Pargo Re-signs 1y, 1.45mil (pg 6)

[chrbal]

I hope that someday we'll get to look back and laugh at these kind of decisions. I don't get why you sign a 33 year old when you are the worst team in the NBA and trying to rebuild. Pargo is not a great lockerroom vet like say Eric Snow (long retired, we shouldn't sign him, just an example).

[e4Nf6]

The upside of signing an unproven young guy is that there is a tiny chance he becomes another Jeremy Lin and even then we probably lose him to a team more willing to spend money in the off-season. (like Jeremy Lin) The downside is that the guy might be a complete disaster and screw up everyone else on the team.

We need a guy that won't be a liability right now, Pargo fits the bill.

[catch20two]

We need a guy that won't be a liability right now, Pargo fits the bill.

A liability to what? Our already conducive losing ways?

[chrbal]

how could he really be a disaster in 10 days? I just don't see the point unless you think that veteran can help you out in the long run. Like if we signed Aaron Brooks for example. Pargo doesn't really solve anything, so why is he better then taking a chance on some younger guy.

[HornetJail]

Really? The least we could do is give a young D-Leaguer a shot. Jannero is 33 and has bounced around the league like few others.

[fatlever]

i think the cats probably felt they have enough projects on the roster right now and needed someone they knew could come in and give them 10 decent minutes a game. the most important thing is that kemba gets some needed rest. they went with a safe pick.

[KembaWalker]

yeah now isnt really the time to be teaching a guy like a scott machado basic NBA language and sets just to play a couple minutes over the next few weeks at the end of the year. we still have sessions and walker for at least another year we need a temporary scab not a guy for the future

[MPM]

yeah now isnt really the time to be teaching a guy like a scott machado basic NBA language and sets just to play a couple minutes over the next few weeks at the end of the year. we still have sessions and walker for at least another year we need a temporary scab not a guy for the future

Agree to disagree - We're going nowhere fast this year, I think we use these 10-Day opportunities to get a look at some young guys in the context of real NBA competition.

I understand your thinking that we're fairly set at PG, but if that's the case, I say let Reggie continue to play - why spend the $$$ on Pargo? Reggie didn't shoot well, but grabbed 3 boards, dished out 3 assists, and had no TO's last night in 14 mins. Can't imagine Pargo giving us much more than that. We already have duct tape on this team - no need to go out and buy more, and we actually won a game using the duct tape we have.

In any case, I still think auditioning young 3rd string PG candidates at this point would be a smarter route.

[KembaWalker]

i dont think Reggies play yesterday factored into anything since it was announced right after the game, the decision had surely been made a while beforehand. what they were really looking at was a team getting blown out by 20 every night for 2+weeks which is something that a 21 year old d-leaguer isn't going to help.

not that pargo is much help either but hey, prolly just throwing his agent a bone since he isnt makin squat off Adrien despite using him as one of our top bench players this year

[JGib23]

agree with the general sentiment here- I would have rather seen them give a young guy a shot and hope we strike gold and find a serviceable back up going forward. As it stands this is just an old band-aid with no upside.

in the big scheme of things- this isn't a really big deal.

[Snidely FC]

in the big scheme of things- this isn't a really big deal.

I respectfully disagree, and here's why: The Smart Teams make consistently smart decisions. SA, OKC, DEN, HOU. Look at Pargo's history. Who has he played for? WAS, TOR, ATL, NO. I just want our management team to get to the point where we are one of the Smart Teams. Jamario "Waning" Moon, Jannaro "Woof" Pargo. Decisions like that are just time-sucks for the franchise and its fans. It's a symptom. "Stupid is as stupid does."

[e4Nf6]

We need a guy that won't be a liability right now, Pargo fits the bill.

A liability to what? Our already conducive losing ways?

It can always get worse.

Obviously winning isn't the first priority right now but a PG who throws the ball away every other possession would not help our young players develop and would be bad for morale in general.

[JT2006]

in the big scheme of things- this isn't a really big deal.

I respectfully disagree, and here's why: The Smart Teams make consistently smart decisions. SA, OKC, DEN, HOU. Look at Pargo's history. Who has he played for? WAS, TOR, ATL, NO. I just want our management team to get to the point where we are one of the Smart Teams. Jamario "Waning" Moon, Jannaro "Woof" Pargo. Decisions like that are just time-sucks for the franchise and its fans. It's a symptom. "Stupid is as stupid does."

10 day signings are about as valuable as a second pregnancy test, stop caring about this signing.

[catch20two]

We need a guy that won't be a liability right now, Pargo fits the bill.

A liability to what? Our already conducive losing ways?

It can always get worse.

Obviously winning isn't the first priority right now but a PG who throws the ball away every other possession would not help our young players develop and would be bad for morale in general.

That's theoretically what Jannero Pargo will be doing. Just when he throws the ball away it usually hits the rim first and go down in the stat sheet as a field goal attempt instead of a turnover. Pargo is basically a less efficient version of Ben Gordon at PG.

It's no biggie though. I wasn't mad at the signing, just a little disappointed for the reasons most of our posters aforementioned. I hope Pargo can help us get over the 20 wins hump but I'm not expecting much out of him.

[SWedd523]

in the big scheme of things- this isn't a really big deal.

I respectfully disagree, and here's why: The Smart Teams make consistently smart decisions. SA, OKC, DEN, HOU. Look at Pargo's history. Who has he played for? WAS, TOR, ATL, NO. I just want our management team to get to the point where we are one of the Smart Teams. Jamario "Waning" Moon, Jannaro "Woof" Pargo. Decisions like that are just time-sucks for the franchise and its fans. It's a symptom. "Stupid is as stupid does."

10 day signings are about as valuable as a second pregnancy test, stop caring about this signing.

Exactly, my goodness. Why are you guys taking this signing so seriously?

[JT2006]

Our two best players in terms of on court production day to day in this league are point guards. We didn't need an amazing signing for the third one. We just need a punching bag, really.

[Snidely FC]

Pargo isn't a true point guard, however this time of the season there isn't a lot available. Either way, head coach Mike Dunlap is glad the team brought in some help.

“He’s done this a lot and he’s confident,” Dunlap tells The Charlotte Observer. “So I think probably the consequences are a little less for him than it would be for a young man coming from the D-League.”

The Bobcats may decide to shut down Sessions for the final five weeks of the season, so there is a chance Pargo will stay with the club until the last game in April.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/nba/rumors/

[fatlever]

that sucks about sessions, but i guess there is no reason to risk long term injury just to fight for a couple more wins. we are going to finish last no matter what we do, so it has no impact on our draft position.

[doc.end]

Jannero Pargo, really?

Didn't we tried him once in summer league with meh results? (in Larry Brown's era)

[chrbal]

Apparently it makes more sense to sign a 33 year old journeyman PG to a ten day then a younger player. Who knows.