Will we ever sign a big name "superstar"?
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Will we ever sign a big name "superstar"?
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Will we ever sign a big name "superstar"?
This is with no offense at all towards any of our current players but being in a small market like we are will we ever have an A list superstar like Kobe, LeBron, or D-Wade, caliber?
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The days where superstars hit the free agency market are over. Not unless they stop making rookies automatically become RFA's once their deal is up. It's not like in the 90's where these guys really hit the market. Look at what happened with Varejo. He was a RFA, so we offered him a nice deal and Cleveland matches. 9 times out of 10 the other team is going to match. So the only way you're getting a superstar is via the draft, a non-superstar FA gets signed and then becomes a superstar, or through a trade.
The closest thing we've got right now is J-Rich and if he plays all of next year like he has the second half of the season this year he will and should be an all-star.
The closest thing we've got right now is J-Rich and if he plays all of next year like he has the second half of the season this year he will and should be an all-star.
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we either have to get lucky in the draft (high-lottery) or package picks/and players to try to get hold of a real superstar.
I just don't know what star player we could get.
Brand?
Arenas?
Who else? And what would it take to get one of these guys?
I would love to get brand- i wonder if clips would look at our pick/and some combo of players (excluding okafor)- I think okafor and brand would be a great tandem. If we could keep either j-rich/or wallace we would be in great shape.
I just don't know what star player we could get.
Brand?
Arenas?
Who else? And what would it take to get one of these guys?
I would love to get brand- i wonder if clips would look at our pick/and some combo of players (excluding okafor)- I think okafor and brand would be a great tandem. If we could keep either j-rich/or wallace we would be in great shape.
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luck, we need to get lotto lucky in years where big name players declare.
We didn't even have the chance to draft CP3 so at least we haven't passed on any stars in the draft.
The Garnett thing was a rarity. These days stars are looking to join forces instead of a team just "building" around 1 really good player. Shaq joined Wade, Garnett and Allen joined Pierce, Shaq joined Nash. It is really tough to compete at a high level in this league without guys that consistently can win a game for you down the stretch.
I know market size makes a difference but not that much. San Antonio is not a huge market but people want to play with Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli so they are always signing solid players.
So i guess i'll go along with the rest. We have to get lucky in the draft. I'm sure it will happen someday, but not anytime soon.
We didn't even have the chance to draft CP3 so at least we haven't passed on any stars in the draft.
The Garnett thing was a rarity. These days stars are looking to join forces instead of a team just "building" around 1 really good player. Shaq joined Wade, Garnett and Allen joined Pierce, Shaq joined Nash. It is really tough to compete at a high level in this league without guys that consistently can win a game for you down the stretch.
I know market size makes a difference but not that much. San Antonio is not a huge market but people want to play with Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli so they are always signing solid players.
So i guess i'll go along with the rest. We have to get lucky in the draft. I'm sure it will happen someday, but not anytime soon.
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i admire your conviction cash. i guess we'll have to wait a few years to see. i mean, i can maybe see gay making an all-star team or two, assuming he can somehow become the man and lead memphis to a winning record..... but granger? meh. but hell, if richard freaking jefferson can avg 24ppg and make an all-star team, anything is possible.
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Exactly WHamilton.....we did have a chance but we turned down 5 and 13 for Portland's pick. Also, we screwed that up anyways bc we had to beat Detroit in a meaningless last game and then we lost the coin toss so we got the 5th pick instead of the 4th. I would have felt a little better if we ended up with Felton and Granger in that draft.
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YES.
See:
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/draft_centra ... 50628.html
And specifically:
(On the Portland-Utah trade) We allowed them to make the deal this morning because we pulled out of it. We feel that we had held up everything long enough, so we called this morning and said we
See:
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/draft_centra ... 50628.html
And specifically:
(On the Portland-Utah trade) We allowed them to make the deal this morning because we pulled out of it. We feel that we had held up everything long enough, so we called this morning and said we
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Its all hindsight. You can't really fault the Blazers for picking Bowie in that draft either....No one, even though you might try to prove it, thought Paul and Deron would be this good quickly, or that Felton would be less than comparable with the other two. I still don't think its all player, either. Both Paul and Deron have semi-decent to great coaches and player developers who have worked with (Byron-Kidd, Sloan-Stockton). And Byron was a PG for a championship team.
As long as you want to play the "what if" game with Paul and the Bobcats, "what if" May stayed healthy his career and was an all-star this season? Would you still do the trade? "what if" the Bobcats had Don Nelson, Larry Brown, or Rick Aldeman as coach?
And isn't a little early for the great HAMILTON to be posting already? You post at night.
As long as you want to play the "what if" game with Paul and the Bobcats, "what if" May stayed healthy his career and was an all-star this season? Would you still do the trade? "what if" the Bobcats had Don Nelson, Larry Brown, or Rick Aldeman as coach?
And isn't a little early for the great HAMILTON to be posting already? You post at night.
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W_HAMILTON wrote:YES.
See:
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/draft_centra ... 50628.html
And specifically:
(On the Portland-Utah trade) We allowed them to make the deal this morning because we pulled out of it. We feel that we had held up everything long enough, so we called this morning and said weB B M F 'ers