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Originally posted by obelix
i think that this is a bad idea on Toront's part. They would lose 2 of their better rebounders and "hustle players" Jalen Rose is on the downward half of his career now and will not be a huge help to the raptors, who already have carter and peterson who ably play the 2 or 3 spot. chicago already has a couple of big men who can rebound in eddie curry and tyson chandler (although he's more of a guard type player). overall, i am of the opinion that this trade is of no major benefit to either team.
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I agree to an extent, but I think both teams "dumped" players that wanted to get out of town in Rose and Davis. I think Rose is a much better numbers guy than an actual teammate and Marshall could end up being a big part of this trade for Toronto. But Chicago needed some help inside which they will get from Davis. Chandler is nursing a back problem (I can see this bothering him all year if he doesn;t sit for a week or two) and Curry is still way to inconsistent. BTW, other than his weight Chandler is far from a "guard type". He has the height and wingspan to play center and doesn;t have much of an outside game. Williams basically takes Marshall's spot on the bench for Chicago. Toronto was desperate for someone else to score though, and that's what they got.