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BTW, Marko Popovic is now a Free Agent. He's been playing PG for Efes Pilsen in the Euroleague. He's probably a little slow for the Spurs but he has some skills and he can score.
http://www.euroleague.net/plantillas/jugador.jsp?id=ATP
So there is a slight chance Harrington could have to settle for the MLE because of Atlanta's situation and the fact that teams with cap room are not interested right? I would kill to get him here.
BTW, Marko Popovic is now a Free Agent. He's been playing PG for Efes Pilsen in the Euroleague. He's probably a little slow for the Spurs but he has some skills and he can score.
http://www.euroleague.net/plantillas/jugador.jsp?id=ATP
It's a matter of efficiency. His 1.09 points per FGA is fairly pathetic. That means you're not getting to the line and you don't make 3s. Manu, who scores roughly the same ppg, goes at a rate of 1.46 points per FGA. That is the kind of player you want to surround your superstar with...efficient ones.Miles averaged 14ppg last year, and he was on the rise, until he got hurt and his season ended.
I guess for you a guy must average 20ppg+ to even be considered to have an offensive game.
Doubtful the Spurs look at him. He was the product of one of Pop's scouting trips.
Mrs. Pop doesn't know about him.
I can't trust that list at all, i mean KVH at #11? And then the deal breaker, Shavlik Randolph at #17? Randolph over Reggie Evans, Jarron Collins and Lorenzen Wright? He wasa pleasant surprise? 2ppg, 2rbs is a pleasant surprise? Hollinger probably has Oberto as a top 5 center in the league then. what a joke.
This guys goes purely by the statistical measurements that he makes up.
I do agree that going after the unrestricted FAs is a better way to go.
I like Jones more than anybody at this point since it looks like were just talking about one guy over the minimum besides Javtokas. Can do things on both ends of the court. More than we can say for most of the guys on the list.
They all suck, that's why they are free agents
that makes no sense, al harrington doesn't suck
The top five are going to get overpaid so the Spurs don’t have a chance at landing any of them. The rest of the list does however have some interesting prospects. That is if you put it in perspective, we are looking for support staff to our big 3 not major contributors. I think any of the players below would fall into this category with a couple like Butler, Ariza, and Woods having some upside. So with that being said here are the players that I think could fill our needs:
PF/C: Jackie Butler, Melvin Ely, and Reggie Evans
SF: Trevor Ariza, Qyntel Woods, Jumaine Jones, DerMarr Johnson, Ronald Dupree
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Last edited by ChumpDumper; 07-09-2006 at 01:09 PM. Reason: Some posters have dificulty with the English language.
Remove Marko Popovic from the FA list... He signed with Zalgiris.
Don't know if this Hoopsworld free agent ranking has been posted yet:
http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_18055.shtml
He has a fairly high opinion of Jarred Jeffries (not so sold on him) and thinks that Jeffries or DeShawn Stevenson might be coming as Bowen's eventual replacement. DeShawn Stevenson? -- talk about a nosedive in character standards.
Regarding Gooden ...
http://www.morningjournal.com/site/n...id=46370&rfi=6Luxury tax now comes into play with Gooden
BOB FINNAN, Morning Journal Writer
07/09/2006
The next logical step for the Cavaliers in the free-agent process is to lock up power forward Drew Gooden.
But now that LeBron James has agreed to sign a maximum contract extension, the Cavaliers are moving into dangerous waters. When the first year of James' deal kicks in for the 2007-08 season, it could be worth around $13.2 million, and the Cavaliers could be on the threshold of paying the luxury tax.
That's why they don't want to go crazy on Gooden's contract.
A three-year, $18 million deal would probably be fair for Gooden -- a good complementary player. But his agent, Calvin Andrews, sees the ridiculous six-year, $60 million deal that Denver gave Nene and wonders why his client can't get something like that.
Gooden's numbers are superior to what the 6-foot-10 Nene has put up in his career. But Nene is 260 pounds and as strong as an ox, which means he can play some center in the NBA.
The Cavaliers have to be careful with Gooden's contract. One observer cautions signing Gooden to a full mid-level contract (five years, around $30 million).
Money is drying up fast. Almost all of the teams that had money have spent it. Charlotte and Toronto still have cash to spend, but have no interest in adding a power forward. Atlanta has money, but can only sign players to one-year deals, which could severely cripple the Hawks.
Not counting free agents Flip Murray, Alan Henderson and Gooden, the Cavaliers already have 13 players under contract for next year. That's counting swingman Stephen Graham, whose $664,000 deal for 2006-07 is not guaranteed.
That's why if Gooden doesn't sign an offer sheet with another team, he could always accept the Cavaliers' qualifying offer of $5.4 million and become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2007.
Denver giving Nene $60M was such a horrible signing. The worst part about it is that for everyone else, it bumped up every bigman's stock. If a guy who was never that good who destroyed his knee three minutes into last season gets $60M, how do you tell a Chris Wilcox, Drew Gooden or Al Harrington that they are worth less than that?
That signing and the Villanueva for Ford deal were two of the worst transactions I've ever seen.
Don't the owners get together every year or so? Don't they beat the crap out of the stupid owners who do this kind of crap?Denver giving Nene $60M was such a horrible signing. The worst part about it is that for everyone else, it bumped up every bigman's stock.
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