colangelo is officially a genius (of a weird sort)

big_baller_shot_caller23 · Post #61 » by **big_baller_shot_caller23** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:30 am

If raps ever want to win a championship, BARGS HAS TO BECOME BETTER THAN BOSH, and this season proved that aint gonna happend. FIrst year i thoght it was very possible , at one point there was even a dissucssion on if Charlie V could be better than bosh.

Trade Bargs for Charlie V

lol

18 Parkerville · Post #62 » by **18 Parkerville** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:23 am

even though BC fluffed up the Bargs pick, I still have faith in BC. Compared to JFJ, Babcock, JP Riccardi...he is a breath of fresh air

Michael Bradley · Post #63 » by **Michael Bradley** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:57 pm

emfive wrote:The idea that the situation was good when BC walked into it does not ring true to me. He had a team no one wanted to go to. He had 1 star player who looked like he was ready to bolt. The team had not had a stable situation at the point guard in almost a decade. Whatever cap flexibility they had would only allow him room to sign mid level free agents. It was a situation in which any GM who was less than astute could get burned.

Just to get some clarity here, what do you consider a good situation? Every player on a rookie contract, $30 million in cap space, and the #1 pick during a LeBron level draft?

Let's look at the facts: any time a GM job is available, chances are the team on the look out is in need of a major overhaul. In other words, the situation probably isn't very good. So more likely than not, a new GM is going to come in with a lot of restrictions placed upon him, whether cap related or talent/asset related.

In Colangelo's case, where were the restrictions? "Free agents didn't view Toronto as an option"? Well, players didn't view Toronto as an option when Vince Carter was in his prime and the team was on national U.S. TV 5 times a year. That's the nature of the beast. However, having the #1 pick in the draft, movable assets, no burdersome contracts, a star player, and flexible cap space is a rather promising situation when setting your foot in the door, isn't it? For someone as creative as Colangelo, that is the ideal situation.

And regarding "(available cap space) would only allow him room to sign mid level free agents", he signed three of them to contracts annually averaging out to over $4 million each (Salmons balked though). Unless my math is off, that's approximately $16+ million available. If that's just a minor cap situation, then I'm intrigued to know what a significant amount would be.

I'd argue Grunwald took a more difficult situation and turned it around quicker.