migya wrote:

E-Man wrote:

migya wrote:Looks like Felton could be had and i've always liked him. I'd do a sign and trade of Monta for Felton and a future 1st rounder, signing Felton to about 6 million a year for five years

so then what happens to the extra 5mil left over? we cant just shed the contract that easily. a first round pick has no monetary value...i guess unless there's a TE as part of the trade? im almost sure we'd have to take on another contract at around 5mil (bell maybe?) from charlotte.

besides...i doubt charlotte would do it. larry brown likes guys that can play D....Monta, unfortunately for us, does not fit that bill.

Bobcats apparently wanted Iverson and if they don't get him, they could see Monta as a younger, cheaper version. Felton really hasn't done much in his career thus far, not as much as Monta anyway and that swap (with a short contract that makes up the other 5 million or so) would be ideal.

Not sure what a Felton/Curry backcourt would be like

Quazza wrote:

migya wrote:

E-Man wrote:

migya wrote:Looks like Felton could be had and i've always liked him. I'd do a sign and trade of Monta for Felton and a future 1st rounder, signing Felton to about 6 million a year for five years

so then what happens to the extra 5mil left over? we cant just shed the contract that easily. a first round pick has no monetary value...i guess unless there's a TE as part of the trade? im almost sure we'd have to take on another contract at around 5mil (bell maybe?) from charlotte.

besides...i doubt charlotte would do it. larry brown likes guys that can play D....Monta, unfortunately for us, does not fit that bill.

Bobcats apparently wanted Iverson and if they don't get him, they could see Monta as a younger, cheaper version. Felton really hasn't done much in his career thus far, not as much as Monta anyway and that swap (with a short contract that makes up the other 5 million or so) would be ideal.

Not sure what a Felton/Curry backcourt would be like

I actually think it would be ok as Felton could defend the bigger guard much better than Monta

migya wrote:

E-Man wrote:

migya wrote:

E-Man wrote:

migya wrote:Looks like Felton could be had and i've always liked him. I'd do a sign and trade of Monta for Felton and a future 1st rounder, signing Felton to about 6 million a year for five years

so then what happens to the extra 5mil left over? we cant just shed the contract that easily. a first round pick has no monetary value...i guess unless there's a TE as part of the trade? im almost sure we'd have to take on another contract at around 5mil (bell maybe?) from charlotte.

besides...i doubt charlotte would do it. larry brown likes guys that can play D....Monta, unfortunately for us, does not fit that bill.

Bobcats apparently wanted Iverson and if they don't get him, they could see Monta as a younger, cheaper version. Felton really hasn't done much in his career thus far, not as much as Monta anyway and that swap (with a short contract that makes up the other 5 million or so) would be ideal.

Not sure what a Felton/Curry backcourt would be like

i think you're forgetting that iverson is a far better defender than monta.

Not so much anymore, as Iverson has dropped defensively the last few years

E-Man wrote:

migya wrote:

E-Man wrote:

migya wrote:

E-Man wrote:

migya wrote:Looks like Felton could be had and i've always liked him. I'd do a sign and trade of Monta for Felton and a future 1st rounder, signing Felton to about 6 million a year for five years

so then what happens to the extra 5mil left over? we cant just shed the contract that easily. a first round pick has no monetary value...i guess unless there's a TE as part of the trade? im almost sure we'd have to take on another contract at around 5mil (bell maybe?) from charlotte.

besides...i doubt charlotte would do it. larry brown likes guys that can play D....Monta, unfortunately for us, does not fit that bill.

Bobcats apparently wanted Iverson and if they don't get him, they could see Monta as a younger, cheaper version. Felton really hasn't done much in his career thus far, not as much as Monta anyway and that swap (with a short contract that makes up the other 5 million or so) would be ideal.

Not sure what a Felton/Curry backcourt would be like

i think you're forgetting that iverson is a far better defender than monta.

