Reply With QuoteYep saw that.
Well I guess signings can begin.
This guys stock has really fallen since last year, when some had him pegged as Max type player.
Go Spurs...
Yep saw that.
We could have got him for the MLE???
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ALSPURS,
I guess that shows you what Pop and RC think about him.
Go Spurs...
sterling will match that
god ghost will go off tomorrow
Kandi's unrestricted -- there's nothing to match.
Wow....
Kandi really must stink if he could not even get over the MLE ....even from Miami.
Thats were I thought he was going....
I guess you are right GO SPURS21!
Kandi is unrestricted Sterling can't match that .
my bad
Kandi was not coveted by the Spurs for some reason. It's not like they went after him and he chose the Wolves.
If there was no market for him it's not like he had much choice, but Kandi is signing a risky deal here. 3-years at the MLE will get him his Bird Rights in Minny, but he'll be 31 by the time he's up for a new contract, which drastically drops his chances for a big payday unless the T'Wolves have promised him some kind of compensation (if so I hope he got it in writing :wink ). I think it would've been safer for him to either sign a Keon Clark type deal and possibly test FA next year or just go ahead and sign for 6-years at the MLE.
yeah strange deal and if kg signs that exention wolves could have no money and yes I know they can go over the cap to sign him
rex - (if so I hope he got it in writing).
cold but funny as he!!
Go Spurs...
On the other hand, looking at it strictly in basketball terms, the Wolves have now upgraded at center, while the Spurs have at best treaded water, and more likely lost a little.
The Wolves have "upgraded" at center? It should tell you something when the Wolves waited until Rasho turned down over 50 million dollars to sign Olowokandi to 16 million. The Spurs and Wolves, two of the better management teams around, both preferred Rasho to Kandi by a very large amount. That speaks volumes, imo.
How do you figure, Shoogar?
The Sky is Falling.
Expect his eminence Ghostus Writus to confirm that tomorrow.
NEWS FLASH:
Wolves will still suffer a round 1 knockout from ___insert WC team here___ in the playoffs.
put it this way
they both stink
My take at the Kingsfans.com forum.In general, i think they're in the same basket of market value ( should be ).
Kandi's better defensively ( stronger, rebound adv. )
Rasho's more suitable to the Spurs offensively ( his face the basket game ) -and better overall compared to Kandi ( his MUCH BETTER FG % ).
Kandi's more athletic naturally.
Rasho's more cerebral and has a better work ethic as well.
For the Spurs, Rasho > Kandi ( his better FG% and face up game, coachability, and at ude )
For Minny, Kandi => Rasho ( a stronger post defender, a -somewhat- better post player with that ugly looking hook shot to complement KG's perimeter game ).
I think those are fair assessments to boot.
Both are inconsistent, but Kandi much more likely to throw a 20-10 at you. He is much more likely to be the number 1 or 2 scoring option on any given night, and is the better defender.
It's actually a big upgrade for Minny, since they need a low-post player. And they get him for a lot less than Rasho. The Twolves with KG/Kandi are much scarier than KG/Rasho.
I don't understand what Kandi and his agent were thinking. If his market dropped that much, they should have just called a Mulligan on last year, signed a one-year deal then gone out and earned the big check for next time.
Minnesota seem to have really gone all out his offseason.
Apparently they are impressed with there draft pick, picked up Cassell and Kandi.
Not bad.
Man, I can't believe Kandi went for so little! Now I am the anti-Kandi, don't like him at all, but him for 16mil would've suited us better than Rasho at 50mil... unless Pop, RC and Tim think Rasho can improve vastly, which I guess they do!
I guess its a good sign that both the Spurs and T'Wolves believe that Rasho > Kandi. I think that Kandi is better, but there must be something we don't know that makes this a more obvious choice.
Hopefully the Spurs don't end up looking stupid when it all pans out.
:o
Maybe Kandi's knee isn't real great and he couldn't gamble on a 1 year deal.
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