Ultimate Pipe Dream: Signing Ben Wallace

[ABDENOUR POWER]

Sorry to burst some of you Spurs fans bubbles, but.....

Dumars is NOT stupid enough to trade Ben to the Spurs. You really think he'd set up the Spurs for greatness like that, just to get a few of your bench players in return? If Ben is going to go to SA, he'd have to do it as a FA, NOT through a trade. And simply through free agency, the Spurs cannot offer nearly enough money to lure him in.

Sorry.

[mabber]

That would be a seriously great pickup for you all.


Don't do it.

But who will take Damp with his contract. How will you be able to afford it?

I can't see anyone taking on Damp & his contract but if someone did, I'm pretty sure Cuban would pay the luxury tax if he could sign Wallace for less than 5 years (which would be another obstacle). Bottom line...it ain't gonna happen.

[1Parker1]

Ben Wallace ain't going nowhere. Pistons will pay him whatever the he wants.

[SenorSpur]

Ben Wallace ain't going nowhere. Pistons will pay him whatever the he wants.

I believe that to be true also.

[Marklar MM]

Who knows...him and Billups are both rumored to want max contracts. I don't think Davidson will be to happy paying out that much cash.

[mabber]

Who knows...him and Billups are both rumored to want max contracts. I don't think Davidson will be to happy paying out that much cash.

From the outside, Wallace doesn't seem to be that happy in his current situation (having Flip as coach and not getting enough touches on offense). I really don't see how the Pistons will make it thru another season with Flip as coach w/o imploding. Neither Wallaces seem to like him and Sheed has a way of being a team cancer when he's not happy. I could be way off base here but that's how it appears from way down south.

[Bob Lanier]

Actually the rest of the team and 'insiders' who routinely are at practices said that they actually practiced defense more under Flip than when LB or Carlisle was there. They said they really never practiced Defense when LB was there at all...."they just went out and did it" in game.

So basically Ben was full of it.

So, Chauncey "In Flip's system I'm an MVP candidate" Billups and Chris McCosky's ilk in the media? Somehow I don't quite believe anything either of them say, especially since the only reason Detroit's an above-average defensive team says otherwise.

But, no, there's no way the Pistons would trade Ben to the Spurs, especially since Flip's boy Rasho isn't an option.

[Slinkyman]

Sorry to burst some of you Spurs fans bubbles, but.....

Dumars is NOT stupid enough to trade Ben to the Spurs. You really think he'd set up the Spurs for greatness like that, just to get a few of your bench players in return? If Ben is going to go to SA, he'd have to do it as a FA, NOT through a trade. And simply through free agency, the Spurs cannot offer nearly enough money to lure him in.

Sorry.

Dumars, the same guy who drafted some white stiff over DWade, Melo, AND Chris Bosh? Is this why you pistons fans hate Wade so much? Because he SHOULD be wearing pistons red white and blue?

[Mavs<Spurs]

I can't see anyone taking on Damp & his contract but if someone did, I'm pretty sure Cuban would pay the luxury tax if he could sign Wallace for less than 5 years (which would be another obstacle). Bottom line...it ain't gonna happen.

If it did, you all would be the definite favorites to win it all.


Can't have that. So, I hope it doesn't happen.

[Winnipeg_Spur]

I can't see anyone taking on Damp & his contract but if someone did, I'm pretty sure Cuban would pay the luxury tax if he could sign Wallace for less than 5 years (which would be another obstacle). Bottom line...it ain't gonna happen.

You guys have salaries of about 76 Million right now (and that's before dealing with Terry or KVH) so even if you could just give away Damp and his contract you still wouldn't have the capspace to sign Wallace outright (unless he accepted the MLE). The only way you could get Big Ben is the same as the Spurs, a sign and trade. Not going to happen, for either team, I'm afraid.

[mardigan]

Yeah I just dont see the Pistons letting him go, unless he truly hates it there, and Joe D definately doesnt want to help shift more power to the west. Not going to happen, Id rather bring in someone young anyway

[mabber]

You guys have salaries of about 76 Million right now (and that's before dealing with Terry or KVH) so even if you could just give away Damp and his contract you still wouldn't have the capspace to sign Wallace outright (unless he accepted the MLE). The only way you could get Big Ben is the same as the Spurs, a sign and trade. Not going to happen, for either team, I'm afraid.

Cap space? That doesn't apply to us as we have Cuban's 2-3 billion dollars at our disposal to pay the luxury tax.

[Winnipeg_Spur]

Cap space? That doesn't apply to us as we have Cuban's 2-3 billion dollars at our disposal to pay the luxury tax.

Uh, no matter how much money your owner has you still need cap space to sign other teams' free agents. Maybe you should read up a little on the CBA.