View Full Version : Hornets about to acquire Ryan Anderson in a sign a trade.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 02:21 PM
League source says #Hornets (https://twitter.com/search/%23Hornets) acquiring SF Ryan Anderson from #Magic (https://twitter.com/search/%23Magic) in sign and trade for Gustavo Ayon.
https://twitter.com/JimmySmithtp
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 02:32 PM
Dell Demps is a complete moron. Anderson is about to become a highly-paid version of Matt Bonner. SMH at this guy.
Mel_13
07-08-2012, 02:40 PM
The Hornets were in talks to sign the restricted free agent to an offer sheet, but sources say that trade talks with the Magic have progressed quickly once Orlando officials decided that they would not want to match an offer to Anderson expected to pay him an annual salary in the $8 million range.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8141333/2012-nba-free-agency-new-orleans-hornets-deal-ryan-anderson-orlando-magic-sources-say
Mel_13
07-08-2012, 02:41 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
The New Orleans Hornets agreement with Ryan Anderson is four years, approximately $36 million, league sources tell Y! Sports.
Spurs9
07-08-2012, 02:43 PM
four years, approximately $36 million
:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao
DPG21920
07-08-2012, 02:47 PM
Demps is a bad GM. Stern was so much better tbh. Not even joking.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 02:49 PM
4 years 36 million is a bargain for Anderson. You're clueless DPG. They got rid of Okafor and Ariza salaries and Anderson is way better than both. He's way better than Jeff Green and Batum and they're making the same or more.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 02:51 PM
9 million per season for a guy who averaged what Anderson does and was 9th in win shares in the league and 11th in win shares per 48 minutes.
A core of Davis, Gordon, and Anderson could be very good. All 3 are 24 and younger.
Mel_13
07-08-2012, 02:53 PM
9 million per season for a guy who averaged what Anderson does and was 9th in win shares in the league and 11th in win shares per 48 minutes.
He's fine as long as the Hornets remain a lottery team. He chokes hard in the playoffs.
benefactor
07-08-2012, 02:54 PM
:lol 4/36 a bargain. This thread will be bump worthy two seasons from now.
InRareForm
07-08-2012, 02:55 PM
Anderson won't be the player he was in Orlando, for the obvious reason that D12 is not in the center of the paint any longer.
DPG21920
07-08-2012, 02:55 PM
4 years 36 million is a bargain for Anderson. You're clueless DPG. They got rid of Okafor and Ariza salaries and Anderson is way better than both. He's way better than Jeff Green and Batum and they're making the same or more.
He's not better than Okafor IMO. You can't compare bad contracts to other contracts and determine one is good just because it might be "less bad".
9 million per season for a guy who averaged what Anderson does and was 9th in win shares in the league and 11th in win shares per 48 minutes.
A core of Davis, Gordon, and Anderson could be very good. All 3 are 24 and younger.
Anderson has potential to grow and be worth that, but he's certainly not worth that now. His regular season production was solid though and like you said he is still young.
They also gave up what appears to be a pretty solid young player in Ayon too.
DPG21920
07-08-2012, 02:57 PM
My Demps comment wasn't just about this deal - it was about the crap deal he accepted from LA/HOU for CP3 and now a deal like this that puts him behind the 8-ball with regards to value.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:05 PM
He's not better than Okafor IMO. You can't compare bad contracts to other contracts and determine one is good just because it might be "less bad".
Anderson has potential to grow and be worth that, but he's certainly not worth that now. His regular season production was solid though and like you said he is still young.
They also gave up what appears to be a pretty solid young player in Ayon too.
Ayon is 3 years older in Anderson. He will be 27 when the season starts.
9 million a year isn't a bad contract for his production. Not even close to being bad. But at best, he's a great complementary player similar to Tyson Chandler.
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:06 PM
I posted this in the free agency thread:
And take a look at this. There have been 908 players in NBA history who have played at least 400 minutes in the playoffs. Now place them in order by FG%. As one would expect our Red Rocket comes in at a dreadful 832nd out of 908.
