Comments on: Some General Thoughts About the Transactions

By: kicks

kicks — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:15:31 +0000

As I have said earlier today, “crimelaw” has hoops accumen and should be considered as a serious candidate for the head coaching job next season. He seems to know more about the game, apparently based on his long experience, than most of the assistant and head coaches out there. You can watch the top flight teams and see all the give and gos, moving without the ball, backdoor, pick and roll, and constant motion. I think he knows it well from his background as he seems to have had a good basketball mind.

By: kicks

kicks — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:51:41 +0000

The more I read comments by crimelaw, the more I am convinced that he should be the new coach next year. He seems to have had a fundamental education in the nuances of basketball unlike the majority of assorted assistant and head coaches out there. Do you think Donleavy might remember him from the stands. I am sure Bill Fitch still does.

By: Insighter

Insighter — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:18:34 +0000

There’s also a big reason why Lebron will *Not* go back to Cleveland. He wants to win more championships than Michael Jordon did. The Cavs’ are already at $63 million for next season (including Lebron’s option). They can’t sign any free agents this summer. Shaq will soon be gone. The rest of their team is not all that much. But the Clippers have Griffin, Gordon and Kaman, plus a good pick this year and the T-wolves pick in a couple of more years. So the Clippers really do have a better nucleus for the future. The Knicks, Nets and Wizards have no nucleus. The T-wolves do have a nucleus but nobody wants to go play in Minnesota. The Bulls and the Heat do have some players and both are good cities to play in. Out of all of the teams with a max slot, the Bulls, Heat and Clippers seem to lead the way, and of those three the Clippers may be the best — mainly because of Griffin.

By: Ben S.

Ben S. — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:29:17 +0000

16 million wont be enuff to sign a “star”

By: FireDunleavy .com

FireDunleavy .com — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:37:03 +0000

The only chance of landing anyone good is if they get Wall. A few million isn’t going to make a difference to someone that wants to win, and playing in LA they can make it up in endorsements.

By: Clipped12

Clipped12 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:59:22 +0000

Lebron = Championship?

By: avonhun

avonhun — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:45:37 +0000

ahh, thank you, that makes sense.

By: bongstradamus

bongstradamus — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:02:02 +0000

None of the above.

Every one of them is on a playoff team already that can pay them more than anyone else can.

6 Months ago i would have said we had an outside chance at JJ, but if I were him, I wouldnt leave atlanta if they gave me a max deal. That team has tons of young talent and goes to the playoffs and appreciates his game and what he has to offer. Atlanta is also well known as a huge party town for NBA teams that go through there. Thats how they got him in the first place, I doubt theyd just let him leave.

If they do leave their present teams, theyll go to New York since they have enough cash for 2 max contracts. Its also the biggest market in the US, if not the world. They’ve also won championships, have great fans, and a long history of being competitive.

I think the idea that these stars want to share the stage with Kobe by playing on the Clippers is pretty far fetched.

Bosh might like to come to LA after years of freezing in Toronto, but he’s frustrated with losing on the Raptors, so I doubt the Clippers are an attractive location for him even though we have money. Personally, I think he chooses between Miami to play with Wade (assuming he and LeBron dont become roommates in NY) or Houston to be close to home.

When guys say they want to win, you can pretty much write off LA as a destination. We’ve never won a championship and havent shown that we can build a consistently winning franchise. They are cold hard facts, but they definitely sway a players opinion if they are out to win a ring. When they say they want to get paid, then we start to look attractive.

The most realistic players we have a chance of signing are TMac, Amare or Rudy Gay. Carlos Boozer might also be a candidate, he did leave LeBron to earn the bread in Utah. Maybe we luck out and Camby or Ray Allen comes here, but even those guys I think will get better offers from other franchises in the playoff hunt even though they are 35. On a lower tier, we might be able to attract Brad Miller, Mike Miller and Jermaine O’Neal…but something tells me O’Neal and Dunleavy never got along.

Out of that list, only 3 players play SF, our biggest weakness. 5 are PF’s, and we’re pretty well stocked as it is on bigs.

Are you starting to understand why I was so mad about not getting anything out of these trades? We also facilitated a trade for Jamison to Cleveland, which makes them even more attractive to the guy we gutted our franchise to buy a lottery ticket to this offseason.

By: Chris McD

Chris McD — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:49:34 +0000

I agree with Beard in that Joe Johnson’s a more likely candidate. And if you bench Gordon, wouldn’t Bosh be a more likely candidate than D. Wade? Not that I’d object to either of them. I’m sure Bosh would love to get out of Toronto and live in LA.

By: Beard The Curse

Beard The Curse — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:24:12 +0000

Lebron James a Clipper. Dwayne Wade a clipper. Joe Johnson a clipper.

Which one sounds the most realistic? If anything we know it’s all about money with JJ, he begged off a title contending team in Phx to get paid and be the man in Atlanta (when they were horrid), he’ll do that again if we target him.