Sure he doesnt have a great 3pt shot, but thoughts about Corey Maggette on the Rockets? He could be that 3rd scorer we are looking for. And someone that could create his own shot and slash to the basket. And would be that 2 guard with size we are looking for. Maybe offer some package of Swift and a draft pick? EDIT: I see this was already brought up in this thread but I thought it deserved it's own thread.
I'd rather not. If we tie up money in him it will hurt our chances at landing shooters in the future.
Huh? Hurt our chances at landing shooters? We are going to be OVER the cap for some time now. We will always have the MLE to add shooters. Salary really isnt an issue here.. If we can obtain a LEGIT 3rd scorer that's making a modest salary, why not!? He is signed for 3 more years starting at 7.2M. You could move Stromile and Ward's expiring deal to match the salaries and then throw in a pick to sweeten it. They gave up Wilcox to get Radmanovic, perhaps they could use another backup PF.
Read the article. The Bulls pick that they are talking about is their OWN pick, not the high Knicks pick. So yes, the Bulls would be glad to offer THEIR pick for ours and SS. And we would be stupid to offer it. Next.
As long as Maggette really is 100% healthy, I'd give up Stro and our draft pick for Maggette as long as Roy, Aldridge, and maybe Thomas (and Noah if he changes his mind and declares) aren't on the board.
Can we even use Ward's expiring contract? He's a playa no longa. I'm leery of any injury prone players.
I think if McGrady would accept him, he would make us an offensive juggernaut. We would be shooting 40 free throws a game between him, Yao, and TMac. That is, if the officials call the fouls in the paint the way that they should.
Damn, Sam Smith. The mercurynews link threw me off. Sam Smith doesn't report rumors or reports. He just theorizes based on his own opinions of who should do what deals.
Maggette has the size and athleticism we need, but I question his effort on defense. There's a reason the Clippers continue to start Ross over Maggette, after all.
Deuce - It's going to be tough for you to top you're Josh Childress suggestion. IMO, there'll be alot more of this type of NBA chatter once the draft order is set. One place I'll be looking is what the Knicks (and to some extent the Blazers) are going to do. Both teams have a stockpile of talent (expensive for NY...cheap for POR). But none of the parts seem to mess together very well. And I can't imagine NY keeping both Francis and Marbury. That combined with the fact that NY has no 2006 draft picks means we need to be in on whatever deals they are discussing. Is Francis still enough of a draw to put fans into the seats in ATL? EDIT: Regarding Maggette...still not sure. I like the slasher idea...does he play enough D to take the tougher assignment off of TMac?
I'd take him in a heartbeat. He's hit on 35% from range this season, which is solid. He'd be our penetrator, since Tmac is unwilling to do it over the course of the season. He gets to the line, and has a very complete offensive game. Defensively, he has the capability to be solid with the proper motivation. He's also cheap. a guy who can put up 20 ppg for 7 million?
Defense although important would not be quite so critical since we would be averaging 105 ppg. If only JVG would accept that good offense makes for good defense. When you have the lead and the ability to be extremely efficient offensively so as to trade baskets and wear down the clock, you still win. It's the final score that matters. If only....
exactly. Please don't credit any validity to anything Sam Smith says. Even if Maggoty is on the trade block, don't count on SS to have any sort of knowledge on Corey's true trade value(a mid range draft pick ... yeah ...) That being said, yes, CM would be awesome on this team, as would a lot of other wing players.
He can't be a third option anyway. You could make a Rashard Lewis a 3rd option because of his shooting ability, but you can't make someone who's game is based around him attacking the basket and getting to the line a bunch a 3rd option. That would require the Rockets to consistently give him the ball (and Yao not clogging the paint) and let him go to work. He's perfect for a team like the Bulls though.
I disagree. Yao doesn't have to get out of the way for anybody. He's like a magnet. He attracts defenders. When he's doubled or tripled and he throws it out to somebody like Maggette who can and will take it to the hole relentlessly, then Maggette just walks past all those defenders flying out to defend the 3-ball. And then he is finishing at the rim with a 7-6 rebounder standing there to put back anything. How much better could it get? We're talking about Maggette here. He would be our second best perimeter shooter first of all. And he would be our best finisher at the rim. A Bogans that can actually hit the jumper and hit the layups and get the fouls that Bogans doesn't get. The presence of Yao would only help a player like Maggette. Think about it. Does Shaq's presence hurt Dwayne Wade? No, Shaq down low only enhances Dwayne's game. Because the defense can't collapse on Wade's drives. With the fouls Maggette draws, we would be shooting free throws before the mid point of every quarter, which is only going to enhance Yao's effectiveness along with TMac's. Either that or we are running layup drill.