Anderson is 905th of 908.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&year_min=&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&is_active=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=mp&c1comp=gt&c1val=400&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=fg_pct
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:07 PM
Oh my god, Demps just made the Asik deal in Houston look like a steal in comparison.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:07 PM
My Demps comment wasn't just about this deal - it was about the crap deal he accepted from LA/HOU for CP3 and now a deal like this that puts him behind the 8-ball with regards to value.
How? They're still way under the cap even with Gordon and Anderson. Plus, by the time Davis is a FA, Gordon and Anderson's contract will expire.
9 million a year is fine for him, assuming Gordon and Davis pan out.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:08 PM
Oh my god, Demps just made the Asik deal in Houston look like a steal in comparison.
Really? Asik got 8 million a season. Anderson is making 9. You think they're equal players? Anderson is way more productive. :lol
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:08 PM
:lol 4/36 a bargain. This thread will be bump worthy two seasons from now.
:rollin
Yes, it certainly will be.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:09 PM
He's not better than Okafor IMO. You can't compare bad contracts to other contracts and determine one is good just because it might be "less bad".
Anderson has potential to grow and be worth that, but he's certainly not worth that now. His regular season production was solid though and like you said he is still young.
They also gave up what appears to be a pretty solid young player in Ayon too.
Anderson's regular season was way more than solid. However, at best, he's a great complementary player.m
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:11 PM
Really? Asik got 8 million a season. Anderson is making 9. You think they're equal players? Anderson is way more productive. :lol
Anderson is a shooter who can't shoot when the games matter. I would definitely take a legit post defender for $1 million less per year and one year less. A shooter ranking 4th from last in FG% alltime in the playoffs? I mean, that even counts the 50s when no one could shoot 40%.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:12 PM
A guy who shoots a lot of 3 pointers will have a lower FG% than usual. Total shooting and eFG% are much better indicators.
ElNono
07-08-2012, 03:12 PM
Too much money, bro... :lol
And Ayon is a workhorse kind of big... they're hard to find in this league... smh
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:13 PM
905 out of 908? :lol
Spurs should try to dump Bonner's sorry ass off on Demps since he's so in love with the 3x-price version.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:14 PM
Anderson is a shooter who can't shoot when the games matter. I would definitely take a legit post defender for $1 million less per year and one year less. A shooter ranking 4th from last in FG% alltime in the playoffs? I mean, that even counts the 50s when no one could shoot 40%.
That's a stupid stat to look at. He shoots a lot of 3 pointers which lowers FG%.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:15 PM
Too much money, bro... :lol
And Ayon is a workhorse kind of big... they're hard to find in this league... smh
Ayon is a solid 27 year old player. He's replaceable.
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:17 PM
That's a stupid stat to look at. He shoots a lot of 3 pointers which lowers FG%.
LOL, he's the only three point shooter to play in the playoffs since 1980. :lol
ElNono
07-08-2012, 03:17 PM
Ayon is a solid 27 year old player. He's replaceable.
Ryan Anderson is a fine player... for $2m a year :lol
InRareForm
07-08-2012, 03:20 PM
Shooting 15 for 44 in the playoffs gets you a cool 9 million.
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:20 PM
Chris Duhon wasn't a three point shooter, Lindsey Hunter was a defensive specialist, and Joe Ellis played before the three point line was added to the league. So among three point shooters, he is the worst playoff shooter in the history of the league and is getting $36 million for that failure. :rollin
Venti Quattro
07-08-2012, 03:21 PM
:rollin NBA :lolwners :rollin
Mel_13
07-08-2012, 03:21 PM
A guy who shoots a lot of 3 pointers will have a lower FG% than usual. Total shooting and eFG% are much better indicators.
OK. Instead of FG% in all of NBA history, I sorted on eFG% since 1979-80, when the NBA added the 3pt FG.
There have been 642 players that have played at least 400 minutes in the playoffs since 1979-80. When ordered by eFG%, Ryan Anderson comes in 594th out of 642.
