What do you think guys? would this be possible? link: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=Detroit-080612 6. Houston's Tracy McGrady and No. 25 pick for Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace This is the least favorable option for the Pistons, but worth noting. The Rockets flirted with moving McGrady at the trade deadline, but they couldn't find a deal that worked for them. Would the Pistons be able to help them out? McGrady, like Anthony, is a go-to scorer, and at 29 years old, he still has some gas left in the tank. He averaged 27 ppg in the Rockets' last playoff series with Utah. The key advantage for the Pistons? They would get some important, long-term cap relief down the road -- enough to make a run at a max free agent. But there's a significant downside here. McGrady has never led a team deep into the playoffs. He also has a history of back problems and has missed significant portions of several seasons. This deal would be a no-brainer for the Rockets, who would seriously upgrade their guard position and, with Wallace, would put the perfect complement next to Yao Ming.
This was already posted before and the writer is a moron. Mcgrady is just so much better than Hamilton and he says Detroit gets a clear upgrade at the guard spot???
ummm... this is just a scenario put together by a sports writer... but I think I would go for it... I still think we need to break up Tmac and Yao... both are very talented... but need a true leader to lead them... and were not going to be able to get that type of player without giving up atleast 1 of these guys
Excellent. Another plaque for the Chad Ford wall of idiocy. “On paper, the McGrady-for-Francis swap has the potential to be a disaster for the Magic. … Francis has as much baggage as McGrady, and possibly more.” -- Chad Ford, June 22, 2004 “This is what happens when you let a hockey guy run an NBA team.” -- Chad Ford, June 23, 2004 “A number of NBA GMs snickered [at] Weisbrod, whose only real experience to date had been running a minor-league hockey franchise … When word leaked [about the Francis-for-McGrady] deal … just about everyone in the league shook their head and said, off the record, of course, ‘I told you so.’ Now it might be Weisbrod who is having the last laugh.” -- Chad Ford, Oct. 20, 2004 "Put together Weisbrod's scouting report on McGrady with Francis' take on Van Gundy, and it's not a stretch to wonder how well the two are going to get along this season." -- Chad Ford, Oct. 25, 2004 “John Weisbrod would consider trading ANYONE on the Magic if he didn't believe they were pulling their weight. He's been unhappy with Francis' effort, leadership and defense.” -- Chad Ford, Feb. 16, 2005 “TMac looks Jordan-esque for the Rockets. … [The Magic] never should've traded T-Mac … Why didn't the Magic fix the culture of losing in Orlando instead of scapegoating one superstar?” -- Chad Ford, April 27, 2005 “Give the max to franchise players only. … So who qualifies as a franchise player? … We can grandfather in a few other players who have shown they were max players in the past -- Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady and Jason Kidd -- though now those contracts seem pretty burdensome.” -- Chad Ford, July 13, 2007 “Houston's Tracy McGrady and No. 25 pick for Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace … But there's a significant downside here. McGrady has never led a team deep into the playoffs. … This deal would be a no-brainer for the Rockets, who would seriously upgrade their guard position …” -- Chad Ford, June 12, 2008
LOL...how would this help Houston? Rip Hamilton is not an All Star (I know he has made the squad but come on?). Rasheed is old and will fall apart any day now. Defensively, he is still better than Scola but I guarantee Scola will be clearly the better offensive player this season. Oh, and Raweed's attitude is the last thing this young team needs. This is almost as bad as a Sam Smith article.
Rips pretty old, Sheeds pretty old.. do you really want 2 farts who couldnt get it done in Detroit to get it done ina tougher conference?
sheed is old as hell. dude sucked in the playoffs last yr. hamilton is still good but he isn't a go-to scorer; but he would def. fit in adelman's moving the ball offense. but man, detroit would be STACKED. we're giving them a championship. billups, tmac, prince, maxielle, mcdyess, with developing young players off the bench in stuckey, afflalo, and u know dumars is just gonna add on that bench. pistons lost the past few yrs b/c they depended on billups and hamilton to dominate the 4th, which isn't gonna work. tmac is not gonna do a lot of heavy lifting but score b/c he has a PG and a shut down defender who can actually score. but tmac does go to the east. if the pistons add another thing to that deal, i might consider it. tmac and yao still have potential, but i understand the frustration. if yao is injured one more year, i'll consider trading him too.
They should have just drafted Carmelo in the FIRST place without giving up anyone, and they'd be a Celtics-like powerhouse.
there was this one time that i heard that t-mac should be called a "point-forward..." what do yous guys think?
Actually, they'd only look good on paper. How can Billups and Tmac coexist? Both need the ball to be effective. I don't think Billups has the speed/conditioning to play off the ball, and I know Tmac doesnt. And Sheed may be old, but he's still a great player. He'd be a matchup problem for almost anyone. Yao is untradeable.
billups plays better if he's just more of a PG and gets his shots within a rhythm rather than playing 1-on-1. tmac will allow him to do that. and we all knw tmac plays the best off the ball (he shoots like 47% when he goes off the ball from last yr). sheed SUCKED last yr, literally in the playoffs. so no, he's not a great player. and yao is untradeable simply b/c of his marketability. but if he's injured one more year, it doesn't matter what his marketability is, les will look to want to win. but like i said, i would trade tmac if pistons put in something else like a pick.
Sorry, no. Not even close. Tmac is ineffective when he doesnt have the ball. He needs the ball to get into a rhythm. He's a terrible spot up shooter. When Sheed has his head on right, he's the most versatile PF in the game. He can score from anywhere and is a capable defender. IMO, he's all-star caliber. As long as he's making Les millions of dollars, he isnt going anywhere.
yeah that would be a good deal for both, Houston and Detroit. It would be funny to watch Tracy and Billups on the same team. On the other hand Rockets get good guard and solid PF But I am still sure McGrady ain't going nowhere.
