Comments on: Cavs and Pavlovic have a deal

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By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:17:38 +0000

I meant the other 29 teams, not 31. Oh, who cares. The point is the signing means the organization has little faith that Shannon Brown has NBA talent.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:10:09 +0000

Taco, 31 other teams didn’t want him. What do they know that we don’t?

Besides, where is he going to play if he wasn’t signed to be traded? I thought one of the party lines was the “maturation process” of Gibson at point guard. So what are they going to do with the guy Ferry is paying $90 million a year to play shooting guard? They certainly aren’t going to bench him. So that means it’s a waiting game until Hughes eventually gets hurt. And then when he comes back from his injury du jour, they ain’t gonna bench him.

And what about the “maturation process” of Shannon Brown? Wasn’t that part of the party line, too?

Regardless, why not take a hardline stance and simply tell the agent, “Look, douchebag, if you want close to $5 million, then consider it done. But that contract starts next season. In the meantime, you’re getting the amount of the qualifying offer as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. You didn’t receive any other offers that we had to match, so obviously a lot of other front offices think your client sucks. In the meantime, we’re holding onto his rights. Take it or leave it.” That’s the way it’s supposed to work. But not in Independence. I guess all the fancy weight machines in the world can’t put muscles on the weak-willed. Ferry is a joke.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:23:25 +0000

Glad to see Pavs sign…he’s worth the 4-5 million per. I don’t understand the predictions by these loser b-ball writers either. Everyone needs to realize the bill simmons is an absolute quack. I’m amazed that this guy has a job at ESPN. They need to get Windhorst in there who actually knows the league.

By: Taco-pants McGee

Taco-pants McGee — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:01:57 +0000

sorry frank, i forgot that it was joe smith’s super sweet jump shot and basketball IQ, not his low post play, that made him the first overall pick in the draft and quality big man for over 10 years. i’ll be the first to admit that he never lived up to the hype, but seriously dude, get a clue.

By: Taco-pants McGee

Taco-pants McGee — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:52:02 +0000

alan i’m not gonna say that sasha is a super star or anything, but in your eternal quest to be grumpy, you’re not giving him his due. he’s EASILY our best scorer whe lebron is on the bench, and if he learns to finish at the rim, can be a dangerous slasher too. and he can shoot the three. there’s also got to be some inherent value in simply bringing him back and ending the hold-out distraction.

moreover, it’s not about who caved. and it’s not about whether it’s 4mil or 5mil per year. that contract is tradeable and it won’t kill our cap room the way hughes, d. jones and eric snow did.

it’s halloween - eat some tiny candy bars and be happy. i’m sure the coming weeks will give you plenty of things to gripe about - but this signing shouldn’t be one of them.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:47:33 +0000

If any of you think Joe Smith or Joakim Noah are low post scorers then you don’t know basketball. And Alan T., there’s no contract, Sasha hasn’t signed it yet.

By: Taco-pants McGee

Taco-pants McGee — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:32:24 +0000

tom,
chicago signed joe smith and drafted noah, which not only gives them much needed size and frontcourt depth, it also addressed their biggest (and possibly only) weakness - low-post scoring.

By: larry d.

larry d. — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:17:43 +0000

Of course it’s Joe Smith, Taco-p. But you’re right.

Unless the Bulls players have tired of Skiles, they will be better this year because their youngsters are starting to mature. They’ve got a lot of talent and to think they’re not on an upward arc is just wishful thinking.

Hopefully, Gibson, Pavlovic, Gooden and Varejao will show improvement, too and Hughes will hurry up and get injured so the Cavs don’t have to worry about getting him touches.

By: Taco-pants McGee

Taco-pants McGee — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:52:50 +0000

tom,
chicago picked up joe johnson and drafted noah, which gives them more frontcourt depth and rebounding, and most importantly low-post scoring to compliment their perimeter and spot-up shooters (deng, noccioni), and slashers (gordon, hinrich).