibility). Dallas can look long term and forsee a possible starting 5 of Collison, Mayo, Marion, Nowitzki and Howard. Carter, Hickson and James being the rotation off the bench.
Indeed. I think that would be a great long-term deal for this team ... apparently people can't bear the thought of missing out on a round one sweep this year.
The one thing I have confidence in is.... When we want to keep a player; they always find a way to keep that player in Portland. either it be fans or management; players don't leave unless they are unwanted.
But keeping a player on the roster that virtually doesn't make you any better or worse isn't twiddling your thumbs? That seems like the exact definition of twiddling your thumbs to me
How is it GREAT long term? Long term, we add a backup PG who is more combo guard, and two free agents we could sign if we wanted to without this deal.
