Curry gone,Lindsey Hunter traded to Pistons.. http://www.freep.com/sports/pistons/pist28_20030828.htm <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Michael Curry and Lindsey Hunter have been friends since the Pistons signed Curry to a 10-day contract on Jan. 31, 1996. Hunter soon should return to the Pistons, but at his friend's expense. The Pistons and Toronto Raptors, the Free Press has learned, are expected to announce a deal that would send Curry -- Detroit's captain and starting small forward -- to Toronto for Hunter -- a versatile guard who spent an injury-plagued year across the border after being dealt by the Lakers. Acquiring Hunter could signal the end of Chucky Atkins' tenure in Detroit. Atkins, a 5-foot-10 point guard who started until last season, is on the trading block for salary cap reasons. He is halfway through a six-year, $22.5-million contract. The Pistons need cap room for next summer because of Mehmet Okur, who becomes a restricted free agent and could command a handsome salary if he has a big season. Teams could offer Okur a fat contract and the Pistons would have to match it or risk losing the 24-year-old Turk, who will compete to be the starting center after finishing his rookie season with a stellar playoff run. Returning to Detroit won't require much of a living adjustment for Hunter, who kept his suburban home after he was traded to Milwaukee for Billy Owens on Aug. 22, 2000. The Pistons would use Hunter as their fourth guard and, at 6-feet-2, 195 pounds, to defend small point guards. (The other guards, besides Atkins, are Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Bob Sura.) </div> This means chucky is on his way out....loads of cap room next off-season..hmm I wonder where Atkins will get traded to?
NICE trade for Toronto!!!!!! we finally got the type of player i wanted. we needed a defensive swingman. that means vince carter can focus more on offense and let curry guard the best opposing swingman.
Hallelujah! No more Michael Curry!! Dumars is a genius once again. Curry's defense is highly overrated, and his offense is non-existent. Great news! Thanks, allnet.
Maybe it would of been best to trade Curry to Pacers as we all know how Rick loves to start Curry every game still don't know why he did that..Curry defence is good..but he can't shoot or score....it is a mis-match everytime he is on the floor..Glad to see Lindsey back....seems Chucky is being traded for a SF...have to wait and see who that is...but it should be a high profile SF if possible...something else is happening
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Big D:</div><div class="quote_post">Hallelujah! No more Michael Curry!! Dumars is a genius once again. Curry's defense is highly overrated, and his offense is non-existent. Great news! Thanks, allnet.</div> have fun with hunter screwing over....
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting txuonline:</div><div class="quote_post">have fun with hunter screwing over....</div> Screwing over how? He will be back-up and won't get big minutes like he maybe did at Raptors...Hunter had his best years in Detroit...so now he will be coached by a great one..he should do ok...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">Screwing over how? He will be back-up and won't get big minutes like he maybe did at Raptors...Hunter had his best years in Detroit...so now he will be coached by a great one..he should do ok...</div> um....big minutes with the raptors? he only played 29 games and was a backup.
Then whats the problem? I did say maybe played big minutes..I didn't know if he did or not..but still nearly 10 points per game in under 23 minutes isn't too bad..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">Then whats the problem? I did say maybe played big minutes..I didn't know if he did or not..but still nearly 10 points per game in under 23 minutes isn't too bad..</div> -large salary -injury problems -getting too old -doesnt pass the ball enough -bad shot selection -shot is inconsistent (with the lakers he missed like 20 straight shots in the playoffs and got benched)
It looks like Raptors are getting Chucky Atkins in the deal too but what this does do is clear LOADS of cap room for next summer..but atkins,curry for hunter meh..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">It looks like Raptors are getting Chucky Atkins in the deal too but what this does do is clear LOADS of cap room for next summer..but atkins,curry for hunter meh..</div> if we also get atkins then i probably wont make the trade unles we also throw in another player.
Raptors must be giving the Pistons another player.. or it seems like it according to this article http://www.mlive.com/pistons/stories/index...06540257880.xml
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">Raptors must be giving the Pistons another player.. or it seems like it according to this article http://www.mlive.com/pistons/stories/index...06540257880.xml</div> wtf? so atkins is coming to toronto too?!?!?!?! we gotta trade another player to detroit. i wouldnt make a straight up deal Hunter for Atkins. if Curry is thrown in to the deal and the raptors also trade some1 else that sucks then id make the deal.
You wouldn't trade Hunter for Atkins? chucky is a pretty good bench player..and he was a starter two years ago and did well...pistons are only doing this deal to help clear more cap room for next summer..when Joe D goes after Sheed,KG,kobe
I m happy with Milt as our backup. Curry is what we need aswell. We dont need Hunter either he is not happy in Toronto. we have to be trading another player. I wonder who it could be? It better not be Mo.
Read the article http://www.mlive.com/pistons/stories/index...06540257880.xml Atkins is likely in the deal...
