Posted by TMS:
he's nothing more than a marginal role player... i'd take Jackie Butler who at 20 years of age has already shown that he can be a solid NBA player & has upside to be even better any day of the week over Joel Pryzbilla, i'll tell u that much... you're way over-estimating the guy imho.
& i already addressed your trade proposal... i don't think it's realistic in the slightest... the talent differential is too great to be justified by the savings in dollars... think about what you're proposing... that an owner who wants to sell his franchise would trade away the #1 overall pick in the draft to get back expiring contracts... does that make any sense at all to you? just how does that increase the value of his franchise to a prospective buyer? take the lottery pick out of the equation & it changes things dramatically, but there's no way in hell you're going to get that pick w/that package of garbage you're giving them... sorry.
btw, the NJ/DEN example proves nothing, as Ratner only made that trade in order to clear up money to sign Richard Jefferson to a longterm mega dollars deal.
Butler over Pryzbilla? Regardless of how you rate either player, 2 and half blocks per game in 25 minutes over a season is a game changer no matter how you look at it. You're not making a strong case, just re-stating that Pryzbilla is "a marginal role player." But, as you can imagine, I need atleast one reason why. Is Ben Wallace a marginal role player? Obviously, Joel isn't as good as Ben but you should be able to grasp the point that Joel is an imposing defensive presence. Again, 2.32 blocks in 25 minutes, top 5 in the league. I'd like an explanation of how that happens accidentally. And his rebounding isn't Knight-esque either. 1 in 3.5 minutes,
I don't think you quite understand my point regarding the Ratner trade. He could easily have kept both Jefferson and Martin. There was no cap restriction, those players already being part of the Nets. Being a conservative rookie owner, he wanted to maintain a certain, risk averse salary threshold. Thus, he got rid of Martin, to avoid paying him. He did not otherwise have to choose him or Jefferson. He gave away a #1 pick and allstar to avoid paying him. Bottom line.
Here is the analogy. Portland suffers losses yearly. Large losses. I'm making the argument that their desired salary threshold is well below the current ignominious total. Like Ratner, I can envision Allen removing talent to save money, make that #1 pick talent just as Ratner did. To save 65 mil over 5 years. No other team will grant them the relief that New York can. That would give us the distinct pleasure of controlling a monopoly. Its our way or the highway, in other words bankruptcy.
Sh-t in the popcorn to go with sh-t on the court. Its a theme show like Medieval times.