Better than 905th out of 908, but still still pretty poor for a shooter that's getting 9M a year for 4 years.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&year_min=1980&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&is_active=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=mp&c1comp=gt&c1val=400&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=efg_pct
Mel_13
07-08-2012, 03:23 PM
OK. Instead of FG% in all of NBA history, I sorted on eFG% since 1979-80, when the NBA added the 3pt FG.
There have been 642 players that have played at least 400 minutes in the playoffs since 1979-80. When ordered by eFG%, Ryan Anderson comes in 594th out of 642.
Better than 905th out of 908, but still still pretty poor for a shooter that's getting 9M a year for 4 years.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&year_min=1980&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&is_active=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=mp&c1comp=gt&c1val=400&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=efg_pct
Oh, Matt Bonner comes in at 329.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:24 PM
If Davis and Gordon don't pan out, then this will be a bad contract. They're banking on Davis and Gordon being the go-to-guys and Anderson being the complementary player.
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 03:25 PM
If I was Benson I'd drive Demps to the unemployment office first thing tomorrow morning.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 03:26 PM
Personally I wouldn't have done this deal.
Clipper Nation
07-08-2012, 03:29 PM
:lolverpaid
BRHornet45
07-08-2012, 03:32 PM
sons this is not a bad deal at all. I welcome white boy to the team. he is young and steadily improving each year. Spur fan loves the "per 36" stats when defending Duncan and Ryan Anderson has some pretty impressive ones ...
Per 36 Minutes
2011-12: 18 and 8
2010-11: 17 and 9
2009-10: 19 and 8
2008-09: 13 and 8
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderry01.html
now Demps needs to get Belinelli locked into a long term deal.
Clipper Nation
07-08-2012, 03:35 PM
Son, Ryan Anderson is no Cornerstone, tbh...
Venti Quattro
07-08-2012, 03:37 PM
now Demps needs to get Belinelli locked into a long term deal.
In Europe? Do it, Dell Demps. :tu
Belinelli is going to be rendered useless this season, I guarantee you buddy.
fevertrees
07-08-2012, 03:37 PM
I'm gonna miss GOOSE on the team, but at least we got another white boy in the lineup.
DPG21920
07-08-2012, 03:45 PM
I believe NO has to renounce Belli, Kaman and Landry to do this deal.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 04:01 PM
I believe NO has to renounce Belli, Kaman and Landry to do this deal.
No problem.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 04:02 PM
Son, Ryan Anderson is no Cornerstone, tbh...
They're hoping Davis and Gordon will be.
lefty
07-08-2012, 04:07 PM
Horrible deal
Killakobe81
07-08-2012, 04:21 PM
9 million per season for a guy who averaged what Anderson does and was 9th in win shares in the league and 11th in win shares per 48 minutes.
A core of Davis, Gordon, and Anderson could be very good. All 3 are 24 and younger.
:lol Win shares. Win shares also say Karl Malone is clearly better than Tim Duncan ... you really trust that stat? :wakeup
I like Anderson though and with the way these owners are throwing around money I guess it's market value, I just wouldnt pay it. LOL no way is he a SF athletically in a league with Melo, Bron, Gay, Granger Iggy at the position. And though he is an OK rebounder he is too weak for that position too. He is no Bonner, but Tyson Chndler is way more valuable to a contender than Anderson. But on the right team paired with a good defensive center (which Davis may grow in to) he may be a good fit.We shall see,
LkrFan
07-08-2012, 04:21 PM
Dell Demps is a complete moron. Anderson is about to become a highly-paid version of Matt Bonner. SMH at this guy.
:rollin
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 04:31 PM
:lol Win shares. Win shares also say Karl Malone is clearly better than Tim Duncan ... you really trust that stat? :wakeup
I like Anderson though and with the way these owners are throwing around money I guess it's market value, I just wouldnt pay it. LOL no way is he a SF athletically in a league with Melo, Bron, Gay, Granger Iggy at the position. And though he is an OK rebounder he is too weak for that position too. He is no Bonner, but Tyson Chndler is way more valuable to a contender than Anderson. But on the right team paired with a good defensive center (which Davis may grow in to) he may be a good fit.We shall see,
That's the plan eventually is Davis to play center. Davis needs to put up about 10 more pounds right now. He's bulked up to 230 this offseason. Needs to get to about 240-245 to be a full time center.
