Amare is the answer....

by Man of Pace on Jun 29, 2009 12:47 PM EDT

Ford + Murphy + Foster = Amare'

To compete in the East over the next 2 to 3 years a dominate big man is a must.

Boston has Garnett - remeber Paul Peirce before Garnett (seemed alot like Granger)

Orlando - Howard

Cleveland - Shaq

The TJ Ford rumors all started in Pheonix.

couple that with ....

Those local in Indianapolis may have notice Sunday there was an article about the the Suns roster moves not being complete yet. Tell me how is that news in Indianpolis?

Can you Imagine ROY, AMARE, GRANGER, RUSH, JACK ... BACKED UP BY DUNLEAVY, HANS, DIENER, MCBOB, PRICE, and whoever else makes the roster ... I'm imagine this being a stronger roster than last years.

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maxing out amare if we trade for him scares me to death

First off… he is an offensive monster. If he is healthy and in his prime, he will propel us into the 2nd tier in the east, right behind the orlando/cleveland/boston trio. He would bring excitement, which would bring fans.

it just scares me to max out a player who depends so much on his freakish athletic ability. what happens when he loses a step in 4 years? he has already had 3 seasons where he has played in less than 60 games.

I just really don’t want another jermaine oneal situation…

but then again, you have to take a chance here and there if you want to make it back to the top. can’t play it safe all the time. and trading those three (or basically anyone on our roster) for amare would be a steal pure talent wise.

by dbcb on Jun 29, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions

Depends....

It would really depend on the deal.

Whatever worries I have about Amare’s production going forward would be much less important if we could get rid of Murphy’s (or god willing, Tinsley’s) contract.

by indy62 on Jun 29, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

Once again this problem with all of these proposed trades

is that fact that there are a ton of teams interested in trying to acquire Amare. The Pacers do not have good trade pieces compared to other teams. Did you see what the warriors were offering? Anthony Randolph, Brandon Wright, Andris Biedrins, and Stephon Curry?! that appeals a little more than Ford, Murphy, and Foster for a team that is looking to dump money and rebuild with young players.

"My game’s like the Pythagorean Theorem. It ain’t got no answer." - Shaq

by bleedinblueandgold on Jun 29, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

yeah our trade pieces aren’t much… not a lot of talent or salary cap relief on our team.

by dbcb on Jun 29, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

by captain flitzy on Jun 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I never realized Curry was part of that deal ...

What are the Suns waiting for?

by Man of Pace on Jun 29, 2009 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

its the warriors that have changed there mind….

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2009/06/28/20090628spt-p2young.html

by dbcb on Jun 29, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, the Warriors reneged on Curry. I think they darn well should have too. With the four that I listed above it would be hard not to trade anyone for them (other than the obvious, Wade, Kobe, Lebron). I love Amare as much as anyone and getting him through trade would be best case scenario for the Pacers. He fits exactly what they need and he has shown a full recovery from his knee surgery. I think maxing him out makes sense for the Pacers. It’s hard to do, but I think he would be as worthy as anyone for the Pacers. I just don’t realistically think there is any way we can get him to Indy with our roster. We would have to get a third team involved and I think any team that is in on this deal is going to want Amare and not the leftovers.

"My game’s like the Pythagorean Theorem. It ain’t got no answer." - Shaq

by bleedinblueandgold on Jun 29, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions

It sure is fun living in fantasy ... huh

I just looked at the East and said to myself how can we get back in the top 5? …. Amare stood out becasue we already have great role players … a good offense … and a superstar … but 1 superstar means 30-35 wins in this new NBA … take away the superstar and you’re at 15 wins … ad the dominate big and you’re looking at 50 wins

by Man of Pace on Jun 29, 2009 6:43 PM EDT reply actions