Response to previous comments...

Firstly, we did not do all of that trading for Shaq and ultimately received nothing. Moving Jamison wasn't just about Stack, it was about Laettner and the 5th pick. And that 5th pick was about getting a point. Laettner was an expiring contract, and if we hadn't moved him, we have the money off the books, and there's the possibly to get enough trade exceptions to make a run at Yao next off-season. 'Toine to Atlanta (Which was after Shaq was dealt) was about moving a disgruntled' pouty-faced man who wanted too many shots. Again, an expiring contract and a point/shooter. Booth for Fortson wasn't about Shaq. It was getting a decent big man to put in 20 minutes.

Secondly, SportsGal made some great points about the 1st rounders. We weren't going to get anything in the top 15, so it wouldn't have been a huge loss. It also backs up my point that for all 5 positions, they have a youngen to play, so why get another player to develop when he's only a year younger?

Stack could become 6th man...but he did say he wasnt trying to earn a spot on the bench. He's not the team player Jamison is.

By the which, we can still move Stack for Kurt Thomas, and we can still trade for Kidd by using Bradley and Terry. Those moves would give us a starting line-up of Kidd-Finley-Dirk-Thomas-Dampier. Imagine that! Yes, Dirk at the three, which gives him more options, including the fact that coaches are defending him with 3's anyway. Also places are dirty defenders and rebounders by the rim. If only...

Our bench would also look like Harris at 1, Daniels, Howard, Terry at the 2 or 3, Dirk and Thomas could rotate with Henderson (if healthy) and still have Booth behind Dampier. It'd be 10 people deep.

Shawn Marion has never won the 6th Man of the Year award. Rodney Rogers won it for the 99-00 season. Last team to have the 6th Man two years in a row was Indiana With Detlef Schrempf. That was 90-91 and 91-92 seasons.