http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...F?slug=aw-draftbuzz062409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns According to this he is on the market. Why don't we trade brooks and cook for him? The pacers shed some salary and get brooks and we get a passing point guard. If Ron, Tmac, and Yao come back brooks won't get to shoot as much and he is more of a 2 guard than a point guard.
we can offer them a total salary dump just like the san antonio offer to jefferson cook barry landry(indiana favourite and a coveted PF which theyhave been looking for) for tj ford
Why would we give up Landry/Cook/Barry for Ford? We are in dire need of Power Forward's Which Landry and Cook are. We already have a plethora of guards....we don't need another one.
TJ is definitely an upgrade in terms of being a true PG... but he still ain't that great. The dude has lost his starting PG job twice on two different teams now. I'm not willing to sacrifice AB's potential for a slightly better upgrade.
We don't have enough crummy contracts to make a Ford deal worth it. He may be better than Lowry, but he would not be a huge upgrade off the bench.
TJ ford is a better passing point than brooks, but THINKS he has a jumper or certain offensive abilities...plus he's reached his peak/prime, which isn't saying much since he keeps being traded and losing his starting job.....not an overall upgrade over brooks...
McGrady Brooks Landry Cook Cash considerations Ford Murphy Tinsley Hibbert Rush #13 pick(Draft Earl Clark) Rockets Depth Chart C-Yao/Hibbert/Dorsey PF-Scola/Murphy/Hayes SF-Battier/Clark/White SG-Artest/Rush/Barry PG-Ford/Lowry/Tinsley You get a backup C-Hibbert Back up PF/C-Murphy Young scoring wing SG-Rush Quick starting PG-Ford Lotto pick with upside SF-Clark
Might as well change our name to the Houston Pacers lol j/k But that would have to break the record for players in a 2 team trade
If the Amare deal comes into reality then getting Ford for Landry plus fillers would compensate for the loss of AB.
If TJ Ford isnt a passing point guard, who the heck is? Aaron Brooks has a better outside shot that Ford. TJ Ford is better in every other aspect except injury history. But he makes too much.
That's questionable but I think he's the better player for our team. Ford is the better playmaker and better in transition. He's not as a effective in the half court like more methodical PG's (CP3, Deron Williams, etc.). He's more like a poor man's Jason Kidd. He would be awful playing off of Yao. Do we really need a great playmaking PG? Assuming we're building an offense around Yao's post game, whoever plays PG will likely spend plenty of time spotting up for 3's. I think we're better off with a scoring PG who can make plays when necessary. A Mo Williams/Arenas/Nelson type player would fit perfectly.
Indeed a point of concern, but if it would take a trade of Landry and fillers only and the Amare tade comes true then It might be worth the risk.
