What does your team need?

[Culburn369]

A new also wouldn't hurt, Chief.

[Killakobe81]

ALL we need is a bench scorer ...since our bench mob sucks ...

[RedsLakers24]

Kirk Hinrich, Fisher sucks except on clutch situations but other than that every point guard kills us....Morrison+Sasha+Farmar for Kirk and Pargo, then release Pargo and sign a veteran like Stackhouse

[GuerillaBlack]

I would say the following teams have hopes of winning a championship this year:

The Favorites, in order:
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers

The Darkhorses, in order:
Orlando Magic
Denver Nuggets
Dallas Mavericks
Atlanta Hawks

You can quibble with that list if you like, but if you're a fan of one of the aforementioned teams, what do you see as your team's biggest weakness or fatal flaw?

For the Mavericks, I think they play good enough defense and can get enough points in the paint, but they don't have a consistent #2 scorer that can take some of the pressure off of Dirk. Jet has been too inconsistent, and Josh is an injury-prone and inconsistent head case. Barea is an end of a rotation piece being pressed into a major role and Marion gets his points off others creating for him. In the playoffs, they will run into a team that will let Dirk go off and lock down on everybody else, just like the Nuggets did last year.

The Rockets just need a dominant center and a stud SG, then we're set for life.

[GuerillaBlack]

If Ellis and Randolph don't pay off for the Rockets, then we get owned. Probably not a lot of cash left to resign Landry and/or Scola and Lowry this offseason.

[djohn2oo8]

If Ellis and Randolph don't pay off for the Rockets, then we get owned. Probably not a lot of cash left to resign Landry and/or Scola and Lowry this offseason.

I don't even think Morey the genius could come up with that trade, but looks good

[IronMexican]

A 1 guard who can make 3's and play solid D.

[GuerillaBlack]

I don't even think Morey the genius could come up with that trade, but looks good

Lineup would be sick with:

Brooks/Lowry
Ellis/Budinger
Battier/Butler
Scola/Landry/Randolph
Hayes/Anderson/Randolph

Only problem I see is playing time for Randolph. We wouldn't have to trade Scola or Landry this year, but would have to let one of them go in the offseason (preferably Scola because Landry has a higher ceiling). With that lineup, Butler becomes sixth man of the year, and Landry becomes seventh man of the year.

It's definitely an 11-man deep team.

[Many PackYao]

Lineup would be sick with:

Brooks/Lowry
Ellis/Budinger
Battier/Butler
Scola/Landry/Randolph
Hayes/Anderson/Randolph

Only problem I see is playing time for Randolph. We wouldn't have to trade Scola or Landry this year, but would have to let one of them go in the offseason (preferably Scola because Landry has a higher ceiling). With that lineup, Butler becomes sixth man of the year, and Landry becomes seventh man of the year.

It's definitely an 11-man deep team.

Email this to Morey ASAP!!

[mogrovejo]

11 men deep, sure; le contender, not even close. Morey learned from the best, he'd never make such a trade.

[urunobili]

A 1 guard who can make 3's and play solid D.

Billups would make LA unstoppable

[Culburn369]

Billups, like Manu, has a fork in him.

[mystargtr34]

If Ellis and Randolph don't pay off for the Rockets, then we get owned. Probably not a lot of cash left to resign Landry and/or Scola and Lowry this offseason.

why would the Warriors give up Ellis + Randolph for Ariza and a medium expiring.

[Agloco]

the spurs are healthy and added pieces. there really isnt an excuse . duncan is playing well. something is up with them

7 new pieces to be exact. You answered your own question. What people who don't watch the Spurs regularly don't see is the 10 or 11 man rotations they're using right now. It's about finding consistency and chemistry among the starters and bench crews. Those things don't happen overnight.

[GuerillaBlack]

why would the Warriors give up Ellis + Randolph for Ariza and a medium expiring.

They are the Warriors...

But really, why not? Ellis is unhappy there. Randolph is unhappy there. Give them Ariza, who can be a good starter in their system. Plus, they ship Ellis' big contract to Houston. Give them an expiring this year, so they can have more money in the offseason. They are going to have to give Morrow a big contract anyway, and he could take Ellis' starting job.

I tried giving them Scola as well, but nothing works out.

[VivaPopovich]

A perimeter defender that was as good and active with his hands as Bruce Bowen was.

[GuerillaBlack]

11 men deep, sure; le contender, not even close. Morey learned from the best, he'd never make such a trade.

Every team wins a little something with this trade. Only downside for the Rockets is not having enough money to resign Scola/Lowry/Landry. We'd only be able to resign two out of those three. You pair Ellis and Randolph with the high basketball IQ players the Rockets have, and they will flourish. Plus, they get to leave Golden State.

Oh yeah, Rockets win the championship with the trade.