NBA Trade recap

Now that the NBA Trade deadline has come and gone, I want to quickly look back at it.

First I am very upset that the Pistons didn't make any moves. Joe D has done so much great things for the Pistons and because of that I usually give him a pass on things, but the Billups trade was bad, because if you are going to trade him and blow it up, then do it, and don't re-sign RIP, trade him, and start over. If Joe D loves Stuck so much, then get a young big and build around those two guys. I liked the Ben G and CV signing. Ben is a younger shorter version of RIP, a good scoring 3 guard. CV is a younger and less technical getting version of Sheed. He is 6'10 who can handle and shoot the 3,plus he is 24 and Ben is 27. The problem is, if you sign them, they need to play. Signing Ben G is great, but then you have to trade RIP. If not during the off season, you need to do it now, or why sign Ben G? CV needs to start, RIP needs to be traded, so Stuck, Ben G, Ta Ta, CV and Ben W can start, with Jonas, Will B, Max, and Daye coming off the bench. I would personally would have liked to see a RIP and Ta trade for someone like Bosh, or even my boy CK, but oh well. If Ta Ta can stay healthy he can still help us. RIP can too, but why pay 55 million to a 6th man.

Anyway here is a breakdown of the trades that went down that I want to talk about


-Wash trying to trade anyone they can getting J Howard and Drew Gooden and two other players, and gave up Butler, Haywood and Stevenson. I don't think this trade will really help or hurt the Mavs, they are not going to beat the Lakers, or Denver for that matter, anyway. Wizs just getting that money for 2010. I like the Wizs getting Thortan is a good young player.

-Jamison to the cavs. I don't think this will really help them that much, he can shoot the 3, but he isn't a true post scorer, what they need. Plus Odom can guard him, so even though the Cavs will come out of the East, the Lakers will beat them in the finals in 5.

- I think the Bulls did do some nice things, making the fact that the Pistons did nothing even harder to take. If you can turn T Thomas, who can just jump, and J Salmons into Joe Alexander, H Warrick, AC Law, who I really liked in college, flip Murry, who has proven he can score off the bench and you get a future number one, and flip 2010 picks with the bucks, that's a good move IMO.

-Rockets did the best work by far IMO. They get ride of TMAC, who wasn't playing for them and got Kevin Martin, Hilton Armstrong, Jordan Hill, J Jeffries, plus flip 2011 picks with the knicks, that's good, and a protected 2012 first from the Knicks. Now they did also have to give up Carl Landry who is a good player, and one of the best 6th man in the league, but you give one a 6th man, and a guy you sent home for the picks alone would make it a good deal. Plus Martin who has shown he is good for 20 a game, long arm defender like Armstrong, Hill was the Knicks 1st round pic... this year, plus Jeffries expiring.. great job by them. Knicks are basically really screwed now if they don't sign Lebron and Bosh this summer, since they will not have a first round pick that will be their own till 2013.

-Nate wanted out of New York and he got his wish. He got saved and is going to the Celtics, with Marcus Landry for Eddie House, Bill Walker and JR Giddens. Nate will give them some scoring off the bench and someone who can get to the basket and give them a lift. The Knicks just get ride of Nate, and get House, who will score some for them, and two guys who didn't play for the Celtics. Walker really should have stayed in school more then a year. It's sad when your best basketball was playing with OJ Mayo as a JR in high school.


Time for the second half of the season, hopefully the Pistons can be competitive at least. Lakers over Cavs in 5 in the finals, Lebron wins the MVP, Kobe finals MVP, Jennings rookie of the year, Durant wins the scoring title.. there I saved you all time. I'm right, you're wrong.