Yeah, I've been saying it too. Basically, KP was sitting on a great situation...as much as people (including me) wanted to see a great move, Pritchard had no reason to make a move unless it was a no-brainer. Standing pat still means having a very good, young and deep team with lots of options.
Wow nice work. I like Landry out of those guys but don't see Houston giving him up or us really needing him
We'll just have to see and wait. I don't think we're getting him for 7-8 million a year. Maybe in your world we will..but anything more than that for a backup PF? hmmmm.....
I guess it's just that I don't understand the meltdown we saw on this board today. It's like some reactions were solely derived from ignorance.
What does it mean? Where would I read that? Cap space is imaginary, I've always contended it. We don't have THAT much I think. What are our needs? 1. Point Guard 2. More experience at the SF position 3. Backup PF So we need to address those with 8 million dollars in cap and a few players we can trade.
What reaction? That we had one of the best tradeable assets, a HUGE expiring contract that we couldn't capitalize on? If you don't understand why that's not a good thing, I don't know what I can do for ya.
Josh Childress and Brandon Brass if we can somehow wing it would be my preferences for the free agent market. For a trade if we can get back into the Wallace sweepstakes without giving up Batum I am for that trade as well.
What would you suggest to get back into the Wallace sweepstakes? Not sure about all the love for Childress on this board.
For the Wallace sweepstakes I'd offer Travis, our first rounder, and taking back Mohammed if doable. The love for Childress is probably because he is a good complementary player who does the little things that don't show up in the box score and he doesn't need plays run for him to be effective. He'll never block/steal/be incredibly high energy like Wallace but he is a good fit here I think. The guy who is always willing to make the correct, extra pass and will get the loose rebound. He is also a career 52% overall FG% and 36% from three. Although admittedly he has not shot more than 77 total threes in any given year.
We have a better prospect in Batum versus Childress. I think Wallace would take more than that. as i stated earlier, I think the only real target we can get back with our cap flexibility is an overpaid veteran that an underperforming team with a bloated salary would like to jettison.
Even $5 million under means a lot in a trade due to not having to match, but KP said today that they think they will have up to $13 million. That's Richard Jefferson for a 2nd round pick this summer in a salary dump by Milwaukee in order to resign Sessions and Villanueva.
If you don't understand the current economics of the NBA and what being under the cap this summer may mean for a man like Paul Allen, I don't know what I can do for you.
Under the current economics of the NBA, RLEC's contract is worth its weight in gold. Now its just worth some cap space...nothing more.
You were promised being under the cap and being able to take on a contract while doling out lesser value. What has changed?
Major FA acquisition of another SF superstar. That's what people were saying in 07. Now we're at Ramon Sessions or Josh Childress? please.
The fact that you still can't figure out the trade ramifications of being under the cap shows me that you don't know a thing about the NBA. Goodbye... EDIT - how do I put somebody on ignore?
