Don't hesitate to flame me but Iverson can contribute in this team

We had Steve Francis; we got rid of him. Why would we need Iverson? He's basically a little bit better version of steve, and he clearly didnt fit.

 

and exactly where did you read that Mcgrady even *could* declare he isnt going to play and free up cap space??

Ive read over the CBA several times, and I dont recall seeing anywhere that this is possible.

The injured player exception goes into effect when NBA-APPOINTED DOCTORS declare that a injury is career-ending....and even then, the league goes over those requests with a fine-toothed comb before they even think about awarding the injured player exception.

Educate yourself....I have helped you out by quoting the relevant sections of the CBA below. http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm

 

if he goes to washington he will b fine

 

i think it's more likely tmac will play than not, we need to stop looking at worst case scenario as a fact....could he never come back, could he not be back until march or april, yeah...but right now the schedule looks like he'll be back the first half of the season...until that changes, let's assume he'll be back.

Also, i think this is a better move to have as back up if ron doesn't re-sign. I agree he's got some issues, and pairing him with brooks may explode, but he does have the ability to create his own offense, he can draw fouls, he's got a solid J all over the court, good Ft shooter and definitely has some killer insitnct to him, so that being said, if the price is really good, he'd be worth considering, but shouldn't be our top target.

 

Doesn't explain the other part of the equation unless you think an Iverson-led Nuggets would make the WCFinals.


Hell NO to Iverson. He has way too much ego for someone on the extreme downside of their career.

 

If i am going after an undersized SG, i would prefer to use that money on Ben Gordon, a player that i know that can play also off the bench.

10 millions should be enough for Ben Gordon, maybe less.

 

If it were possible, I would rate this thread in the negative stars.

 

true, but what if he's no longer available? I think a better subject for this trade is, if ron gets away, it's the end of the summer and we've only managed a decent back up center and AI is still there, do we go after him then?

 

Uh...why? You don't go after people for the sake of having free agents to sign. Its not like we need a wing that badly. Tmac will still be here (unless traded), Von Wafer could use more PT and even Lowry could spot mins at SG. I'd rather have James White get PT for min then have AI come here and hamstring our plans while playing poorly. The dude doesn't know how to play winning, team-oriented basketball, and his bball skills can't compensate for that anymore. Just look at Denver post AI, then look at Detroit's record with and without him.

And OP needs to be flamed for making this suggestion. It works fine in Live and 2k9. In real life, not so much

 

Maybe we could start a "black hole" rating for threads. I would give this three super-massive black holes.

 

It seems you're like the one person, besides myself, who believes Tmac will be back.....that's why i asked the question, it seems like there's all these threads about moves/deals based on the assumption tmac is done forever so fans are freaking out about who's going to score for us and trying to figure out who can replace tmac...so i was just trying to put a spin on the subject that i thought posters would want to talk about....but i'm glad others still think we should see what Tmac and others have to offer.

 

i do think mcgrady will play at least a few games in a rockets uniform next season whether he ends the season in one is a different story. if he works hard it seemed like the doctors said he could be back by december if not sooner since he had a very minor version of microscopic. any team that is considering to take tmac back will want to see him play first i dont think any team at least right now will trade away borderline all star talent for him just for the sake of financial relief. in a few months who knows what the situations of teams will be, maybe then.


but going back to the OP i would only look at iverson if artest walks for nothing. I believe that Morey will try to S&T him if he cannot resign artest at a price Morey feels is reasonable. Depending on who may come back in a s&t deal should we then look at the possibility of iverson.

but even then I believe the chances are small. Iverson has an ego and rightfully so he has accomplished more in this league than a lot of players and to do it with his size is even more amazing. He probably will still want at least MLE but will want more even if its a short term deal. Also he didnt take to kindly about coming off the bench in detroit even though he originally said he would.

lets say for the sake of argument artest leaves for nothing and we do sign him then you end up starting both brooks/lowry and iverson which would leave a very small backcourt. you cant have that. Now even more so if McGrady is back to form then he starts over Iverson which iverson will not like coming off the bench.

I just dont see it happening if Iverson keeps the same attitude that he has to be a starter.

 

for this team, I agree with that.

Although Iverson is pretty good on defense when fully healthy.

 

Iverson must play SG, he isn't a PG. The Pistons tried it, that's why they sucked this season and that's why Rip came of the bench and Stuckey started at PG.

Overall, I think Iverson would be a nice addition but I don't want him because of his injuries at this stage of his career (age = a big factor).

 

Steve and AI are TOTALLY different....

 

dude, we have brooks. he's allen iverson without the massive contract. both are undersized SGs forced to play PG.

 

Iverson is and was only effective in an uptempo team with good defense, even in his prime. We are only one of those things.

 

Larry Brown's Sixers were not a fast paced team...

 

You don't know what you get in Tmac even when he's healthy. Dude is very inconsistent with his shots. I would trade him for Iverson. I think Iverson is a better shooter and he attacks the basket relentlessly which is what WE NEED!! We need the type that not just settle for jump shots, but attack the basket.