Comments on: Forty-Three With A Bullet

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:24:17 +0000

@Fletch: Eesh, that's a close one. If I swapped either, I'd swap for Lewis. It depends on what stats you're hoping to maintain/improve on.

By: Fletch

Fletch — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:05:29 +0000

Adam: Would you deal Wes Matthews straight up for either Turkoglu or Rashard Lewis?

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:11:00 +0000

@Bryan: I don't think Horford's value will decrease this year (why would it?), nor do I feel we've seen the best John Wall this season. Having said that, it sounds like Ellis was the most necessary piece of the four for your team. As SGs go, you won't do much better than him (who were you slotting at SG before Ellis?). And if it took the minor downgrade of Horford to West, I imagine the deal HAD to have made you better.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:43:29 +0000

Just made this deal in my 12 man ROTO league, and wanted to see what your thoughts are…
I traded John Wall and Al Horford for Monta Ellis and David West.

My gut feeling was to sell Horford while is value is very good, as I feel his numbers might start coming down a bit (he’s still a stud but I have Josh Smith too, and Id rather keep JSmooth than Horford. Wall has been nice lately but injury risk and he hurts me in some aspects (better real life player than fantasy player IMO) and I have nash and rondo already so assists are not of value with him.

But the big reason for making deal, was I had no SG on roster, so I needed a stud like Ellis who will contribute in just about all categories…West is somewhat an underrated fantasy player and he does what Horford does minus a few boards and %’s.

Do you think this deal made team better?

By: Migs

Migs — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:19:17 +0000

@Adam: Hmmm... I just got back from vacation and haven't actually had time to look at the details of the deal, but is there another team that can help facilitate the Melo trade while also allowing for the NJ-Detroit trade to go through? Otherwise, could it be that NJ figures they just can't get Melo, and even if they do, he won't sign an extension with them anyway, so they might as well forge ahead and deal Murphy away? I honestly cannot wait to see what a new CBA brings, and if it'll solve all this BS where superstars are not just demanding trades, but are able to specify their destinations as well.