Discussion reminds me a bit of the early part of the decade when Stack and later Cliff were traded. Lot of good arguments to keep both around and see if Prince and Okur could make the difference. Instead Dumars opted to try and make the team better.

I am all for change as long as it makes us better in the long term. May have to take a step back next year but if it pays off with another title then it would be worth it.

Perhaps I am a bit sceptical, I don't think LB himself could properly motivate some of our guys anymore. Even so, the rest of the East is getting better. As Dumars himself once said, if you are not getting better then you are getting worse. Pretty soon those ECF defeats are going to turn into 2nd round and 1st round losses.

Its a tough thing though and if a deal is not there then you certainly do not want to trade just to trade. This is where GM's earn their paychecks. To find deals out there that none of us thought about or even considered but upon happening leaves you wondering how he pulled it off.