Cronin sounds like a must-have kind of guy. Glad we've got somebody who knows all the nuances of the salary cap.
Cronin agrees that we will have 20-25 mil in cap space this summer. I'm still curious how he and many others believe this. Would this be the case if we renounce Hickson, Freeland and Batum?
Exactly. Hickson and Batum account for 11.2M in cap holds. If those are ignored, then sure, we have between 20-25M.
Well then why even suggest we will have that much cap space? Obviously Portland will exercise their options on Hickson and Batum. Unless of course they excercise them and won't match other offers that maybe "toxic offers".
I'm not so sure they'll offer the Q.O. to Hickson, or if they do, if they don't end up renouncing him anyhow if a better target is available. As nice as Hickson has been, filling the back-up PF spot isn't exactly the biggest offseason priority, is it?
I agree. I think Aldridge could play center and Hickson at PF. Those two would be a good combo. They both can score and Aldridge can draw out the other team's centers. Also, the other team can't put their center on Aldridge; thinking they will stop any inside post scoring since both players, play well with their back to the basket. We have Rhino as the back up for PF and Pryzbilla and Thomas for the centers. It's what we have now; but Hickson has only been on our team for about a month. I could only imagine how good those two would be with a full training camp and a good coach to utilize them better.
Blast from the past post. Lots of guys here need to swallow their pride & give Cronin the credit & respect he deserves.
