Rondo,Wilcox, for Amare

[SHAQATTACK]

no...









way

[wdleehi]

If it wasn't for Amare's injury history (if I read correctly, his contract is uninsured because of that history), you make this trade in a heartbeat.


At this point, it is really hard, but I think you have to say no. 




NY already said no.

[CelticG1]

Amare needs a point guard to get him the ball? Just because he played with steve nash doesn't make that true. Did everone miss last year when he rattled off like  20 30 point games in a row with ____________ as the starting pg?

If any thing he doesn't need a pg, throw him the ball and get out of the way.

Not that I would do this trade but thought people were being sarcastic when I first saw that comment

[European NBA fan]

Amare needs a point guard to get him the ball? Just because he played with steve nash doesn't make that true. Did everone miss last year when he rattled off like  20 30 point games in a row with ____________ as the starting pg?

If any thing he doesn't need a pg, throw him the ball and get out of the way.

Not that I would do this trade but thought people were being sarcastic when I first saw that comment

Felton and Billups are legit starting pg's in the NBA. So your point has yet to be proved. You might be right.

[Moranis]

Amare needs a point guard to get him the ball? Just because he played with steve nash doesn't make that true. Did everone miss last year when he rattled off like  20 30 point games in a row with ____________ as the starting pg?

If any thing he doesn't need a pg, throw him the ball and get out of the way.

Not that I would do this trade but thought people were being sarcastic when I first saw that comment

That is my sentiment exactly and I actually think this trade makes the team much more likely to win a title this year.  Amare is exactly the type of player that would fit on this team.  And I'm not sure I'd call him injury prone as he has played at least 78 games in 4 of the last 5 seasons (including the last two).  The injury prone player in that trade is Rondo who is coming off of a 68 game season and is currently injured and missing a lot of games.  

Amare makes this team better this year and going forward.  He is a dynamic scorer, credible rebounder, and an underrated defender (he is actually playing pretty solid defense this year playing next to Chandler and in his more natural PF position).  I'd make that trade in a second.  

[KG Living Legend]

Tp thanks for thinking for a minute instead of calling the pruposed trade celtic hate or rondo bashing. I would not do 70% 0f the trades i throw on here. I love the c's for me all the way back to palacio and dana barros days.
 You guys just help me with clues and input to see if it really could make us better. Fact is Amare Stoudemire playing with the big three this year is something to ponder. I love the celtics.

 

[gpap]

No thanks.  Amare isn't very good without a passing point guard to feed him, and even then he's not a ticket to contention unless you've got a good team to put around him.

All of that wouldn't matter so much if he wasn't 29 with bad knees.

I think you're overvaluing the idea of a passing point guard just a TAD too much. Just a tad. To answer the original question, yes. Despite his bad knees, Stoudemire is a phenomenal player.

[Bankshot]

I would not want Amare at the expense of Rondo.  I don't think he is worth trading Rondo.

[StartOrien]

I think if I had a time machine, and could reasonably expect 2 seviceable years out of KG I'd do this deal. As it is, I think it's too risky to do mid-season with this team likely to be blown up.

[ejk3489]

Amare needs a point guard to get him the ball? Just because he played with steve nash doesn't make that true. Did everone miss last year when he rattled off like  20 30 point games in a row with ____________ as the starting pg?

If any thing he doesn't need a pg, throw him the ball and get out of the way.

Not that I would do this trade but thought people were being sarcastic when I first saw that comment

That is my sentiment exactly and I actually think this trade makes the team much more likely to win a title this year.  Amare is exactly the type of player that would fit on this team.  And I'm not sure I'd call him injury prone as he has played at least 78 games in 4 of the last 5 seasons (including the last two).  The injury prone player in that trade is Rondo who is coming off of a 68 game season and is currently injured and missing a lot of games.  

Amare makes this team better this year and going forward.  He is a dynamic scorer, credible rebounder, and an underrated defender (he is actually playing pretty solid defense this year playing next to Chandler and in his more natural PF position).  I'd make that trade in a second.  

So Rondo, who has also played in at least 77/78 games the last 4 seasons out of 5, is injury prone...but Amare isn't? Rondo no doubt has been injured a lot this past year, but that doesn't mean he'll be that way the rest of his career.

[Moranis]

Amare needs a point guard to get him the ball? Just because he played with steve nash doesn't make that true. Did everone miss last year when he rattled off like  20 30 point games in a row with ____________ as the starting pg?

If any thing he doesn't need a pg, throw him the ball and get out of the way.

