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Malik may not average that many points...but he's never been on the injured list.
The Philadelphia 76ers placed 11-year veteran Glenn Robinson on the injured list Monday with left ankle tendinitis and will try to trade the former No. 1 pick.
Sixers general manager Billy King indicated that he and new coach Jim O'Brien had reached the conclusion that trading the 31-year-old forward would be the best thing for all parties.
``With the direction we want to go and the way Jim wants to play, it may not benefit Glenn,'' King said. ``I don't think Glenn's lost any of his skill level. It's just the way we're going as an organization.''
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O'Brien said Robinson, who average 16.6 points per game last season -- down from his career average of 20.8 -- needs a change of scenery for the third time in his career.
``He needs to start for a team and put up numbers,'' O'Brien said. ``I think he could fit. He's just not fitting in our starting lineup.''
Robinson, who had been replaced in the starting lineup by first-round pick Andre Igoudala, took the news in stride.
``They want to go with the younger guys and play Andre at small forward and that's fine,'' Robinson said. ``I'd like to keep doing what I've been doing and be somewhere where I can get minutes, since this is my last (contract) year.
``Like Billy said, I don't fit here,'' he said. ``They're going to try to put me in a place where I do fit. That's all I can ask for. It may happen. It may not happen. But right now, I'm in Philly, and my job is helping this team win as long as I'm here.''
The team also placed veteran guard Kevin Ollie (left hip pointer) and guard John Salmons (groin strain)on the injured list to get down to the 12-man roster limit. The Sixers open the 2004 season Wednesday night in Boston, where O'Brien coached two seasons before resigning in January.
what about a malik rose for glen robinson trade, (oh no i said trade let the trash taling, and man you are such and idiot, begin)
Malik may not average that many points...but he's never been on the injured list.
In addition to the fact that they Spurs don't have the salary cap room to absorb an extra $5-ish million in salary, it's simply a bad trade.
Second, Glenn isn't a Pop kind of player. He's a very poor defender and doesn't move the ball. He's a good shooter and a pure scorer, but he doesn't do the little things. Pop doesn't dig those kinds of players. You need to play defense in San Antonio.
Third, Glenn isn't a power forward. If you trade Rose, you're left with Horry and Massenburg as your backup power forward and center. That's simply not enough. The Spurs would have to find a replacement for Rose if they wanted to do the deal.
Because of those three things, it will never happen.
Can we get a Nancy Reagan "Just Say No" emoticon?
We have aemoticon.
not no but no.
Talk about a chemistry nightmare.
Plus, hes fat, cant run, plays Zero defense.
Other than that hes fantastic...
My .02 is that we have already had the real "Big Dawg" in san antonio, I see no need to sign a nickname stealing poser.
I'd rather get Walt Williams out of retirement. At least he tries.
Philly may not want him, but they're going to ask for a of a lot more than an undersized power forward in return.
They love their undersized power forwards.
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