Trading Banks...

[Mark Piotrowski <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

is not something I'd do -- we've seen way too many picks develop 
elsewhere.  But if he were part of a deal for an all-star level PG, i'd 
think about it.

Does anyone else think this Jeff Van Gundy-Steve Francis thing is going 
to get worse?  Watching the Rockets briefly the other night, it seems 
to me they have a choice to make:  Build around Yao Ming (and Jeff Van 
Gundy) or around Francis (and Mobley -- who would be an important piece 
in either scenario).

Would Houston do this trade -- it'd have to be after the season b/c of 
Francis BYC issues?

Ricky Davis
Marcus Banks
McCarty & Stewart
Dallas' #1
Our #1 next year

for

Steve Francis
Boston Nachbar

It would give us a very mobile lineup, free us of the possiblity to 
play McCarty, Hunter & Perkins would be pressed into 20 min/night, amd 
we'd just about have to resign Blount or go after a PF/C as a free 
agent and/or go after one in the draft

Houston should then trade Davis (or Mobley), Kelvin Cato, Adrian 
Griffin and either Dallas' #1 or their 2005 #1 to Golden St. for Van 
Exel (who has said he'll only play for Texas teams or retire) and 
Eschmeyer. Van Exel has played with Shaq, Nowitzki, Camby so I beileve 
he'll have an easier time playing with Yao than Francis.


Post-trade lineups
--------------------
Boston
PG: Francis / James (resigned as backup PG/SG combo ala Bobby Jax -- 
which would best suit James)
SG: Pierce / (James) / (Welsch)
SF: Welsch / Nachbar
PF: Hunter / Jones / FA?
C: Mihm / Perkins  / (#1 pick)

Houston
PG: Van Exel / Banks / Wilks
SG: Mobley / Piatkowski
SF: J. Jackson / McCarty
PF: Taylor / Weatherspoon
C: Yao / Eschmeyer

Golden St.
PG: Claxton / (Dallas/Houston #1)
SG: Richardson / Pietrus /
SF: Davis / Dunleavy / Griffin
PF: Murphy / Cato
C: C. Robinson / Foyle (Golden St. #1)