Iverson offer?

[Mark Piotrowski]

That seems to make some sense Thomas talentwise for PHI -- but i have 
to admit i'm extremely nervous about giving up Gerald Green (and not 
just b/c we won't have any Green/e's on the Green anymore :)

He just seems like he could be a special player.  All in all though I 
guess you have to roll the dice... I guess the 2 saving graces for me 
would be:

- Ainge has shown an ability to find talent throughout the draft 
(Jefferson @ 15, Green @ 17, West/Allen in the 20s, Gomes @ 50....)

- the NBA is a star's league.  taking a chance that Iverson can make 
your avg team great is as good a risk as that Gerald Green will 
become the next Rashard Lewis (never mind the next TMac...)

And i guess we shouldn't underestimate the potential for Jefferson's 
development playign w/ Iverson AND Pierce.  Iverson will make it a 
lot harder for Jefferson to be double teamed.  And can find him when 
he gets into the lane and a guy slides over to help on AI.

I sure would like to expand the deal a bit and see if we could get 
John Salmons.... i think he'd provide some nice backup SG/SF mins 
along with Allen and Telfair.

(the other) mark

>FYI: I heard from Eric Weiss on RealGM that the players offered up in the
>Iverson deal were/are:
>
>Wally Sz
>G. Green
>Rondo
>Gomes
>
>Philly wants Al Jeff instead of Gomes but Ainge held firm and so Billy King is
>seeing if he can snag a better offer around the league.
>
>I guess that means Ainge foresaw the following rotation:
>
>C - Perk, Ratliff
>PF - AlJ, Ratliff, (Powe)
>SF - Pierce, TonyA
>SG - Delonte, Iverson, TonyA
>PG - Iverson, Telfair
>
>This 8-9 man rotation (Powe will have to work himself in) is notable for being
>both small and quick, particularly when you have Iverson at SG or TonyA at SF.
>Given that, I can see why Ainge would hold the line at AlJ (that and AlJ's
>undeniable promise).
>
>This reflects what we saw in the playoffs, particularly the Finals, where
>penetration and positional defense were the order of the day. In 
>short, speed kills.