Not so much anymore, as Iverson has dropped defensively the last few years

at least he's got active hands on defense and doesnt get burned by the opposing guard. that is a lot more than we can say for monta. Defense is 75-80% desire, and the rest physical ability. AI has the physical ability and his desire has gone down...monta simply doesnt have much desire to play defense.

xbay wrote:If you were Nate Robinson, would you take that offer from Greece? It's double what he made here, and it's only for two years.

TMC wrote:

xbay wrote:If you were Nate Robinson, would you take that offer from Greece? It's double what he made here, and it's only for two years.

No. But I'll understand if he does. Their careers are so short that players almost has to look at money first.

I wouldn't, because being happy where you live matters a lot more than making 10 million instead of 5 (hey, it's not like he's unemployed), but I certainly can understand going for it.

TMC wrote:

xbay wrote:If you were Nate Robinson, would you take that offer from Greece? It's double what he made here, and it's only for two years.

No. But I'll understand if he does. Their careers are so short that players almost has to look at money first.

I wouldn't, because being happy where you live matters a lot more than making 10 million instead of 5 (hey, it's not like he's unemployed), but I certainly can understand going for it.

migya wrote:

TMC wrote:

xbay wrote:If you were Nate Robinson, would you take that offer from Greece? It's double what he made here, and it's only for two years.

No. But I'll understand if he does. Their careers are so short that players almost has to look at money first.

I wouldn't, because being happy where you live matters a lot more than making 10 million instead of 5 (hey, it's not like he's unemployed), but I certainly can understand going for it.

That's it, I'd be happy taking a smaller amount of millons, but it still is millions, and stay in a place where it is more to my lifestyle and where I'm happier

Dr. Spaceman wrote:

migya wrote:

TMC wrote:

xbay wrote:If you were Nate Robinson, would you take that offer from Greece? It's double what he made here, and it's only for two years.

No. But I'll understand if he does. Their careers are so short that players almost has to look at money first.

I wouldn't, because being happy where you live matters a lot more than making 10 million instead of 5 (hey, it's not like he's unemployed), but I certainly can understand going for it.

That's it, I'd be happy taking a smaller amount of millons, but it still is millions, and stay in a place where it is more to my lifestyle and where I'm happier

Plus I've heard that getting paid in Europe is not quite as easy as it is in America. Especially with the NBA's guaranteed contracts. I think Jennings and Childress both have experienced this. I heard that Jennings never actually got paid although Childress is returning. They often play their players very late and try to withhold some paychecks completely having to be sued by players in some cases.

Mr. Crackerz wrote:

Dr. Spaceman wrote:

migya wrote:

TMC wrote:

xbay wrote:If you were Nate Robinson, would you take that offer from Greece? It's double what he made here, and it's only for two years.

No. But I'll understand if he does. Their careers are so short that players almost has to look at money first.

I wouldn't, because being happy where you live matters a lot more than making 10 million instead of 5 (hey, it's not like he's unemployed), but I certainly can understand going for it.

That's it, I'd be happy taking a smaller amount of millons, but it still is millions, and stay in a place where it is more to my lifestyle and where I'm happier

Plus I've heard that getting paid in Europe is not quite as easy as it is in America. Especially with the NBA's guaranteed contracts. I think Jennings and Childress both have experienced this. I heard that Jennings never actually got paid although Childress is returning. They often play their players very late and try to withhold some paychecks completely having to be sued by players in some cases.

Just because some clubs in semi-shady countries (IMO Italy and Russia are shady) in third or fourth divisions down there do this, do not make the assumption all of europe does this. Olympiakos is a World Class Organization. There is a reason why they are the biggest club in europe. The Spanish Basketball league is another very classy league (number 2 after the NBA). These teams/leagues have too much money and reputation to do anything shady, and are just like the NBA minus the bigger stadiums, fan base, and talent. But the legitimacy in much of europe is there.,

xbay wrote:ESPN reported:

The Miami Heat have offered Lamar Odom a 5yr/$35 million contract. They're interested in Boozer, but have yet to enter the sweepstakes. Riley is pushing to get someone to play alongside Dwyane Wade.