If you live anywhere along the Northeast corridor, you know by looking out your window right now that there is absolutely, positively no excuse for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers or Washington Wizards to not pull off a major, blockbuster trade sometime in the next 36 hours.
Like many of us who have been hit by the latest in a series of ridiculous snowstorms, the general managers of those respective teams don’t have anything better to do right now than feverishly work the phones.
If Tracy McGrady was ever destined to be traded to Philly, as has been rumored, the time is now. The Wizards and Knicks showed they were serious about making something out of their cabin fever with a report that they were considering a three-team deal with Houston.
That’s what I’m talking about. No way, no how should these guys be outworked right now by executives from warmer climates.
- Chris Wallace has no excuse not to make a deal happen for that backup point guard the Celtics so desperately need (although he should not get carried away and ship out Ray Allen).
- The time is ripe for Knicks GM Donnie Walsh to shed even more cap space for the upcoming offseason, to free up the team to throw everything, INCLUDING the kitchen sink, at LeBron James in an effort to get him to sign.
- If Sixers president and general manager Ed Stefanski really wants to pull a deal (which I’m not convinced he really does, and would likely not improve the team much anyway), he might as well grab his cell. Public transportation is shut down. Most non-essential employees have been told to stay home. Even if he wanted to drive somewhere, he couldn’t; I-76 has been closed.
- Again, credit Ernie Grunfeld for grabbing the snow-covered bull by the horns and getting us rolling today. The Wizards-Knicks-Rockets deal isn’t going to change the direction of any of the three franchises involved, but it’s gotten me sufficiently intrigued to spend 10 minutes researching how the deal makes sense and interested you enough to read my blog post. Mission accomplished.
If I have to be glued to a seat all day watching TV and my computer screen, I want some breaking NBA trade news to follow. The least you front office guys can do is give us that.
It ain’t like you’ve got anywhere else to go.
Benjee
Aaron
