Washington does it because it gives them a potent 1-2 backcourt in Wall/Monta. It allows Vesely to get more playing time. It gives them Lee and Blatche up front (they’re interchangeable at the 4/5 in the center-deprived East). They become relevant once again and actually might be good enough to make the play-offs next year.

Wizards:
PG – Wall/Mack
SG – Ellis/Young
SF – Vesely/Singleton
PF – Lee/Seraphim/Booker
C – Blatche/Biedrins/Turiaf

We do it because is sheds major salary after next year (Lews’ massive contract is up in 2013), retains Curry, adds McGee, assures us of keeping out top 7 protected pick this year (because we’d suck) and gives us Washington’s lottery pick this year.

PG – Curry/Robinson/Jenkins
SG – Thompson/Rush
SF – Lewis/DWright
PF – Udoh/McGuire/CWright
C – McGee/Tyler

Getting McGee and re-signing him, keeping Tyler and signing Kwame Brown to another 1 yr. deal soldifies the center position. Sullinger from Ohio State would be a great lottery pick at the 4. If we could somehow get Harrison Barnes from UNC or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist from UK with the other lottery pick, then we’d be the next OKC Thunder, with a great core of Curry, Thompson, Barnes/MK-G, Sullinger and McGee.

nice win, but it’s hard to feel up beat about this team. they shot a lot of jumpers, as usual, they just hit more than the law of averages says they should. they’ve had a cupcake schedule and couldn’t take advantage of it. still, it’s a win, we’ll see if they can string a few together.

even better

we get a backup SF (MKD OR Barnes)

Curry/who cares?
Ellis/Klay
Wright/MKG
Lee/Ekpe
Hibber/scrubs

one man can dream

he sucks at D, we just need to get Hibbert(4yrs/60mil) and were set.

Curry/Jenkins
Ellis/Klay
Wright/Rush
Lee/Udoh
Hibbert/Beans/Tyler

thats a 46-36 team right there, and will get only better.

I don’t care if you gave Steve Nash 96 FGAs, a 6 foot rim and matched him up against my one-armed cousin. He would not score 48 points. That’s not what he does. Don’t get me wrong. Obviously, Steve Nash is top tier talent. So please, don’t try to suggest I’m saying he sucks. I’d be glad to have him.

RE: Jamal Crawford. Jamal plays for another team that is not very popular (outside of the Portland)and hasn’t been very good for a while. I guess they’re doing OK now.

And you make a good point that even Curry is hot enough on Nash’s heels to make a strong case for being in the All-Star game. Why are Nash and especially Nowitzki selected? Because they are popular guys who are (were) on winning teams, and definitely were not on the Warriors.

You do not think Curry can get 40+ easily last night, if given more FGAs ?
Curry’s last 10games FG : 0.521 3pt%: 0.458 7.5 Asts
Curry’s last 5 games FG: 0.574 3pt%: 0.444 9.2 Asts.
His season average FG: 0.508 3pt%: 0.429 6.8 Asts

Curry shot only 17 FGA last night and got 36points. Give him 12 more shots with his 50+%FG, He would easily bypass 48points (That doesn’t even include his 3 there. Just making 2s, not including more FTs either. )

I guess Jamal Crawford should be All-Star too since he scored back to back 50s. Oh wait, he is not.

Lakers go with:

1. Curry
2. Bryant
3. Barnes / World Peace / Ebanks
4. Lee
5. Bynum

Here it is:

1. M. Ellis
2. K. Thompson
3. D. Wright
4. E. Udoh
5. P. Gasol

Lakers probably get the better end of the stick but I think this makes Golden State into a 7 or 8 seed in the West. You still retain a pretty decent bench and the bench lengthens with the addition of the Latvian, Biedrins.

You’re asking Ellis to go back to the 1, but who cares?…You have added one of the best low-post players in the League and you are giving your young players a chance to develop.

I think K. Thompson is a pretty good defender. I think he’s a much stronger defender (physically with his wirey strength) at the 2 than Ellis. He uses his length and moves his feet well.

I think L.A. will do this deal for Curry, no question about it. Defensively, he may not be a Mike Brown guy, but offensively, he would be perfect now and he would have been perfect in the Triangle under P. Jackson.

The only thing I can’t get over is trading within the same Division. That may be the only reason why it won’t happen.

The Gasol / Rondo scenario seems more feasible.

I know it’s not all about scoring but if Monta played for any other team, somewhat regardless of record, he’d have been an All-Star 3 times by now.

Let the haters hate, Monta. Let’s see Steve Nash burn it up for 48 points.