Guy Berger Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 The last thread disappeared. What did you guys think about the draft? The Warriors traded Jason Richardson for Brandan Wright -- could be a big improvement, but until we know what Wright is capable of it's too early to judge. On the plus side JRich is going to Charlotte so I'll be able to root for him next season. Last night I dreamed that I was arguing with Bill Simmons about the draft. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 The Lakers draft wasn't so thrilling. The Chinese PG they drafted is 6'9", that's intriguing. I'm interested to see if Grant Hill will sign with Phoenix. It would be great if they could win a title with him in the mix, he's almost as deserving as Michael Finley was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 I liked the Hawk's draft with Al Horford and Acie Law. I don't know much about the rest of their current team, but I think those two guys will be good players for them to build around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 UCLA's Aaron Afflalo was drafted by the Pistons, good for him. He can shoot the ball, and Detroit's offense suits his style. I hope he does well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) I liked the Hawk's draft with Al Horford and Acie Law. I don't know much about the rest of their current team, but I think those two guys will be good players for them to build around. Atlanta now has a pretty good core, especially since they're in the east. Horford, Josh Smith, Joe Johnson. Zaza Pachulia and Josh Childress are solid players as well. If Law pans out he could fill their weakness at PG. (John Hollinger picks him to be a bust, and says he should have been a very late 1st round pick.) I was very surprised that the Raptors signed Jason Kapono to a 4 year, $24M contract. That's a lot to pay for such a limited player. Guy Edited July 2, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturalSoul Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 The Lakers draft wasn't so thrilling. The Chinese PG they drafted is 6'9", that's intriguing. I'm interested to see if Grant Hill will sign with Phoenix. It would be great if they could win a title with him in the mix, he's almost as deserving as Michael Finley was. The Lakers drafted the guy i wanted to suns to draft (Javaris Crittenton). He's young but can play and will be a steady contributor in a few years imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Lakers just spent $30M ($30M!!!) to re-sign Luke Walton. I don't think he's worth that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Grant Hill will probably be coming back to the Pistons. I don't think they'll have a problem re-signing Billups, either. But I have serious doubts whether they will ever be able to contend for a title with Saunders at the helm. Anybody who gets schooled by Mike Brown is in a whole heap of trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 i heard grant was lookin' @ the suns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Lakers just spent $30M ($30M!!!) to re-sign Luke Walton. I don't think he's worth that. It's a six year deal, so he's not being ridiculously overpaid. That said, his production is completely replaceable by a much cheaper player, and his "career year" was average at best. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 The big thing that Walton brings to the table is passing ability. The offense hit the skids last year the moment Luke went down with an injury. That said, he isn't the greatest defender and given his bloodline durability is a concern. Luke is renowned for his character and integrity which will hopefully rub off on Kobe. He's a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 (edited) The more I think about it, $5M is a lot to pay for a guy that would AT BEST be a 4th option on a championship contender. But maybe that's what it takes in the NBA. Guy Edited July 3, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Pistons re-signed Billups for $60M. That's far better use of money, in my opinion. And looks like the Sonics have hired PJ Carlesimo (Sprewell's chokee) away from the Spurs as their head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 The big thing that Walton brings to the table is passing ability. The offense hit the skids last year the moment Luke went down with an injury. That said, he isn't the greatest defender and given his bloodline durability is a concern. Luke is renowned for his character and integrity which will hopefully rub off on Kobe. He's a winner. Nice wishful thinking, but I can't imagine that Kobe will have any interest in anything that Luke Walton does or says. Kobe's in Kobe-World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 How about Zach Randolph going to the Knicks? Sounds like a marriage made in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 The more I think about it, $5M is