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twenty23 wrote:aslong as Z buys out and returns, its good by me.
LBJFlight23 wrote:twenty23 wrote:aslong as Z buys out and returns, its good by me.
but dont u think they want something actually useful other than saving money?
twenty23 wrote:LBJFlight23 wrote:twenty23 wrote:aslong as Z buys out and returns, its good by me.
but dont u think they want something actually useful other than saving money?
for his huge contract with 5 years left at 31 years old? not much more. look what jefferson got, expirings. we could throw them a pick if they want.
And, well, who really wants Stephen Jackson?
ESPN's John Hollinger's not a big fan. Jackson only played 59 games last year. He's been a 20/5/5 player for Golden State, but it's unclear how much of those stats are him and how much is a product of Nellieball.
A 31-year-old point forward who can play some defense and serve as a third or fourth scorer would seem superfluous for the contending teams (read: not the Knicks) mentioned, especially because, in Jamario Moon, Shawn Marion, Richard Jefferson, and Trevor Ariza, each one brought in a capable swingman this summer.
Further, the Warriors would probably be looking for equal value in young players to add to their nucleus, not cap relief, and it would be hard to find such players on the rosters of the teams Jackson mentioned.
Jackson may want off the Warriors' galleon, but don't expect to see him sailing off any time soon.
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sp ... .%27/31988
Jackson just turned 31 this past April and averaged 20.7 points on 41.4 shooting from the field and 33.8 percent from 3-point range. Keep in mind that those numbers may be a bit inflated compared to what Jackson can really offer because he played on an up-tempo team in Golden State who played small ball a lot and jacked up as many jumpers as possible.
A true indicator of what Jackson can offer a halfcourt team like the Cavs can come from his 2005-06 season with Indiana, his last full campaign with the Pacers. In that, he played 81 games, averaged 16.4 points, and shot 41.1 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from downtown. He also averaged 1.3 steals, 2.8 assists, and a staggering 2.5 turnovers per game. That turnover number inflated to 3.9 this past season in Golden State.
But the biggest indicator of why the idea of Jackson in a Cavs uniform is nothing more than a pipedream is his contract. Jackson is locked in through the 2012-13 season for an average of about $9 million per season. He will make about $10 million during the last year of that contract.
Jackson would make perfect sense for the Cavaliers if Danny Ferry hadn't just signed Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon to bargain deals. Parker seems to be a more efficient scorer, and Moon seems to be just as athletic and offers the same length on the perimeter. Both are signed to partially guaranteed contracts through 2011, two years before Jackson's mammoth contract would be up.
So if Jackson was actually paying attention to what the team in his preferred destination had done, he would have come out with this two months ago. Instead, adding Jackson at this point become redundant and cripples the team payroll further.
http://mvn.com/cavalierattitude/2009/08 ... liers.html