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BigSlam wrote:Put your own grade next to each of these trades.


1. Bobcats trade rookie Kyle Weaver to Oklahoma City for a 2009 second-round pick.
A-

2. Bobcats trade Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary.
C-

3. Bobcats trade Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins for Gana Diop.
F

4. Bobcats trade Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown for Vladimir Radmanovic.
D

5. Bobcats trade Emeka Okafor for Tyson Chandler.
D+

6. Bobcats trade Radmanovic and Bell for Jackson and Acie Law.
A

7. Bobcats trade a protected 2016 second-round pick for center Theo Ratliff.
C

8. Bobcats trade Flip Murray, Law and a future first-round pick to Chicago for power forward Tyrus Thomas.
B-

9. Bobcats trade Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca for Matt Carroll, Eduardo Najera and Erick Dampier's unguaranteed, $13 million salary.
D

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BigSlam wrote:Put your own grade next to each of these trades.


1. Bobcats trade rookie Kyle Weaver to Oklahoma City for a 2009 second-round pick. Analysis: The Bobcats used that pick to draft Derrick Brown, a definite keeper. A

2. Bobcats trade Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary. Analysis: Diaw and Bell both started immediately and Bell's expiring contract was key in later acquiring Stephen Jackson. C-

3. Bobcats trade Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins for Gana Diop. Analysis: Desperate for more shot-blocking, the Bobcats overpaid for a center who still hasn't panned out. F

4. Bobcats trade Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown for Vladimir Radmanovic. Analysis: Morrison, a former third overall pick, was a bust. Radmanovic was later packaged into the deal for Jackson. C-

5. Bobcats trade Emeka Okafor for Tyson Chandler. Analysis: Okafor wasn't a good fit with Larry Brown and this reduced long-term payroll responsibility. B+

6. Bobcats trade Radmanovic and Bell for Jackson and Acie Law. Analysis: They finally get a go-to scorer for an offensively limited roster. B

7. Bobcats trade a protected 2016 second-round pick for center Theo Ratliff. Analysis: Ratliff filled in as a starter in the late-season playoff run. B+

8. Bobcats trade Flip Murray, Law and a future first-round pick to Chicago for power forward Tyrus Thomas. Analysis: Thomas is an exceptional athlete, arguably the best in franchise history. B

9. Bobcats trade Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca for Matt Carroll, Eduardo Najera and Erick Dampier's unguaranteed, $13 million salary. Analysis: This eliminated the Bobcats' luxury-tax problems, but they had to take on Carroll's and Najera's contracts.
F

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/1 ... brown.html

BigSlam wrote:Put your own grade next to each of these trades.


1. Bobcats trade rookie Kyle Weaver to Oklahoma City for a 2009 second-round pick. Analysis: The Bobcats used that pick to draft Derrick Brown, a definite keeper.

BigSlam wrote:2. Bobcats trade Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary. Analysis: Diaw and Bell both started immediately and Bell's expiring contract was key in later acquiring Stephen Jackson.

BigSlam wrote:3. Bobcats trade Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins for Gana Diop. Analysis: Desperate for more shot-blocking, the Bobcats overpaid for a center who still hasn't panned out.

BigSlam wrote:4. Bobcats trade Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown for Vladimir Radmanovic. Analysis: Morrison, a former third overall pick, was a bust. Radmanovic was later packaged into the deal for Jackson.

BigSlam wrote:5. Bobcats trade Emeka Okafor for Tyson Chandler. Analysis: Okafor wasn't a good fit with Larry Brown and this reduced long-term payroll responsibility.

BigSlam wrote:6. Bobcats trade Radmanovic and Bell for Jackson and Acie Law. Analysis: They finally get a go-to scorer for an offensively limited roster.

BigSlam wrote:7. Bobcats trade a protected 2016 second-round pick for center Theo Ratliff. Analysis: Ratliff filled in as a starter in the late-season playoff run.

BigSlam wrote:8. Bobcats trade Flip Murray, Law and a future first-round pick to Chicago for power forward Tyrus Thomas. Analysis: Thomas is an exceptional athlete, arguably the best in franchise history.

1. Bobcats trade rookie Kyle Weaver to Oklahoma City for a 2009 second-round pick. Analysis: The Bobcats used that pick to draft Derrick Brown, a definite keeper.

2. Bobcats trade Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary. Analysis: Diaw and Bell both started immediately and Bell's expiring contract was key in later acquiring Stephen Jackson.

