I understood that a Jackson trade is not likely to make us much better, but my hope is that it at least doesn’t make us SIGNIFICANTLY worse like this deal would. If we’re not getting anything out of Z as everything I’ve seen about a deal w/Cleveland would suggest I’m personally really against this deal. You answered it in your own post. Hickson is not playing very much, the reason is not because he is really good. You don’t play in the NBA because you’re coach doesn’t think you’re very good. We’d basically be losing two major rotation guys and be adding some guy named J.J HIckson who probably isn’t all that great. Lets set our sights a little higher and not pull the trigger on a deal like this until we are really really desperate.

My main quibble: Mikki Moore is worse than Turiaf in every possible way. Mikki Moore really, really stinks.

I don’t think Turiaf’s mission-critical, and if the choice was between the trade you describe and having to keep Jack indefinitely, I’d probably go with the trade. But we may be able to dump Jack without losing Ronny, and if we can do that, we should. Ronny’s a nice guy to have, all things being equal.

Even watching the win against Memphis, when Morrow and Rudy Gay were going at each other hard in the 3rd quarter, you’d see Curry with the ball drifting towards Morrow to set up the one on one play against Gay. The fans wanted it, Nellie wanted it, Morrow was set for a 30 point game, and then there’s Jackson on the weak side with one hand high in the air calling for the ball.

Any expiring deal to get rid of Jackson would be beneficial to the team, let alone getting back a player with the size and skill of big Z.

It seems the only time Jackson is interested in passing off the rock, is when it is immediately rewarded with an assist. How often do you see him pass out rather than dump it off under the rim? Whenever he catches the ball on the perimeter, he almost never looks left or right. He immediately gets low and activates the JACKSON OFFENSE. Not only is it irritating, but it disrupts his teammates from gaining a rhythm, something crucial for a young player to experience in order to achieve confidence. Go figure, all of our players are young.

How often do you see Jackson watching a match up develop off the ball, and then screaming and crying as hard as to does to the refs, to get a pass so he can set up a probable scoring scenario? How often do you see him demanding the ball for a rim chuck chuck? Rather cheeky, eh?

He’s going to have his 30 point games this season, sure. He’s going to jog back on defense with his hand up to his ear, reaffirming his status as an equal to Kobe in his Jacked head. But is he a good teammate? I don’t think so. Is it worth trading his talent vs. his style for a potential impact player for the 10-11 season, a worthy big man, and a smoother offense?

I’m no mathematician, but for every 10 points Jack gives you a game as much as he touches the ball, has got to be about 18 points Morrow would have. We really would not miss him on the offensive end. His defense is good when he’s motivated, terrible when he’s not getting calls, and non-existent when the teams playing poorly.(Which usually has much to do with him, anyway.)