Larry, Pat make a deal ....

Tinsley would be great running with the talent on South Beach. The Pacers would have to add a player or two to make it work salary wise.

I love that you have Tinsley being moved, however I’m just not sure if Marion can play the four, I’ve always seen him as more of a three. I believe that we are solid at the three with both Granger and Dunleavy able to play that spot.

Although at the end of the day I care more about moving Tinsley than I do about what I get in return so yeah I’d be okay with this deal.

Granger has played the 4 spot several times this year and had a mismatch almost everytime. I think If we were to aquire a true post up 4 that would slow our offensive flow and maybe set us back …. I think that our offense would receive Marion very well just imagine having Dunleavy Granger & Marion on the court with RASHO and TJ we would be pushing for a top 4 spot in the east with that starting lineup. We would have to sacrafice a Marquis Daniels type contract to make the deal as cornrows said before. The key is getting Tinsley off of the roster with something useful in return.

I think we could be a force in the East if Marion came over. I have to admit that as much as I like our team right now, I am getting impatient waiting for us to move Tinsley. It is sort of like the feeling I have now while Mike D is hurt. We are good and on a good track, but we are not a complete product in terms of personnel. It will be nice when #17 is back and Tinsley is gone and our “final” roster for the season, whatever form it takes, is in place. At that point we will certainly have a much clearer vision of what this year’s team is capable of.

On this note, does anyone have any real leads or has anyone heard any good rumors about Tinsley lately? I feel like, except for his agent’s buyout talk, all has been quiet lately.

But, on ESPN’s Trade Machine, a Tinsley + Daniels for Marion deal doesn’t work, the Pacers would need to throw roughly $700k in salary to make up for the difference. The only player that makes roughly that on our roster is McRoberts. I can’t see the Heat giving up the only real expiring contract for an overpaid PG with 3 years left. Also, this three for one would leave the Heat with 17 players under contract, meaning they would have to cut/buyout 2 players (which would cost additional money to them).

That being said, I agree that we need to unload Tinsley. However, the rest of the league knows that we need to get rid of him. That makes it very hard to get good value.