Trade Deadline: Today @ 3PM EST!

noone · Post #161 » by **noone** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:43 pm

tk76 wrote:I don't want o get Kurt Thomas. I'd rather lose a few more games this year but give his minutes to Smith.

Problem is, looks like the FO is serious about making a run for the playoffs.

Post #162 » by **tk76** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:44 pm

Sounds like 3M more under the cap. That is enough to throw the max at a RFA- so I guess sign me up.

BTW- if we send our Utah #1 that would mean that the Sonics got 3 #1's in their Thomas deal with the Suns. Along with KVH's sudden 4M windfall, What a joke the CBA/Cap has become...

Post #163 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:48 pm

I'm ALL for that rumor sixerfan1976. That seems like a win-win (playoffs and cap space).

By the way, now that the Nets have acquired Devin Harris, shouldn't Ed Stefanski be on the phone wiith his main squeeze, Rod Thorn, about the availability of Marcus Williams (my boy)???

It would seem to me that Marcus is now available and so I wonder how much Stefanski liked him in the year and a half he was around Williams.

IggyTheBEaST · Post #164 » by **IggyTheBEaST** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:49 pm

Im with you guilty. Perhaps a Carney for Williams exchange to rectify billys mistake. Add a 2nd rounder maybe?

Post #165 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:00 pm

STChaser wrote:I thought that Jefferson deal was never in the works because Boston didn't want to part with him.

STChaser

I believe the issues that came out of Boston were Boston fans saying that they wouldn't want to part with both Jefferson and Gerald Green with Green being the player they were more reluctant to give up. Either way, I don't believe there were actual reports saying Boston didn't want to do that trade but that it was Billy King and the Sixers who balked at it.

Either way, this is all spilled milk and I'm done crying about it. It's time to get excited about the 2008 Playoffs.

PrimeTime21 · Post #166 » by **PrimeTime21** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:04 pm

The Guilty Party wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

It's time to get excited about the 2008 Playoffs.

Bring them on...it's about time that spring basketball is exciting. The worse thing about it is that after every Sixers loss I will be mad as hell (not good for a marriage lol) as where all year I didn't expect them to win and if they did I was pleasantly surprised.

Post #167 » by **tk76** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:09 pm

Noone- you keep beating me to the posts. Great (or at least decent) minds think alike- yours just is a bit quicker.

Post #168 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:09 pm

If we get Kurt Thomas... I believe I will have to make a couple more pitchers of Kool-Aid because everyone is gonna want it.

OH YEEEEAAH!

Louis Williams · Post #169 » by **Louis Williams** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:11 pm

IggyTheBEaST wrote:Im with you guilty. Perhaps a Carney for Williams exchange to rectify billys mistake. Add a 2nd rounder maybe?

What has Williams done to say that Billy made a mistake?

noone · Post #170 » by **noone** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:13 pm

tk76 wrote:Noone- you keep beating me to the posts. Great (or at least decent) minds think alike- yours just is a bit quicker.

I just have too much time on my hands the last couple of days. I keep refreshing the board for new posts.

noone · Post #171 » by **noone** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:15 pm

Louis Williams wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

What has Williams done to say that Billy made a mistake?

I think it's more a lack of what Carney has done. We have a glut of wing players anyways. Williams would have filled our needs much better.

Post #172 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:19 pm

Williams had a decent rookie season and was injured for most of the first half of this year. Williams addresses a need (young PG to groom) whereas Carney is just filler on this roster. Carney has a chance to develop into a nice role player off of the bench but he's not a starter.

Williams, on the other hand, has a chance to develop into the PG of the future for the Sixers. I think it's at least worth exploring but I'm positive Ed knows ALL about Marcus Williams and what he can and can not do.

I may have to see if I can finds some quotes by Stefanski about Marcus Williams. If I do, I may post them here.

THFM · Post #173 » by **THFM** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:23 pm

The Guilty Party wrote:Williams had a decent rookie season and was injured for most of the first half of this year. Williams addresses a need (young PG to groom) whereas Carney is just filler on this roster. Carney has a chance to develop into a nice role player off of the bench but he's not a starter.

Williams, on the other hand, has a chance to develop into the PG of the future for the Sixers. I think it's at least worth exploring but I'm positive Ed knows ALL about Marcus Williams and what he can and can not do.

I may have to see if I can finds some quotes by Stefanski about Marcus Williams. If I do, I may post them here.

I found a quote by ED when I did some research:

"Marcus Williams Loves Kool Aid."

Louis Williams · Post #174 » by **Louis Williams** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:25 pm

All of that is speculation. To say that King made a mistake implies that Williams will be a better pro than Carney. No one can say that for certain right now.

Post #175 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:30 pm

On Marcus Williams

IggyTheBEaST · Post #176 » by **IggyTheBEaST** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:31 pm

Fair enough Lou. But Marcus fits better on our team right now. And he was the better fit before the iverson trade as well

Post #177 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:34 pm

I do believe Hell is getting a bit chilly and may be freezing over right now because.... I agree with IggyTheBEaST.

Williams was the better on draft night and is the better fit now. That doesn't mean that Carney isn't or won't be the better the player but I have more faith in Marcus Williams becoming a key contributor to this team's future than I do in Hot Rod Carney.

philbe311 · Post #178 » by **philbe311** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:38 pm

tk76 wrote:Sounds like 3M more under the cap. That is enough to throw the max at a RFA- so I guess sign me up.

What RFA is worth the max???

Post #179 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:45 pm

philbe311 wrote:What RFA is worth the max???

Okafor isn't worth the max but that's what it will take to even have a shot at Charlotte not matching a deal for him. I was hestitant before the season about this but given that he's remained healthy and had a lot of monster games this year... I would do it now.

That said, Charlotte isn't letting him walk. If anything, they'll do to us what New Jersey did to Denver when K-Mart signed a max deal with them. They'll threaten to match the deal and hold us at ransom if we really want him. Didn't Denver end up trading 3 first round picks for Martin?

sixerfan1976 · Post #180 » by **sixerfan1976** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:45 pm

Moving Green gives us more cap room tihs summer yes.

Keep expectations realistic this week..small moves that will help us til end of year. Thats what you will see. We wont take on a contract unless its a stud player..and that player either isnt available or we dont have the bullets to trade for that player. This summer is the impact transaction..not now.