Kerry Kittles anyone? Lucious Harris, Aaron Williams, and Brian Scalabrine! Those are the guys the Nets need for a championship roster. Clearly Okafor would be a nice addition to the Nets, but they definitely don't have the cap space to sign him, and it seems to make the most sense to keep the players they have on their cheap contracts. Unless Okafor agrees to a relatively nice deal.
I don't really like the guy but clear out the cap and have a Wade or LeBron playing beside him and that is a damn good team to start off with.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 22 2008, 10:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kerry Kittles anyone? Lucious Harris, Aaron Williams, and Brian Scalabrine! Those are the guys the Nets need for a championship roster. Clearly Okafor would be a nice addition to the Nets, but they definitely don't have the cap space to sign him, and it seems to make the most sense to keep the players they have on their cheap contracts. Unless Okafor agrees to a relatively nice deal.</div> I'm not sure I like him either, and am not sure I would like such a move, but if they could subtract Swift and Hassell in a sign-and-trade, they'd be able to get rid of some deadwood and not increase the salary obligation by very much (at least for this coming season). The problem, as Reg put it, is that OkafOr wants to play the 4, and the Nets would probably prefer to use him at the 5.
he would play well next to lopez. but then what do you do w/ Yi? also why would charlotte take on swift and or hassel?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Jul 23 2008, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The problem, as Reg put it, is that OkafOr wants to play the 4, and the Nets would probably prefer to use him at the 5.</div> You nailed it Dumpy, with this influx of forwards we have acquired he's gonna be our center and he really wants to be a power forward. He blames all of his injuries on playing that position but really that's what he's perfect for in the NBA today. He was so much of a injury risk/bitch Jordan went and took Mohammed's awful contract to pacify him as much as provide depth for their team. Simply put he wants to get paid a whole lot of money to play ball the way he wants and that's just not gonna happen.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Jul 23 2008, 11:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 22 2008, 10:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kerry Kittles anyone? Lucious Harris, Aaron Williams, and Brian Scalabrine! Those are the guys the Nets need for a championship roster. Clearly Okafor would be a nice addition to the Nets, but they definitely don't have the cap space to sign him, and it seems to make the most sense to keep the players they have on their cheap contracts. Unless Okafor agrees to a relatively nice deal.</div> I'm not sure I like him either, and am not sure I would like such a move, but if they could subtract Swift and Hassell in a sign-and-trade, they'd be able to get rid of some deadwood and not increase the salary obligation by very much (at least for this coming season). The problem, as Reg put it, is that OkafOr wants to play the 4, and the Nets would probably prefer to use him at the 5. </div> I missed Reg's earlier point, but yea you guys are spot on. Okafor wants to play the 4, Yi also would be best at the 4. Basically unless the Nets know that Yi can become a SF, which probably is a stretch, then it would create a logjam with 2 starting PFs. Either Okafor would be disgruntled at center, or Yi would be disgruntled guarding SFs all the time. (unless he is capable then it would work out)
take Okafor off your wish list, the bobcats just signed him.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_..._bobcats_okafor
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nets1 @ Jul 29 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>take Okafor off your wish list, the bobcats just signed him.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_..._bobcats_okafor</div> Can't believe they are paying him $72mm over 6 years.
Yea, seems a bit excessive. Actually a lot of big men get rather massive contracts. Murphy, Kwame Brown, Jerome James, Foyle, Dampier, Theo Ratliff, a 32 year old Ben Wallace (60 mill over 4 years), Zach Randolph, Brian Grant was making 15 mill per year. It`s nuts how some of these guys get these massive contracts. Okafor is better than those guys, but still.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 29 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yea, seems a bit excessive. Actually a lot of big men get rather massive contracts. Murphy, Kwame Brown, Jerome James, Foyle, Dampier, Theo Ratliff, a 32 year old Ben Wallace (60 mill over 4 years), Zach Randolph, Brian Grant was making 15 mill per year. It`s nuts how some of these guys get these massive contracts. Okafor is better than those guys, but still.</div> k-mart, mikki moore, diop...
