Just crazy enough to....

by Seth Pollack on Feb 4, 2009 11:40 AM MST

...well, I wouldn't go so far as to say this would work but I do have to hand it to Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm for this one.

Matt - you are the King of the Trade Machine

When I first saw this my immediate reaction was "hell no" but then the more I thought about it the more I thought, "why not?"

It's not going to happen mind you. It's just too big and too complex to survive the hot fresh air of the GM telephone game. It is mighty interesting though and just to be clear this is PURE SPECULATION. It is NOT A RUMOR.

For the Suns - I've already expressed my feeling that Shaq and Nash just aren't going to fit together even after (if) Amare is gone. In Calderon you get a PG for a the future to build around along with JRich and in the near term he fits with Shaq better. JO is a bust at $21m but that expires this year anyway and if anyone can make him healthy enough to play next to Shaq it's Aaron Nelson and his witchy fingers. If he is healthy, he would fit very well indeed. The Suns would still need another big unless Robin Lopez suddenly turns into Brook Lopez, but with Calderon running the point you could afford to move Barbosa for something like Warrick and Conely.

For Dallas - They lose Dirk which is one of the main reasons this won't happen, but they get in return home town hero Bosh who might be inclined to resign in Big D. Bargnani is a decent player in who still has upside potential. He's only 23.

For Toronto - I wouldn't be thrilled with a front line of Dirk and Amare but they do give each other space to work and you KNOW Nash will draw a crowd, eh. Giving up Calderon is a bitter pill but they also get to dump JO and have Dirk and Amare for a long time (if they can resign them). Nash in an up tempo system is still good for several more years so all they would need to do is get a back up PG. How hard can that be?

Just crazy enough to talk about...

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Are we so desperate to trade Amare?

Hell, I’m also in favour of trading Amare, but… Jermaine O’Neal? For Amare? No way… You make Toronto a contender for next year (Nash with 2 of his favourite teammates would be sick) and you give the chance to Dallas to trade old Dirk (no matter how good he is) for young and talented Bosh. So Phoenix clearly gets the worst deal…

Greece is bleeding orange! Don't lose your faith in the Suns!

by Giannaros on Feb 4, 2009 12:03 PM MST reply actions

That would make Toronto

the worst defensive team in the history of the leauge

and, quite possibly, the worst rebounding team ever

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Feb 4, 2009 1:00 PM MST reply actions

awesome eh

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by Seth Pollack on Feb 4, 2009 2:52 PM MST up reply actions

No thank you..

Our starting lineup would include Hill, Shaq, and Jermaine O’Neal?? I know that Aaron Nelson is good, but really?

We may be getting Calderon for 5 years, but we’d be getting a younger but lesser PG for the time being and a lesser AND injury prone PF.

by brian13 on Feb 4, 2009 1:28 PM MST reply actions

JO only

for the rest of this year – then you have cap space to sign guys like Nick Collison who are going to be on the market

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by Seth Pollack on Feb 4, 2009 2:53 PM MST up reply actions

Call me crazy but

I’d take Nash+Amare > Calderon+(O’neal/Collison) any day….

even in 5 years when Nash is 39.

by brian13 on Feb 4, 2009 3:11 PM MST up reply actions

Fair enough

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by Seth Pollack on Feb 4, 2009 3:20 PM MST up reply actions

So you want to build a team in toronto that we cant beat??

Why don’t we just call ourselves the Grizzlies and ship Pau to the Lakers for … whats that? Oh Yes. Nothing. And in return we will also ship off the key to our offense as it currently and previously exists.

You know… As the saying goes. “You can’t fix idiots because they will build a better idiot.”

"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time." - Vince Lombardi

by antiw0rm on Feb 4, 2009 1:36 PM MST reply actions

Time to blow this thing up

Let’s build for the future. In a couple years who will be dominating the league, besides Lebron? Kevin Durant and Al Jefferson. Figure out a trade to get these guys and we’ll be set for years to come.

by Funky Flapsack on Feb 4, 2009 2:19 PM MST reply actions

I don't really like it at all.

Switch Bosh for O’Neal and I do it

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Feb 5, 2009 1:12 AM MST reply actions