Why dont the Magic go after this guy, he is in the final year of his contract and still capable of being a great back-up Centre. I think he could bring his veteran game to our ball club and be a great teacher to Dwight and Cato. What do you guys think????
Deke is very old and I dont know if he is going to retire,I think he can still give a team a few rebounds and 1 or 2 blocks a game.But the Magic really dont need him.
Cato has the tools to be like Dikembe. He is a great shotblocker, and though not a force on offense, could put up 10 points occasionally. Deke could be a great mentor to Cato and make him a strong defensive force. However, given the woes of Orlando's recent signings-Hill, Ewing, Howard etc, I would think twice before giving an old Mutombo a chance.
Shawn Kemp, Patrick Ewing, now Dikembe Mutombo? Hell no. We've been there and done that with temporary big men who are well past their prime. He's old, slow and should retire.
Like Ice said he's real old and slow and we have all these new guys that can run the florr and he would just fall behind and that would be a waste of money and time for us.
He is to old... Magic is a faily young team that will play a fast pace game and he just couldn't keep up with the pace.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Ice:</div><div class="quote_post">Shawn Kemp, Patrick Ewing, now Dikembe Mutombo? Hell no. We've been there and done that with temporary big men who are well past their prime. He's old, slow and should retire.</div> When Ewing and Kemp came to the team they were very out of shape, but mutombo is still very well put together with the exception of his knees. He has a huge contract that he is in the finals year of that along with hills contract coming off the cap would offer the magic some huge free agent money. Mutombo is also 7'2" a 7'2" guy who has a hook shot is a good pick up for any team he would not fit into our offense well though do to the fact the magic will be a fast break team and mutombo cant run. Though on defense he would be a major force with blocks to quote steven a smith " I dont care if you call mutombo a senior citizen he is a hell of a inside persence still." Mutombo was defensive player of the year in 2001 not that long ago and the knicksa are shopping him. Since his contract coming off there cap doesnt offer them anything since they have the highest cap in the NBA. He could mentor howard and teach him the sky hook and many are saying with the magic getting augmon, battie, and cato they are tring to become a defensive team like the pistons well then why not get a player who was the defensive player of the year less than 3 seasons ago in 2001.
After trading for Battie, I don't know how much time Mutombo would get for us, because you know that Declerq will get a good 15-20 mins a game, plus the other 2 centers.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting sportsrock37:</div><div class="quote_post">After trading for Battie, I don't know how much time Mutombo would get for us, because you know that Declerq will get a good 15-20 mins a game, plus the other 2 centers.</div> Is that really a bad thing though. He is a vetern with playoff experence making a trade for him can only help the team in cap room and in experence also it helps the team in terms of having a ugythat can body up shaq when they face him. Mutombo performed decently against shaq in the finals in 01 and he can still block shots like a moster and hit the hook shot. I dont know why the magic wouldnt take a shot on him since they would get a huge contract that has one year leftthat would give them cap room next year to go along with hills contract finally coming off the cap.
i agree with you Pure, if the Magic can really get a good season out of Dikembe and Drop Declerq we would have a huge amount of cap space at the end of next season.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Pure Skillz:</div><div class="quote_post">When Ewing and Kemp came to the team they were very out of shape, but mutombo is still very well put together with the exception of his knees. He has a huge contract that he is in the finals year of that along with hills contract coming off the cap would offer the magic some huge free agent money.</div> Grant Hills has a player option in the 05/06 season, and we're stuck with him this season. As for Mutombo's knees, isn't that one of the most important things in basketball? If the dude can't get up and down the floor without busting his knee caps, he's not worth it. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Mutombo is also 7'2" a 7'2" guy who has a hook shot is a good pick up for any team he would not fit into our offense well though do to the fact the magic will be a fast break team and mutombo cant run. Though on defense he would be a major force with blocks to quote steven a smith " I dont care if you call mutombo a senior citizen he is a hell of a inside persence still." Mutombo was defensive player of the year in 2001 not that long ago and the knicksa are shopping him. Since his contract coming off there cap doesnt offer them anything since they have the highest cap in the NBA.</div> You said it best, he wouldn't fit well with out offense. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind having a 7'2 big man down low for us. However, is he worth it? No. His knees are getting the best of him and he will simply slow down the tempo of our game. Johnny Davis made it very clear we would be a running team full of energy, and Mutombo could just slow down the entire offense. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He could mentor howard and teach him the sky hook and many are saying with the magic getting augmon, battie, and cato they are tring to become a defensive team like the pistons well then why not get a player who was the defensive player of the year less than 3 seasons ago in 2001. </div> We could use another solid veteran player to mentor the guys but unless we sign Mutombo to a cheap contract he wouldn't be worth it. In the end we are going to want players for the future, not a temporary body to fill the holes.
Hill has the option to opt out. Not the Magic. It wouldn't surprise me though if Hill re-signed for EXTREMELY less out of good faith. Hill is a classy guy and he knows it'd be the right thing to do. I hope...
Take my word for it, you do not want anything to do with Mutombo. Trust me on that one. He doesn't do much in the game and sits and complains on the bench.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting crazytown:</div><div class="quote_post">Hill has the option to opt out. Not the Magic. It wouldn't surprise me though if Hill re-signed for EXTREMELY less out of good faith. Hill is a classy guy and he knows it'd be the right thing to do. I hope... </div> Let's all hope that he snaps his ankle one last time and ends up retiring. He's done, he's been done for years. Retire, accept it, and move on Grant, you'll always have your years in Detroit. I just want an end to the whole thing, it's done nothing but stick in the back of Orlando fans' minds for years and we're tired of paying some guy $13 million a season to be eye candy on the bench. As for Mutombo, I wouldn't touch him at this point in his career. He might still be able to play defense, but his body is tired and it shows when you see him playing for the Knicks now. Not only that, his salary is HUGE. Let's stick with Cato please.