I don't love the move. At best he's a great complementary player. They're hoping on Davis and Gordon becoming the cornerstone players. They still have 21 million next offseason even with Gordon and Anderson signed. I'm not sure if they can get a max player, but it would be nice having a PG like CP3 around these guys.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 04:33 PM
Tim Duncan's win shares per 48 minutes is higher than Malone's and Malone never matched Duncan's season highs in win shares.
Killakobe81
07-08-2012, 07:20 PM
Tim Duncan's win shares per 48 minutes is higher than Malone's and Malone never matched Duncan's season highs in win shares.
Im not a stats guy, but I posted this once before so are you saying this guy is full of shit? I searched on google and this is what popped on the third entry in the Duncan vs. Malone debate ...
Argument fror the best power forward of all time: (via Salt Lake City hoops)
The case for Karl Malone as the best power forward of all time:
When you look at Karl Malone’s stats compared to Tim Duncan it is hard to make the case that Duncan is a better player that Malone. Why? Because it is hard to make the case that many players are better than Karl Malone by looking at the stats. He is 2nd all time in career points and 3rd all time in win shares (an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player) with more win shares than everyone but Kareem and Wilt. Tim Duncan would need 6 more years of his average production to equal Malone. As it currently stands he is still isn’t within shouting distance of the Mailman. However, any Duncan supporter might bring up the fact that of course Malone’s career numbers would be better because he played 19 seasons. If we take that away and just compare averages here are some points in favor of Malone:
•Scoring: Malone averaged 25 points per game. Duncan 21.1.
•Efficiency: Malone shot 51.6% from the floor and 74.2% from the line. Duncan’s respective numbers; 50.8% and 68.7%.
•Reliability: Malone’s work ethic and incredible conditioning was legendary and that shows in the numbers. He played in 99.3% of the Jazz possible games during his 18 year career in Utah . Duncan so far with San Antonio has only played in 94.5% of the possible games. Over an 82 game NBA season that means that Malone would play in about 4 more games than Duncan.
•Longevity: The same conditioning led him to be able to play for so long at such a high level. Not to say that Duncan can’t do that, but let’s see if he is still playing as effectively as Malone was when he was 39 and still contributed 11.1 wins (10th in the league) to the 2002-2003 Jazz team.
•Front line help – Sure this is a little subjective, but I think that playing with the Greg Ostertags and Felton Spencers of the world didn’t help Malone quite as much as playing along side David Robinson helped Duncan.
:toast
Oh and :lmao at win shares. It does point at Kareem as the GOAT who I think is severly underrated by many ... that being said any stat that puts Malone over MJ much less Duncan ... is suspect.
Ryan's a pretty good player. Hornets can possibly make the playoffs this year.
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 09:39 PM
The case for Karl Malone as the best power forward of all time:
When you look at Karl Malone’s stats compared to Tim Duncan it is hard to make the case that Duncan is a better player that Malone. Why? Because it is hard to make the case that many players are better than Karl Malone by looking at the stats. He is 2nd all time in career points and 3rd all time in win shares (an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player) with more win shares than everyone but Kareem and Wilt. Tim Duncan would need 6 more years of his average production to equal Malone. As it currently stands he is still isn’t within shouting distance of the Mailman. However, any Duncan supporter might bring up the fact that of course Malone’s career numbers would be better because he played 19 seasons. If we take that away and just compare averages here are some points in favor of Malone:
The article and the logic behind is flawed. Longevity is the only reason Malone has more win shares than Duncan. That's why Kareem has the most win shares because he played more games than just about everyone.
But if you look at win shares per 48 minutes in the regular season, Duncan is 11th all time at .214 while Malone is 18th at .205. In the playoffs, Duncan is 10th all time while Malone is 69th. Even though, Jordan is number one in both the regular season and playoffs, its still not a perfect stat obviously. For example, D-Rob is 2nd all time in the regular season, and 9th in the playoffs. He's a great player and hall of famer, but he's definitely not a top 5 or top 10 player all time.
