On Dec 29, 1:41=A0pm, "Kurt Straub" <jkurtstr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> It's true. =A0None of the re****ts identified the draft pick, presumably
it=
is
> this year's Jazz pick.
>
> At first glance, this trade is hard to figure. =A0Swapping Korver for
Giri=
cek
> is an obvious net minus. =A0Giricek has some talent, but basically he is
a=
> 30-year old NBA journeyman. =A0He is not going to be the offensive
threat =
off
> the bench that Korver was. =A0Sure, we got a first roundn pick, but do
the=
> Sixers really want two first round picks this year? =A0It's already a
youn=
g
> team, where Korver was actually one of the vets.
>
> My first guess is that there must be some salary cap purpose behind the
> transaction. =A0My second guess would be that this is only the first
trade=
of
> . . . =A0more to come.
>
> If there are no more trades to come, perhaps Giricek is ticketed for the
> Rodney Carney role. =A0Having watched Carney start the last several
games =
with
> Green hurt, this is fine with me. =A0I've about given up on Carney. =A0I
w=
atched
> the first half of the Kings game last night, Carney could not stay in
fron=
t
> of his man. =A0On offense, he went 2-8 in 17 minutes. =A0Braaaack.
>
> Perhaps Thaddeus Young will move into Korver's minutes, if not his role.
> Young has played very well lately, including what I saw last night.
=A0In =
15
> minutes, he grabbed 5 boards, made three steals, and scored 6 points on
3-=
4
> shooting, including one great jam. =A0Young has show rapid improvement
for=
> such a young rookie. =A0Speaking of rookies, Jason Smith also played
very =
well
> last night, shooting 4-4 (including a three!) and grabbing some boards.
>
> However, all this must be kept in perspective in that the Kings were
witho=
ut
> their three best players, Bibby, Artest, and Martin. =A0At least Mikki
Moo=
re
> wasn't constantly running down the lane and throwing down dunks, as he
did=
> all game long in Philly. =A0Dalembert and Smith stayed home more, =A0and
p=
layed
> the lane well.
>
> ---- Kurt Straub
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> > re****ts Korver traded for Giricek and a 1st round pick. =A0Giricek's
> > contract expires at the end of this season.
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It was my understanding that this was all about cap and contract
length--Giricek's on his last year while Korver is under contract for
three more seasons after 07-08 (and his annual salary likely escalates
in each of those years, if his agent was paying any attention to sop
while Billy King ran the show).
wes
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