Not that I would do this trade but thought people were being sarcastic when I first saw that comment

That is my sentiment exactly and I actually think this trade makes the team much more likely to win a title this year.  Amare is exactly the type of player that would fit on this team.  And I'm not sure I'd call him injury prone as he has played at least 78 games in 4 of the last 5 seasons (including the last two).  The injury prone player in that trade is Rondo who is coming off of a 68 game season and is currently injured and missing a lot of games.  

Amare makes this team better this year and going forward.  He is a dynamic scorer, credible rebounder, and an underrated defender (he is actually playing pretty solid defense this year playing next to Chandler and in his more natural PF position).  I'd make that trade in a second.  

So Rondo, who has also played in at least 77/78 games the last 4 seasons out of 5, is injury prone...but Amare isn't? Rondo no doubt has been injured a lot this past year, but that doesn't mean he'll be that way the rest of his career.

Rondo is more injury prone than Amare right now.  Rondo is currently hurt and was hurt last year, and with different injuries.  Amare is not currently hurt, wasn't hurt last year, or the year before.  So, yes, if I'm calling one of those two players injury prone, it would be Rondo, the one that is currently hurt.

[BballTim]

Amare needs a point guard to get him the ball? Just because he played with steve nash doesn't make that true. Did everone miss last year when he rattled off like  20 30 point games in a row with ____________ as the starting pg?

If any thing he doesn't need a pg, throw him the ball and get out of the way.

Not that I would do this trade but thought people were being sarcastic when I first saw that comment

That is my sentiment exactly and I actually think this trade makes the team much more likely to win a title this year.  Amare is exactly the type of player that would fit on this team.  And I'm not sure I'd call him injury prone as he has played at least 78 games in 4 of the last 5 seasons (including the last two).  The injury prone player in that trade is Rondo who is coming off of a 68 game season and is currently injured and missing a lot of games.  

Amare makes this team better this year and going forward.  He is a dynamic scorer, credible rebounder, and an underrated defender (he is actually playing pretty solid defense this year playing next to Chandler and in his more natural PF position).  I'd make that trade in a second.  

So Rondo, who has also played in at least 77/78 games the last 4 seasons out of 5, is injury prone...but Amare isn't? Rondo no doubt has been injured a lot this past year, but that doesn't mean he'll be that way the rest of his career.

Rondo is more injury prone than Amare right now.  Rondo is currently hurt and was hurt last year, and with different injuries.  Amare is not currently hurt, wasn't hurt last year, or the year before.  So, yes, if I'm calling one of those two players injury prone, it would be Rondo, the one that is currently hurt.

  Maybe if you said "currently hurt" a few more times in that paragraph you'd make a good case. I guess you missed the Knicks in the playoffs last year, or perhaps you were one of the few people who didn't notice that Amare was,er, playing hurt last year?

[ejk3489]

Amare needs a point guard to get him the ball? Just because he played with steve nash doesn't make that true. Did everone miss last year when he rattled off like  20 30 point games in a row with ____________ as the starting pg?

If any thing he doesn't need a pg, throw him the ball and get out of the way.

Not that I would do this trade but thought people were being sarcastic when I first saw that comment

That is my sentiment exactly and I actually think this trade makes the team much more likely to win a title this year.  Amare is exactly the type of player that would fit on this team.  And I'm not sure I'd call him injury prone as he has played at least 78 games in 4 of the last 5 seasons (including the last two).  The injury prone player in that trade is Rondo who is coming off of a 68 game season and is currently injured and missing a lot of games.  

Amare makes this team better this year and going forward.  He is a dynamic scorer, credible rebounder, and an underrated defender (he is actually playing pretty solid defense this year playing next to Chandler and in his more natural PF position).  I'd make that trade in a second.  

So Rondo, who has also played in at least 77/78 games the last 4 seasons out of 5, is injury prone...but Amare isn't? Rondo no doubt has been injured a lot this past year, but that doesn't mean he'll be that way the rest of his career.

Rondo is more injury prone than Amare right now.  Rondo is currently hurt and was hurt last year, and with different injuries.  Amare is not currently hurt, wasn't hurt last year, or the year before.  So, yes, if I'm calling one of those two players injury prone, it would be Rondo, the one that is currently hurt.

Well, like Tim pointed out, his back was hurt during the playoffs last year (which took him much of the summer to recover from) and he certainly looks like he's been playing hurt this year...

[2short]

I would not want Amare at the expense of Rondo.  I don't think he is worth trading Rondo.

yeah, no way

another idea is I wouldn't want ANY player off the knicks until they show they can play some defense, I know generally DAntoni's defensive schemes are bad but that team shows little in the work side of defense (carmelo!!)

[Celtics4ever]

Amare = Loser.   What has he ever won or propelled to victory?  No one.