This helped relieve my Hawks angst a little...

[kelston827]

Just go to realgm and fool around with the Trade Checker.

Try any and all trades to acquire guys that you want to build a team around. I did it for about a half hour tonight and it made me feel a little better.

I didn't put much thought at all into the deals, but I managed to make halfway reasonable trades for Amare, Dre Miller, Kwame and Eddie Griffin.

JT/Dion/SAR for Amare/Penny/J.Johnson

JT/CC for Miller/Wilcox

JT/Dion/Nazr for Kwame/Hughes

Big Dog/Dion for Griffin/Rice

They were all accepted, but whether or not the other teams would accept them is another story. My favorite of the bunch is the Houston deal. Rice's contract is ending soon, and I really think Griffin is going to be a special player.

[Guest]

HA...PHX wouldn't trade Amare for Shareef

str8 up.WAY too much potential!

[kelston827]

Notice the phrase "whether or not the other teams would accept them is another story."

For the slow-witted, that means that I'm implying doubt that the other teams involved would be receptive to the trade.

[Guest]

I felt like commenting anyway.