I seldom agree with anything that Woody "Bayless Jr" Paige has to say, but I have to say that his take on yesterday's Marcus Camby trade is dead on. When I saw the news of the trade crawl across my screen after that el turdo gigante* known as the MLB All Star game ended, I was stunned.
They traded Camby for WHAT?? The right to swap second-round draft picks in the 2010 draft? WTF??
Camby is a player that flies under the national radar, but he is undoubtedly one of the top centers in the NBA. Last year, he led the league in blocked shots (3.6 BPG), was second in the league in rebounding (13.1 RBG) and had more double-doubles than Kevin Garnett. He was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 and was First Team All-Defense this past season. Granted, he has an ugly shot, but he still managed to drop almost 10 PPG and was a serviceable threat to hit open jumpers and opposing centers had to at least be mindful of where he was.
Now the Nuggets have let Eduardo Najera, a fan favorite and energizer, and Camby go for next to nothing. They're left with Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony to do all of their scoring and they have nobody to play a lick of defense - on a team that was already a sieve to begin with.
I know they're going to save a ton of money on their cap, but this is a move that leaves Nuggets fans and players scratching their heads. They have basically eliminated themselves from playoff contention before the season even starts. Not only that, but they got burned by Elgin Baylor, of all people. How embarrassing!
I love this quote:
"It's not a checkers move, it's a chess move," said Mark Warkentien, Denver's vice president of basketball operations. "Chess is a tougher game to understand and you've got to wait longer to see the results of the move."
Translation: "We don't plan on replacing Camby any time soon, but in the future, we might get another good player. Hang in there!"
Good luck selling that to their fans.
*Actually, as ridiculous as that game almost became, it was fairly entertaining.
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""It's not a checkers move, it's a chess move"
Seems more like a basketball move to me, but then what do I know?
(answer: nothing)
Translation: "I'm playing chess, you writers are playing checkers."
To borrow a phrase from the immortal Rodney, Warkentien shoulda stayed home and played with himself.
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