Silky Smooth
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Now trading jj is far from our minds and jamison has such a huge contract with a lot of years left but having a team of mo, mike miller, bron, jamison, z and off the bench you have boobie, delonte, av, ben you cant go wrong with that. You take the risk of age and with jamison a long contract but you cant deny he is a 20 10 guy and the wiz arent going anywhere anytime soon. This would give us such a scary starting lineup it would be absolutely amazing.
2. Why don't more people realize that the Cavs, already really good, will be even better three months from now?
Only 5-to-1 odds to win the title? Really? Even in this crummy economy, with ticket sales about to drop through the basement, the Cavs can't blow their LeBron Window for one reason: If they win a title, he might stay and save professional basketball in Cleveland. Money is no object. They don't care. And given that they have $20 million worth of expiring contracts (Wally Z. plus Eric Snow) as well as two favorable contracts (Andy Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic), that means the following guys are in play for them: Mike Miller and Michael Redd (the two biggies), along with Josh Howard, Shawn Marion, Gerald Wallace, Jason Richardson, Rasheed Wallace, Brad Miller, Raja Bell, Leandro Barbosa and Antawn Jamison.
For instance, let's say they traded Wally, J.J. Hickson and $3 million to Minnesota for Mike Miller, and $10 million worth of Brian Cardinal and Mark Madsen in 2010 ... then they dealt Pavlovic, Snow and a 2009 No. 1 pick to Washington for Jamison and Darius Songaila's mildly reprehensible contract. Two reasonable trades, right? Cleveland gets two blue-chippers; Minnesota and Washington save money, gain cap space and position themselves for 2009 (fan-tanking) and 2010 (the free-agent bonanza). Wouldn't the Cavs become the favorites if they landed Jamison AND Miller without giving up anyone in their top eight? I'd be more scared as a Celtics fan if Mike Brown wasn't in charge. The point is -- they will definitely add one more elite guy and possibly two. Which means that our top three (Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles) could end up being more loaded than any top three since 1993 (Chicago, New York, Phoenix). This is a good thing.
(The highlight of the second trade for me: I called my buddy House, a diehard Wiz fan, and opened the conversation with, "Would you trade Jamison and Songaila for ...?" Before I could say the rest, he just started screaming, "YES! YES! YES! ABSOLUTELY! GIVE ME THE CAP SPACE!!! YES!!!!" Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009 Washington Wizards! OK, let's give the readers a couple of questions.)
Now trading jj is far from our minds and jamison has such a huge contract with a lot of years left but having a team of mo, mike miller, bron, jamison, z and off the bench you have boobie, delonte, av, ben you cant go wrong with that. You take the risk of age and with jamison a long contract but you cant deny he is a 20 10 guy and the wiz arent going anywhere anytime soon. This would give us such a scary starting lineup it would be absolutely amazing.