Official Speculation Thread (Pt XXI, Mods Close)

msmoore66 · Post #1041 » by **msmoore66** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:31 am

MagicFan32 wrote:LMAO STEPHEN A SMITH SOUNDING LIKE A JACKASS RIGHT NOW
check twitter moron!!! tool.

Tell me more........?

ADRajX · Post #1042 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:31 am

IGotDaMagicInMe wrote:
DJRajX wrote:The sweater vest guy comes from the crowd, gets in the ring, and pushes the ladder over with Fegan falling through a stack of tables.

And the tables are on fire

of course the Dudleys would do the honor of lighting that bad boy up.

OrlandO · Post #1043 » by **OrlandO** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:31 am

I can't believe we're stuck with Duhon until 2014...

MagicFan41 · Post #1044 » by **MagicFan41** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:32 am

DJRajX wrote:
bigdogdylan5 wrote:
DJRajX wrote:OMG, CP3! Again .. What about Josh Smith... or even Ellis? ... I think there are some great FAs in the summer of '13

We just have to clear cap.

Really want to move Jrich for a Backup PG that has only two years left on deal

J-Rich, BBD, and Duhon are the main guys to be moved... oh and Hedo as well..... main targets to clear cap.... gotta find near expiring deals somehow.... this summer will be a doozy (HEY that's when this thread returns!)

Duhon isn't a big deal. Only $1.5mil guaranteed next summer, not a game-changer. JRich and BBD can be cut-and-stretched to take about 60% of their salaries off the cap. Hedo is the main one to try to move along with one of JRich/BBD I think.

Coach_McGuirk · Post #1045 » by **Coach_McGuirk** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:32 am

OrlandO wrote:I can't believe we're stuck with Duhon until 2014...

Dwight should hire Duhon's agent, apparently he knows what he's doing.

MagicFan41 · Post #1046 » by **MagicFan41** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:32 am

OrlandO wrote:I can't believe we're stuck with Duhon until 2014...

We aren't really. Can buy him out for $1.5mil next summer. Not a big deal.

MagicFan32 · Post #1047 » by **MagicFan32** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:33 am

DJRajX wrote:
MagicFan32 wrote:LMAO STEPHEN A SMITH SOUNDING LIKE A JACKASS RIGHT NOW
check twitter moron!!! tool.

OMG ... what is his deal this morning?

EDIT* lol tweets are from 6hrs ago (I thought it was 6min ago)... SAS needs to fall back, he attacks when to many people and gets way too heated over little things.

He's on Mike and Mike and just saying the same ish
Dwight wants out, going to brooklyn, have to trade him blah blah

clearly his sources of info were from the nets and fagen

do these guys not check anything in the morning?

kasedafk_1 · Post #1048 » by **kasedafk_1** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:34 am

Dont the lakers have alot of cap room in the summer of 2013?

ADRajX · Post #1049 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:34 am

MagicFan41 wrote:
DJRajX wrote:J-Rich, BBD, and Duhon are the main guys to be moved... oh and Hedo as well..... main targets to clear cap.... gotta find near expiring deals somehow.... this summer will be a doozy (HEY that's when this thread returns!)

Duhon isn't a big deal. Only $1.5mil guaranteed next summer, not a game-changer. JRich and BBD can be cut-and-stretched to take about 60% of their salaries off the cap. Hedo is the main one to try to move along with one of JRich/BBD I think.

i never fully understood the stretch provision... it can apply to those only signed or re-signed after the new CBA was ratified, correct? eh... i said Duhon mostly because i just want him off the team (biased).

Hedo's is partially guaranteed the following season... still not good though... you're right, we have to move Hedo definitely.

WeAreVenom · Post #1050 » by **WeAreVenom** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:35 am

IGotDaMagicInMe wrote:
DJRajX wrote:The sweater vest guy comes from the crowd, gets in the ring, and pushes the ladder over with Fegan falling through a stack of tables.

