2008/09 Pistons trade rumors/speculation

Lord we need a defensive big so we can get rid of Sheed.

Well depending if we still had cap room, I would do that trade in a second. Use the extra $ next year on a SF that dosen't disappear in the playoffs. We get our scoring big and Barbosa who can back-up the 1 & 2 positions next year.

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Originally Posted by Fool

Even with Rip in the trade instead of Tay, that makes our 3 guard rotation incredibly redundant (all slashing guards) and takes the defense out of our perimeter second unit.

Essentially, they are buying Prince for Amare here and as crazy as it might sound I don't know if I like the idea of selling Tay for Amare.

Well, you can't count on AI because he'll be gone after this year anyway. So you have Stuckey and Barbosa who's games overlap, but you'd likely just sign a FA SG or draft one that can knock down open shots and play decent defense.

Basically you'd have the Suns backcourt rotation next year with Stuckey instead of Nash.

With that trade we have two of the hardest positions to fill, center and point guard, filled with all star caliber players who are very young. You can always find wings and powerforwards.

I'd rather have Amare as a PF than a center.

If he's the biggest guy on the floor, then you better hope the other team goes small...

He couldn't cover Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett for the life of him...

I'd start Kwame Brown at center if we made that deal.

I'm a genius.

Well I'm sure they will be trying to get Bosh.

Stuckey/Barbosa/Prince/Amare/Bosh unless they got a decent SG to make Barbosa a 6th man.

They could move Max or Amir for one.

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Originally Posted by WTFchris

Well, you can't count on AI because he'll be gone after this year anyway. So you have Stuckey and Barbosa who's games overlap, but you'd likely just sign a FA SG or draft one that can knock down open shots and play decent defense.

Basically you'd have the Suns backcourt rotation next year with Stuckey instead of Nash.

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Originally Posted by Fool

We trade their offense for our defense.

How much do you think lux tax implications will have to do with making any deal the rest of the way?

i.e. :we: ain't doin' shit unless it shaves enough payroll off the books to get :us: under the tax thresh.

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Originally Posted by jturbo

Well depending if we still had cap room, I would do that trade in a second. Use the extra $ next year on a SF that dosen't disappear in the playoffs.

Are you implying that Tayshaun -did- disappear? Was it when he was making Iggy his bitch, blocking Hedo for the win, or holding Paul Pierce to <20 ppg?