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V2M · 07-13-2004, 02:43 PM

Madape - I don't think anyone's claiming that Howard's a better player than Carter. But he costs us $850K, rebounds and plays defense. Carter is a scorer, would cost us the max and probably isn't fully healthy yet from all his knee & ankle problems. True, if we hadn't a gaping hole at 5, we could have traded Walker for yet another scorer. But he's our trump card this off season and let's make sure we maximize on his deal by getting ourselves a center (Dampier would be nice!) and solidifying the interior.

Last year, during the waning minutes of any game our primary 5 on the floor were: Nash, Finley, Jamison, Walker and Dirk. All five of 'em known more for their offense. Wouldn't you agree we could have been better off with: Nash, Finley, Howard, Dirk and Bradley.
Basically replacing two offensive stars with two defensive role players, I'd say, we would've had a better team. That doesn't mean anyone would trade Jamison & Walker for Howard & Bradley straight up. That'd be foolish but the reality is sometimes "addition by subtraction" is very true in this league.

07-13-2004, 02:43 PM	#64
V2M Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,299	RE:Vince Carter rumor Madape - I don't think anyone's claiming that Howard's a better player than Carter. But he costs us $850K, rebounds and plays defense. Carter is a scorer, would cost us the max and probably isn't fully healthy yet from all his knee & ankle problems. True, if we hadn't a gaping hole at 5, we could have traded Walker for yet another scorer. But he's our trump card this off season and let's make sure we maximize on his deal by getting ourselves a center (Dampier would be nice!) and solidifying the interior. Last year, during the waning minutes of any game our primary 5 on the floor were: Nash, Finley, Jamison, Walker and Dirk. All five of 'em known more for their offense. Wouldn't you agree we could have been better off with: Nash, Finley, Howard, Dirk and Bradley. Basically replacing two offensive stars with two defensive role players, I'd say, we would've had a better team. That doesn't mean anyone would trade Jamison & Walker for Howard & Bradley straight up. That'd be foolish but the reality is sometimes "addition by subtraction" is very true in this league.