DONE DEAL. MAGIC TRADE GORTAT/VINCE/PEACHES/1ST FOR J-RICH/HEDO/EARL CLARK

[gporter 5]

I say we just all forget about our lives (as if that hasn't already happened) and just live in the chat room until Otis pulls the "trigger" on that locker room shoot first PG.

 

p.s. I miss Jareth.

[UEBERMORTAL 125]

That's an awful IDEA. No one wants Nelson gone...

 

So we will play Nash and Nelson?

[VCplusD12 91]

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=29hwqxh

 

It works on the trade machine, but logjam at the guard spots. Just sayin

[MagicFan#3 4]

So we will play Nash and Nelson?

 

Yes...? One of them backs up the other.

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

Stat people... has anyone ever blown up their team after a month and a half and won?

 

 

It's not blowing up a team if it's the same team for basically the past 2 years with a guy who was part of your team during a Finals run coming back.

 

Also, we get it. You hate it.

[Hungry Hedo's 29]

I for one will only accept meer being dealt if we get one hell of a PG... and nash for two years is iffy.

[Captain Hi-Top 791]

Hedo facilitates. VC doesn't. Lewis will get better looks with facilitating Hedo. Our offense will look better with a facilitator ...

 

There's a reason Hedo is being shopped, again, and so early in his tenure with his new team. Bringing him back to the Magic isn't going to turn back the clock three years.

[magicLA 57]

Jason Richardson's Hollinger profile:

+ Long-distance shooter with great elevation; among best when shooting off catch.

+ High jumper, but usually needs a two-foot takeoff. Poor lateral movement on D.

+ Limited off-dribble game but effective posting small guards; good rebounder.

 

Richardson was Phoenix's canary in the coal mine, with the Suns 26-4 when he scored at least 20 points and another 5-1 in the playoffs. When that didn't happen, they were a very beatable 28-24. That stat likely is related to his function in the offense -- generally he'd play on the weak side while Nash and Stoudemire ran a pick-and-roll. If the defense was sufficiently flummoxed to commit extra players to those two, Richardson would come open on the wing.

 

The Suns also used Richardson very effectively posting up small guards, especially early in transition. He loves to leak out early and establish himself deep on the block, which he might as well since he doesn't play much defense anyway.

 

In fact, he's probably better suited to playing small forward -- he's big for a guard but doesn't move well laterally or help much with ball-handling. With Phoenix's current glut of small forwards, such a transition is highly unlikely, but it warrants mentioning for the future.

 

One other note about Richardson -- by shooting so many jumpers off the catch, he's quietly become an extremely low-turnover player. He owned the fourth-best turnover ratio among shooting guards, with miscues on only 7.0 percent of his possessions.

[UEBERMORTAL 125]

Yes...? One of them backs up the other.

 

With Duhon and J-Will stayin'? + Gil?

[NickAnderson 14]

I cant wait tp party with Turk again at Club Bliss

[Hungry Hedo's 29]

Tonight will be akward no matter what,.... either we have a bunch of guys play that know they are no longer wanted... or we play with 8 players.

[UEBERMORTAL 125]

Tonight will be akward no matter what,.... either we have a bunch of guys play that know they are no longer wanted... or we play with 8 players.

 

Like the day they were attached to the toilet.