Fez's idea 'O the day

[Fez Hammersticks]

This works under the cap:

To Portland:
Ben Gordon

To Detroit:
Marcus Camby

It gives a rebuilding Detroit team an exp. deal and sheds the remaining three years left on Gordon's deal.

It gives Portland a career 40% shooter from three and that much needed scoring punch off the bench, ala Jason Terry.

 

[THE HCP]

Who would be our starting center?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

What was yesterday's idea?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Who would be our starting center?

TBD.

Camby wasn't much of a starting caliber center most of last season.

 

[THE HCP]

TBD.

Camby wasn't much of a starting caliber center most of last season.

Rather have Camby's defense and passing and locker room veteran presence then what you will be able to get back for him.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Who would be our starting center?

Chris Johnson + Joel Freeland = championship

 

[MickZagger]

Chris Johnson + Joel Freeland = championship

*Earl Barron wants to know whats up?..

 

[Nikolokolus]

*Earl Barron wants to know whats up?..

As does Nenad Sinonovic

 

[MickZagger]

What if we swung a deal for either DeAndre Jordan or Kaman. Whoever is available.

 

[Nikolokolus]

What if we swung a deal for either DeAndre Jordan or Kaman. Whoever is available.

Not possible. The Magic are trading D12 for Jordan and Kaman as part of a package deal. Stern sent out a memo about getting him out to LA ASAP what with the vortex the implosion of the Lakers caused in the space-time continuum.

 

[magnifier661]

Who's Ben gordan?

 

[magnifier661]

Not possible. The Magic are trading D12 for Jordan and Kaman as part of a package deal. Stern sent out a memo about getting him out to LA ASAP what with the vortex the implosion of the Lakers caused in the space-time continuum.

1 point 21 gigawatts!!!!!!

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

I agree that Ben Gordan is the type of player we need here. Dead-eye shooter, guard position.

I don't know that I would give up Camby without knowing who might replace him in the starting 5. Both needs are important.

 

[Draco]

I'd do that deal. If we can swap Camby for a top level bench player or acceptable starter we need to do it. Camby is almost 38 and will not be contributing in a few years when we could be a contender. Camby has value to us now, but I'd rather take a short term hit for a long term payoff.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think the key is to add talent, and while Ben Gordon for Camby is a horrible
trade for Portland, who cares who our starting center is? Have LA do it if need be? Sign a damn MLE guy that can give us a little bit. People in here are too hung up with positions. This team needs a lot more talent to be taken seriously come playoff time, and if trading a late 30's center with past injury history for something younger that has talent, why wouldn't you do that?

 

[Natebishop3]

Camby really wasn't much of a difference maker in the playoffs. I think he's probably on his last legs.

 

[HailBlazers]

His Legs were tired no doubt. But I think after a long rest (lock-out), Camby we'll be the best back-up big we could ask for.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I think the key is to add talent, and while Ben Gordon for Camby is a horribel trade for Portland, who cares who our starting center is? Have LA do it if need be? Sign a damn MLE guy that can give us a little bit. People in here are too hung up with positions. This team needs a lot more talent to be taken seriously come playoff time, and if trading a late 30's center with past injury history for something younger that has talent, why wouldn't you do that?

This. QFT. Ditto. +1. Or whatever other term indicates agreement. I'm fully of the opinion that this team is stuck in mediocrity-land without either:

1. A significant talent infusion
2. A complete rebuild

Clearly the former is preferable to the latter.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I like it. Take a chance on Oden, and trade an old big for a less old shooter. We'll lose Rudy (woo) leaving us with a permanently hobbled Roy and Patty Mills as our dead-eyes off the bench. This might need to change.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Gordon would be great coming off the bench. We do need shooters. As long as Detroit doesn't care that Camby won't show up there it works for me.

 

[RR7]

As was mentioned, we need to worry about upgrading talent right now. This does that.

Not this specific one, but I envision a deal like this this offseason, where Portland takes on a long contract of a better player for Camby and/or Miller

 

[Minstrel]

I'd do this deal. Yes, it unbalances the roster but, as others have noted, it upgrades the talent (and makes the team a bit younger). Cho would then have to make more moves to re-balance the roster, but I don't believe you turn down talent upgrades for the sake of roster balance unless you are already a strong title contender and don't want to set off a chain reaction of moves that might break a working roster.

 

[Masbee]

This works under the cap:

To Portland:
Ben Gordon

To Detroit:
Marcus Camby

It gives a rebuilding Detroit team an exp. deal and sheds the remaining three years left on Gordon's deal.

It gives Portland a career 40% shooter from three and that much needed scoring punch off the bench, ala Jason Terry.

Yep, I would do it.

What about the center problem, people say? Yes, that is a problem.

Yet, so was our guard shooting last season. Terrible outside shooting.

So, this trade causes one problem, while addressing SEVERAL all at once:

improves our near worst in NBA outside shooting
gets the team younger
increases overall talent level
allows us to turn the page on the Rudy Fernandez era

 

[magnifier661]

I would do it if we could somehow land Nene. I think Nene would be a solid 3 man rotation at center and PF.

 

[MARIS61]

He'd be a nice backup to Rudy, but we'd be a tiny team.

 

[KingSpeed]

I like this deal. We need a shooter like Gordon in the worst way.