I still have a feeling that any new majority owner will want to avoid luxury tax. They won't dump talent for strictly for money, but it has to be a business factor when the Hornets are #24 out of 30 teams in attendance. http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance
Then swapping Posey for Joel, and Collison for Rudy doesn't get them under the LT anyways. If they wanted to tie Collison to Posey, to move salary, they could target a team with cap space, and send him off that way, in the exact same method Utah used to send Maynor to OKC, attaching him to Harpring. Would make more sense, if they wanted to get below the LT, to move Collison and Posey, or Collison and Peterson to a team with cap space. Collison and Posey to Sacramento for nothing, to the Clippers, or to Washington, perhaps. Not take on Joel's deal. I understand insurance would pay it if he misses time, but there is still the LT to deal with.
Rudy on a healthy stretch should be able to fetch a better PG of the future to match with Roy then Collison. 33 y/old Posey with 2 years & 13.5M due combined with his 8.6 PER is Joel as an expiring shouldn't lose any value as next season's trade deadline approaches. If he is able to go he gains significantly as a starting quality 5. There is no gun to the club's head on these guys so I'd rather sign Camby & stand pat hoping Joel and Rudy's value appreciates. STOMP
Hayward > Singler Difference in toughness between Kyle Singler & Gordon Hayward is what separates them. Gordon has that Matt Harpring toughness to his game. Singler is more Dunleavy.
thinking about this Rudy Joel for Posey Collison trade proposal a little more I really don't think they'd have that much interest in Rudy as Thornton has been a very pleasant surprise for them at the SG. Why trade their backup PG for a guy who doesn't seem to be much of an upgrade to their even cheaper younger current SG? Their positional needs are in the frontcourt especially at SF where Peja and Posey are old and leave a lot to be desired. I guess Rudy and Thornton could team up on the wings at times, but neither is big enough to guard starting 3s (Thornton came in a shade under 6'3 barefoot and 200 lbs). I'd be for exploring their interest in Martell Dante and Claver to see what it would take to pry Collison away... a Martell (4.8M next season) + Jerryd (2.3M) package would seem to be more to their liking. with his high turnover rate and slight frame, Darren doesn't seem like Nate's sort of PG/a likely target, but maybe a change of plans is in the works there Personally I'd rather have a bigger guy starting next to Brandon but DC is a talent STOMP
I think Hayward is going to be James Jones in the NBA. The perfect backup SF/SG for McMillan. That's what he's trying to turn Rudy into: a spot up 3-point shooter.
If we stand pat at 19..I like Whiteside(if he drops) Udoh, Bledsoe Wouldn't mind if we took Singler,Haywood, or Sanders instead Would trade up for Whiteside,Udoh, and Patterson 2nd round we should buy a pick and take De'Sean Butler while his stock is low. He has Rasual Butler written all over him + he is clutch like nobodies business...great backup.
But, spot up shooting isn't Heywards game. His best attribute is his ability to take guys off dribble using his quick first step.
Hayward has more to offer "off-the-dribble" than James Jones, thus the reason I mentioned Mike Miller. Hayward's ball-handling ability might be slightly worse than Miller's, but there seems to be quite a few similarities between the two players (at the same age), in my opinion.
If his best attribute is his first step and taking guys off the dribble, then he's not going to make it in the NBA.
I think it is his best attribute, and he'll have to work on his spot up shooting to get more minutes. I don't see him starting for a good team in the NBA, ever. I love his game though!
I was thinking the same thing. I see a poorer shooting version of Adam Morrision. Hayward should stay in school and work on his shot to have a chance to make an impact, however how small, in the NBA.
Adam Morrison is a poor shooter, in the NBA. Hayward has more play-making abilities, but Morrison was a better shooter in college. But he could get his shot off much easier in college.
