Comments on: Billy Knight: Bottom of the barrel?

By: David Lee Simmons

David Lee Simmons — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:56:10 +0000

This is the same type of talk my beloved Boston Celtics are having right now: Hoping that all this accumulation of young talent will lead to a package trade for veteran help. I’m just not sure that strategy works, and am groping to remember when it has worked. Now, going young and then getting veteran help seems to be helping the Chicago Bulls, but wow, talk about a timetable! It sure is taking a while. So you wonder if it’s fans just not being patient enough for this big move (AND for it to pay off) or if it’s simply not the way to go.
EVERYONE seems to need that key veteran; the question is, do you have a shrewd enough GM to pull off such a deal (I have no faith in Billy KNIGHT or Danny Ainge being savvy enough these moves).
At least is appears there’s some love for Mike Conley Jr. at No. 3, regardless of his supposedly less-than-impressive showing at the pre-draft camp — which I put little stock in.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:17:13 +0000

I don’t want the Hawks to risk not picking Conley but it’d be great if they’d work out a draft and trade: Pick Wright or Jianlian, but ship the pick to, say, Boston for Conley. That way they could save cap money because they don’t have to pay as much to sign Conley at 5 or 6, which is really where he ought to go. The good thing is that there are likely to be plenty of good big men in this draft at 11. I was impressed by Hibbert as a very big body with serviceable athleticism during the NCAAs but some say Hawes is better all around. With Conley and a big man to put ZaZa on the bench and to go with Josh Smith and Joe Johnston, the 2010 Hawks look like a really good team, particularly considering Childress and the Williams boys could still be around. The only thing missing a veteran with a dagger shot and a few rings to show ‘em how to get to the promised land. Mr. Ginobli, when does your contract run out?