JBoog35

Toronto doesn't need a PF like Thomas or Aldridge, I am curious to see what they do? I think they could deal the pick, or take Gay or Morrison.

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McHale's idea of a good trade: We receive Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Mark Blount, and Justin Reed. We gave up Wally and Olowakandi.

Wally: The shooter Minny needed all year.

Kandi: The cap relief they wanted at the end of the year.

Davis: The highflyer, who lost his wings this season.

Blount: Our C...who can't rebound or play D!

Banks: our new PG option, who is a FA, may not re-sign

Reed: also a FA, better hustle option than Mad Dog, may not resign.

abwowang

who do u think we're going to get? ..

i think we get the best possible then trade for someone who can contribute NOW.

rashad and marcus are our projects right now..

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Avalanche

u guys think there's any chance of trading our pick and 2 second rounders to the raps for the first?
although its not that big of a jump, i think the 2 players that could actually help this squad right away in some form would be rudy gay and aldridge, and by the looks of it both will be gone by number 6.
the raps want bargnani apparently, and he would more than likely still be on the board at 6, especially after threatening to stay in europ if not selected by the raps.
if we stay at 6 its a bit difficult personally i think: aldridge, thomas, bagnani, gay, morrison, roy would probably be the 6 best players in the draft.
whereas carney and obrient would definately be a stretch at number 6.

will be very interesting to see how this goes

bruno34115

Our 6th plus two seconds??!?!?

Toronto says, "Are you out of your f***in mind!?!"

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Avalanche

i just think we need to get either gay or aldridge...

moss_is_1

Well for awhile Toronto didn't want their pick in the 1st, although they would have thought it was 5, they weren't even trading it but listening to people that would BUY the pick...

Avalanche

ok... so i've been thinking, and to me... unless theres a player who really catches a teams eye the top 5 will be aldridge, bargnani, thomas, morrison and gay (not in that order necissarily).
some drafts have roy going above gay, but i doubt that will be happening.

so, hypothetically if those 5 guys are off the board... who do we take?

JBoog35

Personally, I am a huge fan of Marcus Williams, but I know if Banks is back, Williams is out of the question, leaving us with: Roy, best player available. O 'Bryant and both of the Dukies are a reach. Foye is a PG/SG, not what we need, plus if we take a gaurd at that spot, it's going to be Roy. I think Carney is a bit of a reach, although I would agree with that pick more than Roy. This group is going to draft Roy in that situation, BPA.

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McHale's idea of a good trade: We receive Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Mark Blount, and Justin Reed. We gave up Wally and Olowakandi.

Wally: The shooter Minny needed all year.

Kandi: The cap relief they wanted at the end of the year.

Davis: The highflyer, who lost his wings this season.

Blount: Our C...who can't rebound or play D!

Banks: our new PG option, who is a FA, may not re-sign

Reed: also a FA, better hustle option than Mad Dog, may not resign.

Avalanche

My personal perference after the top 4 (bargnani i dont even want to look at) would be carney... but he's definately a stretch at 6..
roy is definately the most talented player available, but that would require some trades for him to fit into the line up without wasting talent.

kaniffmn

At this point, it's really hard to figure out who the wolves are going to pick in the draft. As far as I'm concerned, the wolves have three needs. (1.) A post threat. Someone who can rebound, block shots, pose a defensive threat, and score when needed. (2.) After trading Wally and losing Hoiberg, this team is in desperate need of an outside shooter. If anyone is going to tell me that Hudson and Griffin are our outside shooters...I really got no comment on that because it's just stupid. McCants is an ok outside shooter. But we really lacked that scoring punch from the outside when Wally was shipped out. (3.) I must be in the very few, because I don't believe Marcus Banks will be coming back. I think he's gonna go to LA and play alongside Kobe.

Seeing their fate (the 6th pick), if they choose to go with a post threat...In my mind, they've gotta go with Sheldon Williams. He fits every need that I listed above and can step in and play right away. Although I didn't like him much in college, largely because he went to Duke, I feel he would fit in well with our current situation. If they go with a shooter...it's really a tough draw, because I think it's too early to take Redick, and I'll admit...I like some of those other slashers or small forwards who can get to the bucket (Gay and Roy precisely). Given the chance that Banks leaves, and I doubt they'd know before the draft, but as an insurance policy...I could also see them going with Foye. I really like Foye's potential, and I think he would be a better fit down the line than Marcus Banks even if he were to stay.

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Avalanche

i think williams and redick are way too big of a reach at 6.... they may fit a need for the team, but based on talent they arent deserving of a number 6 pick.
morrison may (very unlikely) still be on the board for the shooting, aldridge (super unlikely) may still be on the board for the inside precence...
which sucks really because we land just outside of reach of those 2.
i think we take the best player based on talent alone, and im hoping its rudy gay...
trade away davis and griffin for what the team truly needs... some outside scoring punch and a true hustle big man

moss_is_1

All I want is to keep our teams core the same since McCants didn't really get to play with Davis and KG that much, unless we can get a superstar (AI). Griffin will be alot better since he had his eye surgery and he can hit about 30-40% from the Arc compared to what seemed like 5 last year. Plus he will get 2-3 blocks and a ton of boards if he is playing. Davis was a nice player to bring with KG and him and McCants could finally give us that 1-2 punch next to KG.

We need to rid ourselves of one of our ugly contracts at least! (Blount, Jaric, Hudson)

kaniffmn

To be honest, I'm not a big fan of Aldridge. Morrison I am almost certain will not be there. I know that Williams or Redick would be a reach at 6, and I didn't mention it, but that's where they would look to trade down a few picks. Not that they need another second rounder...But like you've said, and I've already said, it'd be hard to pass up on a talent like Gay. Reminds me alot of last year when McCants came to us. People were saying he's got the most potential from that draft if he lives up to the hype. It sounds the same from what I hear about Rudy. Anyhow...I don't like Griffin and I'm not a big fan of the trade we did with the Celtics, I never was. I just don't trust McHale to do the right thing...whatever that may be when it comes to the draft, FA, and trades.

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Moss: "When you're rich you don't write checks."
Reporter: "If you don't write checks, how do you pay these guys?"
Moss: "Straight cash, homey."
Reporter: "Randy, are you upset about the fine?"
Moss: "No, cause it ain't [expletive]. Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me? Ain't [expletive] … Next time I might shake my [expletive]."

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