Nets in cost cutting mode

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Jerryd Bayless
    Rudy Fernandez
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    We can offer NJ a decent amount of young talent.
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Rudy goes nowhere. They can Have whatever else they want but Roy, Aldridge, Oden, Rudy, Batum.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    We'd have to give up a Rudy or Batum. Otherwise, we have no shot.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Ain't much incentive there.

    I'd offer Rudy in a package for Harris in a second.
     
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    I read something the other daythey tried to ship Harris to Minnesota for one of their recently drafted PG.
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    We dont have a Bench then. I agree about consilidating talent.. but that is a lot to give up.
     
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    Miksaid So Say We All

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    Rudy, Bayless, Joel, whoever... for Harris, do it!
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    You're giving good role players for a STAR. You do it....
     
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    I guess just watching Harris Fade.. while Rudy steps up in big games means something to me. We're gonna be playing in a lot of big games starting very soon. I liked Uncle Cliffy too... during the regular season. We sure could have used him in the playoffs.
     
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    They want young talent and short deals.

    Travis Outlaw (last year of deal)
    Steve Blake (last year of deal)
    Jerryd Bayless
    Rudy Fernandez
    2010 1st round pick

    for

    Devin Harris
    Courtney Lee
     
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    That depends on if the braintrust thinks they will all be role players when their career hits it's stride. They may not agree with you.

    The other thing I would point out is Devin Harris isn't a tier 1 star. He is a tier 2 star. Probably worth 2 players at most.
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'd give them three of any of the players not named Rudy, Roy, Aldridge, Oden, Batum. They can take their pick of whatever else they want, with picks and cash. I agree with you.
     
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    I'm in with you on that. :ghoti:

    Let's cruise down to the Blazer offices and get this done!:drumroll:
     
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    Bayless
    Outlaw
    Webster
    Joel
    Blake
    Picks
    Cash

    Thats what we would have to offer.. I think they can get a decent package out of it. I doubt they bite, but to offer that good package AND Rudy.. too much for me.
     
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    So Bayless is the main incentive?

    Webster - inconsistent, one-dimensional, injured
    Joel - Important to us but the Nets are a rebuilding team. Joel is about to be 30. They also have Brook Lopez
    Picks - Low 1st rounders

    Good luck getting NJ to bite on that offer.
     
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    No offense, but Thorn would laugh himself to death with that offer.

    Bayless- unproven "PG"
    Outlaw- mediocre bench player
    Webster- career in jeopardy
    Joel- they don't need him
    Blake- mediocre bench player
    Picks- all gonna be in the 25-30 range, aka useless
    Cash- Max we can offer is $3Mil. That's probably the only decent part of that offer.
     
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    blue32 Who wants a mustache ride?

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    I'll trade Fez any day of the week.....
     
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    Joel's contract is no where near cheap enough to be on that list. They want to cut their salary, not take on a NBA veteran center contract.
     
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    Unless you don't see Roy as our long term SG, Rudy is worth less to us than a player who is an above average starting PG.

    Harris is worth more to us than Rudy, and he is almost certainly worth more to the Nets than Rudy.
     
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