Thoughts on acquiring Jalen Rose

Posted on LG.net on 12/23/05.

Rose's numbers for December:
6.2 ppg in 19.5 mpg on 34.3% shooting, 31.8% on 3 ptrs, 0.2 spg, 2.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
His salary is $15.7 mil this season and $16.9 mil next season. He makes as much as Kwame, Devean and Slava combined.

Walton has better numbers for December:
5.8 ppg in 21.2 mpg on 42.4% shooting, 37.5% on 3 ptrs, 0.4 spg, 3.8 rpg, 3.3 apg
And Walton makes less than a tenth of what Rose makes.

Salary aside, would I like to Rose on the bench to take Profit's place? Yes. But there is no way I would trade $15 million worth of players to get Rose.