The Magic have until tomorrow to match the offer for Redick, and a report this morning indicated they will (though I'm not sure how much we can believe it), and Sam Smith says he's 'hearing' the same. KC casually threw in that the difference between a Redick match and not is $5m or $12m in remaining cap space, figures that are a lower than 'our' projections, but we were making assumptions on how fully-backloaded some other signings were. While it made the most sense to have the lowest cap figure possible this offseason, it's also a negotiable component of these signings. And it's looking clear that after the Boozer signing, the Bulls didn't value as much of the remaining cap space as one would think, content on filling out the roster around this 'core' instead of possibly adding another core piece. A lower cap space estimate hurts a bit, because it shifts the possibility of signing another higher-caliber SG to being likely only if Redick isn't signed, and not regardless. It's looking like the obvious fall-back option would be Ronnie Brewer, who has one less suitor in the Jazz after they signed Raja Bell. Hopefully he's waiting out this decision like we are, with a starting spot pretty much guaranteed if Redick is matched. http://www.blogabull.com/2010/7/15/1571126/while-bulls-wait-on-redick-others
Well, no shit. Horrible basketball decision to not add another core piece, or try to. Looks like surrender to mediocrity to me, much along the same lines of when we signed Ben Wallace and nobody to go along with him. *sigh*
Who else signed Raja Bell? Big deal. Redick is worth the wait IMO and if they don't get him there are plenty of options left.
Yeah, there's precedent. Spend big bucks on Wallace, let Tyson walk. Letting him leave turned out to be a good basketball move in the end, and Wallace a disaster. But if you're going to make a move, it should at least make theoretical sense -- that didn't.
What? Of course it made sense to move chandler. there was no way to play Wallace and chandler at the same time.
How was trading Tyson a good basketball move. We bought high and sold low on him. Even after getting hurt, Tyson still had/has had more trade value that Wallace.
I'm just saying that neither player has been what we at different times hoped they would be. I still think your moves should fit into an overaching scheme that is conducive to winning a championship.
Like there was no way to play Antonio Davis and Chandler at the same time. Or PJ Brown and Wallace at the same time. Yeesh.
