Comments on: The Amare rumor: Kahn calls Al to assure him

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:51:22 +0000

I believe Pekovich will be available next year. I could be wrong.

By: Billy

Billy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:37:35 +0000

one more thing…
What’s the deal with Pekovich (sp?) from last year’s draft will he ever strap on a Twolves uniform?

By: Billy

Billy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:35:47 +0000

I do not understand how some here would trade Al (a lagit all star and one of the best post scorers in the league) for an unproven rookie that has not played a minute of NBA basketball!

I like Kevin Love and Foye but Al and Love are an undersized front line, and we need a true point guard- not another combo that is unable to involve the rest of the players on the team.

Find a way to acquire Thabeet and a true PG. Thabeet allows Jefferson to play the 4 and even if he does not score he will give us something we have never had- a shot blocking C that will cause slashers to think twice before entering the lane (or have we all forgoten the 50 point Parker game?). There are plenty of good PG in this draft that we can wait till 18 and still get a quality player there.

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:30:00 +0000

lsmdesign - I don’t recall Kahn announcing a “fire sale”.

By: lsmdesign

lsmdesign — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:21:06 +0000

Kahn is an idiot. How in the world do you expect any of these players to want to play for him when he publicly states that he hates them all. When Ghengis Kahn is all done with his trades, a few guys will be still be here, and they will be completely useless. Those that are lucky enough to be traded from here will seriously help other teams to get better. Announcing a “fire sale” is a stupid thing to do. I can only imagine how the players are feeling right now.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:56:44 +0000

Also, DeRozan and Holiday aren’t true point guards. They would take some work and there’s no guarantee they would learn the position. My PG preference is Rubio, Lawson, Curry, Evans. Since Rubio and Curry probably won’t be available with our second pick, I like Lawson and Evans.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:51:44 +0000

Al for Amare would be a horrible, horrible deal. Amare plays less defense than Big Al and is half the rebounder. Al is younger, cheaper, and still has upside. We’ve pretty much seen what Amare can do. He wouldn’t want to play here anyway. We need to draft Thabeet so Al can play the 4 and draft Lawson to play PG. He’s big, strong, and fast. He’s proven he can win and played in a system under Roy Williams that translates well to the pros. Even if he never scores, Thabeet will lock down the paint and that’s what we need more than anything.

By: netjes

netjes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:50:22 +0000

Terrible deal. I would not trade Mad Dog for Stoudemire.

I would try to trade Jefferson and/or Love in packages for Blake Griffin and/or Hasheem Thabeet. I would offer Foye for Philadelphia’s first-round pick, 17 overall. I would offer Brewer for Memphis’ second first-rounder, 27 overall.

What about Jefferson and Brewer for Memphis’ first first-rounder, 2 overall? Healthy, Jefferson is an All-Star.

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:34:37 +0000

I think trading Love would be good, trading Al would be bad. I don’t agree with Kahn’s assessment of Jefferson. I believe that we can build around him. He has the most impressive low post offensive game I’m seen in a long time. His defense will improve over time.

Draft Thabeet and get a top-notch point guard. If it means losing Love and some picks then so be it.

By: Dwayne O

Dwayne O — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:43:25 +0000

I think moving Love/Jefferson would be a mistake. Think back to the first month of this year, Big Al/K. Love had a 13-10 record before BiG Al went down.

We need better Pg/Sg/Sf not dumping are best combo.