If there's a hard cap, we're better off not doing anything at all and keeping our powder dry to re-sign our own players.
I'd say they'd be better off without his contract on their books for the next 5 seasons. They could have tried to S&T Bosh strictly for a 16.6 million dollar TPE and had that AND been 8 million under the cap. The team's going to suck anyways, Amir isn't pushing them anywhere. Why not take your lumps, break it down, and build it back up? I didn't like the Ed Davis pick in the draft, but then, I hate their roster, but Amir doesn't help them up front alongside Bargs any more. If someone else is going to overpay for him, then let them, and move elsewhere, find a cheaper replacement, and give big minutes to Davis. I'd prefer a team with 8 million in cap space, a 16.6 million dollar TPE, and over 12 million in expirings(Evans, Bellinelli, Banks) (preferably with a new GM), to no cap space and the rest. And an overpaid backup. BC's an idiot, IMO. He wants to build around Bargs, which is fine. I know many here hate him, I think he's a decent player. But he should be a PF. And he wants to build around him, but can't help adding PFs to the mix. It's insane. He's going to continue to push for him to be a C, and slowly eliminate by having him add more and more weight, the advantages he has. It'd be as if Dallas drafted Dirk, and then, since he's tall, made him put on 45 pounds to play C.
FYI, you can't have both TPE's and capspace--it's one or the other. However, everything else in your post, spot on.
Exactly. Unless we had a shot at LeBron - which we don't - I don't see "good deals" happening in free agency. Limited bench guys are getting full MLE type deals, which while not crippling, are just a waste of time imo. Might was well give that money to our own players who the fans already know and love. 2nd tier stars (Johnson) and would-be stars (Gay) - are getting grossly overpaid, and I would rather sit tight than have been locked into some off-season plan to go after one. We should sit tight, wait for some dominoes to fall, and see if we can make another run at Chris Paul. If that falls apart, we can look at free agents that are left to see if any got lost in the shuffle that we could pickup for a reasonable deal. That is exactly what happened to Andre Miller. In that offseason he came out saying he wanted $10mil per for at least a 4 year guarantee. After waiting by the phone, and while we were distracted by the Hedo disaster and the RFA offer to Millsap, the market played out and we got Andre for $7mil/per, 2 yr guarantee. Plan A: Wait to see if Paul still sitting there. Make a run. Plan B: Try to pluck the best "leftover" Free Agent after all the cap money is gone. Plan C: Don't sweat the summer too much, health is the biggest boost we can get next season anyway.