And the tables are on fire

And there are tacks underneath.

davngab · Post #1051 » by **davngab** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:36 am

So does anyone know what time these papers are getting signed? It's almost 11pm here in Aus and I'm not getting any sleep til this is done!

IGotDaMagicInMe · Post #1052 » by **IGotDaMagicInMe** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:36 am

So, how much is hedo guaranteed for 2013 if he is partially guaranteed

ADRajX · Post #1053 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:37 am

MagicFan32 wrote:
DJRajX wrote:
MagicFan32 wrote:LMAO STEPHEN A SMITH SOUNDING LIKE A JACKASS RIGHT NOW
check twitter moron!!! tool.

OMG ... what is his deal this morning?

EDIT* lol tweets are from 6hrs ago (I thought it was 6min ago)... SAS needs to fall back, he attacks when to many people and gets way too heated over little things.

He's on Mike and Mike and just saying the same ish
Dwight wants out, going to brooklyn, have to trade him blah blah

clearly his sources of info were from the nets and fagen

do these guys not check anything in the morning?

Ahh yes! ESPN completely ignoring the reports from late last night... they are going to be in for a rude awakening later this morning :rofl:

... screw ESPN!

msmoore66 · Post #1054 » by **msmoore66** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:38 am

davngab wrote:So does anyone know what time these papers are getting signed? It's almost 11pm here in Aus and I'm not getting any sleep til this is done!

I feel ya man. It's 12:40am here on the 16th and without checking a world clock I'm guessing there is about what 5-7 hours left till the deadline. So I am likely going to wake up to pandemonium :lol:

MagicFan32 · Post #1055 » by **MagicFan32** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:38 am

Jarrod going on WESH 2

Good publicity for realgm

ADRajX · Post #1056 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:38 am

IGotDaMagicInMe wrote:So, how much is hedo guaranteed for 2013 if he is partially guaranteed

$6mil... that's for 2013/14

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/orlando.htm (this doesn't mention that Hedo's final year is partially guaranteed, but it's been confirmed here multiple times that it is).

Either way... whether it's non-guaranteed or partially-guaranteed... we have to move him if we have any chance of nabbing a FA in 2013

davngab · Post #1057 » by **davngab** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:40 am

@MisterRudolph: Jumping on WESH 2 News to discuss the Dwight Howard situation. First WESH and FOX 35 In The Community again. Going on NO SLEEP.

Anyone going to be tuning in?

MagicFan41 · Post #1058 » by **MagicFan41** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:40 am

DJRajX wrote:i never fully understood the stretch provision... they can apply to those only signed or re-signed after the new CBA was ratified, correct? eh... i said Duhon mostly because i just want him off the team (biased).

Hedo's is partially guaranteed following season... still not good though... you're right, we have to move Hedo definitely.

$6mil is a lot of space though for 2014 for Hedo, especially if we will be going after a couple of those big names. Need that gone...

The cut-and-stretch only applies to new contracts (BBD, JRich). How it works is, it's sort of like a semi-amnesty. You can pay a player off for the remainder of his contract, and it only counts against the cap in the following manner:

He only counts against the cap each year for the following calculation: (total salary left)/(2x yrs left + 1)

So in other words...if we decided to do it in summer 2013 for BBD (who would have $13mil left total for 2 more years)....he would count against the cap for $13mil/(2x 2yrs left + 1) or $13mil/5yrs or $2.6mil against the cap instead of $6.4mil.

justanotherfan · Post #1059 » by **justanotherfan** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:40 am

Call me a pessimist guys but i'll believe the opt in when its confirmed he signes it...and if he actually does am i wrong to worry whoever our new gm is will **** up our cap situation?

ADRajX · Post #1060 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:41 am

MagicFan32 wrote:Jarrod going on WESH 2

Good publicity for realgm

He's looking for a raise from Howard_Mass :lol: