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Trade scenarios I thought about after last night's debacle


I went to the old ESPN Trade Machine to see what the Hawks could do. I love Joe and Josh, have enjoyed the heck out of them for the last few years, but wonder if we are at the ceiling with them. I read that Minnesota was shopping Al Jefferson, and that they have salary cap room to go after someone next year.

AL Horford should be the centerpiece of the Hawks. He goes hard every, single night, something that cannot be said for all of his teammates. When he gets the ball on offense, good things happen. I would love to see Al Jefferson at center so that Horford could move to his rightful power forward position.

A trade of Joe Johnson for Al Jefferson and Ryan Gomes works. I threw in the Victory Cigar so Minnesota could have a couple of expiring contracts. McHale is no longer there, so there is no way that a real human would do this deal. But, what about Joe for Al Jefferson straight up? Obviously, we would have a log jam at the forward postitions, which leads to my next move.

Iguodala for Josh Smith. I have really gotten sick of constant Bad Josh the last few games. He simply does not play well on the road. I do not know what it is, but he is just two different players at home and on the road. He started out the season wonderfully, and it seemed he had really matured. But the last few games have seen defenses leaving him alone around the perimeter, and he has rewarded them with lazy jumpshots, and he has really started complaining to the officials a lot more than he was earlier in the season.

So, I know it is just computers, and that no humans(outside of Isiah and McHale) would ever do these deals, but the results would leave the Hawks with a lineup of Bibby, Iguodala, Marvin, Horford, Jefferson and a bench of Teague, Jamal, Gomes, Joe Smith and Zaza. Nobody to really get their own shot, outside of Crawford, but perhaps Woody could actually learn an offense where we feed the post every time down court?

Jefferson, Gomes and Iguodala are locked down for the next 3-4 years. We would not have to worry about re-signing Joe and the franchise could build around the phenomenal frontline of the AL's.

Sorry for this hypothetical garbage, but I was so sickened by last night's performance and the seeming "lack of effort" that the Hawks have produced multiple times in the last couple of weeks, that I want a change. Perhaps the only change that is really needed is on the end of the bench, but I do not think that is going to happen.

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As big as Al Jefferson is, he plays absolutely no defense.

by dstdeelite on Jan 11, 2010 8:55 AM EST reply actions  

Yea. The pacers didnt go for the trade of jefferson for danny granger, why would the hawks? But Im just kinda glum right now. ask me after tonight and i may can come up with a trade if josh and jj dont get their act together. Their children who need to straighten up, and sometimes changing schools makes it worse.

by Hawksgirl on Jan 11, 2010 1:25 PM EST reply actions  

Y so glum… oh never mind it’s rude to ask, but is it ur time… :( lol don’t take it to heart

You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack. But when my sister brought Doug home, I knew he was one of my own. And my wolf pack... it grew by one. So there... there were two of us in the wolf pack... I was alone first in the pack, and then Doug joined in later. And six months ago, when Doug introduced me to you guys, I thought, "Wait a second, could it be?" And now I know for sure, I just added two more guys to my wolf pack. Four of us wolves, running around the desert together, in Las Vegas, looking for strippers and cocaine. So tonight, I make a toast! - The Hangover

by atlantalove on Jan 12, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Minnesota would possibly make the JJ deal

But no way Philly trades AI2 for Smooth. And no way Hawks trade either of those guys this year.

If the Joe show hits the road at the end of the year, I could see the Spirit maybe then trading Josh for some pieces. But I think any trades we make during the season will be for depth. I think we’re just stuck sittin back and seeing how far these guys can go. This years playoffs will have major repercussions on the coming years.

by axhfan on Jan 11, 2010 5:17 PM EST reply actions  

As well

I’m not interested in Jefferson either. Hey we added Mario West, that’ll work for our deadline move this year won’t it.

by Expos4 on Jan 12, 2010 5:26 AM EST reply actions  

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