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He is pretty popular which means he will demand more $$ than he deserves and pretty soon will be overpayed.
Hey guys,
I've been wondering what you think about Gerald Wallace? Wouldn't he be a perfect fit as a long 3? Now that the Bobcats have drafted Morrison I don't think he'd be out of reach and he's not getting paid too much ( about $ 5 mil/ 3 years ). The only problem seems to be that other teams would probably have someone better to offer in a trade...I'm especially interested in Kori's opinion. Thanx.
As for the offseason, I think the FO have something in mind, and I know better than to be mad at them for being slow. One thing that's obvious is that they don't want to commit to long term contracts, so in that matter I think Jamal Magloire could be had in a trade, and then have much more money for next summer which will be far superior in terms of FAs available. I've never liked the idea of getting Pryz only cuz he's the best available FA right now. Besides they seem to have a lot of trust in Javtokas and (maybe) Oberto and Mahinmi.
He is pretty popular which means he will demand more $$ than he deserves and pretty soon will be overpayed.
I think he'd be a good fit, but don't think they are looking to trade him even with Morrison there.
He is a stud. Ridiculous block and steal numbers for a sf.
G-Wall is athletic enough to play the 2-guard. And, with Adam Morrison's scoring ability, Wallace's lack of shooting range is not as much of a problem. Wallace can also fit in at power forward if the Bobcats want to go small. Wallace is a bargain at his salary, and it would likely take a great deal to trade for him. I would guess the Spurs don't have the assets to acquire him from Charlotte.
He's the kind of guy like a Kirilenko that could fit in on any team, unselfish, an impact defensive player, good finisher, able to defend multiple positions, doesn't need a lot of touches to impact a game, good shot selection (53.8% fgp last year), good fast break player, does just about everything well. If he became available 29 teams would want him just a very good underrated player.
The Spurs don't have quite the necessary assets to acquire anyone of substance.
I don't get the fascination with Gerald Wallace. He lacks a perimeter shot, he doesn't defend very well, and turns the ball over way too much.
He's a good hustle player who's allright on finishing the break and is a solid offensive rebounder but that is about it.
In a nuts : Bowen>>Wallace
'Nuff said.
He doesn't defend well? He's 6'7 and averaged over 2 blocks and 2.5 steals a game. He also averages less than two turnovers in 35 mpg.
He shot 53.8% last year Junkie.
There's more to playing defense than blocking shots and such. He's not adept at keeping quicker players in front of him and he doesn't challenge perimeter shooters on their jumpshots. He's only an average interior defender at best.
Does anyone actually think he'd be a defensive upgrade over Bruce Bowen? I don't, but hey, that just my opinion.
He's a small forward/shooting guard. He's not supposed to be more than an "average" INTERIOR defender. He only played power forward last season because of the injuries to Emeka Okafor and Sean May.
A byproduct of his ability to collect offensive rebounds and running the break.
He's improved. But, I'll be more impressed if he was doing this for a contender rather than an expansion team.
I don't think anyone is saying that he's a Bowen upgrade defensively. No one in the league is. But he'd be an ideal guy for Bowen to mentor. Bowen isn't going to last forever.
But I don't see how you can hate on a guy that gets almost 8 boards a game and 2 blocks when he's only a 6'7 swingman.
Offensively, his jumper is ugly, but he knows his limitations and probably only shoots from outside 25% of the time.
He's a very good all around player.
Bowen's 35 he's 23. He could come off the bench now for 30 mpg and replace him when he retires. Plus he can play some SG, SF, & PF. As a matter of fact Sac. thought he was a power forward when he was there.
He's not very long for a modern 3, and he doesn't make much impact defensively despite the numbers he picks up gambling (I don't place much faith in +/- statistics, but when your team's defense improves when you're off the court it's not a great sign). He's kind of like a bigger Larry Hughes, with less skill and an even worse jumpshot. Perhaps you could call him a poor man's Marion, but I don't think much of Marion either.
Wow. I'm surprised there are such wide opinions on him. I guess his team's record factors into that somewhat. For my part I think he's a complete stud.
Anyway ... I don't think the Bobcats are looking to trade him. But if they were, I believe the Spurs would be interested.
Wallace is a poor man's Kirilenko, but unfortunately is even more injury prone than the Russian.
Great potential and very versaitle, but is never healthy.
I don't hate Gerald Wallace at all. I just don't think he's all that you guys are cracking him up to be.
He's young and he has potential. The lack of perimeter shooting and his poor FT% is a red flag to me.
He's a great hustle player who would probably play a reserve role for most teams. As it is, he's a starter for an expansion team which means he'll get his minutes. It did more wonders for him than when he was in Sacramento where he was buried on the bench due to the Kings depth at the time. No doubt, Sacramento would like to have him back-as a back-up.
would be an unbelievable signing.
For the Spurs, not a problem ...
What's up?
Nobody said you did.
You mean when he was like 15 years old in Sacto? He was 21 when he left Sacto.
The only hope for Wallace becoming available is the fact the Bobcats owner, Bob Johnson, is a notorious cheapskate. Perhaps he may not want to reup Wallace and decide to deal him away - though I'm sure Jordan will have some say in that.
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