nate33 wrote:jivelikenice wrote:Nate, I don't know if the real issue is whether he's worth 17 M. I think the real questions are:
1. Can we keep a core of Beal, Wall, Gay, Seraphin, Néne, and our first rd pick together and stay under the luxury tax?
No. That's the kind of thinking that gets us in trouble. Opportunity cost is the issue. Even if we could just barely fit everything under the luxtax, we can't predict the opportunities that we would end up missing because of our salary situation. The only time a team should ignore opportunity cost is if the acquisition in question would be the final piece that completes a championship team (because, if you are a championship team, you're not worried about future acquisitions). Clearly, we are a few steps away from that point.
This is really the key issue and should be kept in mind at all times. Failure to do this is what i believe led to the Okariza deal in the first place. If you are going to piss away your capspace for 2 years it better be on someone who can be a key piece of a championship contender. Incremental improvement should never be the goal.
Unfortunately with no capspace for the next two years the Wizards are pretty much boxed into a corner. They can either trade for expirings or trade for someone elses bad contract and hope the guy helps. Obviously expirings would be preferable since this team is so far away from being a contender.