a lot to pay for a guy that would AT BEST be a 4th option on a championship contender. But maybe that's what it takes in the NBA. It's what it takes. A few other SF types, some better matches than others: Dunleavy - 8.2 Turkoglu - 6.4 Hapring - 6.0 Brian Cardenal - 5.8 Battier - 5.8 Lakers who are being paid more: Kobe - 19.5 Odom - 13.5 Kwame - 9.1 Radmanovic - 5.6 I think the salaries of the 2 in front of him are far more outrageous than what Luke will be pulling down, though Kwame got his for being the top pick (along with being very tall.) More NBA salary info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 The more I think about it, $5M is a lot to pay for a guy that would AT BEST be a 4th option on a championship contender. But maybe that's what it takes in the NBA. It's what it takes. A few other SF types, some better matches than others: Dunleavy - 8.2 Turkoglu - 6.4 Hapring - 6.0 Brian Cardenal - 5.8 Battier - 5.8 So Luke Walton is not the only overpaid role player in the NBA. Lakers who are being paid more: Kobe - 19.5 Odom - 13.5 Kwame - 9.1 Radmanovic - 5.6 I think the salaries of the 2 in front of him are far more outrageous than what Luke will be pulling down, though Kwame got his for being the top pick (along with being very tall.) I don't think Kwame is still on his rookie contract -- he's been in the league for 6 years. Anyway, previous worse decisions by the Lakers' management don't excuse this bad one. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturalSoul Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 The more I think about it, $5M is a lot to pay for a guy that would AT BEST be a 4th option on a championship contender. But maybe that's what it takes in the NBA. It's what it takes. A few other SF types, some better matches than others: Dunleavy - 8.2 Turkoglu - 6.4 Hapring - 6.0 Brian Cardenal - 5.8 Battier - 5.8 Lakers who are being paid more: Kobe - 19.5 Odom - 13.5 Kwame - 9.1 Radmanovic - 5.6 I think the salaries of the 2 in front of him are far more outrageous than what Luke will be pulling down, though Kwame got his for being the top pick (along with being very tall.) More NBA salary info here. Freakin' Brian Cardenal makes that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) Dunleavy - 8.2 Turkoglu - 6.4 Hapring - 6.0 Brian Cardenal - 5.8 Freakin' Brian Cardenal makes that much? He had a very good season with the Warriors a few years back and finagled a nice contract out of it. Since then he's accomplished zilch. My impression from following the Warriors is that players like Walton, Cardinal and Matt Barnes are very replaceable if your team is run competently. There's no reason to pay them more than 1 or 2 M, and there's always a sucker who will pay more than that. Guy Edited July 4, 2007 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturalSoul Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Dunleavy - 8.2 Turkoglu - 6.4 Hapring - 6.0 Brian Cardenal - 5.8 Freakin' Brian Cardenal makes that much? He had a very good season with the Warriors a few years back and finagled a nice contract out of it. Since then he's accomplished zilch. My impression from following the Warriors is that players like Walton, Cardinal and Matt Barnes are very replaceable if your team is run competently. There's no reason to pay them more than 1 or 2 M, and there's always a sucker who will pay more than that. Guy I remember the season too, but what the hell happened to him? Is he still on the Warriors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Re. Cardinal - I remember the season too, but what the hell happened to him? Is he still on the Warriors? Long distance information give me Memphis Tennessee... I was surprised to see that crazy Stephen Jackson was "only" making 6 mill & change. He'll need every penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Orlando got Rashard Lewis from Seattle via a sign-and-trade; the contract is more than $110M for 6 years. That's insane. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 The Lakers have never had anybody who could guard Rashard well, he can definitely shoot the ball. Howard draws attention in the middle. They'll make for a tough tandem on offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Orlando got Rashard Lewis from Seattle via a sign-and-trade; the contract is more than $110M for 6 years. That's insane. Guy Thank goodness they have a salary cap in the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 The Lakers have never had anybody who could guard Rashard well, he can definitely shoot the ball. Howard draws attention in the middle. They'll make for a tough tandem on offense. I'll go on a limb here and predict that, barring another major addition of talent, this team will not make it past the 2nd round of the playoffs for the duration of Lewis's contract. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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