Malone only 69th? Wow, he really was a bit of a choker :lmao
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 09:55 PM
Malone only 69th? Wow, he really was a bit of a choker :lmao
Seems like it. I think playing into his 40s hurt as well, but it does seem like he didn't bring it in the playoffs.
The top 5 all time in the playoffs are Jordan, Mikan, Lebron, Magic, and Dirk.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ws_per_48_career_p.html
Killakobe81
07-08-2012, 09:58 PM
The article and the logic behind is flawed. Longevity is the only reason Malone has more win shares than Duncan. That's why Kareem has the most win shares because he played more games than just about everyone.
But if you look at win shares per 48 minutes in the regular season, Duncan is 11th all time at .214 while Malone is 18th at .205. In the playoffs, Duncan is 10th all time while Malone is 69th. Even though, Jordan is number one in both the regular season and playoffs, its still not a perfect stat obviously. For example, D-Rob is 2nd all time in the regular season, and 9th in the playoffs. He's a great player and hall of famer, but he's definitely not a top 5 or top 10 player all time.
Exactly, crap. the per 48 min. stuff is supposed to help but it still has flaws. Look Anderson is a good player but he is tsill being overpaid not grossly like many of his peers but a bit over paid none the less. But the way I see it:
Hornets in:
Anderson
Davis
Rivers
Hornets out:
Ariza
Okafor
Kaman
That is a win because even with Anderson's contract they save money and still increased the talent level.
ElNono
07-08-2012, 10:04 PM
sons this is not a bad deal at all. I welcome white boy to the team. he is young and steadily improving each year. Spur fan loves the "per 36" stats when defending Duncan and Ryan Anderson has some pretty impressive ones ...
Per 36 Minutes
2011-12: 18 and 8
2010-11: 17 and 9
2009-10: 19 and 8
2008-09: 13 and 8
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderry01.html
now Demps needs to get Belinelli locked into a long term deal.
Son, now "per 36" are good enough? Not serious, tbh :lol
Pelicans78
07-08-2012, 10:05 PM
Exactly, crap. the per 48 min. stuff is supposed to help but it still has flaws. Look Anderson is a good player but he is tsill being overpaid not grossly like many of his peers but a bit over paid none the less. But the way I see it:
Hornets in:
Anderson
Davis
Rivers
Hornets out:
Ariza
Okafor
Kaman
That is a win because even with Anderson's contract they save money and still increased the talent level.
I don't think Anderson is overpaid. For his production, he's worth 8.5 million per year which is his salary. Its actually 4 years 34 million. But the bigger question is, should a rebuilding team like the Hornets sign a really good complementary player? If Davis and Gordon pan out as the Hornets hope, then it will be a good signing since Anderson can complement them well. Honestly, I wouldn't have done it. Once FA started, I didn't think the team should have gone after guys like Batum, McGee, Dragic etc since those guys are complementary players at best. I think Anderson is better, but still at best he's a great complementary player. That's why Orlando gave him up easily. The team is banking on Davis and Gordon as the cornerstones. They were lucky the Wizards were stupid enough to take Okafor and Ariza off their hands. Freed up a ton of space. Even with Gordon and Anderson on the roster, the Hornets will be 21 million under the cap next offseason. They're gonna try to land a big FA next offseason.
Seems like it. I think playing into his 40s hurt as well, but it does seem like he didn't bring it in the playoffs.
The top 5 all time in the playoffs are Jordan, Mikan, Lebron, Magic, and Dirk.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ws_per_48_career_p.html
Jordan GOAT
Mikan = codified the game
Lebron and Dirk = carried weakass teams into the Finals
Magic = GOAT PG
Exactly, crap. the per 48 min. stuff is supposed to help but it still has flaws. Look Anderson is a good player but he is tsill being overpaid not grossly like many of his peers but a bit over paid none the less. But the way I see it:
Hornets in:
Anderson
Davis
Rivers
Hornets out:
Ariza
Okafor
Kaman
That is a win because even with Anderson's contract they save money and still increased the talent level.
They also got younger.
