Only thing I like about this trade is the players we got rid off. But I really don't like the players we got in return. Randolph's gonna take Lee's minutes. Plus drugs are probably more accessible in NY than Portland. Isiah should know better than to trade for a Portland WeedBlazer.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Just when you think New York?s salary situation can?t possibly spiral any further out of control, they sign Jerome James to a long-term deal. Just when you think New York?s salary situation can?t possibly spiral any further out of control, they sign Eddy Curry to a long term deal. Just when you think New York?s salary situation can?t possibly spiral any further out of control, they sign Jared Jeffries to a long term deal. Just when you think New York?s salary situation can?t possibly spiral any further out of control, they trade for Steve Francis. Should I keep going? There is really nothing left to say at this point, but I guess I?ll take a shot some good ol? fashioned Isaiah blasting (it has been a while, come to think of it). A frontcourt of Randolph and Curry might look good on paper, but here are two players who don?t complement each other well at all. Randolph got in shape a season ago and is one of the league?s elite post scorers, but clearly has a propensity for showing up out of shape and is an adequate defender at best. Curry is essentially the same player, but to an extreme ? he?s got the same scoring tools with an extra two inches. Unfortunately, that would be two inches around the middle as well as at the shoulders, and Randolph will probably look like Bill Russell compared to what Curry brings to the table defensively. Add in Jerome James, and you have approximately 900 pounds of motivationally challenged, defense-lacking beef. So even though Isaiah does have a track record of drafting well in the late first round, he appears to be mired in quicksand and attempting to dig himself out with a spoon. These short-sighted moves are only sinking the franchise deeper and deeper. But at least Renaldo Balkman and Wilson Chandler will look good sitting on the bench next to each other, and both will be perfect trade fodder the next time an established pseudo all-star signs a big contract, blows out his knee, and wears out his welcome with his prior team?</div>http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2154 Sums up my thoughts exactly.
Eh, I agree with that guy to an extent, but I still think it was a great trade. We gave away garbage anyway, and we got Randolph, some guards to add depth off the bench, and another young talent in Demtrius Nichols who I think could be a steal.
