Miami reasoning

[Mark Piotrowski <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>(the other) Mark wrote:
>
>After that, it's a crapshoot. Toronto could use help everywhere. Katz has
>them taking Kaman, but I could just as easily see them taking Ford or Bosh.
>You'd have to think Miami would like T.J. Ford. Riley hasn't been wild about
>small guards in the past, but he needs a point guard (if he's not sold, how
>about the Celts offer Antoine, 16 and 20 for Brian Grant and Ford?). Who
>knows what the Clippers would do? Rumor has it they want Ford, but if he's
>not there, it's anybody's guess.

I was thinking the same thing.  With Riley's reluctance to play 
rookies (this past year notwithstanding) how about

Brian Grant + 5th pick for Walker & 20th Pick

and then (since I'm none too excited about TJ Ford)

the #5 & #16 pick to Denver for the 3rd Pick (probalby Carmello Anthony)


I doubt Denver would do that but they do still get to add a very good 
player @ #5 and maybe make a reach at #16 for another foriegn player.

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Didn't bother to even talk about this silly trade that I was 
proposing.  I've long been a Brian Grant fan b/c he's a durable, hard 
worker on the glass and a guy who doesn't complain if he's not 
scoring 25 points a game.  You know what you're getting with him.

Denver has a developing Rodney White at the 2 and N. Tsitviliz (sp?) 
at the 3 with Camby & Hilario at the 4/5.  They could still nab Bosch 
or Kaman with the 5th pick and "invest" the 16th pick.

This fantasy scenario would leave us with a lineup of:

Bremer
Pierce
Anthony
Grant
Battie


Unlike JJohnson, Anthony could start right away and would be 
surrounded by veterans to help with being eased into the game.  It 
would allow Delk & EWilliams to come off the bench where I think they 
are both better suited anyways.

EWill
Delk
K. Brown
Blount
McCarty
Sundov
Baker


I'm really intrigued also by Barbosa (if that's how you say his name) 
and the Greek Shaq, Sofaklis Schortsanitis -- although for probably 
the same reasons I was hoping we'd draft Diop in 2001.