Ice009
07-08-2012, 10:13 PM
Crying Ryan. That's what this contract is going to make NO fans do after a while. HORRIBLE contract. Possibly the worst of the off season so far along with the Jeff Green contract IMO.
Clipper Nation
07-08-2012, 11:45 PM
Sons, BRHornet can relax now, because this is good news for him, tbh...
David Aldridge @daldridgetnt
Late night reiteration, per source: the Hornets’ acquisition of Ryan Anderson will not stop them from matching Eric Gordon’s offer sheet
The Cornerstone is coming back to NOLA, B!
baseline bum
07-08-2012, 11:57 PM
Sons, BRHornet can relax now, because this is good news for him, tbh...
The Cornerstone is coming back to NOLA, B!
More great news for BR:
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Hornets would presumably renounce Kaman, Landry and Belinelli in order to have room for Ryan Anderson.
ElNono
07-09-2012, 12:14 AM
BR is gonna cut himself if that's true :lol
Nathan89
07-09-2012, 12:16 AM
sons this is not a bad deal at all. I welcome white boy to the team. he is young and steadily improving each year. Spur fan loves the "per 36" stats when defending Duncan and Ryan Anderson has some pretty impressive ones ...
Per 36 Minutes
2011-12: 18 and 8
2010-11: 17 and 9
2009-10: 19 and 8
2008-09: 13 and 8
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderry01.html
now Demps needs to get Belinelli locked into a long term deal.
Hasn't improved at all since his second year.:lol
BRHornet45
07-09-2012, 12:32 AM
sons if the Hornets let Belinelli walk then I may be at a loss for words. I am very excited about this season, but the fact that it is taking them so long to lock him into a multi year deal is downright absurd. Dallas and San Antonio are pushing for him the hardest, along with Chicago, NY Knicks, and Charlotte showing interest as well. Beli is going to go where the money is no doubt and I don't blame him, but we need him in NOLA along with Rivers to build for the future.
baseline bum
07-09-2012, 12:37 AM
BR is gonna cut himself if that's true :lol
If the Spurs sign that faggot I'll join in BR's suicide pact tbh.
ElNono
07-09-2012, 12:44 AM
If the Spurs sign that faggot I'll join in BR's suicide pact tbh.
More shooters!
fevertrees
07-09-2012, 12:46 AM
Gonna be heartbreaking to see Beli get that ring the second the Spurs lock him up.... Beli, Parker, and Too Tired Timmy > Lebron, Wade, Bosh
spursfan1000
07-09-2012, 01:21 AM
He may be better then some of you think.
mudyez
07-09-2012, 04:26 AM
I like the Davis/Anderson frontline...but that contract will fall back on them!
Latarian Milton
07-09-2012, 09:10 AM
4 years 36 million is a bargain for Anderson. You're clueless DPG. They got rid of Okafor and Ariza salaries and Anderson is way better than both. He's way better than Jeff Green and Batum and they're making the same or more.
DPG never gets bored of being wrong imho, non-hornets fans dont watch enough hornets game to know how good ryan anderson is, doubt any of them who thought dude got overpaid has ever watched him play even on TV.
if dude's indeed a better player than Okafor, he's definitely worth that money tbh
Mel_13
07-09-2012, 09:13 AM
non-hornets fans dont watch enough hornets game to know how good ryan anderson is,
:wtf
Anderson and Okafor don't even play the same position, tbh
Okafor's an orthodox big, Anderson's a stretch 4 or even a tweener forward.
Latarian Milton
07-09-2012, 09:19 AM
:wtf
oh wait... he played in orlando my bad, so they're paying 9m a year to someone who lived basically his entire life in the shadow of Dwight Howard, can't help but :lol
Latarian Milton
07-09-2012, 09:23 AM
Anderson and Okafor don't even play the same position, tbh
Okafor's an orthodox big, Anderson's a stretch 4 or even a tweener forward.
sounds like a matt bonner/steve novak style of player :lol
Exactly. White men who are unathletic as they come and their only NBA-ready skill is knocking down 3s.
At least Love rebounds like a man possessed, even if he plays like Ray Allen on offense.
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