Trades

I somehow missed that we had our first comment. Thanks to Saifine. Your work on Marquis Daniel's hair rivals the work of Paul Mitchell and Salvador Dali. It truly fascinates me.

The hot topic right now is Jason Kidd possibly being traded or getting a contract extension. This does not excite because all of the trade rumors that have been bandied about to this point wouldn't change the balance of power in the league at all. New Jersey obviously would not get any better, and this team wasn't even convincing when it went to the finals not all that recently. It would be nice to see Kidd on a team that matters because he is one of the only pure point guards in the league. He is getting old and could never shoot well consistently, and given that do you think he makes the Lakers much better. This really the only team that has something to gain by adding him. Without the league's #2 dunker (that phrase needs to be used somewhere else, it makes me laugh) who they would likely have to give up in the trade the Lakers would have only one guy to pass to... Kobe. This is the same guy they pass to on every play now. Lamar Odom's health woes certainly don't help, and Luke Walton is more or less a talented version of Mark Madsen. Everybody likes him and he brings energy, but he isn't going to change the outcome of too many games. A cool trade would be Jason Kidd to the Hawks for Josh Childress,Speedy Claxton, Zaza Pachulia, and Lorenzen Wright. Childress could be signed to a reasonable contract extension. Wright is off the books at the end of the year taking 3 million off the Nets bloated cap number. Claxton is overpaid, but can play a little bit when healthy. Pachulia can spread the floor and fill in for the oft injured Kristic. None of these are long term contracts, and everyone one of these contracts is off the book in less than three years. Kidd would make the young Hawks an interesting team, and there are a lot weapons for Kidd to give the ball to in Atlanta. With no regard for plausability I am going to suggest some personnel moves that I would love to see happen.

Latrell Spreewell needs to come back; I am worried that he won't be able to feed his family soon. Seriously, where has Spree gone? This guy was playing at a high level when he left. He could go to Seattle, P.J. has coached him before. Regardless, of the fact that Spree could be on the All Crazy team (Dusty and I will write an article about this team soon, I promise) I am betting that this guy could stay play. Where he should really end up is Golden State, for one it would be a homecoming. Two, this team is already pretty crazy, what is one more nut going to do to the chemistry. Probably nothing negative.

David Lee out of New York. This guy should be somewhere that people actually basketball. Lee is the only guy on this team that hustles. How about Lee to the Suns, imagine this the Suns pick up Lee and Nate Robinson for Brian Skinner and cash and a future first rounder. Even Isaih probably would't do this, but he you never know. The Suns would have a fast back up point guard and forward coming off the bench who can rebound. The Knicks would be getting an expiring contract, some money make a lawsuit payment, and the rights to make squander someone's potential. I would also like to see Amare Soudemire and Nate Robinson have dunk contest at half times of games with those super mini trampolines that the mascots use to dunk.

AK-47 for Shawn Marion, this should have done this deal at the beginning of the year. I like the ideal of it. The Jazz are playing to well to mess up their chemistry. This trade could really make sense for both teams though.

Alright now for the one thing that really couldn't happen, but should for my amusement. The Knicks roster should become part of an expansion draft, and the people of New York City can hold elections for which of its billionaires gets to take the team from the Dolan regime. That's right take. Dolan has the lost the right to own this team. By keeping Isaih Thomas for this long, and having a swollen Yankees like payroll without being able to win like the Yankees he has lost the privlege to run the franchise. I miss the Knicks being good for the simple reason that I used to love to root against them. If you are not from New York or LA there is nothing better than rooting against these large market teams. If you are not from or do not live or have not lived in one of these cities and you root for them, you are officially one of the most annoying fans in the world. In fact you are not really even a fan at all. Anyway, I want the Knicks to be good again so I can hate them again. Right now I just don't even care about them.

Side Note: Every front row seat at games should be filled. If their is an empty seat courtside seat one it should be given to somebody in the cheapseats. Watching league pass it is amazing to see how many great seats at NBA games are empty. I don't understand this. If you had courtside season tickets and you knew you were not going to be able to go to a game wouldn't you make sure somebody got to use the tickets? If you were an owner of a team wouldn't you make sure that someone was in those seats.

The Captain signing off for now...