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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#641 » by Diop » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:28 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Damn I wish we would have drafted Thompson a couple years ago. Him and Kemba would be amazing together. He has the size to back his man down and if he cant he takes them outside to stroke the three effortlessly. Big time draft blunder.

I remember GSW fans mocking their front office for drafting him.

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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#642 » by mrknowitall215 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:30 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
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Liver_Pooty wrote:Damn I wish we would have drafted Thompson a couple years ago. Him and Kemba would be amazing together. He has the size to back his man down and if he cant he takes them outside to stroke the three effortlessly. Big time draft blunder.


Henderson was the future at SG at that time


Augustin was our PG of the future as well. We drafted Kemba.


Augustin was already neutered by Larry Brown. Henderson was pure
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#643 » by Liver_Pooty » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:31 am

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Henderson was the future at SG at that time


Augustin was our PG of the future as well. We drafted Kemba.


Augustin was already neutered by Larry Brown. Henderson was pure


Augustin had a solid season that year. Not anything astounding by any means, at all. But Brown did totally screw him over.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#644 » by Liver_Pooty » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:44 am

Patty Mills would be a great backup to Kemba.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#645 » by mrknowitall215 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:51 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Patty Mills would be a great backup to Kemba.


I like Patty Mills, but I'm hoping the Raptors don't want Greivis Vasquez. Vasquez would be my ideal backup PG to Kemba. They both are feisty, high energy, and emotional players, not to mention they have a previous relationship from their Under Armour sponsorship
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#646 » by Liver_Pooty » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:53 am

mrknowitall215 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Patty Mills would be a great backup to Kemba.


I like Patty Mills, but I'm hoping the Raptors don't want Greivis Vasquez. Vasquez would be my ideal backup PG to Kemba


That would be ideal as well. There are so many PG's we could pick up that would be better than Ridnour we may well put them all in a hat and randomly draw one out.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#647 » by JDR720 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:57 am

Devin Harris is a free agent also, he is pretty decent
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#648 » by Eoghan » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:59 am

BlackOutBobcat wrote:Just saw this WT: Bobcats Plan To Target Arron Afflalo, Jameer Nelson In Trade

The Charlotte Bobcats will target Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson in a potential trade.

Steve Clifford is believed to be fond of Afflalo and Nelson.

Nelson, 32, is entering the final season of his contract at $8 million, but only $2 million of that is guaranteed if Nelson is waived by July 15.

Afflalo, 28, is due to earn $7.5 million next season and has a player option for 2015-16, also valued at $7.5 million.

Pathetic. I can't believe I endured 7 and 21-win seasons for this.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#649 » by Liver_Pooty » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:00 am

BrotherDave wrote:
BlackOutBobcat wrote:Just saw this WT: Bobcats Plan To Target Arron Afflalo, Jameer Nelson In Trade

The Charlotte Bobcats will target Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson in a potential trade.

Steve Clifford is believed to be fond of Afflalo and Nelson.

Nelson, 32, is entering the final season of his contract at $8 million, but only $2 million of that is guaranteed if Nelson is waived by July 15.

Afflalo, 28, is due to earn $7.5 million next season and has a player option for 2015-16, also valued at $7.5 million.

Pathetic. I can't believe I endured 7 and 21-win seasons for this.


An upgrade at SG and an upgrade at backup PG. What do you mean? Depending, and yes DEPENDING on what we give up this could be great. What do you mean?
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#650 » by mrknowitall215 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:05 am

BrotherDave wrote:Pathetic. I can't believe I endured 7 and 21-win seasons for this.


I felt the same way the moment after David Stern said "and with the 4th pick of the 2013 NBA Draft the Charlotte Bobcats select Cody Zeller."
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#651 » by Eoghan » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:10 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
BrotherDave wrote:
BlackOutBobcat wrote:Just saw this WT: Bobcats Plan To Target Arron Afflalo, Jameer Nelson In Trade

The Charlotte Bobcats will target Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson in a potential trade.

Steve Clifford is believed to be fond of Afflalo and Nelson.

Nelson, 32, is entering the final season of his contract at $8 million, but only $2 million of that is guaranteed if Nelson is waived by July 15.

Afflalo, 28, is due to earn $7.5 million next season and has a player option for 2015-16, also valued at $7.5 million.

Pathetic. I can't believe I endured 7 and 21-win seasons for this.


An upgrade at SG and an upgrade at backup PG. What do you mean? Depending, and yes DEPENDING on what we give up this could be great. What do you mean?

I mean, Bernie Bickerstaff might as well be GM.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#652 » by yosemiteben » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:00 pm

We have cap space, picks to play with and finally some pieces worth building around, and the off-season hasn't even fully started yet...

Yeah, let's go ahead and bash our GM based on a WT saying that Clifford likes a couple players.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#653 » by JDR720 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:10 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/SteveReedAP/status/461642666674229248[/tweet]

Please no Monroe,Deng or Turner
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#654 » by JDR720 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:17 pm

Higgins said one of the top goals is to improve Charlotte's perimeter shooting, thus alleviating some of double teams Jefferson faces in the low post. The Bobcats were 23rd in the league in 3-point field goal percentage at 35 percent.

Higgins said "it's hard to find superstars in free agency" but added the trade option is something the Bobcats could explore.

However, when was asked if he could see the Bobcats adding a player of Jefferson's caliber this offseason he responded, "Of course."

Added Higgins: "We will identify some free agents and we will talk about it. But of course we will go down that route if need be."
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#655 » by JDR720 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:19 pm

Rudy Gay and Gordon Hayward fit those criteria.....im nervous now
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#656 » by mrknowitall215 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:42 pm

Higgins said "it's hard to find superstars in free agency" but added the trade option is something the Bobcats could explore.


'This' is what I wanted to read
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#657 » by Liver_Pooty » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:48 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:
Higgins said "it's hard to find superstars in free agency" but added the trade option is something the Bobcats could explore.


'This' is what I wanted to read


Going to be an interesting offseason.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#658 » by BeesWax » Thu May 1, 2014 12:09 am

mrknowitall215 wrote:
Higgins said "it's hard to find superstars in free agency" but added the trade option is something the Bobcats could explore.


'This' is what I wanted to read

I did not want to see that because trading has not been great for us lately.
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#659 » by mrknowitall215 » Thu May 1, 2014 12:17 am

jdm3 wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:
Higgins said "it's hard to find superstars in free agency" but added the trade option is something the Bobcats could explore.


'This' is what I wanted to read

I did not want to see that because trading has not been great for us lately.


Cho hasn't orchestrated a blockbuster trade yet, so I wouldn't say "trading has not been great for us lately". All of the trades sans 2012 draft day under Cho's watch have been parallel, under-the-radar, low risk type of deals. I think Cho still deserves a loud round of applause for the McRoberts trade to this day
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Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread 

Post#660 » by BeesWax » Thu May 1, 2014 12:19 am

mrknowitall215 wrote:
jdm3 wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:
'This' is what I wanted to read

I did not want to see that because trading has not been great for us lately.


Cho hasn't orchestrated a blockbuster trade yet, so I wouldn't say "trading has not been great for us lately". All of the trades sans 2012 draft day under Cho's watch have been parallel, under-the-radar, low risk type of deals. I think Cho still deserves a loud round of applause for the McRoberts trade to this day

If they mean they are going to move Neal for another bench guy and hope he pans out great. But the last time we tried to make a move with a player we valued at all we got Neal and it was not a great deal.
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