tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post8143712593065343671..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: No recap tonightBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-44004539018619277802008-02-20T12:03:00.000-05:002008-02-20T12:03:00.000-05:00The only way they get Miller is if they take on Br...The only way they get Miller is if they take on Brian Cardinal. Which I'm ok with (he expires the same time Z and Hughes do) as long as they only give up one first round pick. <BR/><BR/>They'll need another pick to use as bait this coming season when they try to unload Snow/Jones/Gooden for another big name (Elton Brand? Zach Randolph?). <BR/><BR/>There's no way Mike Conley is going to be moved... anywhere... in a world... <BR/><BR/>Again, if this goes through, it probably won't happen til 3pm Thursday (unless the Heat unload their expirings for Eddy Curry before then).Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-51471976328311320582008-02-20T09:49:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:49:00.000-05:00This deal would be good if Larry Hughes can contin...This deal would be good if Larry Hughes can continue to produce and stay injury free, allowing the Cavs to trade him this summer.<BR/><BR/>No way I'd want the Cavs to have to lug around Hughes' deal and Cardinal's deal for the next two years.<BR/><BR/>This deal would also make Sasha redundant, likely paving his way out of town this summer.<BR/><BR/>But, hey, they'd have a fairly nice roster for the remainder of this season. Cardinal might be one of the most overpaid players in the league, but he has to be an upgrade over Marshall and Dwayne Jones.<BR/><BR/>So you'd have a starting lineup of:<BR/><BR/>PG Hughes<BR/>SG Miller<BR/>SF LBJ<BR/>PF Gooden<BR/>C Z<BR/><BR/>With a bench of:<BR/><BR/>Varejao<BR/>Gibson<BR/>Lowry<BR/>Cardinal<BR/>Jones<BR/>Devin Brown<BR/>Snow<BR/><BR/>Would this trade necessarily put the Cavs in the talent class of the Pistons and Celtics? Probably not. But LB doesn't need a ton of help. Just a little more than what he's getting right now.<BR/><BR/>I must admit I wouldn't be terribly pleased to give up Ira Newble after he's finally producing. But at this point, there is absolutely no way Newble should stand in the way of getting a deal like this done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-70956419218268471942008-02-20T09:39:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:39:00.000-05:00If only Mike Conley could be part of this deal. If...If only Mike Conley could be part of this deal. If we got Conley and Miller in the trade, Id be willing to give up 2 picks as long as we could get a 2008 2nd round from the Memphis. Hopefully this deal with go through as both Miller and Lowry could immediately contribute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-34348377478600047762008-02-20T00:04:00.000-05:002008-02-20T00:04:00.000-05:00No way is Miller worth two picks, but maybe a one ...No way is Miller worth two picks, but maybe a one pick and a couple expiring contracts. While there is some justifiable concern about taking on Cardinal and, to a lesser extent, Miller's deal, I think the Cavs need to do this if the Grizzlies are willing to pull the trigger. <BR/><BR/>I have this completely unfounded feeling that LeBron would be pretty deflated if they failed to make ANY deal for two years in a row at the deadline - not that it would be the front office's fault if they couldn't pull it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com