A good trade

by The Trooth on Jan 16, 2008 4:00 PM PST

Here is a good trade... http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=2754~2768~2009~976~3192&teams=10~10~10 ~22~22&te=&cash=

It is James Jones, Channing Frye, and Jarret Jack. For Houston's Shane Battier, and Aaron Brooks. It works out in the trade machine. Maybe we shouldn't do this right now as it would leave us a little short handed but this summer might be a good idea.
If Rudy Fernandez is so good then why do we need Jack? And we need to clear some roster spots. Battier is an upgrade from Jones because he is a way better defender and can still knock down the three-...377% which is still pretty good. He is worthy of playing for team USA. We also need someone who can give guys like LeBron, Kobe... and Durant lots of trouble. And finally Oden will be coming next year and we won't need that many centers and would leave the second unit bad at rebounding if we traded Pryzbilla instead of Frye. I also think that Sergio won't get it... ever, so Brooks would fit perfectly, and is already seemingly better than Sergio.

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Definitely not

Battier is a little better defensively, but Jones + Frye make up for it with their shooting at the other end, and Jones is a decent defender anyway. That trade would at least require some thought. But throwing in Jarrett Jack is not fair to the Blazers in the least. And I haven't bothered to look at salaries at all.

by ranma on Jan 16, 2008 4:05 PM PST 0 recs

why

arnt we trying to get rid of Jack anyway

by The Trooth on Jan 16, 2008 4:12 PM PST 0 recs

More importantly...

why would we?

We're winning right now. And I don't think we need another young, undersized pg.

Can you smell what the Pritch is cooking?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jan 16, 2008 4:17 PM PST up 0 recs

Giving away way too much

Fairly substantiated rumors had Atlanta's #11 pick on the table for JJ1 right before the 2007 draft. Battier got swapped for the #8 selection (eventually R. Gay) in the midst of the 2006 draft, making that element of the trade a pretty much dead heat based on perceived value around the league. Jones is the league's number one three-point shooter -- only about, oh, 16 percentage points higher than the number you cited for Battier. It's not a coincidence that our winning streak coincided with his return to the court. And Frye is the perfect complement to Pryz on our second unit for next year, and what's more is a young guy enjoying a career resurgence and playing his butt off for us. Jones and Frye for Brooks? An undersized shoot-first PG who can't get burn even with T-Mac out and a revolving door at the 1 in Houston? Pass, thanks.

by BlazersOrBust on Jan 16, 2008 4:16 PM PST 0 recs

can't see it happening.

Battier would be nice but I can't think of a worse fit for this team than Aaron Brooks. I see no need to make this trade.

by jksnake99 on Jan 16, 2008 4:35 PM PST 0 recs

Really?

James Jones' defense has made the difference for us a lot of times during this streak. I'd need a significant defensive upgrade to make up for Jones' 3P% in a trade.

by robrun2 on Jan 16, 2008 4:40 PM PST 0 recs

What is in it for Houston

Another pg who is not a pg. Another big who cannot score inside? Losing their glue guy? It might be ok for Portland, but it does not seem good for Houston

by jonestr on Jan 16, 2008 5:06 PM PST 0 recs

Why are we trading away

Jones and Frye for Battier? I don't think it's good for us. We lose our most reliable outside threat? We lose a PF who can hit the midrange?

As for Jack for Brooks, I love that idea. Can we put Miles in there somehow?

James Jones for the block

by RecordTOs on Jan 16, 2008 7:37 PM PST 0 recs

Most importantly

Who would block the opponents shots after dead balls?

I mean, I don't know if anyone else has noticed this but Frye and Jones do not allow opposing teams to watch their shots go into the hoop after a foul call or stoppage of play of any kind. The ball goes into the air and it will be knocked out of the air even if they have to reach through the hoop to do it.

I have witnessed Frye stop in the middle of an argument with a ref at the foul line to take three quick strides to the hoop and knock the ball out of the air as it travels towards the hoop. It was one of the greatest things I have ever seen. And I was in attendance for the best first quarter of all time against San Antonio in 1992.

Why trade the guys that set the tone for dead ball defense for the Blazers? And I am only partially kidding about this. Watch for it in the next few games.

by tssbro on Jan 16, 2008 8:28 PM PST 0 recs

You are completely right.

I forgot to mention those points. I notice this too, especially with Frye. Every great NBA team has at least one player who will reject dead shots. And I think we are blessed to have Frye doing it at a young stage of his career. If I recall, KG does that as many times as he possibly can during games. Frye can be the new KG without the big mouth.

I missed the Frye moment though.

James Jones for the block

by RecordTOs on Jan 16, 2008 9:10 PM PST up 0 recs

It was a thing of beauty

He was in mid sentence and caught the flight of the ball out of the corner of his eye. He did not hesitate for a second. He pounced, grabbed the ball on its downward arc toward the basket, and turned back to continue his argument with the referee as if nothing had just happened.

I was in awe.

I must admit that the more I think about it, it was a TV moment for me and not a live one. I would have to guess that it was the Denver game that we won in Denver. But that is purely a guess.

Maybe someday they will keep dead ball blocked shots as a stat.

by tssbro on Jan 16, 2008 10:08 PM PST up 0 recs

Classic

That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. He actually stopped a conversation to block it. That places it as a significantly important task for him. They should show those highlights on ESPN more so I can get them here in Japan. Let me know if that happens during a game sometime. It would be great if that could be added as a fantasy stat!

by einman77 on Jan 17, 2008 12:22 AM PST up 0 recs

Inane trade rumors !

Only a stupid GM would pull that trade.
We will stand pat with this team because it's
a TEAM and growing up fine with the current roster. This is the kind of action that killed
us under Nash and Patterson. Constant tampering
with the roster, instead of letting players and
coaches grow and mature together. Thank goodness
fans are not making decisions.

It's GO time !

by walkoff41 on Jan 16, 2008 9:11 PM PST 0 recs