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about as good as bruce.
Xylus, is he any good at all at slashing?
about as good as bruce.
Purrrrrrr.
That's done, Puddin.
Where did you hear the rumor that Manu's done for the season from?
I've missed Raja since he left Dallas. His game and his beautiful face.
I've read that Bell isn't quite the same player defensively from a couple of years back.. offensively, he isn't exceptional. I'd prefer someone younger, bigger, longer even if not as experienced as long as he has a defensive mindset. I think Hairston has more upside than Bell.
Probably when he was when that player posted that several months ago.Where did you hear the rumor that Manu's done for the season from?
Holt's Cat resurrected a thread from February to inform me the Spurs "Finally" got a Big Man and Small ForwardWhere did you hear the rumor that Manu's done for the season from?
boris diaw
raja bell
thats who we should look at, why go for the small fish, when you can have the big fish
What about this trade?
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...tradeId=km4je2
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine
I'd really like this trade. And it would work. Salmons gets 5.1 mill this year, 5.4 next year and 5.8 in 2011. That's a great bargain for a player of his caliber. The only thing is that he has a kicker in contract that if traded the acquiring team has to pay 15% of his salary or roughly 2 mill as a bonus to Salmons. I'm not sure if bonus' count against the cap but Salmons would be nice coming off the best. And remember guys this guy can score. He averaged 18.3 ppg last year. Best of all Chicago is getting 3 expiring contracts. Between Brad Miller and Hughes the bulls have about 24 mill tied up in 2010 and the Bulls fully intend on being a player in the 2010 FA sweepstakes.
"John Salmons has solid ability to score; will look to score; Not looking to attempt threes; Just an average three point gunner; Able to get to the free throw line; Very good free throw shooter; Average shooter; Mediocre off the dribble; Adequate inside; Average running the break; John Salmons is adequate on the offensive glass; Average defensive rebounder; John Salmons is a good passer; Weak handling the ball; John Salmons is very good at picking up steals; Gets an average amount of blocks; Solid defender of outside shots; Very good perimeter defender; Post defense is adequate; Very good transition defender; John Salmons is not overly strong; Has some quickness; John Salmons is a basketball player with some ability and can provide strong minutes off the bench."
ESPN’s scouting report summarizes his abilitie as well:
" In addition to his slashing ability, Salmons is a very good defender who can guard three positions. He’s quick and has good size at 6-7, and ranked in the top third of shooting guards in both blocks and steals per minute. The Kings often used him as the primary stopper against elite scorers, even when Ron Artest was on the court with him, and he held his own in those matchups."
"Offensively, he likes to attack off the dribble for layups or short-range jumpers. He’s a mediocre spot-up shooter and isn’t a good shooter off the dribble, plus he tends to have high turnover rates because he’s driving into traffic so much. However, he’s a good enough dribbler to play point guard in a pinch."
Ok that's my pitch on a player I really like for the Spurs, but I'm gonna quit before some of you accuse me of slobbing on Salmon's nob.
Edit: Sorry I couldn't get the link on ESPN's Trade Machine to go back the page reflecting that a trade of Bonner, Fin and Williams for Salmons would be successful.
Take out Mason and Diop and I'm all for it.
The Bulls aren't going to give away Salmons after they just lost Ben Gordon.
I realize you are absolutely spot on. Maybe not now, but right before the trading dead line in Feb when Da Bulls realize at that point they are just pretenders rather then contenders, there's a sliver of a chance that they may consider moving Salmons. If they're serious about being major players in 2010 FA sweepstakes, 3 expiring contracts would sure help their cause. Actually make that 4 expiring contracts. Millers 11.5 mill come off the books in the summer of 2010.
To have a shot at LeBron/Wade/Anthony/Bosh/Stoudemire you gotta think outside the box. Hey stranger things have happened. Who ever thought the Lakers were going to get Gasol gift wrapped for a bag of chips and a diet coke.
Even if it came to that the Bulls can still find a better deal elsewhere. It's not like Finley and Bonner are the only two expiring contracts in the league.
This guy is golden at covering Kobe. One of, if not the best at doing it in the NBA. Sign him.
Trade Bonner and Fin...
Raja would be a good fit, especially for Bonner and Finley, almost like getting him for nothing. Would like to get younger though and one more big would be great.
Here's a trade, http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...tradeId=mpg3fx throw in some draft picks to sweeten the SA side and it might be possible. Gets Detroit out of a contract and saves them money, gives Portland a premier SF and a backup SG/PG and also they lose Przybilla's contract.
Would be great to get another true center who rebounds and some young studs at SG and SF.
Not that it would happen but it's fun to imagine.
bobcats got raja bell on the trading block, lets ship finley and bonner out and land him
I honestly can say I would not want to trade Finley and Bonner for him. The only reason I might consider it is because it would open up a roster spot on the Spurs. From a talent standpoint, I would rather have Bonner+Finley.
sg- mason,bell,and manu sf-bogans,jefferson,hailslap pf-dyess,ian,blair, c-duncan,theo pg-parker,hill,and williams inactive hairston still leaves room for one signing
Why would they sign Bogans if they could have gotten Bell instead?
dont know but two good defenders too threw at kobe is a plus
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