Clippers going hard after Josh Smith

wfiles · Post #1 » by **wfiles** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:19 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3479117

This is one of the best offseasons ever. :rofl:

magicfan4life05 · Post #2 » by **magicfan4life05** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:20 am

lmao

WHERE AMAZING HAPPENS!

keep up coming....

Pmoney · Post #3 » by **Pmoney** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:21 am

Pleaaase

And 1 Amare · Post #4 » by **And 1 Amare** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:22 am

It's like these teams are a bunch of retards trying to do business.

Post #5 » by **rsavaj** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:24 am

Not a bad idea. Thortnon/Smith/Kaman would make an imposing frontline, and if Diddy doesn't bail, they're not a turrible team.

AgEnT50 · Post #6 » by **AgEnT50** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:26 am

magicfan4life05 wrote:lmao

WHERE AMAZING HAPPENS!

keep up coming....

EricAnderson · Post #7 » by **EricAnderson** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:29 am

And 1 Amare wrote:It's like these teams are a bunch of retards trying to do business.

seriosuly im starting to think free agency is overrated ules you have a 2010 type class

bunch of teams panicking overpaying people,going on verbal agreements trying to break the rules etc

what a mess

what entertainment

Post #8 » by **5DOM** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:37 am

LETS GO CLIPPERS!!!

Post #9 » by **Flash3** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:38 am

Please sign him!

One less East team to worry about making the post-season.

GuyverX · Post #10 » by **GuyverX** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:42 am

I wasn't even that high on Josh Smith...and certainly not for replacing Brand but after all that's happened, beggars can't be choosers! :nonono:

Zyme · Post #11 » by **Zyme** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:46 am

step one: steal other players
step two:...
step three: profit

Man this offseason just gets better and better.

Its like a drunk dude playing darts, the harder he aims the more people that get hurt, but its still funny as hell.

TheSheriff · Post #12 » by **TheSheriff** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 3:55 am

Good. Let the Clips offer him big bucks. Let ATL match, spending all of their cash. Then other teams will be free to offer Childress the MLE without the Hawks matching.

demcanes26 · Post #13 » by **demcanes26** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:02 am

GuyverX wrote:I wasn't even that high on Josh Smith...and certainly not for replacing Brand but after all that's happened, beggars can't be choosers!

Won't happen. The Hawks will match the very next day. As soon as they get the language of the contract to make sure it is not front loaded they will match, Do you think Donald Sterling is really going to front load a contract?

Josh Smith is going to be a Hawk. Why? Because his contract doesn't kick in until 2009-2010. By then, Bibby will be a FA, and the Hawks will just let him walk. A.C. Law will be their starting pg in 2009-2010.

And 1 Amare · Post #14 » by **And 1 Amare** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:05 am

Laugh now, but it's a chain reaction; EVERY TEAM WILL BE AFFECTED, it just happened to start with the Warriors and Clippers. By the end of the offseason Kobe will be on the Bobcats, Steve Nash on the Bulls, Celtics going into rebuilding mode etc. etc. etc.

GuyverX · Post #15 » by **GuyverX** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:08 am

demcanes26 wrote:
GuyverX wrote:I wasn't even that high on Josh Smith...and certainly not for replacing Brand but after all that's happened, beggars can't be choosers!

Won't happen. The Hawks will match the very next day. As soon as they get the language of the contract to make sure it is not front loaded they will match, Do you think Donald Sterling is really going to front load a contract?

Well then let the good times roll, everybody is going to get paid!

demcanes26 · Post #16 » by **demcanes26** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:08 am

TheSheriff wrote:Good. Let the Clips offer him big bucks. Let ATL match, spending all of their cash. Then other teams will be free to offer Childress the MLE without the Hawks matching.

So do you really think the Hawks are not going to match the MLE for Childress? By the time his contract kicks in Bibby will be a FA, and Claxton will have only one year left on his deal. The Hawks don't have to offer Smith and Childress contracts. Let the rest the league do it for them, and match.

raleigh · Post #17 » by **raleigh** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:12 am

Actually, TheSheriff is right.

Assuming the Clips give Smith $13M, the Hawks will be in the luxury tax if they match an MLE offer for Childress. (Since they would have to add several more players for the minimum to fill out the roster).

sipclip · Post #18 » by **sipclip** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:14 am

demcanes26 wrote:
GuyverX wrote:I wasn't even that high on Josh Smith...and certainly not for replacing Brand but after all that's happened, beggars can't be choosers!

Won't happen. The Hawks will match the very next day. As soon as they get the language of the contract to make sure it is not front loaded they will match, Do you think Donald Sterling is really going to front load a contract?

Josh Smith is going to be a Hawk. Why? Because his contract doesn't kick in until 2009-2010. By then, Bibby will be a FA, and the Hawks will just let him walk. A.C. Law will be their starting pg in 2009-2010.

The contract would actually kick in this upcoming season.

demcanes26 · Post #19 » by **demcanes26** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:16 am

mrhonline wrote:Actually, TheSheriff is right.

Assuming the Clips give Smith $13M, the Hawks will be in the luxury tax if they match an MLE offer for Childress. (Since they would have to add several more players for the minimum to fill out the roster).

No he not. Childress, and Smith contract's don't kick in until 2009-2010. If the Hawks renounce Bibby then they clear his cap hold.

Post #20 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Wed Jul 9, 2008 4:18 am

If this happens, the Clippers may become the most dysfunctional franchise in NBA history. There's only one ball, and this team may require six just to function. Not to mention, Elgin Baylor is literally trying to send Mike Dunleavy to an early grave. They might be one of the five worst teams in the NBA if they can't push the pace...and that makes Chris Kaman obsolete, and he's their second-best player right now.

It's as though it's written in the bylaws that the Clippers must run inefficiently and at the fan base's expense.