[Chicago Tribune] Swift and pick for Chicago's pick?

i would never do this trade. i'm fine with the #8 pick.

why? right now we have the 8th pick and swift. swift may be a disappointment, but he still gives us what we wouldn't have without him: athletic and shotblocking at the 4. plus he can be our center in some matchups and we know he can play right away. and with the 8th pick we can fill our holes (carney, roy, gay, ...).

with this trade we probably would've the #2 pick, but we would lose our backup pf. what should we do then? with the pick we could draft a pf prospect or adam morrison. i don't think we get any better in this case. and we still would have the hole at the 2.

so, basically, i don't think this is a good idea.

 

Good point. Look at Diaw. Who woulda thunk it, based on his history?

And now he's a celebrated guy.

Hm, maybe we could trade Stro for Nash? LOL

 

i'd make the trade with my eyes closed

 

Stro may not help them much, but if you could up Stro and draft a true PF like Shelden Williams at #8, that would be getting pretty decent value for a #2 pick in a weak draft.

 

Stro is what Stro is after all these years. He has the athleticism but not the power, intensity and focus of Amare Stoudamire. His outside jumper is inconsistent, his ft shooting bad, his man on man D and rebounding is so so. The problem also lies in his energy level and mental awareness, two things that are hard to improve. I doubt he can be counted on as a starter on a championship team. As a backup at a reasonable price, he's servicable. Right now we need to concentrate our resources to upgrade the backcourt as it's in worse condition than our pf spot, but after it's done, hehe... watch out Stro. Stro does not qualify as a prospect with "potential" for me after all these years, he's a servicable backup who can be traded at any time.

 

Forget this thread, Chicago will not make this trade.
And we could win the top pick ourselves, although it's just 2.3%

 

Very accurate and well-worded.

 

There have been rumors for the past few weeks that Morrison is right at the top of our list. And he is a JVG player. Hard-nosed, hard working, doesn't take crap. Yeah, he has his flaws, but JVG will take attitude over skill any day.

 

Wow, great trade, let's do it!

Which button do I push to make it happen?

 

Just say the word Chicago and its done!

"And with the Third pick in the 2006 NBA Draft the Rockets select Andrea Bargnani!"

I would give up potential with a lack of intensity any day for Intensity with a slight drop in potential, which is what this upcoming crop of pf prospects represents.

After watching stro this year, I have come away with the impression that he is not a fighter. At least with a rookie we are getting a guy that will cost us less that has just as a little a clue as stro does, with a three point shot.

He is not the kind of guy to make a bad play offensively and then try to get it back on the defensive end and vice versa

 

I'm worried that if they got the #1 overall, the Rockets would throw away another season on purpose, a la Sampson/Olajuwon draft years.

 

Stro has never gotten a chance to play consistently in the NBA. His career avg. for mpg is 20.9, it's hard to make a solid conclusion about a guy when he only plays a few 5 min. intervals or two 10 min. intervals. The guy can never develop a rhythm that way. Especially with JVG, Stro would immediately get yanked if he made a mistake and I'm sure this only made him more self-conscious and unecessarily tense when he did get a chance to play. He has to be given the opportunity to play consistent minutes and also be given the opportunity to make mistakes. What is our alternative? Juwan Howard? I think Stro plays much better with Yao and compliments his game a lot more than Howard. Juwan played 10 mpg more than Stro last season, but their stats are comparable. The Rockets should try and get rid of Howard somehow, start Swift, and let Hayes back him up. Then they can focus on their real need: a solid 3rd scorer at SG.

 

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/14643013.htm

If Morrison's stock can fall within the Rockets range what a coup that would be.

 

I forgot the Bulls have the option to trade picks AGAIN with the Knicks in 2007. That is sick. What an incredibly stupid trade by Isiah! Based on how things turn out, this trade may be one of the worst in NBA history.

 

You have to earn consistent minutes. What you are not seeing in Stro's stats are the mistakes he makes like forgeting to box out, not picking up a defensive assignment, and boneheaded fouls, etc... This is why it's so frustrating watching him play because he's so talented but continues to make stupid mistakes which comes from low basketball IQ and lack of heart. The sooner we can get rid of Stro the better. He won't get better.

 

What do you call a player who was a #2 pick in the draft who can not "earn" consistent minutes?

 

Maybe it is because Stro has never played consistently. No more excuses. Stro is what Stro is. All potential but no game.

 

Morrison's lack of D would keep his ass firmly planted on the bench, a JVG end-of-the-rotation player at best. Think a Padgett upgrade. Or maybe the next Keith Van Horn.

The #8 pick should be an unquestioned starter. To be a starter for JVG, you need to play D.

 

If he's at the top of our list, you better believe JVG likes him. Also, JVG has already stated that we shouldn't expect our pick to start. So I don't think anyone we pick will be an "unquestioned starter".

 

i love your thinking john paxson. do this trade!