Isiah's Advocate 33
Benchwarmer
If the Celtics land Garnett, which is all of a sudden looking pretty likely, do we reconsider parting with Lee or Balk if Sac insists. If the Celtics land Garnett than they are the front runners in the East ( atleast on paper) and we'll have to make a move to solidify us. I think if we were to land Ron that makes us just as dangerous team as Boston with Garnett, but would Sac realize that we would be somewhat desperate, and raise the asking price for Ron? Look I love David and Renaldo, and my first preference ofcourse is that we keep them, but if this trade goes down then Boston atleast has the division on lock, and truthfully I don't see another team in the East with that type of fire power. The Pistons to me aren't as imtimidating as they were w/ Big Ben, Chicago is talanted but doesn't have that one Superstar every team needs to be their leader, Cleveland I can see either repeating as East Champs or fighting for a playoff spot, Washington is one sprained ankle away from being a lottery team, Toronto has is hit or miss, Orlando has potential but again they are young and I don't think Rasad Lewis is going to make that big an impact ( I could be wrong), so to be honest if Garnett ends up in Boston, then a lot teams will be looking to make some moves, and our move should be to get Artest....but at what cost is the question? But if we land Ron and they get Garnett, then I think the whole lack of balance between the two conferences will be balnced out. This could make for a very interesting NBA season in the East