3. Bobcats trade Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins for Gana Diop. Analysis: Desperate for more shot-blocking, the Bobcats overpaid for a center who still hasn't panned out.

4. Bobcats trade Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown for Vladimir Radmanovic. Analysis: Morrison, a former third overall pick, was a bust. Radmanovic was later packaged into the deal for Jackson.

5. Bobcats trade Emeka Okafor for Tyson Chandler. Analysis: Okafor wasn't a good fit with Larry Brown and this reduced long-term payroll responsibility.

6. Bobcats trade Radmanovic and Bell for Jackson and Acie Law. Analysis: They finally get a go-to scorer for an offensively limited roster.

7. Bobcats trade a protected 2016 second-round pick for center Theo Ratliff. Analysis: Ratliff filled in as a starter in the late-season playoff run.

8. Bobcats trade Flip Murray, Law and a future first-round pick to Chicago for power forward Tyrus Thomas. Analysis: Thomas is an exceptional athlete, arguably the best in franchise history.

9. Bobcats trade Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca for Matt Carroll, Eduardo Najera and Erick Dampier's unguaranteed, $13 million salary. Analysis: This eliminated the Bobcats' luxury-tax problems, but they had to take on Carroll's and Najera's contracts.

Paydro70 wrote:

1. Bobcats trade rookie Kyle Weaver to Oklahoma City for a 2009 second-round pick. Analysis: The Bobcats used that pick to draft Derrick Brown, a definite keeper.

Honestly, who cares? Brown is an end-of-the-bench player, so is Weaver. Brown is better, I guess, but it's not like this has a serious impact on our fortunes. B? Whatever.

2. Bobcats trade Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary. Analysis: Diaw and Bell both started immediately and Bell's expiring contract was key in later acquiring Stephen Jackson.

D+. Diaw is a long-term drag on our salary, Singletary sucked and never played, and while Bell was a big asset, he wasn't bigger than JRich and Dudley combined. I can never forgive this franchise for giving away the only good pick we've ever made.

3. Bobcats trade Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins for Gana Diop. Analysis: Desperate for more shot-blocking, the Bobcats overpaid for a center who still hasn't panned out.

F---. Traded a prospect and a half-decent role player for an absolute albatross of a contract on a player who never plays.

4. Bobcats trade Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown for Vladimir Radmanovic. Analysis: Morrison, a former third overall pick, was a bust. Radmanovic was later packaged into the deal for Jackson.

F. This hurt us financially and we gave away a prospect, and Vlad sucked.

5. Bobcats trade Emeka Okafor for Tyson Chandler. Analysis: Okafor wasn't a good fit with Larry Brown and this reduced long-term payroll responsibility.

C. We traded away something for nothing, and it ended up doing nothing for us financially because we took back salary to get rid of Chandler. I will maintain to my dying day that this was not the best deal we could have gotten if finances were what we had in mind, and if play was what we had in mind it was a total bust.

6. Bobcats trade Radmanovic and Bell for Jackson and Acie Law. Analysis: They finally get a go-to scorer for an offensively limited roster.

B. From a basketball perspective, it was great, and propelled us to the playoffs. From a salary perspective, we locked ourselves into mediocrity for the next three seasons.

7. Bobcats trade a protected 2016 second-round pick for center Theo Ratliff. Analysis: Ratliff filled in as a starter in the late-season playoff run.

D. Ratliff played at barely over replacement level for 600 minutes. A bust of a 2nd rounder could provide us that, and there's always the chance for more.

8. Bobcats trade Flip Murray, Law and a future first-round pick to Chicago for power forward Tyrus Thomas. Analysis: Thomas is an exceptional athlete, arguably the best in franchise history.

B. Flip and Law suck, so it's really a first rounder for Thomas, and that's probably worthwhile.

9. Bobcats trade Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca for Matt Carroll, Eduardo Najera and Erick Dampier's unguaranteed, $13 million salary. Analysis: This eliminated the Bobcats' luxury-tax problems, but they had to take on Carroll's and Najera's contracts.

F---. Hurts us long-term and gets rid of another prospect (bad as he may be) so MJ could save some cash right now.

Jaruff wrote:About the Ratliff deal; remember that the pick is top-28 protected so unless we make the finals in 2016 (I believe that's the year), San Antonio isn't getting that pick. We essentially got Theo for nothing.