When you makes a gamble, it seems always smart.
After it's a story of talent and luck.
I don't disagree with that. And the surest thing in the world can crap out on you.
But some teams are smart and do their homework well, and others don't. Look at the Pistons: they pretty much built that team out of players that any team could have had if they had tried. But the Pistons knew what they wanted and they found the right guys to play together.
Every team makes mistakes :
- Pistons have drafted Darko over Anthony/Wade/bosh
- Spurs have signed Malik to a big extension.
- Phoniw has traded Deng and signed Richardson.
My theory is what make the difference between a good front office and a bad front office is that when the good front office make a mistake, it try to solve it while the bad front office sticks with its mistakes.
Considering SA paid the following for their centers last year:
Rasho Nesterovic ............. $6,720,000
Nazr Mohammed ................ $5,500,000
Fabricio Oberto .............. $2,325,000
Z averages about 30 minutes, 15-16 points, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Since his deal averages about $11M, it's probably about $9.5M for next year, going up for there. He plays D, has a polished post game and a nice jumper, and shoots between 75-80% from the FT line. If we let Nazr walk, and they'll take Rasho's shorter cheaper deal + ballast, you do the deal.
That definitely has something to do with it. But I still think that batting average has a lot to do with it.
Also, I think some teams are especially good at some aspects of personnel management:
The Pistons built a championship team out of castoffs and second chancers, then finally got a premium pick and made the worst draft blunder since Sam Bowie.
The Spurs have a surprising success rate with foreign players taken with low picks, but they're hit and miss in free agency.
The Knicks have actually drafted fairly well under Isaiah, but it has been dwarfed by their stunning incompetence with trades and free agency.
Does anyone think we can aquire Viktor Khryapa from Portland? He seems to be just what the Spurs need- a young long small forward with a good defensive at ude.
Is there a "crap" sound in his name.
I saw him in limited minutes this season and I wasn't too impressed. He is only slightly better than Oberto because he has a better jumper.
Welcome to the forum megamanu. Enjoy.
Thanks, I'm glad to be here. He's still a young player and will improve, but he at least hustles- one of the few players on that team with a good at ude. He does the little things, and seems like a spurs type of player.
Ilgauskas + Evans? Hmmm...
james jones anyone? werent the spurs lookin at him at the start of teh season b4 he bolted to the suns, i dont think the suns are goin to resign him since they need to sign diaw...and can they handle 4 max contracts
Thomas would be nice but he's turned down the Spurs already this year.
James Jones would be great, but I'm not sure of his contract situation.
demarr johnson (DOB 5/5/80) of the nuggetz 6'9 201lbs, another dude who had a car accident, plays no defense, but if under spurs he can play d or improve his game
yaroslav korolev (5/7/87) clippers 6'9 203lbs
tim thomas? no way, his a guy with alot of potential but he doesnt show it on the court.
dob 10/04/80 26yrs old
6'8 225lbs SF
his contract
05/06 $2,400,000
06/07 $2,652,000
07/08 $2,904,000
08/09 $3,156,000 player option
demarr johnson is a FA end of this season, we should try and get this bugger, he was earnin the league minimum this year, give him a decent offer, i give him the LLE.
Are you watching the playoffs at all this year?
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