The 2013 free agency thread.

pickIBL · Post #201 » by **pickIBL** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 6:37 pm

Dejuan Blair just wants minutes... he'd play for you.

Also ought to throw Bobby Brown & Sonny Weems out there too. Summer acquisitions.

catch20two · Post #202 » by **catch20two** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 6:47 pm

pickIBL wrote:Dejuan Blair just wants minutes... he'd play for you.

in b4 somebody mentions that he has no ACLs in his knees even though he doesn't have a history of being injury prone not to mention being 2x better than any player we currently have in our frontcourt.

Kembastockton · Post #203 » by **Kembastockton** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 7:49 pm

in b4 somebody mentions that he has no ACLs in his knees even though he doesn't have a history of being injury prone not to mention being 2x better than any player we currently have in our frontcourt.

How much of injury history do you want from player who doesn't even average 15 minutes per game? He is twice as good as anyone on our team yet his minutes and stats mirror Adrien's. NO. We do not need to commit resourses to an undersized center with no ACLs. Can't you just loose with dignity instead of throwing money at any possible horse remedy?

chrbal · Post #204 » by **chrbal** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 7:59 pm

I was kind of hoping we would of traded for Blair at the deadline. I like him for the Bobcats.

catch20two · Post #205 » by **catch20two** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 8:01 pm

MountBiyombo wrote:
in b4 somebody mentions that he has no ACLs in his knees even though he doesn't have a history of being injury prone not to mention being 2x better than any player we currently have in our frontcourt.

How much of injury history do you want from player who doesn't even average 15 minutes per game? He is twice as good as anyone on our team yet his minutes and stats mirror Adrien's. NO. We do not need to commit resourses to an undersized center with no ACLs. Can't you just loose with dignity instead of throwing money at any possible horse remedy?

He averaged just over 20 minutes per game the previous 2 seasons without injury. And yes he is twice as good as any 'frontcourt' player on our team because his production this season and for his short career is superior compared to any player in our 'frontcourt', no mirrors about it. We don't have to lose our dignity to sign Blair to about a 3-year/$14 million deal.

pickIBL · Post #206 » by **pickIBL** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 8:02 pm

Let's not compare the Spurs to the Bobcats. At the money mentioned above Blair makes sense.

Post #207 » by **fatlever** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 8:05 pm

blair - 2 years 6 mil, sure, bring him in. he is a better version of adrien.

catch20two · Post #208 » by **catch20two** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 8:16 pm

fatlever wrote:blair - 2 years 6 mil, sure, bring him in. he is a better version of adrien.

He wouldn't accept such a deal from the Bobcats. As the laughingstock of the league we have to throw out a little extra rope to lure in quality players via free agency.

BlackOutBuzz · Post #209 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 8:40 pm

That may be the case, but you use the word "quality" a bit loosely. If we're going to overspend I'd rather it not be on Blair. I like him enough, but wouldn't give him 5-6 per.

catch20two · Post #210 » by **catch20two** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 10:29 pm

BlackOutBobcat wrote:That may be the case, but you use the word "quality" a bit loosely. If we're going to overspend I'd rather it not be on Blair. I like him enough, but wouldn't give him 5-6 per.

I think he's worth 4-5 per and I consider him quality since he does have a career PER of a little over 17 in 4 seasons in the NBA. Any big that has a consistent career PER above that I would consider a borderline all-star or better.

catch20two · Post #211 » by **catch20two** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 11:01 pm

With Sessions being out for the next 2-4 weeks, what backup PG should we pick up?

Selby?

Elden Payton · Post #212 » by **Elden Payton** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 11:16 pm

Damn I hope it's Selby, I did just see on the WT the Maine Red Claws picked him up.

HornetJail · Post #213 » by **HornetJail** » Fri Mar 8, 2013 1:57 am

Selby would be a savvy move. By the way what's Lester Hudson up to these days?

Snidely FC · Post #214 » by **Snidely FC** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:06 pm

Nnamdi Asomoghua, Wes Welker, Mike Wallace, Greg Jennings, Dwight Freeney, James Harrison, Dashon Goldson.

It's really quite astonishing how differently the NFL approaches player movement vs. the NBA. The guys above are but the tip of the iceberg, and teams routinely let stars walk . . . and seemingly just plug in the next guy. Is it that the player pool is just so much larger? As the fan of such a floundering NBA team, I wish there was easier player movement in the league, that there was some easier way to add impactful players. Wouldn't it be more exciting for us as fans if the league allowed better player movement?

catch20two · Post #215 » by **catch20two** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:14 pm

Football is the ultimate team sport. One star player on a team in the NFL doesn't compare to the same impact one star player could have on a team in the NBA so it's a lot easier to part with individuals in that league (unless that said player is a QB). Not to mention the NFL has a hard cap that has to be met in order to participate in free agency if I'm not mistaken.

JT2006 · Post #216 » by **JT2006** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:02 pm

Snidely FC wrote:Nnamdi Asomoghua, Wes Welker, Mike Wallace, Greg Jennings, Dwight Freeney, James Harrison, Dashon Goldson.

It's really quite astonishing how differently the NFL approaches player movement vs. the NBA. The guys above are but the tip of the iceberg, and teams routinely let stars walk . . . and seemingly just plug in the next guy. Is it that the player pool is just so much larger? As the fan of such a floundering NBA team, I wish there was easier player movement in the league, that there was some easier way to add impactful players. Wouldn't it be more exciting for us as fans if the league allowed better player movement?

Fewer people are tall enough to play seriously in the NBA. It sounds silly but it's the biggest reason outside of the hard cap.

thesneakysneak · Post #217 » by **thesneakysneak** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:49 pm

Per wiretap, Utah is willing to let both big al and millsap leave in free agency to play their young guys and get a better '14 draft pick
How much do you think both will go for?
What should we offer?

SWedd523 · Post #218 » by **SWedd523** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:56 pm

Snidely FC wrote:Nnamdi Asomoghua, Wes Welker, Mike Wallace, Greg Jennings, Dwight Freeney, James Harrison, Dashon Goldson.

It's really quite astonishing how differently the NFL approaches player movement vs. the NBA. The guys above are but the tip of the iceberg, and teams routinely let stars walk . . . and seemingly just plug in the next guy. Is it that the player pool is just so much larger? As the fan of such a floundering NBA team, I wish there was easier player movement in the league, that there was some easier way to add impactful players. Wouldn't it be more exciting for us as fans if the league allowed better player movement?

11 players on the field at any one time and up to 53 players on a team at one time (not including practice squad guys) lessens the impact of great individual players.

KembaWalker · Post #219 » by **KembaWalker** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:03 pm

To me it all comes down to what we do in the draft. If we get mclemore or shabazzz we should pursue millsap jefferson and or hickson aggressively imo. We will have our young core pretty much set in that scenario so its time to start attempting to win and see where mkg kemba biz bazz/mclemore can lead us with a solid scoring big

If we draft noel keep the tank going full steam ahead sign whatever scab guys we need to fill out the roster. Maybe field a competitive offer for mayo or tyreke but dont break the bank or anything

Probst · Post #220 » by **Probst** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:31 am

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell
Source: Bobcats signing Pargo to a 10-day tomorrow to shore up point guard depth.